> On Jul 3, 7:25 pm, Adam Moro wrote:

> > Great idea, John! I can't wait to hear what people say. Becky,
> > although I think most of everything you suggest is on-point, I don't
> > think you understand something very important about off-page SEO.
> > Benefits from off-page efforts do not die when the money runs out.
> > Just because you aren't paying your SEO company anymore for link
> > development doesn't mean the links they developed while working for
> > you will simply dissappear. It frightens me that someone who seemingly
> > has a grasp on the fundamentals of SEO doesn't recognize that. That
> > sounds rude but it's not meant to be. It honestly worries me a bit.

> > But be careful about the misleading questions though. It's very easy
> > to tell when someone's doing that and it can actually help the smarter
> > "snakeoil" types to better profile you. If they know what you do know
> > about the shady stuff, then they'll know what you don't know as well.

> > On Jul 1, 12:58 am, JohnMu wrote:

> > > Hi everyone!

> > > We just added something to the blog asking for feedback on our page
> > > about finding an SEO:http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-are-your-seo-...

> > > I'd love to get your feedback here as well!

> > > Suppose a webmaster were to come to you and ask for advice on finding
> > > someone who can help optimize his site for search engines. How would
> > > you recommend that they get started? Where should they look for SEOs?
> > > Which questions should they ask? How could they recognize competent
> > > (or incompetent) SEOs?

> > > I know that in some cases it's a good idea to learn all of this
> > > yourself, but in many situations it's just not possible or they just
> > > need help to make sure that things are right.

> > > Looking forward to your feedback!
> > > John

> > > PS The updated help center page is athttp://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35291- Hide quoted text -

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