10 SEO Questions with Ann Smarty from SEOSmarty.com

Written by Pablo Palatnik on December 10, 2008

Following the PalatnikFactor.com interview series, this week our interview guest is Ann Smarty. For those of you who dont’ know Ann, she writes probably one of the most popular blog posts’ on SEO in Search Engine Journal and you can follow her SEJ post here. She also writes on her blog, SEOSmarty.com and has built a great following and reputation over the last couple of months.

1- Q: Ann, thanks for taking the time to do this interview with me. I’ll start with the same question I started with Aaron. I think, as many people do, SEO is still growing in terms of people getting into it, as well as the demand for it. What do you think is the state of the industry as it is now and going into 2009?

A: First, thanks for the questions - I love being interviewed Now to the question: I am glad the industry is evolving. Probably it’s just me but I have an impression that SEO is moving to a more quality level. It’s not just trying to cheat search engines any more - it’s about creating value and applying creative approaches.

2- Q: What are your most successful link building strategies? (I’m sure the readers will appreciate this but only list what you’d like =) ) Or to rephrase, which link building strategies do you find most effective?
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10 SEO Questions with Aaron Wall from SEOBook.com

Written by Pablo Palatnik on November 25, 2008

As the PalatnikFactor.com launches its first interview for the Interview Series, the first guest is non other than Aaron Wall from SEOBook.com. For those of you who don’t know who Aaron Wall is, he is probably one if not the most popular SEO out there. Aaron has been mentioned in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Time Magazine, MSNBC and much more. Read more about Aaron Wall.

Q:Aaron, thanks for taking the time to do this interview with me. I think, as many people do, SEO is still growing in terms of people getting into it, as well as the demand for it. What do you think is the state of the industry as it is now and going into 2009?

A:I think the industry is going well, but many of the people who really know what they are doing are moving away from the client services area and toward the build your own profitable sites model. SEOs are becoming more holistic internet marketers…which bodes well for their long-term value as the web keeps evolving.
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