In the last post, I showcased two of the most annoying SEO myths – at least in my mind. I am not quite done yet! If you enjoyed being annoyed at those myths, then here is more for you to read.

Annoying myth #3: All you need is one huge burst of effort and you’re done.
This kind of attitude irks me and I am not only talking about SEO. You know those people who, when starting a project, are so into it? They put everything they have into the project and then after some time, they suddenly seem to have lost all their interest. This is the kind of attitude that some people have towards SEO. They think that you only have to exert effort for a limited period of time in the beginning and that once you have gotten the results you want, you can stop and sit on your laurels. FALSE. Try doing that and see what happens to your SERPs in the long run!

Annoying myth #4: You HAVE to submit to search engines.
This is annoying only because I keep seeing ads about submitting to thousands of search engines. It is even more annoying because they want you to pay for the submission. I guess there is some basis to this myth because it used to be that you really had to submit to search engines. These days, though, you do not have to do this. I did not submit my personal blog to Google or any other major search engine but I can find my blog using some keywords.

3 Comments to "More SEO Myths That Annoy The Heck Out Of Me"

  • Hardest Game said: On 11/27/2008 at 1:02 am

    I totally agree!
    People who believe in those myths really gives me the s**ts.

  • virtual millenium said: On 11/30/2008 at 3:07 am

    I totally agree with you, specially on the 4th myth, because sooner or later search engines find any content on the net, My blog is already indexed and I still get emails trying to sell me search engines submitters.

  • Alex Morris said: On 12/09/2008 at 3:09 pm

    Good post. I really enjoy reading your BLOg. In the legal industry my clients are bombarded with sensless and expensive SEO proposals. Whether it be link farms, paid google maps inclusion, or the search engine submission myth you so eloquently describe here. Keep up the good work.

    -Alex

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