Comments on: The 7 Harsh Realities of SEO http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/ I'm Kind of a Big Deal Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:54:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: How Not to Market Your Startup | The Daily Blog Awards http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-72299 How Not to Market Your Startup | The Daily Blog Awards Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:50:19 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-72299 [...] doesn’t want to get ranked at the top of Google? Not only does search traffic convert well, but it also usually provides a high ROI. So what’s [...] [...] doesn’t want to get ranked at the top of Google? Not only does search traffic convert well, but it also usually provides a high ROI. So what’s [...]

]]> By: Premium Links Directory http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-72179 Premium Links Directory Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:12:47 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-72179 Bad Hires! Oh my! That’s really enlightening to me. Bad Hires! Oh my! That’s really enlightening to me.

]]> By: Best Ski Resorts http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-72131 Best Ski Resorts Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:48:04 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-72131 Points of things on the uber harsh reality" is that it does not happen overnight. Unfortunately, there are some false gurus sales representative social media sea monkeys just add water, makes its own success! Points of things on the uber harsh reality" is that it does not happen overnight. Unfortunately, there are some false gurus sales representative social media sea monkeys just add water, makes its own success!

]]> By: Perth Sheds http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-72081 Perth Sheds Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:27:06 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-72081 Thanks for the SEO lesson. I had bits a pieces of information for different sources and your post put some frame work around it, I am beginning to understand it a lot more. Thank You :) Thanks for the SEO lesson.

I had bits a pieces of information for different sources and your post put some frame work around it, I am beginning to understand it a lot more.

Thank You :)

]]> By: dell destek http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71964 dell destek Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:32:16 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71964 I wish you continued success sharing.thanks I wish you continued success sharing.thanks

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71864 Neil Patel Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:42:37 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71864 Some sites just take links down and there isn't much you can do. You just have to keep on building links. Some sites just take links down and there isn’t much you can do.

You just have to keep on building links.

]]> By: Brett http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71782 Brett Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:15:41 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71782 Hi Niel, I've been building links to a site for about a month. I notice that the links are starting to drop off. My position in Google is slipping down, which I assume is a result of the back links decreasing. 2880 July 2010 1980 Aug 2010 Why does this happen? Catch Ya :) Brett Hi Niel,

I’ve been building links to a site for about a month.

I notice that the links are starting to drop off. My position in Google is slipping down, which I assume is a result of the back links decreasing.

2880 July 2010
1980 Aug 2010

Why does this happen?

Catch Ya :)
Brett

]]> By: How Not to Market Your Startup | Feed Brite http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71379 How Not to Market Your Startup | Feed Brite Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:31:55 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71379 [...] doesn’t want to get ranked at the top of Google? Not only does search traffic convert well, but it also usually provides a high ROI. So what’s [...] [...] doesn’t want to get ranked at the top of Google? Not only does search traffic convert well, but it also usually provides a high ROI. So what’s [...]

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71058 Neil Patel Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:00:32 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71058 Not for everything... for some it works better than others. Not for everything… for some it works better than others.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71057 Neil Patel Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71057 Yeah they can but then they're exerting a lot of energy. Yeah they can but then they’re exerting a lot of energy.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71056 Neil Patel Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:58:10 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71056 Yeah it is.... and it's going to continue to become harder and harder as time moves on because people are learning it faster and faster. Yeah it is…. and it’s going to continue to become harder and harder as time moves on because people are learning it faster and faster.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-71014 Neil Patel Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:22:06 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-71014 Exactly... the more consistent you are the better. Exactly… the more consistent you are the better.

]]> By: Jason http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-70954 Jason Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:13:11 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-70954 Unfortunately, it's just not practical. I mean how many of us would register paintretailerinkansas.com in place of our actual company/business name?? Unfortunately, it’s just not practical. I mean how many of us would register paintretailerinkansas.com in place of our actual company/business name??

]]> By: Vijay Eswaran http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-70953 Vijay Eswaran Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:10:58 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-70953 Agreed it's unfair. You have the big and cash-rich companies at the top, who can afford to buy links from authority sites. And at the bottom, you have "internet marketers" who couldn't care less about using black hat, because unlike us they can always simply start a new site if one gets banned. Agreed it’s unfair. You have the big and cash-rich companies at the top, who can afford to buy links from authority sites. And at the bottom, you have “internet marketers” who couldn’t care less about using black hat, because unlike us they can always simply start a new site if one gets banned.

]]> By: Larry Seo http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-70952 Larry Seo Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:06:45 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-70952 SEO is becoming more and more challenging. At the beginning, merely keyword-spamming a page was enough to get you ranked. Now, directory links have been demoted, PR links have little to no value, blog comments have implemented no-follow, etc. SEO is becoming more and more challenging. At the beginning, merely keyword-spamming a page was enough to get you ranked. Now, directory links have been demoted, PR links have little to no value, blog comments have implemented no-follow, etc.

]]> By: Orfebre http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-70803 Orfebre Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:03:35 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-70803 So like you said, it takes time to make generate the traffic that you want to have. As your blog grows in content; eventually, Google and the other search engines will give it more rank So like you said, it takes time to make generate the traffic that you want to have. As your blog grows in content; eventually, Google and the other search engines will give it more rank

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69881 Neil Patel Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:01:15 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69881 Good for you and remember, it's a process. It takes a long time before it'll work. Good for you and remember, it’s a process. It takes a long time before it’ll work.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69880 Neil Patel Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:00:35 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69880 Wow, that's a a great example, glad you found that. Wow, that’s a a great example, glad you found that.

]]> By: SEOninja http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69826 SEOninja Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:34:55 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69826 Also, I agree with you about it taking time to generate traffic. I was on the problogger.net website today and I was looking at his first post on the site and it was posted I think in September of 2004. It did not receive it's first comment until January of 2005. So like you said, it takes time to make generate the traffic that you want to have. As your blog grows in content; eventually, Google and the other search engines will give it more rank. You definitely know your stuff and I just bookmarked your site. I will be checking out this site regularly. Also, I agree with you about it taking time to generate traffic. I was on the problogger.net website today and I was looking at his first post on the site and it was posted I think in September of 2004. It did not receive it’s first comment until January of 2005.

So like you said, it takes time to make generate the traffic that you want to have. As your blog grows in content; eventually, Google and the other search engines will give it more rank.

You definitely know your stuff and I just bookmarked your site. I will be checking out this site regularly.

]]> By: SEOninja http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69825 SEOninja Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:29:40 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69825 Thanks for this information! Your advice about putting the first sentence in the description meta tag is nice to know. I have optimal title, so the title tag is taken care of. I'm using the SEO all-in-one WordPress plugin and it really streamlines the process of doing this. Thanks for this information! Your advice about putting the first sentence in the description meta tag is nice to know. I have optimal title, so the title tag is taken care of.

I’m using the SEO all-in-one WordPress plugin and it really streamlines the process of doing this.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69551 Neil Patel Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:15:15 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69551 Yeah that happens and it's very normal... you'll need to eventually gain control over your emotions but it'll come to you over time. Yeah that happens and it’s very normal… you’ll need to eventually gain control over your emotions but it’ll come to you over time.

]]> By: Brett http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-69497 Brett Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:54:46 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-69497 Regarding #7 – Sometime things just take time I can relate to this perfectly, you spend some time launching the site. Then start checking it straight away to see if the search engines can see it. That wait, its a long one, then I was checking it every 24 hours and find that I can see it. The another 24 hours to check its ranking, then another 24 hours to see if its climbed in rank. I'm now coming to the conclusion that I could just keep adding content or building another page and let the ranking take care of itself, then wait for 2 pages. I was like a kid at Christmas could the amount of sleeps until Santa arrives. Great post as usual Niel :) Regarding #7 – Sometime things just take time

I can relate to this perfectly, you spend some time launching the site. Then start checking it straight away to see if the search engines can see it.

That wait, its a long one, then I was checking it every 24 hours and find that I can see it. The another 24 hours to check its ranking, then another 24 hours to see if its climbed in rank.

I’m now coming to the conclusion that I could just keep adding content or building another page and let the ranking take care of itself, then wait for 2 pages.

I was like a kid at Christmas could the amount of sleeps until Santa arrives.

Great post as usual Niel :)

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68935 Neil Patel Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:22:41 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68935 It is difficult but you have to learn lingo before ever dipping yourself in anything new. It is difficult but you have to learn lingo before ever dipping yourself in anything new.

]]> By: sell textbooks http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68921 sell textbooks Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:13:15 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68921 The trick with that is explaining it in laymen terms so they actually understand what you are saying. The trick with that is explaining it in laymen terms so they actually understand what you are saying.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68696 Neil Patel Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:44:18 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68696 It's a process really. a tedious one at that. At the end of the day though, it can work out perfectly. It’s a process really. a tedious one at that. At the end of the day though, it can work out perfectly.

]]> By: Eddie Gear http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68570 Eddie Gear Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68570 Nice article. As for SEO goes, it always takes time to get indexed. And ranking takes time as well. However, If articles are written well and regularly, SEO ranking is quick. Nice article. As for SEO goes, it always takes time to get indexed. And ranking takes time as well. However, If articles are written well and regularly, SEO ranking is quick.

]]> By: fjordz http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68560 fjordz Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:10:19 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68560 After reading this post, I suddenly wanted to create a new blog - something that would follow all the tips and advices from blogs like this. After reading this post, I suddenly wanted to create a new blog – something that would follow all the tips and advices from blogs like this.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68534 Neil Patel Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:36:54 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68534 Yes, sometimes you just have to be a little creative with what you choose. Yes, sometimes you just have to be a little creative with what you choose.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68529 Neil Patel Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:34:24 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68529 Not necessarily Not necessarily

]]> By: Winston Muller http://www.quicksprout.com/2010/02/15/the-7-harsh-realities-of-seo/#comment-68480 Winston Muller Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:12:31 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1785#comment-68480 Its hard to come across domain names you want but arent already in use, so I guess a lot of people go for the brandable domain names. Maybe its possible to make up for it using tips 1 & 2, meta tags etc. Its hard to come across domain names you want but arent already in use, so I guess a lot of people go for the brandable domain names.

Maybe its possible to make up for it using tips 1 & 2, meta tags etc.

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