Top Ten Organic SEO Myths

bradchawla · 05-19-2009, 03:14 AM

Top Ten Organic SEO Myths
Myth 1: You should submit your URLs to search engines.
Myth 2: You need a Google Sitemap.
Myth 3: You need to update your site frequently
Myth 4: PPC ads will help/hurt rankings.
Myth 5: Your site will be banned if you ignore Google’s guidelines.
Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links.
Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings.
Myth 8: Words in your meta keyword tag have to be used on the page.
Myth 9: SEO copy must be 250 words in length.
Myth 10: You need to optimize for the long tail.

what can you say about this any opinion?

Kembelar · 05-19-2009, 03:31 AM

i think it'll depend on how you use it so that it'll rank, or how you use or combine your keywords for long tail

Copybuild · 05-19-2009, 03:41 AM

It seems your getting articles from third party sites. It would be better if you will include the original address.

govindseo · 05-19-2009, 06:44 AM

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Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links.

i not agree for above point i seen many website buying links but not banned by SE!!!

zeruel · 05-19-2009, 07:49 AM

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Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links.

Yeah. Govind has a point. There are lots of websites out there who buy links but still soaring high on the rankings!

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Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings.

lol. High rankings? This is not a basis of getting a good placement on SERPs.

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Myth 9: SEO copy must be 250 words in length.

SEO Copy? That's a total myth.

kbeus21 · 05-19-2009, 08:12 AM

3,5 and 6 are incorrect. Well mabye not incorrect, but let say you decide to go against the google guideline and plaster h1 tags the same color as your backgroung all over your page you will be banned. I think 3 is incorrect because if you never update any of your content google will think it is outdated/dead and will rank you lower. Just curious where did you get these myths?

TorontoSEO · 05-19-2009, 11:59 AM

See my responses interspersed with your original questions:

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Originally Posted by bradchawla

Top Ten Organic SEO Myths
Myth 1: You should submit your URLs to search engines.
Total BS

Myth 2: You need a Google Sitemap.
Google says it's a good idea, why argue?

Myth 3: You need to update your site frequently
I have a site that ranks consistently in the top 2 on page 1 that I haven't touched in two years. It's a low competition keyword ( i.e. 330,000 competing pages), which proves my point after a fashion. The fact that it is not moving down in the rankings means the main driver for fresh content is competing sites, not a Google "rule".

Myth 4: PPC ads will help/hurt rankings.
Myth 5: Your site will be banned if you ignore Google’s guidelines.
May not be banned if you stay away from overtly Black hat stuff, but you aren't gonna rank on page 1 for competitive niches.

Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links.
No, but you could wind up wasting your money buying links that provide no juice.

Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings.
It is commonly accepted that this helps and I have seen it work too often to say it doesn't matter.

Myth 8: Words in your meta keyword tag have to be used on the page.
Yes, if you are going to use the keyword meta at all, the words that appear there should be in the indexable content on the page.

Myth 9: SEO copy must be 250 words in length.
More relevant content on a page is always better and it gives you an opportunity to convince visitors to take the action you want them to take.

Myth 10: You need to optimize for the long tail.
That is no myth if you are starting a new site in a competitive niche, your only shot at getting page 1 rankings and traffic is to go after long tail phrases that there is less competition for. Good luck ranking a new site for "mortgage broker", however you might have a shot at "Macomb county mortgage broker".

what can you say about this any opinion?

Franklinbkr · 05-19-2009, 06:37 PM

Some days before one of my friend told me that the importance of meta tags has almost came to end. is it true? any idea guys?

TorontoSEO · 05-19-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinbkr

Some days before one of my friend told me that the importance of meta tags has almost came to end. is it true? any idea guys?

Depends on which meta. The Title and Description are still a very important part of on page optimization. The keyword meta is much less so, and the rest even less than the keyword meta.

**Cricket** · 05-19-2009, 06:54 PM

@ bradchawla - If you are going to copy and paste an article into a thread and maintain credibility, we absolutely expect you to give credit to the source of the article.

For the benefit of the readers, the original source of this information appears to be here...
http://searchengineland.com/top-ten-...eo-myths-12052

jane.aidan · 05-19-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bradchawla

Top Ten Organic SEO Myths

Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links.

Buying links? I don't know if its true. There are lots of sites that offers free links.. You just have to be patient in finding them.

P.O.S. · 05-19-2009, 09:47 PM

Actually some of those are true

Myth 1: You should submit your URLs to search engines. -- Either you do or not it's acceptable
Myth 2: You need a Google Sitemap. -- YES! it helps a lot in getting inner pages get indexed by Google bot
Myth 3: You need to update your site frequently -- It depends on the niche
Myth 4: PPC ads will help/hurt rankings. -- I don't agree on this
Myth 5: Your site will be banned if you ignore Google’s guidelines. -- Well that is if you cross the line and do black hat techniques
Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links. -- If you get caught buying links your it's your rankings that will suffer.
Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings. -- It can help if done properly
Myth 8: Words in your meta keyword tag have to be used on the page. -- YES! that's called on-page/content optimization
Myth 9: SEO copy must be 250 words in length. -- I usually do more than 250, it's more effective if keywords are used
Myth 10: You need to optimize for the long tail. -- YES! why not? It's still part of your targeted keywords

johnsunvalley · 05-19-2009, 10:01 PM

cool opinions.

Jenie0109 · 05-20-2009, 12:38 AM

I don't think I would have to agree with some of the listed myths. Like optimizing for long tail keywords. I have to say if that long tail keyword gives quality traffic then it is worth optimizing.

istongtotong · 05-20-2009, 02:09 AM

Yup, I agree with you any ways,...... We have our own technique so Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Jenie0109

I don't think I would have to agree with some of the listed myths. Like optimizing for long tail keywords. I have to say if that long tail keyword gives quality traffic then it is worth optimizing.