Why SEO doesn’t work
Most webmasters try to improve the rankings of thier sites in the search engines through what is called SEO. The most common form of SEO is buying links, trading links, social bookmarking, and writing unique content.
However, trying to optimize your site for the search engines by applying SEO is generally a waste of time and is ineffectual.
The reason why is that SEO invloves a linear solution to a non linear solution (search engines). Almost all search engines are non-linear systems have have VERY complex rules. SEO, on the other hand tends to involve brute force such as buying X links with Y PR and writing Z number of content pages. When you try to solve a multivariable, non linear problem using linear methods you innevitably fail. At best you can approxamate the solution of a non linear system via a linear process, but the results are lackluster. If you took calculus you learn how to approxamate the vlue of a complicated funtion through a tangent line. SEO is the equvalant of using a tangent line on Google.
Thats why SEO generally doesn’t work. People buy pricey high PR links expecting to see a significant rankings boost only to notice a negligible or nonexistent affect. They mistakingly assume that Google can be ’solved’ via a linear solution such as buying high PR links.
So is there light at the end of the tunnel? Unfortunately, no. If I knew the answer I wouldn’t tell you and I would be retired on a private island.
Dvorak wrong again (no surprise)
As as everyone probably already knows the famed technology pundit Dvorak wrote a blurb about how web 2.0 is a bubble due to pop one day. My analysis:
Dvorak is completely wrong here as he is wrong about most things. He is an old toad who has almost never made any correct predictions and cant form a single coherent piece of analysis and is probably exhibiting symptoms of early-onset Alzheimer’s.
For one, web 2.0 isn’t a bubble because in order for it to be a bubble it would have to draw in much more capital. The original web 2.0 bubble drew in BILLIONS of dollars from millions of investors. This included retail investor with etrade accounts to VC firms. This isn’t the case with web 2.0.
Second, most of the web 2.0 companies and all of the popular ones are 100% profitable and sustainable while bubbles are characterized by unsustainable business models. Facebook and Myspace draw hundreds of millions dollars in revenue and millions in profits.
In addition those sites (as well as all web 2.0 sites) have very little infrastructure. No warehouses or distribution centers as in the case of the ill fated webvan.com, pets.com and furniture.com. All that is need to run a web 2.0 company are a few programmers, a server, and some form of advertising. Thats it. Bubbles implode when revenues are unable to cover infrastructure costs , which isn’t the case.
In conclusion, Dvorak’s tirade should be taken with a gigantic grain of salt. His analysis and reasoning is completely flawed. In the years to come Dvorak influence in the industry will fade as he becomes irrelevant.
Iamned.com format
With the launch of my blog I am going to explain the format. My blog posts will fall under the following categories:
1. Dispelling Crap! Posts that fall under this category will dispel some of the more common misconceptions about various aspects of internet marketing. An example of such a post would be Why Social Bookmarking Is a Waste of Time
2. Blogger Noobs. In this section I will critique a blog posting from an internet marketing/entrepreneur type blog and explain why that post demonstrates noobishness and a lack of understanding of various aspects of internet marketing or SEO. Of all the sections this is probably my favorite.
3. Macro Industry News. In this category I will discuss various macro trends affecting internet. Sites that are commonly discussed in this section are Facebook, Myspace, Google, Youtube, and other various wellknown Web 2.0 type sites.
4. Micro, local forum news. This section covers various trends affecting the more popular internet marketing forums such as digitalpoint, sitepoint, wickedfire, and myspacepros to name a few.
5. Random. Posts in this section don’t fall in any of the aforementioned categories.
Welcome Iamned.com first post
Welcome to iamned.com, my first blog.
Brief introduction
My name isn’t really ned but it s C. H., a forumer and webamster. I currently run a cruddy myspace resource site that I’m looking to get off my hands called www.myspace-resource.info. That is my main site. In addition, I frequently post in the following forums:
digitalpoint
sitepoint
myspacepros
wickedfire (joined)
The goal of this blog is to discuss trends affecting internet marketing and development on a local and macro level or whatever is on my mind.
Without any further ado, I’ll begin with my second post which discusses the format of my blog.