Comments on: Brits Don’t Understand Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

By: vidya

vidya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:32:00 +0000

You can not expect general public to understand SEO. But you surely expect them to think that search engines will have some mechanism to provide the results.

By: Robin van rijn

Robin van rijn — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:40:17 +0000

Interesting article. Re-tweeted!

By: Laura Godfrey

Laura Godfrey — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:30:50 +0000

I do not agree with this. SEO for anyone can be a challenging thing to understand, not just Brits. The basic principles / standards involved are enough to make you question why are you doing this to your website. I think that instead of penalising someone for not being able to know what they’re doing, there should be better resources and information for people with limited knowledge of SEO. I know a lot of people who work with computers / involved with coding websites and it is more common that they do not understand how SEO truly works.

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By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:25:12 +0000

I don’t think its just BRITS, i think it is the average public.. Now, if you were talking people in the web design/internet marketing world that dont know a think about SEO, THEN that would surprise me.. But I was just talking to my mom about the website I created for her, and she asked me how much to pay to be listed on the first page, i responded with the right answer, and she thought all along that #1 spot pays good money.. THat is probably close to the same with every other AMERICAN her age that is not involved in internet related businesses..

WHats the harm if AVERAGE JOE doesnt know that you put lots of hard work, time and effort into getting to #1, or you just paid $1500 to get there. They are STILL going to click mostly on the first page of google for their search..

I think this might just be a moot point. Its a point, but does it really mean anything?
JustBecause

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By: gabs

gabs — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:18:02 +0000

Its a good thing

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:10:59 +0000

This really is not a surprise to me. The average Joe on the street really does not need to know or understand how search engines rank Web pages. All they are concerned with is knowing how to use the search engine.

Likewise, with televisions, digital cameras, the Internet and cars for example, few people are actually concerned with the how and why.

Maybe it would have been more meaningful to survey marketing department staff and CEO’s at mid-sized corporations who rely on the Web for their business. These people should be aware of SEO and how it can benefit them.

By: Xurxo Vidal

Xurxo Vidal — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:29:20 +0000

Just goes to show how much awareness still needs to be brought to search marketing. A lot of people I know outside of the industry still ask me “Search Marketing – What’s that?”.

Any how many times have I heard the joke when I was still junior in the field and my title was “Paid Search Analyst” – Does that mean you are paid as opposed to an “Unpaid Search Analyst”. Haha what a riot!

By: MJ Ray

MJ Ray — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:48:58 +0000

Search engines could make it much clearer: label one set “paid links” and one set “Chosen by SEARCH-ENGINE-NAME-HERE”. But they won’t do that because people who pay for listings don’t like appearing to pay for listings to John Smith.

They could also link from besides the “Chosen by …” heading to how they rank sites, but such things seem to be TOP SEKRIT. Most search engines are basically opaque, so is it really surprising that the public don’t see them clearly?