Comments on: Definitions of Search Engine Optimization http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/10/05/definitions-of-search-engine-optimization/ Bart Gibby, Utah SEO Consultant Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:49:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave Bascom http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/10/05/definitions-of-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Dave Bascom Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:53:51 +0000 http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/10/05/definitions-of-search-engine-optimization/#comment-100 Great post, Bart. It's interesting how many different definitions of SEO there are out there. I've seen some purists argue that we shouldn't even call what we do search engine optimization because technically we're not "optimizing the search engines" rather we're optimizing our own sites. Then there are those who are ok with the term, but say it doesn't apply to links and other off-page factors, only the on-page type optimization (titles, headings, content, meta, etc). Of all these definitions, I think I like the one from MarketingProfs best. Concise, yet it includes all the major factors I consider a part of SEO. I think they do the best job of explaining a lot with only a few words. Great post, Bart. It’s interesting how many different definitions of SEO there are out there. I’ve seen some purists argue that we shouldn’t even call what we do search engine optimization because technically we’re not “optimizing the search engines” rather we’re optimizing our own sites. Then there are those who are ok with the term, but say it doesn’t apply to links and other off-page factors, only the on-page type optimization (titles, headings, content, meta, etc).

Of all these definitions, I think I like the one from MarketingProfs best. Concise, yet it includes all the major factors I consider a part of SEO. I think they do the best job of explaining a lot with only a few words.

]]> By: David Rogers http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/10/05/definitions-of-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-98 David Rogers Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:23:44 +0000 http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/10/05/definitions-of-search-engine-optimization/#comment-98 The second to last one got me thinking (Website Optimization). We are not "optimizing" search engines rather websites to be found by people searching using search engines as a tool. SEO is therefore a misnomer... The second to last one got me thinking (Website Optimization). We are not “optimizing” search engines rather websites to be found by people searching using search engines as a tool. SEO is therefore a misnomer…

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