Comments on: Focus on people – Not ‘hits’!

By: Tomo

Tomo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:59:36 +0000

Hi Jim,
I went on a lot of different google chat room to learn or just understand how to create more traffic on my blog, one guy told me to register to adsense from Google to attract traffic and make a lot of money…. I mean it sound good when it said that but this isn’t something I want to do now. I liked what I found on your blog about communication with people instead to hide yourself behind a screen and just wait for your blog to do the work….But at the end of the day the content of your blog has to be pretty good.

Thanks anyway…Will follow your advice.

By: Frank Carr

Frank Carr — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:59:32 +0000

You mentioned, “I’m told a blogger should post something every day, for the best SEO results.” Unfortunately, you were told wrong. There is no need to update everyday for SEO purposes unless you’re chasing trends traffic, like who’s the hot celeb today or who got a bailout today.

Otherwise, it’s a matter of targeting the right keywords and building the right back links to your site. That way your traffic level will remain the same even if you don’t update in a week, month or even a year.

By: Mark from BackLink Tactics

Mark from BackLink Tactics — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:26:35 +0000

Jim, I agree that a people focused approach is definitely a better strategy.

Here is why I think so :
1) It’s people who come to your site that you want to stay
2) Word of mouth (or the spreading of knowledge through people rather than search engines) is far more valuable.
3) Attract comments – People like to interact and it has to be easy to do so.

In my search for the best backlink tactics (my blog) I’ve found that there is not always correlation between Page Rank and where you are on a Google Search – it’s all depends on what people are searching for. If you focus too much on the search engine ranking / key words then you’ll end up changing your content and you’ll get caught up in this endless loop.

Patience and the human touch – definitely.

I see how active you are on Facebook – and I see your face all the time. You have a great human approach to your internet marketing.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:42:42 +0000

That’s very thought provoking. I used to freak out when I didn’t add to my other blogs in the past…which is why they all dropped on the way side. This helps me go forward with the one I just started a week ago.

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By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:25:55 +0000

For those inquiring, I am flattered. Enjoy!

By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly

Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:19:36 +0000

Leigh,
Yes, I am pro Search Engine optimisation as you say. My point with THIS blog is to provide a human-powered blog. Even so, as I said in the post, I use both Title Tags and Alt Tags (both are SEO related.)

Salty,
It’s possible he doesn’t have a site. I’m guessing that’s why you didn’t leave a link either?

By: Salty the sea dog

Salty the sea dog — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:11:06 +0000

Hey Randy.

So no name and no url with your comment?

Thats what I call smart seo right there. You comment on a well read blog and dont leave a link to your own site.
And you are the seo expert?

By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:15 +0000

Just read Randys comment. sounds like he never read your post though.

Im guessing he also dont know you are pro seo and that you have told readers to go hire the best seo guys they can?

Weird that he never supplied his own website address in his comment?

By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly

Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:57:07 +0000

Randy,

I’m not an SEO expert, I’m not even a keen amateur – It’s not my thing, as I state at the start of this post.

I am not anti-seo, as you suggest – I stand by what I said, that it’s better if you combine great SEO with non-seo marketing too.

You wondered how many of my followers were in my ‘target group’. I have no idea, because my target group, as you call them, are just people who share my interest in marketing and sales. As you can see from the comments, this also seems to be the kind of people who comment here.

I appreciate your comments Randy.