Comments on: The SEO Fool’s Errand for the SEO Fool http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/ Search Marketing Information to Render Your Competition Powerless! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: annajennifer http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-172987 annajennifer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:29:18 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-172987 The other day I received an email from a client noting that some of his Yahoo rankings have slipped as of late. They are still ranking strong on Google as well as MSN and heck, many of their Yahoo rankings are still very strong. But there was, in fact, some slippage and the client was concerned. ------------------------------------------------- annajennifer <a href="http://www.widecircles.com" rel="nofollow">SEO</a> The other day I received an email from a client noting that some of his Yahoo rankings have slipped as of late. They are still ranking strong on Google as well as MSN and heck, many of their Yahoo rankings are still very strong. But there was, in fact, some slippage and the client was concerned.
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]]> By: Ben Austin http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-172933 Ben Austin Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:17:35 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-172933 Ian I have the same problem, however it seems that you have now sorted your positions on Google, as you now are ranking very highly indeed for most of the top eywords in your industry. Any secrets you can tell me? Ian I have the same problem, however it seems that you have now sorted your positions on Google, as you now are ranking very highly indeed for most of the top eywords in your industry. Any secrets you can tell me?

]]> By: Stoney deGeyter http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-105449 Stoney deGeyter Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-105449 Ian, you should have someone analyze that to see if perhaps there is a problem in which Google is devaluing the site for. It could be a number of things but I suggest not making drastic changes until someone has given you an honest assessment. Ian, you should have someone analyze that to see if perhaps there is a problem in which Google is devaluing the site for. It could be a number of things but I suggest not making drastic changes until someone has given you an honest assessment.

]]> By: Ian Baldwin http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-105437 Ian Baldwin Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:22:55 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-105437 I have a website which does exactly that. High rankings on Yahoo but low on Google. As a result the amount of traffic im getting is not significant enough. I wouldnt mind optimising for Google more a the risk of losing my Yahoo ranking but I dont want to end up with neither. I have a website which does exactly that. High rankings on Yahoo but low on Google. As a result the amount of traffic im getting is not significant enough. I wouldnt mind optimising for Google more a the risk of losing my Yahoo ranking but I dont want to end up with neither.

]]> By: Stoney deGeyter http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-81602 Stoney deGeyter Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-81602 <blockquote>Better to SEO for myself, and listen to me bitch to myself - than having to put up with whiners!</blockquote> Ain't that the truth!

Better to SEO for myself, and listen to me bitch to myself – than having to put up with whiners!

Ain’t that the truth!

]]> By: Clint Dixon http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-81563 Clint Dixon Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:22:16 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-81563 Very good post. Clients from where I sit are sort of like the NFL and other professions with the "what have you done for me lately" question. This hit me after a year of nothing but client SEO work... and one of the major reasons I try to keep the ratio of Client Sites to Clint sites low lol. Better to SEO for myself, and listen to me bitch to myself - than having to put up with whiners! Peace! Very good post. Clients from where I sit are sort of like the NFL and other professions with the “what have you done for me lately” question.

This hit me after a year of nothing but client SEO work… and one of the major reasons I try to keep the ratio of Client Sites to Clint sites low lol.

Better to SEO for myself, and listen to me bitch to myself – than having to put up with whiners!

Peace!

]]> By: Stoney deGeyter http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-80776 Stoney deGeyter Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:39:04 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-80776 John, you're absolutely right. Analytics are everything and they can often make any good argument for you. I appreciate you bringing that to the table. John, you’re absolutely right. Analytics are everything and they can often make any good argument for you. I appreciate you bringing that to the table.

]]> By: John Faris http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-80774 John Faris Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:27:08 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-80774 This is a situation where you can use organic analytics to make the business case for doing nothing. You don't have to tell the client in general terms that a lower ranking on Google often provides more traffic than than a high ranking on Yahoo!. Assuming that they have some form of analytics set-up, you can show them the actual traffic driven by each engine for a specific term. More importantly, you can build the business case by pointing to the number of conversions provided by that term in Google versus the formerly held Yahoo! ranking. You'd just need to look at data from a few months earlier when they were ranking in both engines. This is a situation where you can use organic analytics to make the business case for doing nothing. You don’t have to tell the client in general terms that a lower ranking on Google often provides more traffic than than a high ranking on Yahoo!. Assuming that they have some form of analytics set-up, you can show them the actual traffic driven by each engine for a specific term. More importantly, you can build the business case by pointing to the number of conversions provided by that term in Google versus the formerly held Yahoo! ranking. You’d just need to look at data from a few months earlier when they were ranking in both engines.

]]> By: Rob Woods http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/the-seo-fools-errand-for-the-seo-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-80669 Rob Woods Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:55:39 +0000 http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/emp/?p=1633#comment-80669 "A lower ranking on Google will most likely bring them more business than a higher ranking in Yahoo..." I couldn't agree more with this idea. In the wild world of SEO, it's a waste of time to try to gain rankings in smaller engines if you will take a big bite in Google rankings. Come on people. “A lower ranking on Google will most likely bring them more business than a higher ranking in Yahoo…” I couldn’t agree more with this idea. In the wild world of SEO, it’s a waste of time to try to gain rankings in smaller engines if you will take a big bite in Google rankings. Come on people.

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