Comments on: Direct SEO is dead! (Almost)

By: Emilia

Emilia — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:12:58 +0000

“Google Knows”, “Google Knows everything”. I wonder if it really is so. If I go after my own logic, if Google knew about everything, then there were not so many sh.tty websites doing/ranking so well. But now I wonder if Google knows anyways, but it lets them do their “things” for a while and then interact in a way that we can not imagine. Or use that information for later development. Who knows?

By: Danny Chapman

Danny Chapman — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:13:56 +0000

In reply to Jeff.

Hi Jeff, thanks for reading.

I was more referring to Google ranking websites that partake in the “sneaky methods” and hinting that not whatever they say is gospel currently, this surely must change and every algo tweak is attempting to tip the balance in favour of the more ‘natural’ approach.

“The fact is that right now, direct works as well as it ever did. Anyone that says it doesn’t probably isn’t that good at it” — I agree, which is what I said above, just that I believe it is becomming less about direct SEO and more about how Google attempts to stop the “sneaky tactics”, which effectively makes it harder for you and me to appear natural.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:35:07 +0000

You contradict yourself.

You state that “Google knows” and make a good argument of why they do. I think most would agree there.

Then, however, you suggest manipulation via “sneaky methods” that Google won’t know. Google will know, by your previous logic, so direct or in-direct doesn’t matter. The fact is that right now, direct works as well as it ever did. Anyone that says it doesn’t probably isn’t that good at it.