Comments on: SEO folks vs Domain Folks http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-04/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks/ Frank Schilling's Official Blog Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: marcia lynn http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-04/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 marcia lynn Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:53:13 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/04/24/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks.html#comment-1566 Franky, I'm glad to see dialogue between you and Aaron. Direct Navigation and SEO are so fundamentally different that, traditionally, a person involved in one industry had no concept or understanding of the other. One versed in SEO believes that if a site isn't at the top of organic search results, it doesn't receives qualified visitors. One versed in Direct Navigation believes that placement at the top of organic search results is temporary and not within the site owner's control. I experienced the deep rift between these two industries a few years ago when one of our websites dropped from page 1 results. I didn't notice it for at least 9 months, as we were too busy acquiring more names and developing sites. We found out later that when that site fell in the results, a local webmaster literally *stated* on her website that our business was gone, that we were finished! I couldn't believe it when I read that -- thinking, how in world can someone think that ONE website's placement would shut down a business? Then I realized... she had no concept of direct navigation or that traffic and income can be spread across thousands of sites, not one or two or ten. And they don't depend on traffic from an engine. Hopefully, dialogues like the one between you and Aaron will continue and help bridge the chasm of misunderstanding. :) marcia lynn Franky, I’m glad to see dialogue between you and Aaron.

Direct Navigation and SEO are so fundamentally different that, traditionally, a person involved in one industry had no concept or understanding of the other.

One versed in SEO believes that if a site isn’t at the top of organic search results, it doesn’t receives qualified visitors.

One versed in Direct Navigation believes that placement at the top of organic search results is temporary and not within the site owner’s control.

I experienced the deep rift between these two industries a few years ago when one of our websites dropped from page 1 results. I didn’t notice it for at least 9 months, as we were too busy acquiring more names and developing sites.

We found out later that when that site fell in the results, a local webmaster literally *stated* on her website that our business was gone, that we were finished! I couldn’t believe it when I read that — thinking, how in world can someone think that ONE website’s placement would shut down a business?

Then I realized… she had no concept of direct navigation or that traffic and income can be spread across thousands of sites, not one or two or ten. And they don’t depend on traffic from an engine.

Hopefully, dialogues like the one between you and Aaron will continue and help bridge the chasm of misunderstanding.
:)
marcia lynn

]]> By: David Wrixon (aka Rubber Duck) http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-04/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-1565 David Wrixon (aka Rubber Duck) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:22:37 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/04/24/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks.html#comment-1565 One day Google will wake up to the fact that one of the biggest determinants of whether there is likely to be useful content is the domain extension. A lot of alternate extension are rarely used for much else other than Adsense sites. It would seem inevitable that extension should be ranked according to content quality, which would make dot com a massive SEO driver. ***FS*** I think the engines may look past domains at some point when they start looking deeper at specific content and how its displayed. But ultimately .com 'still' plays into human behavior in the form of fulfilling aspiration to be a part of the 'domain-club' .. Then again we could both be wrong. Will be need to be a part of the eveolution .. regardless of the outcome. One day Google will wake up to the fact that one of the biggest determinants of whether there is likely to be useful content is the domain extension. A lot of alternate extension are rarely used for much else other than Adsense sites.

It would seem inevitable that extension should be ranked according to content quality, which would make dot com a massive SEO driver.

***FS*** I think the engines may look past domains at some point when they start looking deeper at specific content and how its displayed. But ultimately .com ‘still’ plays into human behavior in the form of fulfilling aspiration to be a part of the ‘domain-club’ .. Then again we could both be wrong. Will be need to be a part of the eveolution .. regardless of the outcome.

]]> By: stuntdubl http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-04/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 stuntdubl Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:16:06 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/04/24/seo-folks-vs-domain-folks.html#comment-1564 The real sharp folks are playing somewhere in between. Domainers are learning they can partner with good SEO's project managers, and get the best of both worlds, and improve their monetization strategies. There is a bit of head butting between the two, but together domainers and SEO's (if they can get by the overwhelming inherent laziness) make a pretty good team. Nice perspective on the thought process from the respective points of view. ***FS*** Thanks .. you too. The real sharp folks are playing somewhere in between. Domainers are learning they can partner with good SEO’s project managers, and get the best of both worlds, and improve their monetization strategies.

There is a bit of head butting between the two, but together domainers and SEO’s (if they can get by the overwhelming inherent laziness) make a pretty good team.

Nice perspective on the thought process from the respective points of view.

***FS*** Thanks .. you too.

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