Comments on: Newsflash: You’re Damn Right It’s a Popularity Contest

By: Upright

Upright — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:52:34 +0000

Good points made. In order to be successful at this, I think it’s important that people stop giving “popularity contest” the negative connotation that it had when you were in high school. Start thinking of it as a positive because SEO really is about who is popular… who is number 1. Like you said, that’s why they call it link “popularity”.

By: Thomas Rosenstand

Thomas Rosenstand — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:23:34 +0000

Well spoken – no fuzzing around. i like it – and it is the truth! Personnal ego rocks! ;-)

By: lucia

lucia — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:34:32 +0000

Gosh, I got Sphinned. I guess that’s because I’m so well known? :)

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:05:25 +0000

You’re great Rae! More power to you.

By: seoz87

seoz87 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:50:42 +0000

hahaha

you are so rit.

Its personnel ego more tan business especially if u have a blog where u post SEO TIPS. ;)

By: joshua strebel

joshua strebel — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:30:52 +0000

I have to take issue with you including our post in your list as “whinny”. It takes a valid and well structured look at sphinn.com, and she (our seo team member) comes to the same conclusion as you.

I ask to read read it before you label it. Thanks.

By: Scott Hendison

Scott Hendison — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:26:19 +0000

I heard you speak first doing site reviews at Pubcon ‘06 in Vegas, and thought, wow, that b* knows her s*.

You’ve not disappointed since, and I LOVED this post – it really needed to be said.

Like Steve commented above – If you don’t like to compete, then why be in the business? DUH!

By: Halfdeck

Halfdeck — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:32:44 +0000

Adapt or die. It’s that simple.

By: knox

knox — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:24:26 +0000

Found you through Steve Mertz writing about “women of seo”. I like you writing style – you’re harsh but true, i love it.

By: DonB

DonB — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:51:26 +0000

It’s an indication of how small this industry really is, that people whine that they haven’t become well-known in the industry! Most multi-billion-dollar industries are ruled by huge corporations full of suits, making it nearly impossible for one-man-shows and small consulting firms to acquire and maintain thought-leadership. The SEM industry is not at all typical in this regard.

Great point, Rae – and Todd – about how the SEO people with high profiles have expended a lot of energy and effort to get there. But I don’t see a “no entry” door barring anyone else from joining the “cool kids.” Just follow GrayWolf’s advice.