@Justathought — agree. Problem seems to be that common sense is in short supply.

-Signed
“First time reading one of your post”

I actually wrote a post about this on my blog today, which you can take a look at here: Keyword research tips

It’s generally about why you should use the “allintitle:keyword” command in google, and how to take advantage of it.

P.S. I have completely redone the design on my blog, and decided to link here, as this is one of the few blogs I bother to read on a regular basis ;o)

It is definitely true that G can do anything that the want for any reason. And, they have lots of resources. However, I personally think that 3WL is a low profile operation, and that the likelihood of G taking specific action against 3WL is low. However, I don’t really know — anything is possible.

If I could only choose one service, it would be 1WL due to the flexibility of the system and the number of links you can get.

Some of the best engineers in my department are physics guys — mostly solid state quantum mechanics types.

Thanks Doug.
Mark

I’ve heard that 3-way links may eventually be caught by Google as they improve their algorithms. In that case, 1-way links should be the safest for the long run. What is your opinion comparing 1-way and 3-way links? Thanks for the analysis.

Doug (I’m an engineer too, actually a physicist working as an engineer)

Jeff;

No problem — I fixed your previous comment. Thanks for your comments on the post.

This traffic thing is a bit tricky too, because you really need traffic that will convert — not just any traffic.

So, my recommendation is always to break it down. If you need 100 visitors per day, where do you want them to come from. It there a clear call to action once they reach your site. If search is the source, are you targeting the right keywords (high OCI if appropriate, etc).

All traffic is not created equal….

I made a mistake in my previous comment and I want to fix it.
In the last sentence I said “because I know it’s now BS”.

What I meant to say is “because I know it’s not BS”.

Sorry.

Later,
Jeff Sargent

The biggest hurdle I have to overcome is the lack of getting traffic. I think that’s probably the biggest hurdle most marketers have. There are so many self-appointed gurus out there proclaiming to have the latest and greatest book on SEO it makes me want to puke.

I want proof. Proof that they know what they are doing and that after I spend my hard earned money on their product that if I do exactly what they tell me to I’m going to get more traffic.

I can go right now and right a book on how to get backlinks just by doing a little bit of research. Just because I wrote a book does that mean I know what I’m talking about. NO! The problem is all the information I got from my research was bogus. It may sound good to the uninformed person, but to the trained SEO expert, they know it’s garbage.

I just wish someone would create a product for less than $497 and would truly tell you how to get more traffic to your site, without leaving out their little secrets that they are using to generate thousands of visitors a day. All they really care about is the next dollar they are going to stuff into their pockets.

I’m done venting now.

That’s why I come to your blog to read because I know it’s not BS. Thanks for being truthful to your readers.

Later,
Jeff Sargent

@Don — Wow. That many? Man. Guess I need to count again. LOL

Thanks for that catch. Updated the post to correct the typo.

Cheers,
Kristy

I also have heard about low competition keywords being easier to rank for, but it does make sense that you still need to put in the work to get it ranked high. Thanks for your article its a great reminder.

Barry

@Carolyn — Glad you liked it.

@Joe — ‘Sup? I love it when you drop by man. Love that latest vid from you man.

@Steve — Glad you liked that Adobe thing. That has been true for a long time.

I love it man. Keep pressing the realness dude.