Thursday, September 20, 2007

Lisa Barone of Bruceclay.com: You Can’t Automate Search Engine Optimization

A good post by Lisa Barone of Bruceclay.com. I agree you can use some automated tools to gather or parse information, but the thought of a company that automates SEO just doesn't wash with me. Without the "art", the human touch, its not the real deal and probably a bad investment for clients.
You Can’t Automate Search Engine Optimization

SEOMoz: What Makes a Good Web Directory, and Why Google Penalized Dozens of Bad Ones

This article by Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz is pretty interesting, I especially like the "Twelve Attributes of Obviously Manipulative Directories" list. Its a good guideline for looking over the quality of directories you are thinking of submitting your website to.
What Makes a Good Web Directory, and Why Google Penalized Dozens of Bad Ones