Comments on: The SEO Backlash? http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: alan p http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11338 alan p Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:43:02 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11338 I think it depends.....for example, the PS3 post was fairly early on in broadstuff's existence and in that case probably pushed up the blog's ranking early, which then improved the visibility for other stuff etc etc. I must say though that I really don't understand the logic of Google's Blog Search (as in I know what its supposed to do, but it seems very random in reality) and in our case at least Technorati picks up far more of the links we get. I think it depends…..for example, the PS3 post was fairly early on in broadstuff’s existence and in that case probably pushed up the blog’s ranking early, which then improved the visibility for other stuff etc etc.

I must say though that I really don’t understand the logic of Google’s Blog Search (as in I know what its supposed to do, but it seems very random in reality) and in our case at least Technorati picks up far more of the links we get.

]]> By: Ian Delaney http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11337 Ian Delaney Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:32:58 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11337 Agreed. One of the points Ken made was that by de-optimising, he increased his average visit length and decreased bounce-backs. These figures will count for more and more as the illusory measure of page impressions ceases to carry weight. Agreed. One of the points Ken made was that by de-optimising, he increased his average visit length and decreased bounce-backs. These figures will count for more and more as the illusory measure of page impressions ceases to carry weight.

]]> By: Dharmesh Shah http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11336 Dharmesh Shah Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:21:05 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11336 I'd go further and argue that indiscriminate traffic is actually worse than having no value -- it has negative value. Part of the challenge in online marketing is separating the signal from the noise. Getting a bunch of random traffic tends to hide the quality traffic and hence makes life harder. I’d go further and argue that indiscriminate traffic is actually worse than having no value — it has negative value.

Part of the challenge in online marketing is separating the signal from the noise. Getting a bunch of random traffic tends to hide the quality traffic and hence makes life harder.

]]> By: Ian Delaney http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11335 Ian Delaney Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:33:21 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11335 I'm not alone, then. Does it make you wish you had a PS3 blog instead? If I was looking for ad revenue, it would certainly be a temptation. Incidentally, we've got an NMK event about Porn 2.0 in September - hope you're coming along. I’m not alone, then. Does it make you wish you had a PS3 blog instead? If I was looking for ad revenue, it would certainly be a temptation.

Incidentally, we’ve got an NMK event about Porn 2.0 in September - hope you’re coming along.

]]> By: alan p http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11334 alan p Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:19:57 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/08/22/the-seo-backlash/#comment-11334 I get by far the most traffic for a post on PS3 (I was talking about it as a media server), but its a gamer magnet. The next (by some way behind) is one on "Porn 2.0"! I don't know whether that's good or bad :) I get by far the most traffic for a post on PS3 (I was talking about it as a media server), but its a gamer magnet. The next (by some way behind) is one on “Porn 2.0″!

I don’t know whether that’s good or bad :)

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