Originally Posted by juliensimon

I guess the point I was trying to get across was that sometime, I feel like I shouldn't ask a question because I feel that most of the replies I'm gonna get are comments about how stupid my question is and how trivial is it to you guys....it feels very judgemental sometimes...instead of being supportive.

This might be something that needs addressing? I'm writing not to argue, but to say that (I think) most objection comes from people asking n00b SEO questions about what they should do for their client - not from asking n00b SEO questions.

I myself had no idea about SEO before I discovered this forum, and I've learned a great deal from the kind folks here. Anybody should be able to ask whatever they need to, and learning is a virtue.

Again my apologies if my comments offended, but I really do think I'm one of the most patient people here in regards to answering newbie questions and I think my posting history more than bears that out.

You don't have to apologize. It wasn't a personal attack, I just happened to surf on your website and read your blog so I wanted to point out that I like your work.
I also perfectly understand your point, that guy wasn't trying to learn but get free quick services.

I guess perhaps I'm not confident enough to post topics because I don't realize if my question is relevant or not. I haven't been around too many SEO experts so I don't really know where I stand between being an annoying newbie or an actual interesting learner.
My main weakness I would say is with the coding itself. I have basic understanding of HTML and CSS (created my own small simple website) but very basic. I feel like it's what I need to work on to be able to offer a complete SEO service. Right now I use Xinu Return to see if the HTML and CSS are Valid or not.

Anyway, I'm sorry if you felt it was an attack. For my defense, english is not my first language (moved to vancouver one and a half year ago) so I sometime have trouble to express ideas properly and get my point across.

No hard feelings
Now you guys all hate me

I didn't take it as an attack at all. There was a never a moment of hard feelings. I was just surprised to be singled out since I think I have the opposite reputation here.

Never feel like you can't ask a question here. I wish I could tell you that everyone will treat the question with respect, but I know some inevitably won't. But when that happens the problems isn't yours it's theirs.

I think every question is valid and I'm always happy to help someone learn something if I can.

There's a lot of information online about the coding side of seo. Search for things like search engine friendly design or site structure for seo. And please feel free to start threads asking questions if you have them.

As far as services are concerned I just think people should at least know something about the services they offer. The don't have to be the foremost expert on the subject, but they generally should be beyond the beginning stages in their knowledge.

thanks Vangogh

You sound very wise.
In a cartoon, you would be old with a very long white beard, super skinny legs and arms and some teeth would be missing......but everyone would listen to what you have to say.

I'm sad I didn't start to learn about SEO 10 years ago when there wasn't as much going on and just learn with the flow. Starting now is a bad idea because there is a lot of information to assimilate at once....

Originally Posted by coolslko

Hi,

Posting reviews is a good thing and it helps users to select righr product or service available in the market....Can anyone tell me about posting reviews can also help in getting rankings on search engines....

Try forgetting about search engines for a moment.

Let's say you have a good (honest) review about something people are interested in (that is also relevant to your site). People interested in whatever the review is about share the review with their friends and family. They start linking to you...

Now, you have targeted organic traffic. This is much better than search engine ranking.
Why?
- it won't change when an algorithm changes
- it comes from a multitude of sources, instead of one
- it comes from people (your community) not a machine

I posted a review of Eclipse Ganymede recently. It brought thousands of visitors (per day). Only about 5% from SE's the other 95% came from other people's sites and several social networks. That's the best kind of traffic. Though, I wasn't doing it for the traffic. I was just trying to get an Eclipse t-shirt

In a cartoon, you would be old with a very long white beard, super skinny legs and arms and some teeth would be missing......but everyone would listen to what you have to say.

Nice. I always wanted to be a cartoon character.

Originally Posted by vangogh

Nice. I always wanted to be a cartoon character.

You would be a mix between yoda and zeus.....

That's a pretty good combination. I do have a beard, but it's not long and white. It'll get white or gray in time, though I'm not sure how long it'll ever be.

Originally Posted by vangogh

juliensimon, I'm a little surprised you singled me out. I do understand your point, but I think if you look through my posting history you'll see I'm probably one of the most patient people around here when it comes to newbie questions.

However in this case the OP is offering SEO services. There's nothing wrong with someone first learning how seo works. It's another thing to offer services at the same time. You should learn first and then sell the services. You don't have to be the most knowledgeable seo on the planet to offer services, but if you aren't past the newbie stage then you do a disservice to clients.

SEO has a bad reputation in part because so many people who know little about it are trying to sell services as though they're experts.

The OP also has a history here that doesn't put him in the best light. I'm happy to help his understanding of seo, but he comes across more as someone who wants people to tell him quick fixes instead of being someone who truly wants to learn. My apologies to the OP if my characterization is mistaken. That's just how it comes across.

Again my apologies if my comments offended, but I really do think I'm one of the most patient people here in regards to answering newbie questions and I think my posting history more than bears that out.

I got into this business because others helped me with sage advice that I gleaned from blogs and forums. So I don't mind helping others. I like sharing my knowledge.

What I was pointing out and Vangough realizes, we don't have a problem helping people out, but if your signature links to an SEO site you should not be asking basic questions.

I pointed this out because I see it all the time and people rush to answer the question without looking and seeing that poster is selling SEO services. That's not right and we have every right to point out what we see as a conflict.

People that offer SEO without understanding the basics hurt the whole profession. They also show that they are not the sharpest tool in the shed by letting you know what they are doing. Now, I don't claim to know it all, but what I do know I do very well!

Reviews can help you brand your company. And in local listings it can help you in increasing the credibility. But it does not help you in achieving top ranking for the targeted keyword.