Friday, September 30, 2005

7 Ways to Know that Search Engine Optimization Isn't for You

7 Ways to Know that Search Engine Optimization Isnt for You A tongue-in-cheek article by Michael Murray, Search Engine News asks if there may be "reasons for some companies to avoid search engine marketing"? I prefer to see the list as a guide to which Search Engine Optimisation jobs to avoid....

"Although some companies are excited about beginning an SEO campaign, they may not realize the work an SEO consultant performs means there must be changes on their website. Therefore, some companies may not actually be ready yet to accept SEO into their online strategies.

Regardless of the product or service and company size, SEO just may not be something you can handle - at least for now. If you fall into one of these areas, you may want to just skip the online marketing rage.

1. You don't want to edit your content
2. You love graphics - lots of graphics
3. Pages short on copy
4. You change your content a lot.
5. You want to wait on the redesign
6. You can't stand the thought of your page titles changing.
7. You're not willing to address other business problems.

SEO consultants can get you traffic, but they can't make your Web site more user friendly unless you let them"

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