68581 13 3 econsultancy_xml <p>My blog uses nofollow in the comments links but I'm quite sure that Google devalues blog comments links even if they don't use nofollow.<br /><br />This started me thinking about all the other SEO strategies that are almost useless but that are still widely practised around the world:</p> <ul> <li>Mass directory submission</li> <li>Bulk article submission</li> <li>Forum signature links</li> <li>Comment spam</li> <li>Link exchange requests</li> </ul> Of course sometimes these techniques *might* give some results but the way that they are generally approached makes the chance of any ranking improvement almost zero.<br /><br />Why does it seem to take so long for people to realise that these methods are no longer working? <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>My blog uses nofollow in the comments links but I'm quite sure that Google devalues blog comments links even if they don't use nofollow.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />This started me thinking about all the other SEO strategies that are almost useless but that are still widely practised around the world:</Paragraph> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem>Mass directory submission</ListItem> <ListItem>Bulk article submission</ListItem> <ListItem>Forum signature links</ListItem> <ListItem>Comment spam</ListItem> <ListItem>Link exchange requests</ListItem> </List> Of course sometimes these techniques *might* give some results but the way that they are generally approached makes the chance of any ranking improvement almost zero.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Why does it seem to take so long for people to realise that these methods are no longer working?</FormattedContent> 2008-02-26T13:02:00+00:00 12 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>While sorting through some comment spam today I found that one UK printing company had been dropping spam comments on my blog.</strong> </p> <p>This sort of behaviour always strikes me as strange because surely any SEO company knows that links from blog comments are worthless? </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>While sorting through some comment spam today I found that one UK printing company had been dropping spam comments on my blog.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This sort of behaviour always strikes me as strange because surely any SEO company knows that links from blog comments are worthless? </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2207 <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide">SEO Best Practice Guide</a></strong>, a comprehensive report about search engine optimization written by Dr Dave Chaffey which has been described as the 'SEO Bible'. We have also published a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-search-engine-optimisation-seo-business-case">business case</a></strong> for SEO and a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-seo-request-for-proposal-rfp">Request for Proposal template file</a></strong> for those looking to hire an SEO agency.</p> <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide">SEO Best Practice Guide</a></strong>, a comprehensive report about search engine optimization written by Dr Dave Chaffey which has been described as the 'SEO Bible'. We have also published a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-search-engine-optimisation-seo-business-case">business case</a></strong> for SEO and a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/sem-seo-request-for-proposal-rfp">Request for Proposal template file</a></strong> for those looking to hire an SEO agency.</p> 365131 Common but pointless SEO tactics false 2008-02-26T13:47:00+00:00 common-but-pointless-seo-tactics 2009-04-29T21:50:49+01:00 2009-10-13T09:32:18+01:00 389