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SEO gone wrong

Fri, 02/12/2010 - 15:57 - Author: andrew

I have the dubious pleasure of shopping for a new car. Although I've decided on a make and model (Honda CRV), the question of what dealer to patronize is open. So off to the websites I go, looking for specials and the general tone of the various places. Like most people facing a trip to the dealer, I was in a, shall we say, pre-adversarial state of mind.

On one dealer website, I see this (formatting in the original): 

How SEO can screw up your...

Fri, 09/28/2007 - 17:53 - Author: andrew

Some Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics can give you a marginal boost in rankings, but hurt you on a net basis.

The main culprit is usually an overweening preoccupation with on-page keyword optimization, but link-building can hurt too.

This article is not about black-hat SEO practices, which are covered in plenty of detail elsewhere. Instead, we’ll look at “good” SEO practices when they’re overdone.

Let’s see what gets hurt.

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