Hi, Few years ago i discovered SEO. I had until then never thought anyone was "cleaning" the Internet, I had never even wondered where the URL are coming from. I am an idiot, yes maybe, but do not think being an exception. I actually think most people using Internet had never considered for 2 sec the questions "how Google works". At first, I got a little "shocked". Intuitively (but wrongly) i thought the top of the pile most be the most trustful answer. I was wrong. Then, I thought about the algorithm and how a software could be quite right most of the time... I got fascinated about the maths! Well, in a perfect word, the top of the pile is trustful and this is what Google aims for. But, today reading more and more about the SEO tweaks, i am back to desillusion. I realize that it does not require to be the best to be to the top but to have a wallet big enough to hire some guys who can pamper websites to make them references... Working on a site sounds like the good thing to do. Talking about a website via keywords on various websites is not worse than any marketing practice but how to qualify back linking? I do understand the beginning of the concept - give credit to people and referring websites. Today however, it does look like a giant joke. All the back linking companies seem to sell spots on fake websites they own - websites are bad most of the time, and i still wonder how some can really get a PR... Is there a real way to get real referrals by talking to real people? Thanks for any inputs...
If your site is providing real goods or services then people who supply or buy from the company behind the site are more likely to provide those valuable links.
Well, most of us, sadly refer to Google most of the time. And even though most of the search results are based on automated algorithm, I believe there are a group of people continuously monitor the search result pages and help to improve our online experience. If you really need referrals, you might want to go to Yahoo Answers and ask for suggestions from the users there, but you'll need to be patient because some if not all, people who are answering your questions there are doing it because they are bored.
Haha this is funny. I would tend to consider myself an expert in all things related to search engine marketing including SEO. But only a few years ago (less than 5) I had also never heard of the concept. I am now a highly sertified Google Adwords partner also. As you spend more and more time in the industry you knowledge with continue to grow - Stick with it Matey
Honestly ranking websites is just as easy now as it was a couple years back. A lot of people have fallen into Google's fear mongering but nothing has really changed. EVerything that used to work, still works including public blog networks. If you need help piecing everything together my tutorial might help you out http://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/the-ultimate-guide-to-tiered-link-building-part-1/