Comments on: Interview: Mike Grehan, World Traveler & Global SEO http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/ Grow your business with TopRank Online Marketing tips, articles, & expert information on social media, content marketing & search engine marketing. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cossacks Breaking News » Mike Grehan on SEO Reform http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-267479 Cossacks Breaking News » Mike Grehan on SEO Reform Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:41:11 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-267479 [...] at Lee Oddens «www.toprankblog.com», «clickz.com», «www.bruceclay.com» VP International Business [...] [...] at Lee Oddens «www.toprankblog.com», «clickz.com», «www.bruceclay.com» VP International Business [...]

]]> By: This Week In SEO - 8/17/07 - TheVanBlog http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-185989 This Week In SEO - 8/17/07 - TheVanBlog Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:34:55 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-185989 [...] Interview: Mike Grehan, World Traveler & Global SEO [...] [...] Interview: Mike Grehan, World Traveler & Global SEO [...]

]]> By: Digital Marketing Blog | Cybercom, The Digital Marketing People » Blog Archive » Interview with Mike Grehan http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184896 Digital Marketing Blog | Cybercom, The Digital Marketing People » Blog Archive » Interview with Mike Grehan Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:47:28 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184896 [...] He was recently interviewed by the TopRank Online Marketing Blog in the States - check out what he had to say here. 16 August 2007 [...] [...] He was recently interviewed by the TopRank Online Marketing Blog in the States – check out what he had to say here. 16 August 2007 [...]

]]> By: g1smd http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184550 g1smd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:31:05 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184550 Hmm. Some commenters here like living dangerously. Hmm. Some commenters here like living dangerously.

]]> By: Joseph Morin http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184087 Joseph Morin Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:08:22 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-184087 "I started looking around for freelancers and subcontractors to work with me on specific accounts. It was then that I realized just how much of a skills shortage there is in the industry. In particular, trying to find people who have had big site SEO experience (sites with more than a million pages) and also those who can work internationally and deal with cultural differences as well as everything else." Funny Mike - But I never got that call. ;) Next time - I'm sneaking the live green chili onto your plate at dinner... “I started looking around for freelancers and subcontractors to work with me on specific accounts. It was then that I realized just how much of a skills shortage there is in the industry.

In particular, trying to find people who have had big site SEO experience (sites with more than a million pages) and also those who can work internationally and deal with cultural differences as well as everything else.”

Funny Mike – But I never got that call. ;)

Next time – I’m sneaking the live green chili onto your plate at dinner…

]]> By: Brian Carter http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183769 Brian Carter Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:24:42 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183769 100% true… And what's more: 1999??? The SEO that worked for me in 2005 was much better than 1999, which seemed simplistic and archaic then. And then I learned the hard way not to over-optimize. I got into AdWords consulting, but now with rising CPC's, that also is more difficult. Certain industries are impenetrable, and more and more I find clients who simply don't have the conversion rates to profit with AdWords. Which is what has led me to finally try to understand persuasion architecture, personas, etc. My current project is combining those with multivariate testing. Back to SEO, I've experimented with many of the Web 2.0 sites and applications looking for good traffic options, and find about 90% of them to be a waste of time. For the most part, my SEO is cautious- I think being a good SEOptimizer is just as much about what NOT to do- what used to be a good idea but isn't, or what seems spammy and you can guess Google wouldn't like it and will figure out how to penalize you for it later... don't do it. 100% true… And what’s more: 1999??? The SEO that worked for me in 2005 was much better than 1999, which seemed simplistic and archaic then. And then I learned the hard way not to over-optimize.

I got into AdWords consulting, but now with rising CPC’s, that also is more difficult. Certain industries are impenetrable, and more and more I find clients who simply don’t have the conversion rates to profit with AdWords.

Which is what has led me to finally try to understand persuasion architecture, personas, etc. My current project is combining those with multivariate testing.

Back to SEO, I’ve experimented with many of the Web 2.0 sites and applications looking for good traffic options, and find about 90% of them to be a waste of time.

For the most part, my SEO is cautious- I think being a good SEOptimizer is just as much about what NOT to do- what used to be a good idea but isn’t, or what seems spammy and you can guess Google wouldn’t like it and will figure out how to penalize you for it later… don’t do it.

]]> By: paisley http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183608 paisley Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:01:18 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183608 first congrats on the bruce clay gig, he and danny sullivan are the two people that seem to have been here from the beginning.. as opposed to.. "The entry level into SEO is not very high. Just spend a grand on some tools such as rank checkers, back link checkers, keyword density analyzers etc. And even if you’ve only been in the business for five minutes, start throwing those terms around in front of an uninformed client, then tell him you’re an SEO Guru. He’ll believe you." - and then send spam to everyone trying to trade links... FYI.. Links are on their way out.. just pulled a first in Google for a rather large SEO term and several of the variations... -no link trading -no sitemap The world is being overrun by PPC idiots and I for one am happy about it. Organic SEO seems to be something that people will never understand, and it seems like you nor myself will be expalining it in complete detail anytime soon.. again congrats and good luck! -paisley amoeba first congrats on the bruce clay gig, he and danny sullivan are the two people that seem to have been here from the beginning..

as opposed to..

“The entry level into SEO is not very high. Just spend a grand on some tools such as rank checkers, back link checkers, keyword density analyzers etc. And even if you’ve only been in the business for five minutes, start throwing those terms around in front of an uninformed client, then tell him you’re an SEO Guru. He’ll believe you.”

- and then send spam to everyone trying to trade links…

FYI.. Links are on their way out..
just pulled a first in Google for a rather large SEO term and several of the variations…

-no link trading
-no sitemap

The world is being overrun by PPC idiots and I for one am happy about it. Organic SEO seems to be something that people will never understand, and it seems like you nor myself will be expalining it in complete detail anytime soon..

again congrats and good luck!

-paisley amoeba

]]> By: Mike Grehan on SEO Reform http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183590 Mike Grehan on SEO Reform Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:45:10 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183590 [...] Over at Lee Odden's Online Marketing Blog, ClickZ columnist, Bruce Clay VP International Business Development, and SEO thought-leader/soothsayer-of-doom Mike Grehan laments the lack of shared vision among marketers and SEO "geeks". This is still a rising medium with a long way to go. An emerging industry with, seemingly, a lot of people who can’t deal very well with change. Just when they’ve set their stall up to sell one thing, the search engines get a little more clever with information retrieval techniques and then their optimization methods become less effective. But because they’ve invested time (and money, probably) into developing a system that seems plausible, they’ll carry on selling it. And if that’s the case, the last thing they want to hear is someone like me saying in public that we’ve moved on a tad since SEO circa 1999. [...] [...] Over at Lee Odden's Online Marketing Blog, ClickZ columnist, Bruce Clay VP International Business Development, and SEO thought-leader/soothsayer-of-doom Mike Grehan laments the lack of shared vision among marketers and SEO "geeks". This is still a rising medium with a long way to go. An emerging industry with, seemingly, a lot of people who can’t deal very well with change. Just when they’ve set their stall up to sell one thing, the search engines get a little more clever with information retrieval techniques and then their optimization methods become less effective. But because they’ve invested time (and money, probably) into developing a system that seems plausible, they’ll carry on selling it. And if that’s the case, the last thing they want to hear is someone like me saying in public that we’ve moved on a tad since SEO circa 1999. [...]

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183227 Lee Odden Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:26:15 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183227 Hey Mike, the round is definitely on me. :) Hey Mike, the round is definitely on me. :)

]]> By: Sajjid Manuel http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183221 Sajjid Manuel Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:09:28 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/08/interview-mike-grehan-world-traveler-global-seo/#comment-183221 Hello Mike, Off late I've been thinking whether SEO is really necessary. I mean to get into the first 10 spots? Advertising is solving this issue don't you think? Best Regards, Sajjid Manuel Hello Mike,

Off late I’ve been thinking whether SEO is really necessary.

I mean to get into the first 10 spots?

Advertising is solving this issue don’t you think?

Best Regards,

Sajjid Manuel

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