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Is There Any Way To Confirm Which SEO Tips Are Fact or Theory?

by gregdavidson727
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There are so many blogs, books, e-books, courses and advisors on the topic of SEO. Sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming. But one question I have is how do you know what you're hearing is true? Does Google give out this information? Or are a lot of the SEO tips out there simply theories that were cooked up by smart people trying to think like Google?
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Is There Any Way To Confirm Which SEO Tips Are Fact or Theory?
    Yes:
    • Do your own testing.
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    • Profile picture of the author gregdavidson727
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Yes:
      • Do your own testing.
      I've done my own testing and some of the conclusions I've come up with are contradictory to what some people are saying.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Scott
        Originally Posted by gregdavidson727 View Post

        I've done my own testing and some of the conclusions I've come up with are contradictory to what some people are saying.
        If you've done your own testing then that is great. Learn what works and what doesn't YOURSELF, have proof, and sell that information to warriors on this forum.

        Not all seo strategies work for every niche or keyword. That's why I take what people say and test it out myself. If it doesn't work then I know MYSELF that strategy doesn't work for this niche or keyword. I read all the time about how certain types of backlinks don't work anymore and its simply not true. I know this because I test it out myself. So I continue to do what works and stop what doesn't.
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    • Profile picture of the author smodha
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Yes:
      • Do your own testing.
      This...

      Start your own "SEO lab" and test the claims out for yourself. I did this for 2 years before I started to make serious money online.
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    • Profile picture of the author Backlinko
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Yes:
      • Do your own testing.
      This x1000.

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  • Profile picture of the author gregdavidson727
    Originally Posted by kaytav View Post

    Doing your own research and understanding is very important. There will be contradictions everytime you have views from others. The best thing is to find out yourself.
    But what if the increase in visitors was due to something else? I believe Google uses CTR, Bounce Rate and Percentage Of Returning Visitors to determine whether your site is relevant for particular keywords. Those factors are less controllable and could confuse people as to why they're ranking at the top for certain keywords.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      They are both fact and theory.

      The things, by themselves, that are theory, are those
      things that people list as a guarantee way to #1.

      Everybody does the same plain brown wrapper SEO.
      The stuff that people (for the most part) cannot control
      is what determines who is #1 or not.

      Remember, appearing on page 5 is still a product of SEO.

      But you appearing on page 5 is also a result of someone
      else's SEO.

      Anyone that tells you they have a secret for getting to
      #1, is telling you about a theory.

      As stated, test. What works for you is different than
      someone else. It has to be. The internet and the people
      that search it, are dynamic, not static.

      That's my theory anyway.

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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Delos
      Originally Posted by gregdavidson727 View Post

      But what if the increase in visitors was due to something else? I believe Google uses CTR, Bounce Rate and Percentage Of Returning Visitors to determine whether your site is relevant for particular keywords. Those factors are less controllable and could confuse people as to why they're ranking at the top for certain keywords.
      Good points here. There's a huge amount of factors to account for. Like on one of my sites I hired someone who ended up posting random pinterest viral-type images linking to my site to boost my traffic.

      It's 100s of images that I can't remove with no relation to my niche that are bringing traffic to my site that instantly bounces to ruin my visitor stats! I have not been able to recover that site in google.

      On an unrelated note, negative SEO is still alive and well...
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  • Profile picture of the author Billy Rey
    things change but the face still remains that you might be reading an outdated post from a person who sincerely tested (but it's not applicable now) or somebody that just posted a tactic to sell something

    - Do your own testing. Usually, you will see that the tactic does work, but it varies on effectiveness and sometimes will get you in trouble. At least you learned and not just assumed. That's the only way you will really progress. Fail early.
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  • Profile picture of the author InitialEffort
    The best way to know which is fact or not is by doing your own case study to know which one works for you. Most people have different strategies but still they're able to succeed. By doing your own experiment, you're learning along the way. Experience is still the best teacher.
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