Comments on: Why I Currently Avoid SEO Forums like the Plague http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/ The highly acclaimed and controversial Internet Entrepreur Dean Hunt shares his off-beat views on success, marketing, personal development and some wacky humour. Why? Because everyone is entitled to his opinion Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:55:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: seonewbieJay http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-48145 seonewbieJay Sun, 25 Nov 2007 06:25:43 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-48145 To get high rankings in Yahoo and MSN is all about links? I can get ranked easier in Google with links, but the other two I have no clue. To get high rankings in Yahoo and MSN is all about links? I can get ranked easier in Google with links,
but the other two I have no clue.

]]> By: tamecrow http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-43108 tamecrow Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:33:31 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-43108 This is a very interesting perspective and a great analogy. I think the problem is that the very nature of SEO means that we're stuck with hypothesising and theorising whilst never being able to accurately prove anything. Due to the nature of the internet, there are far too many variables involved in order to be able to test anything accurately and completely. You're absolutely right - the ambiguous nature of forums and the varying opinions and theories within them can cause a problem but I really don't see any way of avoiding this. After spending a lot of time in the forums and speaking with different SEOs you will soon work out who you personally can and can't trust. It's a minefield, but that's why we love it :) This is a very interesting perspective and a great analogy. I think the problem is that the very nature of SEO means that we’re stuck with hypothesising and theorising whilst never being able to accurately prove anything. Due to the nature of the internet, there are far too many variables involved in order to be able to test anything accurately and completely.

You’re absolutely right - the ambiguous nature of forums and the varying opinions and theories within them can cause a problem but I really don’t see any way of avoiding this. After spending a lot of time in the forums and speaking with different SEOs you will soon work out who you personally can and can’t trust. It’s a minefield, but that’s why we love it :)

]]> By: Darko http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-42059 Darko Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:56:13 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-42059 It's kind of "dialectical thinking" and I've been trying hard to apply it for the whole month: Do not accept anything as an operating principle of your life (accept things, be open to new stuff but hole them to suspension) UNLESS you have a chance to TEST them and verify them by yourself. It's kind of thinking that is in the early ages, and Aristotel told that btw. It’s kind of “dialectical thinking” and I’ve been trying hard to apply it for the whole month:
Do not accept anything as an operating principle of your life (accept things, be open to new stuff but hole them to suspension) UNLESS you have a chance to TEST them and verify them by yourself.
It’s kind of thinking that is in the early ages, and Aristotel told that btw.

]]> By: Dean Hunt http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-41953 Dean Hunt Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:47:14 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-41953 Tom - Weird is my favourite type, it means it will be remembered. Chuck - I wanted to call it buzz, but ouldn't work in Spain. They can't physically do the Z sound. Tom - Weird is my favourite type, it means it will be remembered.

Chuck - I wanted to call it buzz, but ouldn’t work in Spain. They can’t physically do the Z sound.

]]> By: Chuck http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-41952 Chuck Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:42:36 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/why-i-currently-avoid-seo-forums-like-the-plague/#comment-41952 Hahaha You got your cold from that cold nosed wrinkle faced dog you should have named Buzz. Just call it doggie karma or doggone karma Hahaha You got your cold from that cold nosed wrinkle faced dog you should have named Buzz.

Just call it doggie karma or doggone karma

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