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Climbing up the Search Ladder

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-to-get-ahead-in-business dept.

j_heisenberg writes "Wired carries a story on SEOs or search engine optimizers. Among some bold claims: traffic is up 6 times and sales double, once you hit the first page of results on major engines. The catch: eventually everyone will use SEOs, and there is only one first page."

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  1. Re:Only one first page... by shumacher · · Score: 4, Funny

    Results 1 - 10 of about 48,400 for european natural wigs. (0.30 seconds)

  2. How shocking ! by ultranova · · Score: 5, Funny

    A study conducted by a CEO of a SEO company shows that using a SEO company can create a thriving online business, and not using one can mean banckrupty.

    In other news: Mafia concludes that not paying them protection money can be hazardous to your health ! Stay tuned for more headlines from the cutting edge of research !

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  3. Re:SEOs Overrated? by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know why you bothered to include the URL, I would have found it accidentally through Google eventually.

  4. First Page is nothing... by supermonkeyball · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Slashdot carries a story on First Posts posting. Among some bold claims: Moderation is up 1000000 times and karma plumets, once you hit the submit button. The catch: eventually everyone will try to do a FP, and there is only one first post."

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