Am I right?Debate is open..

Also, bookmarking may be an “archaic’ form of link building but in my experience and testing it’s more effective now as a viable white hat link building source post panda than it ever was circa 2006-2008. Just a rare post panda nugget from a very busy “non-industry expert”:-)

If a business owner asked you to blog more frequently or requested to meet you at the next big SEO conference and you turned him or her down with the following answer, “Sorry client, I’d love to attend or write more, but effectively and consistently bringing you positive ROI requires that we stay on top of all accounts and industry changes, however, we can discuss anything you hear at the conference at our next progress/update meeting along with changes and new opportunities we have found in the trenches while testing this month that we’ve found have increased another clients traffic and conversions by 16%”. I don’t think too many business owners would “fault” this answer or consider you less “qualified”, as a matter of fact, I’m quite sure it would eventually bring you more business, respect, and trust. A “great” SEO doesn’t even need to rely on SEO itself once established that you bring results and positive ROI as referrals alone will fill your pipeline quickly especially with the demand nowadays. One of the posters is snickering about another agencies rankings, chances are that agency doesn’t even care, an experienced SEO firm often only procures top rankings for testing purposes and ego. It’s not all glitz and glamour folks, it’s hard work and a real business and should be treated as such, with passion. There will always be business owners that fall for a “cheaper” provider or a higher priced “perceived expert” only to be disappointed. But do they learn from their mistakes?