SEO Myths from Sacramento SEO Experts

SEO myth Fact vs Fiction

 

Since the beginning of the Search Engines & SEO, people have speculated & passed along rumors about SEO & how it works. Rumors such as "All you need is to stuff your site with keywords" or "Creating great content is all it takes to draw in a crowd" if only it were this easy. Like many individuals I had to learn the hard way (I'm still learning about SEO) about attracting an audience & what makes boss hog (Google) want to rank my site over the next person. I find it absurd how some people think it's as simple as adding a title tag & including keywords in every line of sentence. Like my business partner says

 " Many web developers say they know SEO, but that is probably a gross overstatement. SEO is very tricky and sophisticated and you have to have a lot of real world experience before you know what actually works and what doesn’t work or may harm your ranking prospects."

While some myths may be true, here are a few that fall under best practices...



It's all about number #1 (ranking #1 on 1st page)
While its true, earning the top spot on Google is the goal it doesn't necessarily mean its end all be all if not attained. In fact, there are many sites that do well occupying second & third positions.

Social Media is Key

Social media is great to have, you can connect with your audience on a level we could not before. However, I would like to point out that everything serves a purpose with strengths and weaknesses and Social media is included. Although Social media will ultimately drive some traffic to your site, it should not be used as a substitute for SEO which is responsible for driving consistent organic traffic.

 Create great content is what it takes (Build it & they will come)

If fell for this once, and never again. Just because you have great content (text/images) on your page doesn't mean people will automatically trip over themselves to read & subscribe to your site. You must share your post with the world in order for people to know you even exist! Share & Share some more!

SEO is a magic wand that brings traffic and conversions!

Sure, you need SEO to generate traffic organically. But SEO is most effective when used simultaneously with Social Media, & Blogging etc. Think of it as "Voltron", the robots are strong individually but when they come together they are an unstoppable force!


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SEO Myths from Sacramento SEO Experts reference page 10 SEO Myths Debunked by Bing's Duane Forrester