Comments on: Black hat and White hat SEO (or “Is SEO B.S. or not?”) http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/ Weblog by Jason Calacanis, formerly of Weblogs, Inc. and AOL. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Terrence Devlin http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-12990 Terrence Devlin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:06:36 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-12990 First of all, I would like to completely agree with this post. Secondly, I actually went to school for business and marketing: SEO is BS! Marketers are to lawyers as SEO are to paralegals, if not worse. Do SEO's think that real businesses would consider them credible, reliable? Over rated spammers! First of all, I would like to completely agree with this post.
Secondly, I actually went to school for business and marketing:
SEO is BS! Marketers are to lawyers as SEO are to paralegals,
if not worse. Do SEO’s think that real businesses would
consider them credible, reliable? Over rated spammers!

]]> By: Search Engine Optimization and the Locomotive Consultant | Website Promotion is Not Voodoo http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-12282 Search Engine Optimization and the Locomotive Consultant | Website Promotion is Not Voodoo Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:34:25 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-12282 [...] to recap: Jason Calcanis, formerly of AOL, has been quoted on more than one occasion as suggesting that SEO (search engine [...] [...] to recap: Jason Calcanis, formerly of AOL, has been quoted on more than one occasion as suggesting that SEO (search engine [...]

]]> By: Jason Cochran http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-11402 Jason Cochran Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-11402 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark..." I blogged on this recently as well: http://blog.foremastjacks.com/index.php/2009/05/bing-has-seo-community-theorizing-ad-nauseam SEO is one of the greatest capers in history: take something completely out of anyone's control: search engines, and convince the world that you can control it, or better yet,"predict" its behavior. If that's not bullshit, I don't know what is. SEO is not a full-time occupation in my opinion folks. It's a collateral duty for a junior or mid-level developer at best. "Joe, go implement these best practices..." Done. Seriously people... don't buy into this SEO nonsense. Google could completely change their search logic/algorithms overnight and I promise you that your "SEO professionals" will run straight to their software development teams for the real answers. The only people that know what's going on inside Google's search engine are the folks at Google and they're not talking! Search engines like Google change their algorithms constantly. Why? Mainly to improve on their ability to distinguish shit content from the real thing. What is the lesson here? As search engines improve, the need for these types of BS optimiztions decreases. Invest in your software development team and create quality content built on a sound architecture that implements best practices, and you will be fine. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark…”

I blogged on this recently as well:

http://blog.foremastjacks.com/index.php/2009/05/bing-has-seo-community-theorizing-ad-nauseam

SEO is one of the greatest capers in history: take something completely out of anyone’s control: search engines, and convince the world that you can control it, or better yet,”predict” its behavior.

If that’s not bullshit, I don’t know what is. SEO is not a full-time occupation in my opinion folks. It’s a collateral duty for a junior or mid-level developer at best. “Joe, go implement these best practices…” Done.

Seriously people… don’t buy into this SEO nonsense. Google could completely change their search logic/algorithms overnight and I promise you that your “SEO professionals” will run straight to their software development teams for the real answers. The only people that know what’s going on inside Google’s search engine are the folks at Google and they’re not talking!

Search engines like Google change their algorithms constantly. Why? Mainly to improve on their ability to distinguish shit content from the real thing. What is the lesson here? As search engines improve, the need for these types of BS optimiztions decreases.

Invest in your software development team and create quality content built on a sound architecture that implements best practices, and you will be fine.

]]> By: Fenris Wulf http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-6169 Fenris Wulf Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:02:41 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-6169 As a web master that also does white hat SEO I have to agree with what your are saying. I also agree it is not fair to those that do good quality SEO work but it is so hard for someone to know if they are a good SEO or not sometimes. I do not think huge amounts should be paid for SEO it is not that hard or difficult and many over charge for their work. Once the meta tags are done and the site has been checked to ensure it is well done basic SEO is all a good site needs, its should not cost you thousands a yeear. Good article. As a web master that also does white hat SEO I have to agree with what your are saying.
I also agree it is not fair to those that do good quality SEO work but it is so hard for someone to know if they are a good SEO or not sometimes.

I do not think huge amounts should be paid for SEO it is not that hard or difficult and many over charge for their work. Once the meta tags are done and the site has been checked to ensure it is well done basic SEO is all a good site needs, its should not cost you thousands a yeear.

Good article.

]]> By: SEO Consultant Joel http://calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-693 SEO Consultant Joel Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:44:22 +0000 http://calacanis.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white-hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/#comment-693 You know what, I am actually in SEO but I believe what you are saying. You must create a site that offers great content and a great user experience with basic SEO tactics and you are on the road to success. Thanks for the post You know what, I am actually in SEO but I believe what you are saying. You must create a site that offers great content and a great user experience with basic SEO tactics and you are on the road to success. Thanks for the post

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