Comments on: SEO can be automated!

By: 中井鋼業

中井鋼業 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:15:00 +0000

I thing SEO can’t be automated.
SEO is changing rapidly.

By: Buy links

Buy links — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:57:14 +0000

I agree that SEO can’t be automated, sending automated link exchange requests are considered spamming. Also, I tried and used many SEO tools that was helping me on certain tasks. I don’t believe that one tool can bring a top 10 ranking 100% on his own.

By: Manual Directory Submission Service

Manual Directory Submission Service — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:03:03 +0000

SEO can not be automated.

Reason? Because If it is automated, it will become SPAM instead of SEO and If every body use the same automated process to do seo, every body should get exact same ranking position which can not be practically possible.

Regards
Padhamanabha Sharma
Directory Maximizer

By: mos

mos — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:18:40 +0000

mmm..
I thought it is impossible to automate SEO.
But your issue is very persuasive.
I have to change my mind.

By: Hamlet Batista

Hamlet Batista — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:39:55 +0000

Darren - I’m glad you are doing so well. As you see, sooner or later as SEOs we face scalability problems

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:49:15 +0000

Hi - sorry for the delay in replying - I’ve been away on a break (wifes birthday).

Right now I am faced with an overwhelming response of request for service (which is a nice position to be in).
I manage my time carefully, give extremely realistic timeframes and ask that new clients are very patient whilst waiting.

The only way to scale would be to recruit staff (something in the offing) or as you say automate some of the SEO (which is fine if its just some of the mundane tasks)…

Darren

By: SEO Can NOT Be Automated

SEO Can NOT Be Automated — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:26:02 +0000

Phooey … I asked the question before Loren, but just cuz I’m not a-list, he gets all the credit. See here:
http://seoroi.com/seo-faq/can-seo-be-automated/

By: Hamlet Batista

Hamlet Batista — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:11:45 +0000

Jab - Thanks for your comment. I will write a detailed post about SEO automation. Stay tuned.

By: Jab

Jab — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:58:27 +0000

Why don`t you explain how SEO can be automated? It would be very interesting to see an automation in linkbuilding and Keywordresearch.

Of course…a couple of plugins for rewriting and Tagging is not automated SEO.

By: Hamlet Batista

Hamlet Batista — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:03:33 +0000

… partially

I bet you did not read the first line of the post

By: Noobliminal

Noobliminal — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:00:35 +0000

SEO can be automated but it can also be a little too CPU Intensive.

By: SEO Can NOT Be Automated

SEO Can NOT Be Automated — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:07:29 +0000

You didn’t explain how or give examples of how it can be automated. I’m unconvinced, with all due respect. Incidentally, you may care to know that I wrote on this a few days ago:
Can SEO be automated?

By: Hamlet Batista

Hamlet Batista — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:34:10 +0000

…how would they derive competitive advantage?

Good one, Jez

By: Jez

Jez — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:04:56 +0000

Many say it is as simple as writing great content and attracting links

I cannot count the number of times I have read this, far more than I have read great content thats for sure! To write good viral content you really have to have the aptitude for it, it is easier said than done.

Can SEO be automated

If everyone were to rely on a handful of automating products, how would they derive competitive advantage?

By: David Hopkins

David Hopkins — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:59:23 +0000

As a web developer (primiarily) I see a lot of the people you mention who have a web site built and then it doesn’t bring them anything because they have a new domain and a handful of links. I’m sure Hamlet or someone else mentioned before that most companies/people think SEO is a quick drug to be injected into their website for a few notes. I was once asked how much it would cost and how long it would take to put a website with not a single incoming link on pages one of Google for over 23,000 towns. I guess this kind of illogical thinking could be explained by the fast nature of the western world?

On the automated front, I think you are more or less right. You cannot have all your SEO done mechanicaly. Although individual aspects can be handled almost entierly by software: link exchange, spammy emails, Digg spammers etc.

By: Hamlet Batista

Hamlet Batista — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:47:18 +0000

Darren - Thanks for your comment. I believe what you say about your services, however companies like yours are far and few. Definitely not as many are needed to serve the increasing demand.

How will you scale when faced with an overwhelming number of customer requests for service?

I honestly think that the goal of SEO packages must be to help us ease the load of work and be more efficient and profitable.

By: Darren Moloney

Darren Moloney — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:28:03 +0000

we have reputable companies that do get results but the price per hour is no way near the budget of a small business owner

I get reputable results for my clients every time and for an affordable amount, though as an SEO consultant and practitioner I’ve found that there are plenty of companies who carry out web optimisation for stupidly high prices and others that do it for pathetically low rates… there just doesn’t seem to be much of a middle ground in this arena which makes it harder for everyone.

I still find many companies in the UK just don’t want to pay up for a fair, reasonable rate for SEO services because they have made the mistake of having the site built first without due regard to SEO. They then see that SEO is just an additonal COST rather than a worthwhile investment.

I still don’t think that Automated SEO can be as intuitive and creative as Human SEO….