What part of SEO drives you nuts?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by rmccarley, Aug 22, 2006.

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  1. #1
    I asked this question as part of my interview serries but wanted to get your reaction. What part of SEO is the most difficult or time consuming or tedious or *whatever* for you?
     
    rmccarley, Aug 22, 2006 IP
  2. Cryogenius

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    Ranking on Google and waiting for PageRank updates really gets my goat.

    I guess I just need to learn to be patient.

    Cryo.
     
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  3. AnaB

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    If I need to do link exchanges...it drives me nuts to write up a good proposal..I don't do automatic link exchanges so basically email them blah blah...my brain kinda freezes when it comes to that..
     
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  4. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    Link building of course!

    Well I actually outsource all that work now, but if I did it all myself I would go crazy.
     
    aaron_nimocks, Aug 22, 2006 IP
  5. lorien1973

    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    Waiting! See if what you have been doing worked or not :eek:
     
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  6. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    Ill have to agree with that.

    My problem is while I am waiting I make another site. Then while I am waiting for that one I make another site. This continues until I made too many sites and I forget to keep working on the older ones.

    Horrible cycle.
     
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  7. britopian.com

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    launching a new site and waiting for the sandbox to end......
     
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    terryuk Notable Member

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    Getting links, and waiting! Everything else i can cope with :\
     
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  9. EricBlackwell

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    #9
    Without a doubt waitings a pain...also getting clients to make basic changes when they don't want to let me "just do it". The entire corporate environment thing is a pain...

    Eric
     
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    +1 vote for sandbox
     
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    Setting up backlinks for my sites take the most time... and how this figures into the Page Rank is a real Pain.
     
    shmoopy, Aug 22, 2006 IP
  12. Phynder

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    #12
    Optimizing for the wrong keyword and only realizing months afterwards when STILL not getting any traffic when ranked #1 for said keyword.
     
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  13. rmccarley

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    Ouch! That sucks! :cool:
     
    rmccarley, Aug 22, 2006 IP
  14. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

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    #14
    got outranked by wiki
     
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    #15
    Paid advertisers who get placed above you on the SERPs.
     
    verbs, Aug 22, 2006 IP
  16. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #16
    its all cake to me :D but with vBSEO it isn't difficult ;)
     
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  17. Design1

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    Google.
    .. and spending hours trying to establish reciprocal links with places that deny me because they are competitors. I swear they own the entire internet.. it's frusterating.
     
    Design1, Aug 22, 2006 IP
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    #18
    inconsistencies of google.
     
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    #19
    Link building for sure!
     
    MattUK, Aug 23, 2006 IP
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    Doing the 'Right' thing and making a site squeeky clean only to have it drop in rankings!!

    Inconsistency of Google!!
     
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