From the Distilled/ SEOmoz Conference

5 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT SEO

no really. don’t take it from me…

1. SOCIAL MEDIA IS SEO

back when people read newspapers

2. IT USED TO BE CALLED PR

PRINT MODEL

Editorial vs. Paid Advertising

ONLINE MODEL

and link bait is yummy

3. CONTENT IS KING

BACON…

FAKE-ON…

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GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT

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WHAT DO THEY WANT ?

• Infographic• Top Ten list• Checklist• Glossary• Video

that’s html speak for EMPHASIS on COMMON SENSE!

4. <EM>COMMON SENSE</EM>

BUT THAT CODE STUFF STILL MATTERS…

imagine using twitter without cotweet. gasp!

5. TOOLS HELP

SOME TOOLS TO EXPLORE

• Raven• Boolean Search Terms 101• SEOmoz Toolbar• Quora

SO, IF THERE WAS A PYRAMID…