Rates best SEO practices

[Alexis Barnabe]

Using the following scale, please rate the following elements with respect to SEO practices.

5 Critical
4 Very important
3 Important
2 Little Important
1 Almost no value
0 No Value

Directory Listing
Back linking from other websites (PR 3 or better)
Back linking from other websites (PR 2 of less)
Link Baiting using articles
Promoting Articles using DIGG ETC
Ongoing on page text optimization
Social Media Impact on SEO (Light)
Social Media Impact on SEO (Weekly use)
Blogging
Video promotion
Google Local
Press Release promotion
Large how-to document creation

[Ricky Dawn]

Hey,

2 - Directory Listing
5 - Back linking from other websites (PR 3 or better)
4 - Back linking from other websites (PR 2 of less)
3 - Link Baiting using articles
2 - Promoting Articles using DIGG ETC
4 - Ongoing on page text optimization
2 - Social Media Impact on SEO (Light)
2 - Social Media Impact on SEO (Weekly use)
5 - Blogging
3 - Video promotion
(depends if your a local company, or just an online entity) Google Local
3 - Press Release promotion
4 - Large how-to document creation

This is my personal views, I am sure some will be a lot different!

Ricky

[Alexis Barnabe]

Originally Posted by Ricky Dawn

Hey,

This is my personal views, I am sure some will be a lot different!

Ricky

Thanks for your rating Ricky!

So in your opinion, Blogging is more important than Onpage optimisation?

[Ricky Dawn]

Hey Alexis,

No problem

Personally I would spend more time blogging then I would on the On-Page SEO.

But I do keep On Page in mind when writing blog posts, I usually keep to a keyword density of around 3% and I would research longtail keywords before writing.

But without some good content then you will not have good On Page SEO, I used to have a blog when I didn't know much about SEO but I still got quite a bit of traffic from long tail searches etc. So even with no On Page SEO you can still rank for keywords you were not even targeting as such.

Ricky

[Andyhenry]

Hi,

Sorry to be so blunt but your question makes no sense.

The most effective method will depend on your niche, your business, your offer, your relationship in the niche, your marketing mix.

You could have a dog grooming business and find that giving dog grooming tips on your local radio is the absolute best way to get your ideal customers, but someone in a different town might find that advertising in the local paper was better, someone else might find that Facebook PPC works better, or getting organic traffic from link building gets them the right customers.

It's hardly ever the same for 2 people and what works for someone else is not necessarily what is best for you.

The best answer is - find out for yourself and do less of what doesn't work well and more of what does.

blogging, videos, seo, etc.. etc.. are all just tools. none are better than another until you define the situation and goal and understand the context.


Andy

[mgreener]

On Page is very important, but it doesn't have to be difficult nor time consuming and it can be done once and left alone. Do it right the first time and move on.

[Alexis Barnabe]

Originally Posted by Andyhenry

Hi,

Sorry to be so blunt but your question makes no sense.

The most effective method will depend on your niche, your business, your offer, your relationship in the niche, your marketing mix.

You could have a dog grooming business and find that giving dog grooming tips on your local radio is the absolute best way to get your ideal customers, but someone in a different town might find that advertising in the local paper was better, someone else might find that Facebook PPC works better, or getting organic traffic from link building gets them the right customers.

It's hardly ever the same for 2 people and what works for someone else is not necessarily what is best for you.

The best answer is - find out for yourself and do less of what doesn't work well and more of what does.

blogging, videos, seo, etc.. etc.. are all just tools. none are better than another until you define the situation and goal and understand the context.


Andy

Maybe I should have been more specific, but to rank in SERP. If you are a plumber or an Internet Marketer or have any business on the Internet, what would you use to rank in SERP if I give you this list.

[Alexis Barnabe]

Originally Posted by mgreener

On Page is very important, but it doesn't have to be difficult nor time consuming and it can be done once and left alone. Do it right the first time and move on.

I agree On page is important, I think it's the most important, you need to keep it updated and make your content evolve with what your visitors are looking for and keep it fresh. So I don't thing you can leave it alone, no. I think the on page is a continuous(Is that even a word in english) effort.

Alexis Barnabe

[Andyhenry]

Originally Posted by Alexis Barnabe

I agree On page is important, I think it's the most important, you need to keep it updated and make your content evolve with what your visitors are looking for and keep it fresh. So I don't thing you can leave it alone, no. I think the on page is a continuous(Is that even a word in english) effort.

Alexis Barnabe

That's not necessarily the case.

You don't actually need to care about on-page seo at all in order to be number 1 in Google. I have clients that have been top of Google for several years without having the keywords/phrases anywhere on their website.

Nothing is so important that you have to do it.

What you should do comes down to what works best for you.

By default you should understand and consider on page factors but they're not essential.

I have sites that make money that have NONE of the things you've listed done.

It's all a matter of choice and tapping in to whatever is personally most effective for YOU. There are no fixed answers that you have to apply to all people.