Comments on: Think Relationships not Technology

By: TechChunks

TechChunks — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:55:16 +0000

Repeat after Tad:

* SEO is about humans not robots.
* SEO is about humans not tools.
* SEO is about users not Google.

Could anybody agree more with these points? Thanks for reminding us about the importance of blogging, i.e. writing for human beings and NOT for SE Robots! Thanks.

By: Brian Souders

Brian Souders — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:29:43 +0000

This is a conversation with a friend I had last night. I’m eager to pick the conversation back up now.

By: davesturquois

davesturquois — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:38:07 +0000

You right… Link’s like a relation… Same as ship’s anchor … The more chains that bound it will make the ship heavier, which causes the ship to remain silent place and not washed away the water … So also with the link, the more links that we get it will strengthen
…

By: blackwargreymons

blackwargreymons — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:25:57 +0000

I like the illustration about link and relations….

By: Ad

Ad — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:49:38 +0000

“SEOs must become marketers.” That’s it, on the nose.

I’ve been a marketer since well into the last century and I’ve seen innovations come and go, with me scurrying along in an attempt to understand and employ them for clients. From catalog marketing to SEO, the technical people tend to be the “first in,” but the issues remain the same: you need to get someone’s attention, demonstrate you understand their situation, present a solution and motivate some type of action. The stuff of marketing, all of it.

By: Michael Longo

Michael Longo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:35:50 +0000

I appreciate your comments on links
It does seem to make more sense to get your head out of the clouds and really see what your doing

By: yvonh

yvonh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:51:53 +0000

“but few people notice or care” I like that ! Many times I gave valuable SEO tips but people simply don’t care because it needed to reframe or it appeared to need more work. they keep on believing wrong seo advice because simply more people talk about.

By: Nick of SEO Journal

Nick of SEO Journal — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:20:47 +0000

I think if you proactively market your business online using all the possible channels around you you will build your links and rank naturally. There has to be a large element of marketing and human interaction along with the technology aspect.

By: Technology Slice

Technology Slice — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:11:14 +0000

Thanks for putting linking in perspective.

By: Henry Gilbert

Henry Gilbert — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:04:02 +0000

@Tad – “Even SEO 1.0 was about link exchange where you actually had to attract link partners alas real people”

I must have been doing something wrong then because link-exchange has never been and most likely will never be – a strategy for my clients.

Why should my websites link to other people? Why?

Seriously.

A website for a small-business is nothing but a live advert. A box on Telephone Directory. A spread advertisement on a Newspaper.

The function is to get the client’s customer to call. To contact. Nothing more. Nothing less. Conversions.

Why should I allow traffic out? Traffic should come in.

If on the other hand the site is a directory, a library of resources, a blog, a news site, a discussion forum, an INFORMATIONAL website – sure.

Otherwise – I will not succumb to this new “link-baiting” fad – have lots of links – have lots of “”INTERESTING”" information.

Stuff that. If you want interesting information – go to Wikipedia.

But if you want a plumber next to your neighbourhood, 24 hours – here is the website: with the phone number showing first / big / bold / highlighted. Here is the address, here are the instructions. Here is a map. Here are the contact details. Here are the fees. Here are it’s credentials.

Simplicity.

Deliver the info that is very much needed. Don’t waffle crap. Dont’ add a blog FFS!!

Let the real people who want to write extra information, video streams, tutorials whatever gimmick do that out of altruism or experience , duty / whatever. Then links to other smaller websites.

But don’t force smaller sites to pollute and confuse the web with 2nd rate information – let them remain simple, functional.

The web is already littered with very bad annoying distracting confusing websites, don’t make matters worse.