Comments on: SEO Mistakes: Matt Friendship http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/ neat fun stuff Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan R http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-89568 Alan R Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:41:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-89568 Matt, Shouldn't you be fair? If you answer SEO questions that an SEO company asks on behalf of a client and then they post it to a blog as a resource, shouldn't every SEO be given the opportunity to ask a question via a direct email to you? Would this be considered an SEO mistake? It looks like Matt friendship to me. How about me asking for 2 minutes of your time (Please)? :) Matt,

Shouldn’t you be fair? If you answer SEO questions that an SEO company asks on behalf of a client and then they post it to a blog as a resource, shouldn’t every SEO be given the opportunity to ask a question via a direct email to you?

Would this be considered an SEO mistake? It looks like Matt friendship to me.

How about me asking for 2 minutes of your time (Please)?
:)

]]> By: ConcernedSEO http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-87611 ConcernedSEO Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:35:24 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-87611 Although all the advice given to Willian Donelson regarding his site is valid. I think you guys that are ripping on him aren't undstanding the simple question he's asking. Put simply, he's asking: "what have the sites above his done to achieve their current ranking ?" Which is a simple questio, he wasn't asking for an analysis of his own site and given his question you could really ignore the fact he has a vested interest. Most SEOs will do competative analysis when embarking on a project and this is no different. This guy simply wants to know why what equally crappy sites have done to rank higher. No question all the advice already given to the guy should help in the long wrong - for his site. Although all the advice given to Willian Donelson regarding his site is valid. I think you guys that are ripping on him aren’t undstanding the simple question he’s asking.

Put simply, he’s asking:

“what have the sites above his done to achieve their current ranking ?”

Which is a simple questio, he wasn’t asking for an analysis of his own site and given his question you could really ignore the fact he has a vested interest.

Most SEOs will do competative analysis when embarking on a project and this is no different. This guy simply wants to know why what equally crappy sites have done to rank higher.

No question all the advice already given to the guy should help in the long wrong – for his site.

]]> By: Complete Web Design and Development http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-86266 Complete Web Design and Development Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:35:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-86266 Well I am sure many people whom you have been photographed with might misuse the photograph to justify their adopted SEO black hat techniques. Well I am sure many people whom you have been photographed with might misuse the photograph to justify their adopted SEO black hat techniques.

]]> By: Yuri http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-84196 Yuri Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:43:39 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-84196 It certainly is easier to whack a photo or come up to you and take a picture than prove your worth by delivering quality results to your clients. It certainly is easier to whack a photo or come up to you and take a picture than prove your worth by delivering quality results to your clients.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-78824 Michelle Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:52:27 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-78824 Hi Matt im curious about something. I was reading that if your page droped alot you should check who is linking to you. I found one site with a bunch of links to my site the url in there multiple times along with the text of my page, but now this is wierd i go to the page and ntohing is there. but if i do a view source, there is it along with the content of other pages for the same topic? im like woa! im new to seo im trying to figure out what he did here? is this what they call scraping? or redirect? its these here www.natural-alexandrite.com/alexandrite/alexandrite-pictures.html and www.natural-alexandrite.com/alexandrite/white-gold-alexandrite-ring.html its wierd. he has the guts of my page and other peoples in the source but the page when you go to it is nothing. i get my site scraped but those pesky adwords page things but i figured they have a direct link back to me on the page so cant be to bad? but this is really wierd looking. Please tell me if this is hurting my page? thanks & BIG HUG! Michelle Hi Matt im curious about something. I was reading that if your page droped alot you should check who is linking to you. I found one site with a bunch of links to my site the url in there multiple times along with the text of my page, but now this is wierd i go to the page and ntohing is there. but if i do a view source, there is it along with the content of other pages for the same topic? im like woa! im new to seo im trying to figure out what he did here? is this what they call scraping? or redirect? its these here http://www.natural-alexandrite.com/alexandrite/alexandrite-pictures.html and http://www.natural-alexandrite.com/alexandrite/white-gold-alexandrite-ring.html its wierd. he has the guts of my page and other peoples in the source but the page when you go to it is nothing. i get my site scraped but those pesky adwords page things but i figured they have a direct link back to me on the page so cant be to bad? but this is really wierd looking. Please tell me if this is hurting my page?

thanks & BIG HUG!

Michelle

]]> By: Lani http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-73842 Lani Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:55:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-73842 I got my break in Hawaii through a travel agent who was a personal friend of Danny Sullivan. Danny was hired on by a current client of mine (referred through John - Hawaii Travel Agency) 10 years ago to do SEO which he had and drove her site up to one of the top in her industry. Today she is still in the top 3 and 5 on MSN, Yahoo and Google. I took over about 7 years ago and continued to watch Danny's work. Both John and Claudia who have worked with Danny have never used his name on their websites and neither have I. In fact I am much happier to have learned through his own personal work rather than to gain recognition. It was because of him that I keep my work clean and my clients happy. It's unfortunate that people would use Danny or yourself to gain popularity, when they should use the experience they gained from the time they've spent with you. I got my break in Hawaii through a travel agent who was a personal friend of Danny Sullivan. Danny was hired on by a current client of mine (referred through John – Hawaii Travel Agency) 10 years ago to do SEO which he had and drove her site up to one of the top in her industry. Today she is still in the top 3 and 5 on MSN, Yahoo and Google. I took over about 7 years ago and continued to watch Danny’s work.

Both John and Claudia who have worked with Danny have never used his name on their websites and neither have I. In fact I am much happier to have learned through his own personal work rather than to gain recognition. It was because of him that I keep my work clean and my clients happy.

It’s unfortunate that people would use Danny or yourself to gain popularity, when they should use the experience they gained from the time they’ve spent with you.

]]> By: renata http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-73252 renata Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:55:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-73252 Interesting how time take to such pictures to appear on EBay;-) Interesting how time take to such pictures to appear on EBay;-)

]]> By: Jen Nahlik http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-72802 Jen Nahlik Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:11:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-72802 If only Google took friendship with Matt into account: MattRank! If only Google took friendship with Matt into account: MattRank!

]]> By: Old Welsh Guy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-72577 Old Welsh Guy Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:17:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-72577 The first time I 'experienced' Matt was at SES London a few years back. He and Todd Friersen 'shared thoughts' across the hall about link building. It was obvious then to anyone that it was a cat and mouse game, and that there was a professional respect between all parties. Matt I have mailed those wonderfull 'reception'@ emails a few times everytime I come across the 'we have a special working relationship with Google stuff. The Best I have read though was a few weeks back along the lines of ' we use xxx which Matt cutts has mentioned on his blog, and as such is his endorsing us' I mean I have heard about teuous reference but LOL. Shoemoney, about them ringtones ;) The first time I ‘experienced’ Matt was at SES London a few years back. He and Todd Friersen ’shared thoughts’ across the hall about link building. It was obvious then to anyone that it was a cat and mouse game, and that there was a professional respect between all parties.

Matt I have mailed those wonderfull ‘reception’@ emails a few times everytime I come across the ‘we have a special working relationship with Google stuff.

The Best I have read though was a few weeks back along the lines of ‘ we use xxx which Matt cutts has mentioned on his blog, and as such is his endorsing us’ I mean I have heard about teuous reference but LOL.

Shoemoney, about them ringtones ;)

]]> By: Blazes http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mistakes-matt-friendship/#comment-72169 Blazes Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:22:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=321#comment-72169 Matt, so glad you have posted this. What took so long? There is a certain ecommerce solution/web promotion service which not only posts photos of you but has also claimed, for years, in its client forum that you have given your personal stamp of approval on each of its shady and temporary SEO tactics. One wonders why more clients don't catch on but they seem to be desperate enough to believe anything. Matt, so glad you have posted this. What took so long?

There is a certain ecommerce solution/web promotion service which not only posts photos of you but has also claimed, for years, in its client forum that you have given your personal stamp of approval on each of its shady and temporary SEO tactics. One wonders why more clients don’t catch on but they seem to be desperate enough to believe anything.

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