Ask Me Anything SEO --> Always Blame The Algorithm

[Honeybadger]

Google is a company
its core objective is to make money
Google search serves that purpose
--> not to rank your website
and Google search makes money
by serving ads
and the ads survive because of organic results
these results are computed by a complex algorithm
this algorithm has rules that generate a score
this score is generated through thousands of signals
many of these signals are published
--> at Google Search Central
and if your website follows these rules
meaning your website is of the highest quality
your website gets served to users for keyword searches
and the bar for being served is extremely high
so if you arent at the top of your game
your website will not be served on page 1
Now what I do is relentlessly improve my SEO skills
on a daily basis

• watching videos
• reading technical manuals
• analyzing competitors
• optimizing my websites
• scanning newsletters
• thinking about customer satisfaction
• making mistakes and learning from them

but what I hear on this forum
is a continual barrage of excuses and myths like Sandbox
and its a good thing for me
because I know my general competition is so weak
that I will have no difficulty in gaining visitors
So keep blaming the algorithm
but it wont get you any visitors

 

[Graybeard]

The algorithm matters as much as what the "sky daddy" did today ...
Most of the algorithm is only theoretical with some proved by empirical example.

It's really the equivalents of saying: "the powers of authority are doing this to me" then having a cry baby circle jerk.

 

[Honeybadger]

The algorithm matters as much as what the "sky daddy" did today ...
Most of the algorithm is only theoretical with some proved by empirical example.

It's really the equivalents of saying: "the powers of authority are doing this to me" then having a cry baby circle jerk.

I disagree @Graybeard
Google is a business not a charity
the algorithm is a mathematical formula
some of it is public some of it is private
for obvious reasons no?
overall Google wants high quality content
that meets a common set of rules --> its rules
which if you meet you get ranking & traffic
So just because you dont like Google
doesnt mean there isnt traffic today
tomorrow and in the future
with dedicated learning
I have posted my Analytics reports here
they arent faked or inflated
its real qualified traffic that equals commission
revenue cash dollar money in bank

 

[Honeybadger]

Looking forward to Google getting its just reward from army of 'Barbarians' at their gates all the time.

When that happens
I will simply change traffic sources
but until then .....

 

[Graybeard]

I don't use Google search much anymore I will never see your SERPs
I just buy from Amazon Prime direct and don't waste my time with affiliate websites (as a internet user would)


I'll do the Happy Dance when the world's governments cut off Google's legs and arms
and feed them to the dogs --that will happen eventually.
Them and the no-dicks at Meta (Facebook) and that jack-ass Dorsey (Twitter) --How's your bitcoin doing at SQ?

Google lost 16% of its stock cap value last week --feel the burn?

Google may be the next myspace -- the barbarian is always at the gates-
-you're right !
The world has taught me today's heroes are often tomorrows shit-heads.
Happened to me more than once.
Change is constant!
Looking forward to Google getting its just reward from army of 'Barbarians' at their gates all the time.

 

[VortexAlpha]

I would say that SEO definitely still can work and show results but you have to put a lot of effort into it and be pretty patient as it requires time to show some improvements. The reason for this probably lies in the fact that Google is trying to find a way to earn money so they are offering us a quicker method to attract traffic and increase reach with paid ads. I always made the best results when I combined working on SEO and creating some Google Ads campaigns.

 

[Graybeard]

The whole premise of Internet search was, in the beginning; discovery and as a consequence --the internet search engine created a low capital barrier of entry into a new media.

Today SEO and Internet search has created a class system; those able to pay for an ad and the webmasters that are the search engine's dogs waiting to be fed a bone --not unlike the real world in most cases --I guess. Good luck to the winners ...