Comments on: SEO is Dead – Long live SEO http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/ Discussion of Online Marketing, SEM, Social Media, Mobile and Video, Micro-Content, and Affiliate Marketing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meratvforum http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-35326 Meratvforum Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-35326 SEO will die the same day that Search Engines die. Folks that claim SEO is dead or on it’s way out are misinterpreting the term SEO for the current strategies employed in SEO. We will always need to find ways to optimize our pages and our inbound links so that Google (& Yahoo & MSN) find us relevant enough to present to their searchers. A better way to state this is that SEO is changing and the techniques necessary to be “considered relevant” are changing and involving social media more and more. Google is looking to social media to help them identify relevance. SEO will die the same day that Search Engines die.

Folks that claim SEO is dead or on it’s way out are misinterpreting the term SEO for the current strategies employed in SEO.

We will always need to find ways to optimize our pages and our inbound links so that Google (& Yahoo & MSN) find us relevant enough to present to their searchers.

A better way to state this is that SEO is changing and the techniques necessary to be “considered relevant” are changing and involving social media more and more. Google is looking to social media to help them identify relevance.

]]> By: Randy http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-35241 Randy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-35241 Agree that SEO is not dead. Disagree with Mr. Baldwin's statement that it needs to be done in-house. Outsourcing to the right company with the latest skills, knowledge, and experience would be beneficial. Agree that SEO is not dead. Disagree with Mr. Baldwin’s statement that it needs to be done in-house. Outsourcing to the right company with the latest skills, knowledge, and experience would be beneficial.

]]> By: senseo http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-27938 senseo Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:13 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-27938 Increased competition on the web, demands the best way to optimize your website. Read on, to know more information about the same in this article.... Increased competition on the web, demands the best way to optimize your website. Read on, to know more information about the same in this article….

]]> By: Andrew Sullivan http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-24567 Andrew Sullivan Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:33:56 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-24567 hi, jeff. Its an really good & informative post on SEO. I agree with all your above points. But the real SEO Hosting sites aren't dead yet! hi, jeff. Its an really good & informative post on SEO. I agree with all your above points. But the real SEO Hosting sites aren't dead yet!

]]> By: Importance of Tagging | Jim Watkins Marketing http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-24209 Importance of Tagging | Jim Watkins Marketing Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:51 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-24209 [...] SEO is Dead – Long live SEO (revenews.com) [...] [...] SEO is Dead – Long live SEO (revenews.com) [...]

]]> By: Angel Djambazov http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-23830 Angel Djambazov Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:06:42 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-23830 Hi Micah, CEO and Co-Founder is kind of like Chief Evangelist :) Thanks for point out those corrections. Updated in the story. I agree with the same issues of noise in Search will become exponentially worse in Social Media. And it always amazes me despite the prevalence of tools how many companies don't even have a style manual when it comes to properly tagging their photos on Flickr or their videos on YouTube. Content that is lost in the noise does not foster engagement rather it becomes part of the chaff. I disagree that they have to rely on internal systems to do so, but considering my specialty that's no surprise. They should, however, insure that any specialist they work with puts systems in place that allows for internal retention of knowledge. Angel Hi Micah,

CEO and Co-Founder is kind of like Chief Evangelist :) Thanks for point out those corrections. Updated in the story.

I agree with the same issues of noise in Search will become exponentially worse in Social Media. And it always amazes me despite the prevalence of tools how many companies don't even have a style manual when it comes to properly tagging their photos on Flickr or their videos on YouTube. Content that is lost in the noise does not foster engagement rather it becomes part of the chaff.

I disagree that they have to rely on internal systems to do so, but considering my specialty that's no surprise. They should, however, insure that any specialist they work with puts systems in place that allows for internal retention of knowledge.

Angel

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]]> By: Sally Strebel http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-23828 Sally Strebel Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-23828 "SEO is something that needs to be done in-house as a shared responsibility, not outsourced to the consultants who sell snake oil promises of top three rankings" -Micah Baldwin of Graphic.ly Outsourcing is okay as long as the client does their homework.Does the company have recent examples of success stories? Does the company stay up to date on new strategies? How many clients do they have? Also, if the company charges little, don't expect great results. SEO takes time and time costs money. We had a client who didn't like our pricing and went with someone cheaper. Later she claimed that SEO didn't work. When we talked to the guy (snake oil man) who did her SEO, we found he was using novice old tactics. SEO is not dead. It's just harder to weed through the nice people who aren't up to date. "SEO is something that needs to be done in-house as a shared responsibility, not outsourced to the consultants who sell snake oil promises of top three rankings" -Micah Baldwin of Graphic.ly

Outsourcing is okay as long as the client does their homework.Does the company have recent examples of success stories? Does the company stay up to date on new strategies? How many clients do they have?

Also, if the company charges little, don't expect great results. SEO takes time and time costs money.

We had a client who didn't like our pricing and went with someone cheaper. Later she claimed that SEO didn't work. When we talked to the guy (snake oil man) who did her SEO, we found he was using novice old tactics.

SEO is not dead. It's just harder to weed through the nice people who aren't up to date.

]]> By: Micah Baldwin http://www.revenews.com/search-engine-marketing/seo-is-dead-long-live-seo/#comment-23827 Micah Baldwin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:18:59 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/?p=4905#comment-23827 A couple of clarifying points: 1) I am the CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly :) 2) Its learn to duck <a href="http://(http://learntoduck.com)" rel="nofollow">(http://learntoduck.com)</a> 3) I wrote that post almost a year or so ago. Your analysis is awesome. My feeling is the same now as it was then, companies, in order to truly harness the power of the web for marketing, have to own their own futures. They must INTEGRATE SEO, not outsource it, regardless of size. Companies that excel at this understand that value. Companies that dont cease to exist. Pretty soon Social Media will be dead too. Right now its is drowning in a world of horrible experts and expectations and nobody has stepped up to help right the ship... A couple of clarifying points:

1) I am the CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly :)

2) Its learn to duck (http://learntoduck.com)
3) I wrote that post almost a year or so ago.

Your analysis is awesome. My feeling is the same now as it was then, companies, in order to truly harness the power of the web for marketing, have to own their own futures. They must INTEGRATE SEO, not outsource it, regardless of size.

Companies that excel at this understand that value. Companies that dont cease to exist.

Pretty soon Social Media will be dead too. Right now its is drowning in a world of horrible experts and expectations and nobody has stepped up to help right the ship…

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