SEO Is Bullshit

Written by Jason Katzenback on March 3rd, 2008
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SEO is using deodorant instead of washing. SEO is masking bad coffee with sugar. SEO is cramming instead of studying. SEO is using pain killers instead of going to the dentist. SEO is taking weight loss pills instead of exercising. SEO is a comb-over. SEO is Scientology. SEO is Paris Hilton. SEO is the Zune. SEO is the morning-after pill. SEO is astroturf. SEO is not the real thing. SEO is cutting corners. SEO is not the solution. SEO is bullshit.

Every so often you run into great articles like this :twisted: (and a follow-up)

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27 Responses to “SEO Is Bullshit”

  1. Vilket ju också är sant. Samtidigt är det onekligen så att det är Google som skapat systemet och i praktiken dirigerar trafiken. Den framgångsrika engelskspråkiga bloggen John Cow dot Com rubriken har i dag en provokativ rubrik idag, “SEO Is Bullshit” och menar att det i praktiken är meningslöst att försöka bättra på sina resultat på konstgjord väg om man inte gjort förarbetet. Eoghan McCabe som gör bloggen Contrast skriver om samma sak men resonerar mer kring vad man kan och inte kan

  2. SEO is using deodorant instead of washing. SEO is masking bad coffee with sugar. SEO is cramming instead of studying. SEO is … See the original post here:SEO Is Bullshit

  3. :twisted: Being a cow, you would know.

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  4. If this is not keyword stuffing……. what is? :twisted:

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  5. Sam says:

    Thanks for the blog tip ;-)

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  6. Retro Garden says:

    SEO is putting your name as something other than your actual name in the hope of getting ranked, when it quite clearly doesn’t work.

    SEO is putting a signature in your comments despite the fact that you’ve already put it in your name.

    SEO is completely unaware of the irony that exists in this comment.

    Rhys, Retro Garden

    - Retro Garden

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  7. Syed Balkhi says:

    haha this gave me a good morning laugh

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  8. I have good experience with seo

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  9. Keith Cash says:

    Very funny.

    But who will do the clean-up when no one comes to the site :shock:

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  10. Matt says:

    SEO is using the most SEO-friendly blogging platform, as acknowledged by Matt Cutts and SEOs, to post this.

    SEO is also making occasional shoddy attempts at linkbaiting like this.

  11. sir jorge says:

    I like your point. I may not agree….with my fancy interactive media degree held high….but I like your point.

    My site of course doesn’t reflect my prowess…as I am a lazy designer

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  12. Serp Rank says:

    SEO is whatever you can be bothered to do about it.

    If done properly, its great – if done poorly its bullshit !!

    I guess when one works at their own SEO without really knowing what to do, then the results will be crap – thus – the statement of SEO is bullshit is true in that respect.

  13. Mike Huang says:

    Eh, I don’t really give a crap about SEO either. I’ve only been using that ALL-IN-ONE-SEO plugin and that’s about it. I know I’m losing on my end since I’m not putting it at top priority, but I don’t care much :)

    -Mike

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  14. Thanks for the mention, John! :wink:

  15. SEO is damn funny if done right. :smile:

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  16. Forest Parks says:

    Ha ha, I wonder how this post ranked for SEO. I know your game. You cheeky blogger.

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  17. ViralKing says:

    I agree with the 2 articles you linked too. Both very well written! What a cool blog layout and theme

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  18. Love it, great post.

  19. Didn’t Jason Calacanis say this a few months ago? Only he didn’t use quite so many words.

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  21. Tom Beaton says:

    It is hilarious. SEO is exactly what it is, people just try to cheat though. Giving is this shady image.

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  22. SEO is Premiership Football! ;o)

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  24. Laarni says:

    Thank you for giving me a lolz. hehehe.

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  25. and the cow goes wild on SEOr’s across the web!!

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  26. Sire says:

    There is already so much bullshit in the world why not add a bit of SEO :lol:

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