Comments on: De-Voodoo-fying SEO

By: Does a Small Business Need a Blog? — www.AdamDiStefano.com

Does a Small Business Need a Blog? — www.AdamDiStefano.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:55:39 +0000

[...] a previous post, I explained how search engine optimization works on a basic level. Blogging helps with three major factors that determine a site’s [...]

By: Polprav

Polprav — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:07:21 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:18:38 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Paulie, and thanks for reminding me that the audience I’m writing for doesn’t always get the jargon that I’m guilty of using far too often. In the future, I’ll try to remember to either explain certain concepts, or at the very least link to articles that explain them.

As for blaming Google, I understand what you’re saying, but I also feel that when you control 80+% of the market (in Canada it’s over 90% market share), you should have to accept some responsibility for things going on in the industry. Some Search Engine Optimization firms – not saying all – do take advantage of Google’s mystique to take businesses for a ride, and while I know that Google makes some efforts to educate, they’re still far too coy in their responses. That being said, I still love Google. I use a ton of their products, and I know a lot of people who work there and they’re all fantastic people. Still, I feel the need to remind people that Google’s still in business to make $$$ and make $$$ it does! People forget that Google is not an altruistic non-profit.

By: Paul D. Selman

Paul D. Selman — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:38:53 +0000

Thanks, Adam; this was an interesting and informative article, particularly for those of us who, prior to reading it, didn’t actually know what SEO stood for other than ‘Search Engine Obviously-stands-for-something-but-I-can’t-think-what’.

You can’t really blame Google, or other companies for being wary about what they do and don’t reveal; the air of mysticism, almost a kind of ‘anti-advertising’, around a product can sometimes be more effective to a certain demographic than all the ‘positive advertising in the world. OK, I’m going to stop trying to teach grandma to suck eggs now.