Actually that guide is vey good to set your site up properly for SEO, in-site SEO I should say. But popularity is a high percentage of the success in getting a good position in the SERPs. And about that, of course, it only is mentioned the basis. I am talking about link building which is the most difficult part of SEO because not only implies to work hard on it but also to know some tricks.
Google Launches SEO Starter Guide
- Thread starter Linda Buquet
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Wow! I can say this is a good news. Google is becoming more open with SEO. 
I found the Google SEO guide to be informative, actually. I especially appreciated the section of the guide that explains now to optimize for a mobile site. With the many individuals and companies out there going mobile now, this is important information, especially for those who are just starting out with mobile and my not know how to be go about optimizing.
So good work Google!
So good work Google!
What? You mean that when we build a site people won't just come, love it, link to it like crazy and drive us up the SERP's onto page in the blink of an eye??? My world has just fallen apart!
I say "natural links" are a fallacy because how can you wite content about plumbing that is so good that people link to it naturally? Even if it is that good that people would link to it, if you index at position 330 or even 30. who is going to see it to link to it since very few people even get to page 2 in the serps?
If you are page 3, then the only visits you will get will be other SEO's and webmasters doing analysis or checking your links to find other linking sources.
I know you are joking, but others that may read this will not understand unless we tell them. There absolutely has to be links for you to get the visibility you need to even have a shot at "natural" links.
So, unless you do a press release (which gives links) or use some other method of promotion which build "un natural" links, you can not reach top positions in 99.999999999999% of occurances.
If you are page 3, then the only visits you will get will be other SEO's and webmasters doing analysis or checking your links to find other linking sources.
I know you are joking, but others that may read this will not understand unless we tell them. There absolutely has to be links for you to get the visibility you need to even have a shot at "natural" links.
So, unless you do a press release (which gives links) or use some other method of promotion which build "un natural" links, you can not reach top positions in 99.999999999999% of occurances.
Thanks for the info, I am going to look for sure.... Google is too big to be missed.
I think this is my new favourite forum. Really interesting pdf, I'm definitely going to have to start on my site tomorrow as it seems I am committing a lot of Google don'ts.
sarahberra
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How interesting!~ Google is trying to help the little guy. I alwyas thought goggle was always trying to change things to push people to the bottom of the results so that that everyone would pay for positions. I am still glad that we can benefit from organic search engine traffic. I always click on the organic results before I click on advertised results.
