Copywriter
08-01-2006, 06:50 PM
I had quite a strong rant in mind when I sat down here, but then I saw the "I'm Speechless" post by HHI Golf Guy and I have to admit it melted me.
I'm still going to say what I was going to say, though. :)
First, let me preface this post by saying that I have read advice here by Chief Tutor, HHI Golf Guy, Frobn and others. I respect these individuals highly and I believe they truly know what they're talking about. If you're new on this forum, I strongly recommend the advice that they offer. (You're lucky to be reading it! :) :) )
What I'm so frustrated with is all the propoganda and mixed messages out there in the world by people peddling services that are obviously rather... off, in some way or another.
It kills me in the line of my day job to listen to people who seem like they're slanting the truth to fit their own agenda or they're just spouting something they read somewhere on the Internet.
There is so much convoluted information available on the Internet. Part of my job for awhile now has been researching and creating community links pages for clients. I've learned something from the researching part of this job -- just because a website is on the first page of results for a particular query doesn't mean it's a valid resource.
Not long ago I wanted to look up doorway pages because they tell you not to use them on the Google webmaster guidelines and I didn't know what they were. I found pages in the top search results that offered advice as to why it is important to use them!
I keep hearing these ideas that hit me the wrong way.
I want to do it right!
Forgive my rambling. Thank you to everyone on this forum who takes the time to share their knowledge.
P.S. Okay, I think I forgot the punchline to this post. Which is: I've been spoiled by reading the information presented on the pages of this forum.
In my day-to-day job, I run into people spouting information as though it was gospel and it makes me shudder. I hate it when people peddle bad services just because it can be lucrative.
I'm still going to say what I was going to say, though. :)
First, let me preface this post by saying that I have read advice here by Chief Tutor, HHI Golf Guy, Frobn and others. I respect these individuals highly and I believe they truly know what they're talking about. If you're new on this forum, I strongly recommend the advice that they offer. (You're lucky to be reading it! :) :) )
What I'm so frustrated with is all the propoganda and mixed messages out there in the world by people peddling services that are obviously rather... off, in some way or another.
It kills me in the line of my day job to listen to people who seem like they're slanting the truth to fit their own agenda or they're just spouting something they read somewhere on the Internet.
There is so much convoluted information available on the Internet. Part of my job for awhile now has been researching and creating community links pages for clients. I've learned something from the researching part of this job -- just because a website is on the first page of results for a particular query doesn't mean it's a valid resource.
Not long ago I wanted to look up doorway pages because they tell you not to use them on the Google webmaster guidelines and I didn't know what they were. I found pages in the top search results that offered advice as to why it is important to use them!
I keep hearing these ideas that hit me the wrong way.
I want to do it right!
Forgive my rambling. Thank you to everyone on this forum who takes the time to share their knowledge.
P.S. Okay, I think I forgot the punchline to this post. Which is: I've been spoiled by reading the information presented on the pages of this forum.
In my day-to-day job, I run into people spouting information as though it was gospel and it makes me shudder. I hate it when people peddle bad services just because it can be lucrative.