22-05-2008, 09:48 AM
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Avoid over optimisation: users first, search engines second
Whenever people first start to learn about SEO, the big temptation is to “over-optimise” a site.Symptoms of over-optimisation are obvious - and terrible:1. UsabilityThe site becomes unusable and badly presented - there’s so much focus on delivering keywords and internal links, that the webmaster completely forgets about the actual visitor experience.So when the users visit [...]
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31-05-2008, 07:52 AM
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Re: Avoid over optimisation: users first, search engines second
Assuming your market is made up of humans it seems good to write for them first.
If the humans like your content the the search engines will pick this up by the way you track through the content. |
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11-06-2008, 10:18 AM
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Re: Avoid over optimisation: users first, search engines second
Agreed. Successful websites always have a good content and it should be understood very clearly that the very first thing to consider when we do seo is the content. All else will follow.
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11-06-2008, 10:14 PM
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Re: Avoid over optimisation: users first, search engines second
There should be a good balance of optimizing your site for the users and for the SE 's as well. To focus on just one factor won't really get you any favorable results.
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12-06-2008, 08:52 AM
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Re: Avoid over optimisation: users first, search engines second
Content should really be given high importance since it's not just useful for your visitors but also favorable to search engines.
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