Comments on: SEO Bitchfest

By: What ten months of blogging looks like

What ten months of blogging looks like — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:03:37 +0000

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By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:55:27 +0000

It would be interesting to know if any SEO blogger changes their blogging style after this.

My linking and reading policy on seo blogs are not based on whether they are popular or not but whether the blog has value. I have a finite amount of time and must manage it judiciously. The blogs I chose to use must be based on my business objectives rather than my predjudices.

By predjudices I mean there are people out there I don’t much care for but have valueble things to say on SEO. This doesn’t cover those who read this blog though, I love you all. ;)

By: robwatts

robwatts — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:06:03 +0000

Actually it made me laugh. The comments that followed too. Some were almsot bitchy!

I think he is wrong though. I read stuff cos its interesting. Different personalities put different slants and interpretations on things. Just because a few well knowners say or publish what most of us know already doesnt men the rest of us need to shut up. Feck, who gave them the crown of exclusivity? Zackly, no fecker, other than the people who read and found what they had to say interesting.

Its a populist world, say your piece and move on – if people like it, they’ll pop back, if they don’t they wont.

Nice post Lyndon

By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:03:49 +0000

Gotta agree with everyone on the reading too much side of things. Knowledge is power thought dont they say?

By: Zenny

Zenny — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:26:02 +0000

Interesting read here. At first I was like ’so, you’re down on blogging the latest current events’ (which is my forte w/ sarcastic salsa on the side)… then I see you’re looking for the original slant on things, not just regurgitated news and I was all like yippee (cause I can’t spell hallielula)… cause that’s the way I blogs the internets. (snark). I was dismayed I wasn’t on your reading list, but that’s ok, you just don’t know me yet!

By: Hawaii SEO

Hawaii SEO — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:58:00 +0000

I have problem #4 Read less blog more.
I read way too much as well.

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:47:07 +0000

Krup, I am in the same boat, only been blogging a few months. How many seo bloggers when they saw that video thought, “Oh no, I’m being slagged off.” But have come to the conclusion that he wasn’t blogging about me as I don’t do news.

I think the thing here is not to take it too seriously and if it makes you a better blogger then everyone wins. It’s easy to think someone is having a go, but at the end of the day we are all part of the community that is the SEO blogosphere and we all have something to say.

Where I agree with Michael is that we should say what we think and not worry about blogging generic news.

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:42:11 +0000

I think it’s great that people are video blogging counter arguements and Graywolf is posting them on his blog.

I love a good ding dong.

By: knupNET

knupNET — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:41:44 +0000

I’m one of the newbie SEO bloggers who has been around the business for years. Just never put anything into ‘words’ on a blog. I started up last month and have really enjoyed it so far. Reading posts like Graywolf’s only motivates me to try harder.

I enjoyed your post and was glad to see you point out that it was ‘all about the buzz’. Good work!

By: Halfdeck

Halfdeck — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:38:39 +0000

I bitched alot over there but at the end of the day, searchanway’s video response takes the cake:

http://blog.searchanyway.com/2007/03/keep_blogging_why_michael_gray.html

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:17:39 +0000

Yeah I watched it and got bored half way through. Don’t get me wrong, Barry is a great bloke, just not sure I want to watch him video cast too often.

The thing is this. Why do you think Graywolf videoblogged this? Was it to thwack the hornets nest that is the SEO blogoshpere with a large stick, or was it to present an academic, forensic thesis to add to the sum of human knowledge?

I think the former.

Look at the links he got from it, look at the comments made. Look at how people with commonalilty have been brought together.

I propose that what Graywolf actually said was not as important as the resulting whirlwind.

It’s all about creating buzz.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:09:30 +0000

I prefered Barry Schwartz’ response and think Michael could have it ‘toned down’ a bit. I’m not sure I agree that every SEO blogger should step away from the keyboard

(Check out Barry’s response if you havnt seen it)