SEO vs farmers

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by miz_wright

This is an interesting article.

What say you?

For years, people have been talking about the death of the affiliate market, and I have to say: Google looks like it's making major efforts to kill it dead.

There are a lot of folks out there that I have to wonder how this will affect 'em. I mean, if aggregators get dinged, what happens to someone like FreeOnes? Or the IAFD?

Google hasnt killed it people like 12clicks and DeeCash almost have.
Add some companies have discovered profitability in making their own traffic as well as some successful affiliates have discovered making content to match to their own traffic.

Traffic has been and always will be a "soup" or a mix of combinations.
Chasing the SEO algorithm will prove to be a major challenge if thats the only ingredient you use for your soup.

Google is changing theirs every 2 weeks or less to both eliminate the gaming of the system as well as to remain on top. Bing certainly has been coming on strong and over the years MS has proven to be stubborn in trying to gain market share.

Usually they just buy the company but I dont see that happening with google.

Those that know enough about traffic in general are in high demand and I think SEO is only a tiny portion of the entire game.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Chasing the SEO algorithm will prove to be a major challenge if that's the only ingredient you use for your soup.

That's exactly why I haven't invested a ton of time on blog networks. Some are doing very well with them, but they're highly dependent on Google for the majority of their traffic.

You just never know when Google may decide that certain types of blogs are polluting their SERPs and it's bye-bye traffic. Just ask any long term Link List owner about that, they'll cry you a river.