Comments on: Google Officially Removes Link Building from “SEO?”

By: Free Laptops

Free Laptops — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:14:22 +0000

It’s definitely just an oversight, as you say it wasn’t meant as an full description.

By: Utah SEO

Utah SEO — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:41:49 +0000

Odds are that they were just making the point about the difference between on-site SEO and website optimization. However, I do think that link building as many know it, building a bunch of crap links with the same anchor text, is being removed from the equation. Utah SEO's last blog post..10 Ways to improve SEO Conversions

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:49:30 +0000

Link building is and always has been 99.9 percent bullcrap. Its spam and Google knows it. I have one link but a page rank of 3.

By: RIchard Srery

RIchard Srery — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:20:19 +0000

I find it a bit ironic that Google wants to redefine SEO. A pioneer in the SEO industry, Jeff Herzog has in my opinion defined search and more importantly what value search brings to a web site. Search is far more than an online medium. Mr. Herzog taught us that online is good, however offline to online and back again is even better.

By: Temi

Temi — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:44:12 +0000

Google is trying to redefine search engine optimization (SEO) so that we all focus on the "on page" optimization, not the "off page" link optimization Temi's last blog post..Carl Icahn - Yahoo sabotage Microsoft deal

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Google Drinks a Fighting Problem | Blogging — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:08 +0000

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By: tom

tom — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:48:54 +0000

Nice SEO definition there from the big G. This has led to posts on other blogs declaring that SEO is dead! Sure stirred up a hornets nest but lets face it folks, by now we all have a fair idea of what works and what doesn’t and limiting ourselves by buying into a statement like this would be tantamount to SEOcide. tom's last blog post..Traffic Assistants - Learn How to Attract Targeted Customers to Your Website

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Thu, 15 May 2008 09:37:39 +0000

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By: Eva White

Eva White — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:36:14 +0000

Goggle works in mysterious ways!:) Eva White's last blog post..Rising Hemlines.. Rising Stocks

By: Arnie

Arnie — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:33:34 +0000

I think it has to be #2 as #1 would be just evil. And they can’t afford #3.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:51:44 +0000

I think that people in search marketing have extended the definition of SEO to include link building. If you think about it, SEO means “optimizing” YOUR website–it’s content, code, navigation, etc. While inbound links are essential to good ranking, garnering them is not optimizing your site. Think about a presidential candidate. He/she thinks, “I need to be a better person to get elected.” Does asking other people to endorse you make you a better person? No, but it may still help you get elected. Google is just giving the actual definition of SEO, not describing the ways sites get ranked higher according to their algorithm.

By: Donovan

Donovan — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:16:02 +0000

Funny how something so right can be so wrong… but yet be so right..?

By: Sasha Hodges

Sasha Hodges — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:10:54 +0000

Well then what if we could add a third definition to this list and relate link-building to website promotion? Link building is alive and working - our sales alone are a good proof. And I'm voting for 1. Sasha Hodges's last blog post..Professional Search Engine Ranking Reports With New Rank Tracker Enterprise. Act Now, Save 40%!

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Thu, 08 May 2008 15:01:02 +0000

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By: Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:43:53 +0000

#4 – They’ve adopted Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos”, not realizing the intelligence level of the SEO community to see through the shenanigans.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:24:40 +0000

With so much expert opinion, I shall refrain from commenting and vote for #2. Nicole's last blog post..Shopping for Kids

By: Prosperity Writer

Prosperity Writer — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:05:34 +0000

how can they rank 2 identical pages if they remove the weight of links on the pages

By: Search Engine Optimization Journal

Search Engine Optimization Journal — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:10:36 +0000

Great post…leave it to Google help clarify the differences for us )

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By: Web Marketing Man

Web Marketing Man — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:48:14 +0000

Nice SEO definition there from the big G. This has led to posts on other blogs declaring that SEO is dead! Sure stirred up a hornets nest, but lets face it folks, by now we all have a fair idea of what works and what doesn’t, and limiting ourselves by buying into a statement like this would be tantamount to SEOcide.

By: seo dude

seo dude — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:39:42 +0000

Linkbuilding is the biggest part of their algo. So they would rank someone higher for NASA than NASA's homepage because they optimise their page better and stuff it with more h1, h2, strong, meta tags and keywords? What a joke! seo dude's last blog post..April contest winners