By: Rhea Drysdale
I cannot believe we forget about that one! Quick explanation for anyone terrified by this… a “hand job” is Google manually editing something on your site or a business listing, typically with a...
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Todd – I’m all for the colorful…but behind closed doors. I guess one of my points in this article is that there are very few truly “closed doors” to talk behind as an SEO professional. Anything that we...
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Ryan….yeah. The fact that the sentence makes sense says something indeed. :) I’m impressed that you came up with it!
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Justin, glad you liked it – but I don’t really think *everyone* would unfriend you….Regardless, thanks for sharing!
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Rob, I agree! It’s not like I don’t see marketing terms being used in the industry, I see it every day, but that also makes the more cringe-worthy terms stick out like a sore thumb. I look forward to...
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Falcao, that’s great! Give a shout when you publish the Spanish version!
View ArticleBy: Amanda King
Thanks Wil! Like you said, it’s all about the framing, and as an industry, we have the capability to re-frame SEO. :)
View ArticleBy: Matt A.
Agree with all of your suggestions. At least to outsiders. Every industry has their own terminology – the best users of it are the ones who don’t use it with people who have no clue what you’re talking...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Pete
…and a “blog” is already short for “web log”, so wouldn’t spam web log be “spwelog” or something? My head hurts.
View ArticleBy: Chris Pantages
“Link Juice” is by far the worst, especially since it only makes sense to other SEO’s. I have always used the terms “authority metrics” or “link weight” to describe links to clients.
View ArticleBy: Doc Sheldon
Nice, Amanda- There a couple in there that make me cringe, too (particularly hats!), especially when I see them used outside of SEO circles. Every niche has some slang terms, but I agree, if we want to...
View ArticleBy: Pramod Kumar
Definitely needs to be shared, however because of the phrases link condoms, link love, hand job (in the comment) it’s not possible :)
View ArticleBy: Zachary
You should’ve said “happy ending” instead of favorable outcome :-) I can’t believe I just said that – I feel dirty now too… Oh well. The post was great, agree on all points!
View ArticleBy: Greg
This article made me smile as it highlights the fact that our industry continues to evolve into a standard business practice. I agree that speaking like a professional will speed up the trek to being...
View ArticleBy: Amanda King
Greg, thanks for your thoughts! I appreciate your more nuanced take on “linkerati” – it’s true enough, and I agree!
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