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Is SEO A Big Scam?
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A person can waste a lot of time and money while driving themself crazy trying to find an answer to the SEO question. For all the information I`ve read, all the websites I`ve tried to bolster, and all the money I`ve spent I`ve honestly never seen my search engine rank improve. Then I read a book about improving one`s search engine rank by simply getting your name, your company`s name, your product name, etc. out there as much as possible. Post blogs and create a signature block that includes your name, your company name, URL, new book title, or whatever else you`re selling at the time. Change the signature block as you pitch new stuff. Buy things on Amazon? Make sure you write a review--again, using the signature block. What I`m finding is that the more your name(s) are out on the web, the more sites you link to and who link back to yours, the more the info pops up on search engines. The more "relevant" your name(s) are and the more it appears on a search engine`s radar, the more you`ll climb that search ranking ladder. A lot of work? Sure. Seems to be working for me though. Perhaps one`s `web monkey` can perform the duty.
MizG9/23/2008 1:14 PM
It does work, and I`m not bragging, just backing it up: I have 4 web businesses and all 4 sites come up in the top 5 of page 1 on google. Most in the top 2 spots.
Oh, and google is the only SE that matters.
If you need ads posted on craigslist try www.PostingForYou.comCLPoster9/23/2008 1:21 PM
Targeting the right and relevant keywords for your site, having the site optimized for search engines with the correct wordings and codes, and most importantly having the site optimized for consumers and visitors, are all key factors in a successful SEO campaign.
I am witness to the fact that more people click on the natural search results on Google than on the sponsored listings when they do a regular search on Google.
Please note: even if your site has the best ranking on search engines, it does not guarantee that you will have more sales or any sales. Optimizing the site for visitors is what leads to purchases. Having the site organized into categories, having good readability, good fonts, clear payment methods, shipping policies, and return policies, and proving that your site is secure and provides better service than competitors are what draw actual sales.
Good luck!
I have had good results getting improved position for my clients.
How? following the basic rules of SEO and not pulling any "Black Hat" shennagains.
I`m sure there are plenty of rip off artist out there, but I`ve been more busy helping clients fend off Pay Per Click salesman rip offs and lies. It`s so bad one client sad it was like they`re being dropped off like door to door magazine sales people.
All my client`s are have been told that if the don`t buy a PPC program from the yellowpages that they won`t be on Google!
I`ve been busy showing clients stats about organic vs paid links, investigating and countering most of the bs being spread buy these guys.
Just a heads up to let you all know to be careful out there!
SEO is a topic worth challenging because it requires a great deal of time to do it correctly. If one is putting in that much time (and money I may add), then it better return results. Google publishes "criteria" that it states are used in the algorithms to dole out page rank. Since Google is the big dog on the street, then their rules are law in the world wide west.
Google has and continues to implement mathematical rules that are supposed to model the true value that is experienced within on and off page factors. Some of these are old and some continue to evolve. Continue to watch how the criteria that Google publishes in order to absorb and enact your website strategy and tactics in order to be in line what you know is true and what you think is true as you understand from the explicit criteria.
So, I do not think SEO is a scam at all. I would not like to think that Google skews search towards those with big PPC budgets. With the openness that I have witnessed from Google, I think it is legitimate.
To SEO or Not SEO...
That is the questions.
Whether it is ....
Sorry, was waxing poetic.
SEO takes time to get your site up high in ranking.
Combine it with social marketing, Videocasting & Podcasting
and you move up a lot faster.
Combine SEO with Pay-per-click while you are waiting
to rank high and you’ll immeditaly buy yourself into the top spot.
Now, ultimatly it all comes down to how fast you can monitize your site.
Is you site costing you money or making you money.
IMO ther are only 2 reasons to put up a websiteTo grab immediate sales (very rare, only small percentage on first visit)Generate leads and build your list. Get people to sign up for something so you can email them and get them coming back to your site where you build your credibility and make offers.
I know, I know... I can hear you saying that there are other reasons
for a website like: customer support, brochure sites, branding, Generate Interest For Products/Services, provide information, establish credibility,improve client communication, customer service – support, drive traffic from leads from other marketing sources, entice people to your brick & mortar store front, selling on-line advertising (ad sense), earn affiliate commission for sales/leads, save money – reduce paper/labor with,on-line payment systems,on-line catalogs, and FAQ.
Any you`re right, these are all good reasons to have a website.
But most of those cost you money instead of making you money
Sorry, I got excited and starting ranting.
Anyway, for instant gratification and getting your website
to the top of the heap, fast, you can’t beat Pay-per-click.
Ask Sergey & Larry.
The big difference is speed.
Either way, it’s going to cost you some bucks.
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as to the original question in this post, no SEO is not a scam. it is time tested , proven, logical and common sense. what is a scam is how people define it and manipulate it to serve their own good. stick to the basic fundamentals and load your website with good quality content. that is what SEO is and over the long run you should be ahead of the game.
Even some of the most respected organizations are either effected or involved.
An excerpt from the AAFPRS Pledge reads
" I agree to abide by the guidelines on advertising
which are adopted by the Academy in order to
promote legitimate and ethical advertising of
physicians’ services and to avoid the occasion of
unprofessional conduct through false or misleading
advertising."
But if you follow the links below you can clearly see that they and their members are breaking their own oath. These are only the tip of the iceberg, there are hundreds if not thousands of pages out there link these. It has been going on for over 3 years. It is hard to believe that not one member nor the organization ever noticed
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