Posted by randfish
One of my favorite Canadians in search (there’s so many, don’t make me choose!), Andrew Goodman, pointed me to a post by Jamie Roche of iMedia Connection - A ReDesign Worthy of Google De-listing. Mr Roche (who works with the supafly Jon Mendez if I’m not mistaken) had some good advice, sadly shrouded in long-past SEO mythology that deserves clearing up. Roche says there is "common knowledge" in the SEO sphere espoused by "an endless number of third parties," by which, I assume he means us. This includes:
That the appearance and placement of key words or phrases on your page can increase ranking
That the number and quality of sites that link to your site, especially when the link includes your key word or phrase, might be the most important factor
That there is special magic that SEO firms know, including submitting the site or pages to indexes, […]
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