Comments on: SEO Fast Start – 2009 Edition Released!

By: Dan Thies

Dan Thies — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:06:19 +0000

I'll have to check on those, thanks David!

By: Lochlin

Lochlin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:29:53 +0000

Hi Dan,

On the last page of SEO Fast Start the link to http://linkliberation.com is broken.

Thought I should let you know.

Cheers,

By: Will

Will — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:23:53 +0000

Agreed with a previous poster. This seofaststart is very good. I've applied the techniques with great results to my site.

I want to go a step futher. I want to sculp PR using php redirected affiliate links. Please can anyone help me on this matter, especially Dan Thies, if you have time. I don't konw if this areas has been clarified by google.

I have quite a few affiliate links on my site. It's a comparison site of sorts (no dodgey).

I wanted to use .htaccess a php redirect script and robbort.txt to hide my outbound affiliate links. Will this destroy my site if I use these methods or would this be considered acceptable.

Some help would really be appreciated.

By: Dan Thies

Dan Thies — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:19:28 +0000

No, it's paid inclusion – and they charge per click. Here's a link: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=yahoo+paid+inclusion

By: David

David — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:46:44 +0000

Another thing I wonder if you could clarify, on p. 18:
"Some search engines (like Yahoo) offer a “paid inclusion” program. Although you get no special advantage from using it, in terms of your site’s ranking, it does ensure that your site’s indexing is up to date. This isn’t necessarily a great deal, since it usually involves paying by the click for traffic you may have gotten anyway."

Are you referring to Yahoo PPC? Because later you say that for new websites you *always* pay the $299 fee for inclusion in Yahoo's directory.

By: David

David — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:10:36 +0000

Great ebook! I'm not new to SEO but I can see I have plenty to learn. Many thanks.

On p. 73, you mention the "info:URL search in Chapter 4" but Ch 4 does not say anything about that.

On p. 43, under the "Global Navigation/Interior Pages" heading, you say "do the following on all interior pages", but only one bullet point follows (and I don't fully understand the point itself).

A few other places like that where there seems to be incomplete information (don't recall pg numbers though).

Makes me wonder if some things were taken out of the manual?

By: Sandy Savos

Sandy Savos — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:18:35 +0000

G'day from Sydney, Australia.

I am 58, and looking at retirement, but with ''something to do". So, I decided to become a student of internet marketing, and embark on an Internet Marketing Center course on, um, er, internet marketing.

I have a website IN PROGRESS, and loving every minute of this "new world" exploration.

As a newbie, I have the distinction of "coming in cold" and not being tainted by wrong habits, which will waste my money and my time.

I am eternally grateful to David and his exceptional SEO manual, which I am reading for the second time.

Thank you so much for placing me on the right (and only) track with SEO. I have so much to learn, but I am learning the correct and HONEST way.

Sandman

By: shaunjudy

shaunjudy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:59:39 +0000

Hey Dan,
Thanks for all the info I love to read all the info you put out. I pretty much always learn something new after leaving your blog.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:38:43 +0000

Do you recommend Jerry West's "Google Best Practices" guide in addition to SEO Fast Start?

thanks

By: Joe Kohli

Joe Kohli — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:29:46 +0000

Dan,

I think you have great material here, and just posted a link on Twitter.