SEO - Opportunity
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The Danger of Overdoing SEO
During my first few years in the SEO field, half of the sites I'd visit - those my SEO brethren in the forums or over email owned - were what today we'd probably call "over-optimized." They tended to have features like:
Another great post from Jason Cohen popped onto my radar yesterday entitled " Startup Competitive Advantages that Work ." It's definitely worth a read, even if you're not at a startup. As a passionate (OK, maybe obsessed is the right word) startup guy and someone who loves SEO, I couldn't help but want to jump into the fray with some thoughts on how the field we're in - domination of the organic search results - can be an unfair, competitive advantage for businesses that know how to wield it. To summarize: Anything that can be copied will be copied, including features, marketing copy, and pricing.
Yup, SEO Can Be A Competitive Advantage
Why Your Business Must Be on the First Page of Google
I think this is a very generation thing. My parents say " look it up in the phone book" My generation says " look it up online" " Google search it" Subtext: It is the way of the future
Why Social Media Is a Better Investment than SEO
This guest post is by Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com As a blogger, you probably do not have the luxury of having a staff of people to work for you.A comment by Laura Lippay replies that while old-school SEO was mainly concerned about making money from search; it is now related to two new things:
SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups - faberNovel's Posterous
Many of the today’s most successful informational sites such as Yelp, Wikipedia and TripAdvisor relied heavily on SEO for their initial growth.
chris dixon's blog / SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups
Chris Dixon is causing (surprise surprise :) a bit of an uproar with his blog post " SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups ." Chris's post is overstated but what I agree with is that SEO is no longer viable as the primary marketing strategy for a startup .
Sarah Tavel / Adventurista: Prediction: Facebook is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups [but it will be for a while]
