Comments for seoblog.co.za http://www.seoblog.co.za Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Explained: The SEO Benefits of Pinterest by Few Africans use Pinterest outside of South Africa (for now) » oAfrica http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/explained-the-seo-benefits-of-pinterest#comment-3910 Few Africans use Pinterest outside of South Africa (for now) » oAfrica Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:35:27 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=2324#comment-3910 [...] by South Africans over the past 3 months. In fact, the South African blog Seoblog.co.za recently published an article explaining Pinterest. ConnectedAfrica (based in Accra, Ghana) shared a similar [...] [...] by South Africans over the past 3 months. In fact, the South African blog Seoblog.co.za recently published an article explaining Pinterest. ConnectedAfrica (based in Accra, Ghana) shared a similar [...]

]]> Comment on Explained: The SEO Benefits of Pinterest by Neil http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/explained-the-seo-benefits-of-pinterest#comment-3868 Neil Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:28:59 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=2324#comment-3868 Points noted Frank. Here's a good article I found that gives us more insight, although not local it does give us a better idea as to how to use Pinterest and it's demographics http://blog.kissmetrics.com/pinterest-marketing-tips/ Points noted Frank. Here’s a good article I found that gives us more insight, although not local it does give us a better idea as to how to use Pinterest and it’s demographics
http://blog.kissmetrics.com/pinterest-marketing-tips/

]]> Comment on Explained: The SEO Benefits of Pinterest by Frank Jefferson http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/explained-the-seo-benefits-of-pinterest#comment-3817 Frank Jefferson Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:54:56 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=2324#comment-3817 Neil its only been open to the public since August 2011 so how do you define 'a while now', secondly when Facebook launched and someone said "but this is just another of many marketing channels and a drain on company resources" they would have regretted it. I am sure that once South Africans wake up and see what they can do, the user base will grow. I agree that I wouldnt mind some stats and maybe seoblog has some. Neil its only been open to the public since August 2011 so how do you define ‘a while now’, secondly when Facebook launched and someone said “but this is just another of many marketing channels and a drain on company resources” they would have regretted it. I am sure that once South Africans wake up and see what they can do, the user base will grow. I agree that I wouldnt mind some stats and maybe seoblog has some.

]]> Comment on Explained: The SEO Benefits of Pinterest by Neil http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/explained-the-seo-benefits-of-pinterest#comment-3807 Neil Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:51 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=2324#comment-3807 we've been thinking of using Pinterest in the fashion and retail industry for awhile now. Do you have any stats of how many users there are in South Africa using Pinterest? It's all very well that their stats are high globally but this is just another of many marketing channels and a drain on company resources. South African figures would be great to see so south african businesses can see real value in and not only SEO value. we’ve been thinking of using Pinterest in the fashion and retail industry for awhile now. Do you have any stats of how many users there are in South Africa using Pinterest? It’s all very well that their stats are high globally but this is just another of many marketing channels and a drain on company resources. South African figures would be great to see so south african businesses can see real value in and not only SEO value.

]]> Comment on Social Media Crimes Brands Should Not Commit! by Deril http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/social-media-crimes-brands-should-not-commit#comment-3786 Deril Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:43 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=2280#comment-3786 It all about social media these days. if you are not on then you are in big trouble It all about social media these days. if you are not on then you are in big trouble

]]> Comment on Top SEO companies in South Africa ranked by Bryan Casson http://www.seoblog.co.za/seo/top-seo-companies-in-south-africa-ranked#comment-3766 Bryan Casson Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:22:25 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=755#comment-3766 Good point Neil, results are out that localised (Universal) search is an important part of SEO and should always be considered as a ranking factor (actually more clicked that #1 #2 & #3). This factor will change your results drastically. Being found under "SEO" when searching from Johannesburg gives me highly targeted leads far more valuable to me than an organic listing. This would mean you would have to do the test again per location to get some nice stats Good point Neil, results are out that localised (Universal) search is an important part of SEO and should always be considered as a ranking factor (actually more clicked that #1 #2 & #3). This factor will change your results drastically. Being found under “SEO” when searching from Johannesburg gives me highly targeted leads far more valuable to me than an organic listing. This would mean you would have to do the test again per location to get some nice stats

]]> Comment on Top SEO companies in South Africa ranked by Bryan Casson http://www.seoblog.co.za/seo/top-seo-companies-in-south-africa-ranked#comment-3765 Bryan Casson Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:10:15 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=755#comment-3765 So when you guys going to do "Top SEO Expert/Specialist/Guru in South Africa" . Google has a clear winner for than one.... SEO Expert, SEO Specialist, SEO Guru, SEO Professional, SEO individual :) :) .... there is only one SEO Cowboy So when you guys going to do “Top SEO Expert/Specialist/Guru in South Africa” . Google has a clear winner for than one…. SEO Expert, SEO Specialist, SEO Guru, SEO Professional, SEO individual :) :) …. there is only one SEO Cowboy

]]> Comment on Top SEO companies in South Africa ranked by Neil http://www.seoblog.co.za/seo/top-seo-companies-in-south-africa-ranked#comment-3607 Neil Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:47:45 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=755#comment-3607 After taking myself back from this article and seeing now that the heated debate has cooled down.. Kudos to the writer for getting such great responses! I'd have to say though that the ratings are not entirely accurate. If you want to see who are the best SEO companies, then just type in "SEO" in google.co.za. The problem here though is depending on where in the country you are searching from, you are going get localised search results pertinent to your location (google maps), which are much more focused and give better return on investment. These set of results don't focus only on SEO but also on many other keywords, which a SEO company might not be focusing on i.e. internet marketing, ppc, pay per click etc etc Also.. SEO compared to search engine optimisation is rated 10 to 1 according to google insights, hardly anyone searches for that long archaic ...... yet the article is headed "top SEO company". Also notice that only 2 of the companies are in the top 5 for "SEO" and "SEO Companies". In my OPINION the two most important keywords for this article. I'd rather have a company rank 1st only for "SEO" than be 10th for all of those keywords. We've heard many times don't focus on rankings but rather traffic and lead generation. Rankings are good but definitely not the be and end all of SEO because of personlised search becoming more prevalent. Sorry Darren, not best research but great article in terms of discussion. Well done! If you wanted debate, you got it :) After taking myself back from this article and seeing now that the heated debate has cooled down.. Kudos to the writer for getting such great responses!

I’d have to say though that the ratings are not entirely accurate. If you want to see who are the best SEO companies, then just type in “SEO” in google.co.za. The problem here though is depending on where in the country you are searching from, you are going get localised search results pertinent to your location (google maps), which are much more focused and give better return on investment.

These set of results don’t focus only on SEO but also on many other keywords, which a SEO company might not be focusing on i.e. internet marketing, ppc, pay per click etc etc Also.. SEO compared to search engine optimisation is rated 10 to 1 according to google insights, hardly anyone searches for that long archaic …… yet the article is headed “top SEO company”.

Also notice that only 2 of the companies are in the top 5 for “SEO” and “SEO Companies”. In my OPINION the two most important keywords for this article.

I’d rather have a company rank 1st only for “SEO” than be 10th for all of those keywords.

We’ve heard many times don’t focus on rankings but rather traffic and lead generation. Rankings are good but definitely not the be and end all of SEO because of personlised search becoming more prevalent.

Sorry Darren, not best research but great article in terms of discussion. Well done! If you wanted debate, you got it :)

]]> Comment on Optimising Your Content for Social Media Sharing by Kiran http://www.seoblog.co.za/social-media/optimising-your-content-for-social-media-sharing#comment-3589 Kiran Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:39 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=1635#comment-3589 Many people fail when they need to bring out the fresh and original content. With so much Google and other search engines doing to clean out the mess, many people are still busy copying contents. Many people fail when they need to bring out the fresh and original content. With so much Google and other search engines doing to clean out the mess, many people are still busy copying contents.

]]> Comment on 5 Reasons Why SEO Campaigns Fail by Kiran http://www.seoblog.co.za/seo/5-reasons-why-seo-campaigns-fail#comment-3588 Kiran Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:58:22 +0000 http://www.seoblog.co.za/?p=1843#comment-3588 Even the absence of proper use of social media can sometimes lead to failure. Social media is crucial and well implemented can double the effort. Even the absence of proper use of social media can sometimes lead to failure. Social media is crucial and well implemented can double the effort.

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