http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/resources/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/resources/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-161537 Jill Wente Tue, 27 May 2008 13:39:54 +0000 http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/#comment-161537 You are right. Most SEO experts do plug the search engines as the enemy and extol advice on how to beat the enemy. But it really is a partnership I want the engines to identify my site as quality content source for topics. If they don't currently I need to continue my efforts to further its quality You are right. Most SEO experts do plug the search engines as the enemy and extol advice on how to beat the enemy. But it really is a partnership I want the engines to identify my site as quality content source for topics. If they don’t currently I need to continue my efforts to further its quality

]]> http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/resources/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-159889 Stephen Wolfe Thu, 22 May 2008 01:18:16 +0000 http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/#comment-159889 Sketchee makes a great point. Being number one on google is not important or impressive UNLESS it is where your target audience is searching and you are answering. I meet a lot of people who brag about being number one for terms not even related to their content. I don't get it. The site needs to be relevant to the search. Sketchee makes a great point. Being number one on google is not important or impressive UNLESS it is where your target audience is searching and you are answering. I meet a lot of people who brag about being number one for terms not even related to their content. I don’t get it. The site needs to be relevant to the search.

]]> http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/resources/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-154346 Sketchee Tue, 06 May 2008 19:58:25 +0000 http://www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/web-design/the-search-engine-is-not-the-enemy/#comment-154346 As a search engine user, we're looking to find specific things. You're exactly right, SEO should be about knowing what someone is searching for and being the answer. If your page isn't an answer to their search query, it doesn't matter what your rank or position is! As a search engine user, we’re looking to find specific things. You’re exactly right, SEO should be about knowing what someone is searching for and being the answer. If your page isn’t an answer to their search query, it doesn’t matter what your rank or position is!

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