Counting down the top SEO smackdown of 2009 … #1: Danny Sullivan v Derek Powazek: SEO = Spammers, Evildoers and Opportunists? The provocation: “Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned. … […]
… top SEO Smackdowns of 2009 … the countdown continues … #2. Barone v Scoble: The year SEO isn’t important anymore? The provocation: “SEO is getting dramatically less important and that SEM should be renamed to “OM” for “Online Marketing” since small businesses need to take a much more holistic approach to marketing than just […]
… Top 2009 SEO Smackdowns … the countdown continues … #3. Rand v. Whalen: Is ‘Focus on Users, Not Engines’ Terrible Advice? Rand Fishkin The provocation: “the old adage Do what’s right for users and engines will reward you with higher rankings … [is] utterly false and tragically misleading.” — Rand Fishkin, Terrible SEO Advice: Focus […]
… continuing the countdown of the top SEO smackdowns of 2009 … #4. Arrington vs Demand Media The provocation: “… you have Demand Media and companies like it. See Wired’s “Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model.” The company is paying bottom dollar to create “4,000 videos and articles” a […]
Tis the season to let other people deal with peace on earth and goodwill towards man. I’ll stick to what interests me: conflicts & sarcasm. Counting down the top SEO smackdowns of 2009: #5. Barone v Godin: Brandjacking? The provocation: “Squidoo has built several hundred pages, each one about a major brand. More are on […]