Comments on: I Refuse To Participate In The Vicious Nastiness Going On In Our Industry http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/ SEO insiders share all on SEO news, tips and theories. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:10:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SEO Book.com http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6427 SEO Book.com Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:28:39 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6427 <strong>Social Media Free For All Pages...</strong> ... Social Media Free For All Pages…

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]]> By: James Welch http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6360 James Welch Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:31:41 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6360 Hi Donna Not spoken to your for a dogs age, just came back and saw this post and what you say is correct in its entirety. Do you know what I have done for the past year? I have been concentrating on building a few wonderful websites full of unique, fresh content. Because I am building great sites, I dont have time to get involved with the arguments. I learned a long time to go that energies are best spent on ones own site - something that we discussed many years ago. There's a lesson for all there, folks. Forget the silly arguments. Any time that you are not spending writing/adding to your own sites, reading attacks/arguments and so on, you are letting money slip through your fingers. Peace and Love :) Hi Donna

Not spoken to your for a dogs age, just came back and saw this post and what you say is correct in its entirety.

Do you know what I have done for the past year? I have been concentrating on building a few wonderful websites full of unique, fresh content.

Because I am building great sites, I dont have time to get involved with the arguments.

I learned a long time to go that energies are best spent on ones own site – something that we discussed many years ago.

There’s a lesson for all there, folks. Forget the silly arguments. Any time that you are not spending writing/adding to your own sites, reading attacks/arguments and so on, you are letting money slip through your fingers.

Peace and Love :)

]]> By: Far Too Many SEOs Are Just Plain Nasty « John H Gohde on John Honeck (JLH) http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6274 Far Too Many SEOs Are Just Plain Nasty « John H Gohde on John Honeck (JLH) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:31:01 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6274 [...] quote one recent critic: “If you are blissfully unaware of the latest goings-on, I’ll let you stay blissfully [...]

]]> By: David Brown http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6244 David Brown Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:52:35 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6244 Wow... I feel like I missed the TV show everyone at the water cooler was talking about the next day. I didn't even see / hear what happened (fine by me) So I'm in the same boat as DaveN not sure what side I'm on/in :P The funny thing is it probably started out innocently enough (as maybe controversial Link-Bait) I've seen that cause HUGE problems before. Relax ppl it's the internets... be nice... and name calling is NOT link bait! .02 Wow… I feel like I missed the TV show everyone at the water cooler was talking about the next day. I didn’t even see / hear what happened (fine by me) So I’m in the same boat as DaveN not sure what side I’m on/in :P

The funny thing is it probably started out innocently enough (as maybe controversial Link-Bait) I’ve seen that cause HUGE problems before.

Relax ppl it’s the internets… be nice… and name calling is NOT link bait!
.02

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6242 Nick Stamoulis Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:22:36 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6242 Thanks so much for this post! I think much of the nastyness comes from lack regulation in our industry and everyone is very cut throat. My policy is if someone is nasty to us then that just shows that they have nothing better to do and have way too much time on their hands :o) Thanks so much for this post! I think much of the nastyness comes from lack regulation in our industry and everyone is very cut throat. My policy is if someone is nasty to us then that just shows that they have nothing better to do and have way too much time on their hands :o )

]]> By: Dave http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6187 Dave Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:06 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6187 @Paisley .... thanks for the loaner ;0) @John, it is very true.... spend 2 weeks writing about a more technical aspect... no one cares... Write a rant or talk about industry BS and voila... it's a home run...sigh.. @Paisley …. thanks for the loaner ;0)

@John, it is very true…. spend 2 weeks writing about a more technical aspect… no one cares… Write a rant or talk about industry BS and voila… it’s a home run…sigh..

]]> By: john andrews http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6182 john andrews Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21:20 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6182 Wow.. that's two posts on two sites that I don't understand at all because I missed everything and now it's censored. Bummer. Not that I wanted to read the trashy events, but having read all this is such a waste when the meat's gone already. There's TON of depth to SEO today, but sadly not enough depth in the online community. Just like the printed press.... "mother of twin alien girls plus... a two-headed alligator!" makes the headlines over anything geuine. At small SEO meetups I get the same sense from some people.. they barely have patience to think for more than 30 seconds. If it's not obvious or they don't get it right away, they become anxious to flip it off and move along. Like it would be intolerable for them to admit "I don't understand". Geesh... Sometimes it's worth thinking.. even a little maybe. Wow.. that’s two posts on two sites that I don’t understand at all because I missed everything and now it’s censored. Bummer. Not that I wanted to read the trashy events, but having read all this is such a waste when the meat’s gone already.

There’s TON of depth to SEO today, but sadly not enough depth in the online community. Just like the printed press…. “mother of twin alien girls plus… a two-headed alligator!” makes the headlines over anything geuine. At small SEO meetups I get the same sense from some people.. they barely have patience to think for more than 30 seconds. If it’s not obvious or they don’t get it right away, they become anxious to flip it off and move along. Like it would be intolerable for them to admit “I don’t understand”. Geesh…

Sometimes it’s worth thinking.. even a little maybe.

]]> By: paisley http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6180 paisley Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:52:35 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6180 Dave, you can have my old bubble, i'm not using it anymore and it's in good condition. =) Dave,
you can have my old bubble, i’m not using it anymore and it’s in good condition.

=)

]]> By: Firetown.com Business Blogs » Blog Archive » Domaining and SEO are the industries of leaches. http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6176 Firetown.com Business Blogs » Blog Archive » Domaining and SEO are the industries of leaches. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:32:15 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6176 [...] quite a few posts about the seo industry and how it is changing for the worse. Donna Fontenot wrote I Refuse To Participate In The Vicious Nastiness Going On In Our Industry and this morning I woke up thinking about it and remember how I once felt getting into domaining [...] [...] quite a few posts about the seo industry and how it is changing for the worse. Donna Fontenot wrote I Refuse To Participate In The Vicious Nastiness Going On In Our Industry and this morning I woke up thinking about it and remember how I once felt getting into domaining [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/07/21/refuse-to-participate-in-vicious-industry/#comment-6171 Dave Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:16:45 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1401#comment-6171 wow..... gotta say that I am with you as far as crawling back into our own bubbles. To me it's about writing because we enjoy it and hanging with others because they matter to us. As we've chatted about a few times over the last week it is all distasteful and troubling. Animosity seems to be far too prevalent over the last while and I'd be so much happier if we worked on our common passion; search. I will certainly miss your musings, but love the fact you are focusing on showing love (highlighting bloggers) instead of falling into the counter-productive drama.... ... maybe we can hang on 'Private SEO' more.... seems like something worth building.... wow….. gotta say that I am with you as far as crawling back into our own bubbles. To me it’s about writing because we enjoy it and hanging with others because they matter to us.

As we’ve chatted about a few times over the last week it is all distasteful and troubling. Animosity seems to be far too prevalent over the last while and I’d be so much happier if we worked on our common passion; search.

I will certainly miss your musings, but love the fact you are focusing on showing love (highlighting bloggers) instead of falling into the counter-productive drama….

… maybe we can hang on ‘Private SEO’ more…. seems like something worth building….

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