Extra Future[Matt Gemmell:][link]
>I fully acknowledge the value of, and need for, actual SEO; I just think that in many cases, the tactics employed under that title would better be described as Search Engine Manipulation or even Abuse.
A post full of sound advice. Dirty SEO is one of the lamest things I see smart companies do.
[link]: http://mattgemmell.com/2011/09/20/seo-for-non-dicks/ “SEO for Non-dicks – Matt Legend Gemmell”
[Derek Powazek takes SEO “professionals” out to the whoopin’ shed][link]. He’s right, but I fear he’s preaching to the choir. Check this action:
>Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned.
Amen.
[link]: http://powazek.com/posts/2090 “Derek Powazek – Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists”