Comments on: Search Engine Optimization and Submission http://www.theorganicseo.com/beginners-guide/search-engine-optimization-and-submission.html Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Steimle http://www.theorganicseo.com/beginners-guide/search-engine-optimization-and-submission.html/comment-page-1#comment-78 Joshua Steimle Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:54:27 +0000 http://www.theorganicseo.com/?p=87#comment-78 It's as you say, there are other search engines out there, but if you focus on Google the others tend to fall into line. For example, my company has a #1 ranking in Google for "utah web design" and also has a #1 ranking on Ask.com for the same term, even though I have never given Ask.com a second thought, and in fact haven't visited the site in several years until just now. As for the international focus, there may be something to that, although not having much in the way of international SEO experience I am ignorant in that space and my comments are limited to my primary experience doing SEO for US based companies marketing to US based customers. It’s as you say, there are other search engines out there, but if you focus on Google the others tend to fall into line. For example, my company has a #1 ranking in Google for “utah web design” and also has a #1 ranking on Ask.com for the same term, even though I have never given Ask.com a second thought, and in fact haven’t visited the site in several years until just now.

As for the international focus, there may be something to that, although not having much in the way of international SEO experience I am ignorant in that space and my comments are limited to my primary experience doing SEO for US based companies marketing to US based customers.

]]> By: SEO http://www.theorganicseo.com/beginners-guide/search-engine-optimization-and-submission.html/comment-page-1#comment-77 SEO Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:44:02 +0000 http://www.theorganicseo.com/?p=87#comment-77 I like what you're doing with the articles, but if I may, I have a few things I'd like to respond to. It's really not that great of an idea to say that Google is all that matters, especially if your client has an international focus. Sure, Google is about 60% of the market right now, but that still leaves many millions of users out there. Also, engines like Ask.com are growing very rapidly and it would be silly to turn your back on them. On the other hand, if you're optimizing for Google, you're pretty much optimizing for all engines. In my experience you don't really need to target a specific engine. If you just use sound, proven SEO tactics, you'll find yourself ranking well everywhere, and you really shouldn't have to submit yourself to any engines. Sitemaps are great though, and I fully agree that those should be created. So yeah, keep up the posts, but I think in your desire to promote MWI (which is totally fair for you to do) so heavily, you kind of push things a bit far. Nice blog, by the way... I like what you’re doing with the articles, but if I may, I have a few things I’d like to respond to. It’s really not that great of an idea to say that Google is all that matters, especially if your client has an international focus. Sure, Google is about 60% of the market right now, but that still leaves many millions of users out there. Also, engines like Ask.com are growing very rapidly and it would be silly to turn your back on them.

On the other hand, if you’re optimizing for Google, you’re pretty much optimizing for all engines. In my experience you don’t really need to target a specific engine. If you just use sound, proven SEO tactics, you’ll find yourself ranking well everywhere, and you really shouldn’t have to submit yourself to any engines. Sitemaps are great though, and I fully agree that those should be created.

So yeah, keep up the posts, but I think in your desire to promote MWI (which is totally fair for you to do) so heavily, you kind of push things a bit far.

Nice blog, by the way…

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