"With the latest Google trends, I'd recommend this..."
"With the latest Google trends, I'd recommend this..."
"Google frowns on (insert marketing technique). I wouldn't do that."
"To get more love from Google, I recommend altering your content in (this) way..."
Browsing the forum the last few days, I've seen countless responses to various questions that contain phrases similar to those listed above.
I understand that Google is the largest search portal in the world and they have all the traffic, but it still blows my mind how readily people are to tailor aspects of their business specifically to Google.
I mean, I was browsing here during the last two major algorithm updates and the tsunami of "Traffic down 80%... help!" type threads was astounding.
I don't claim to be some hot-shot Internet Marketer who knows all (in fact, I readily admit quite the opposite), but I find it to be an oxymoron for internet marketing entrepreneurs to be told how to run their business.
Didn't most of us/you get into this to be your own boss? Why would you ever let Google tell you what you can or can't do? Why would you let another company (who has no interest in your financial well-being, what-so-ever) dictate how you build your sites, format/write your content, determine the advertisers you use, determine which advertising techniques are "allowed", and so on.
Isn't one of the key aspects of a successful business that it doesn't rely on outside influences to grow & thrive?
Maybe I'm naive, but I just simply can't see myself spending years of time/energy/money building a business (or any aspect of that business) that heavily relies on a 3rd party to survive.
Just kinda rambling now, I guess.
What are you thoughts, Warriors?
"Google frowns on (insert marketing technique). I wouldn't do that."
"To get more love from Google, I recommend altering your content in (this) way..."
Browsing the forum the last few days, I've seen countless responses to various questions that contain phrases similar to those listed above.
I understand that Google is the largest search portal in the world and they have all the traffic, but it still blows my mind how readily people are to tailor aspects of their business specifically to Google.
I mean, I was browsing here during the last two major algorithm updates and the tsunami of "Traffic down 80%... help!" type threads was astounding.
I don't claim to be some hot-shot Internet Marketer who knows all (in fact, I readily admit quite the opposite), but I find it to be an oxymoron for internet marketing entrepreneurs to be told how to run their business.
Didn't most of us/you get into this to be your own boss? Why would you ever let Google tell you what you can or can't do? Why would you let another company (who has no interest in your financial well-being, what-so-ever) dictate how you build your sites, format/write your content, determine the advertisers you use, determine which advertising techniques are "allowed", and so on.
Isn't one of the key aspects of a successful business that it doesn't rely on outside influences to grow & thrive?
Maybe I'm naive, but I just simply can't see myself spending years of time/energy/money building a business (or any aspect of that business) that heavily relies on a 3rd party to survive.
Just kinda rambling now, I guess.
What are you thoughts, Warriors?
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