How would a non-optimized site outrank a site which has done SEO?

How would a non -optimized site outrank a site which has done SEO?

By: GoogleWebmasterHelp | Minutes: 02:09 | Views: 44,173
Uploaded: April 11th, 2011 (2 years, 1 month ago)

When analyzing rankings for highly competitive keywords in our industry, we have found sites not as optimized as ours is (on-page), that have few links & little content are still ahead of us. What gives? Why are 'unoptimized' sites ranking so well?" Polyana, São Paulo, Brasil

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Spook SEO: There are definitely a lot of factors to consider when it comes to ranking a site. Sometimes it's just plain old content. As they say... "Content is King" and it has been since the beginning of SEO.

Jason Mailley: Google would never tell anyone if they take into account the bounce rate, since that would involve using GA data in an unfair way and could easily backfire at them. Truth of the matter is: spammers will outrank your site unless you have a pretty good architecture, valuable content and use advanced white hat techniques. What Matt won't tell you is Page rank is about to be ditched for Author Rank. Don't content yourself with good content, focus on awesomeness and you will be fine !

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SEOinVancouver: very good ideas

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Kieran Murphy: Great help!

janeashelbacon: Thanks dudes. Its a big help.

Zach Johnson: lol....I honestly didnt even notice his hands until I read your comment. Now i cant stop looking at his hands on all his videos.

Luka Paunović: On every video he showing us with hands xD

Kirk Holmes: I couldn't agree with Matt more! Content and Backlinks are KEY!

Rakesh Narang: I totally agree with your Matt, that's where your Panda algorithm gets its brain.

anthonysitalianfood: So who does one send a question to Matt Cutts like is is reading and answering in his video? Where is the special place to send. I have about 1,000 questions I want to send him since Panda came out.

agapitoflores001: This is great. A lot of information from here.

Films4You: Matt "There's a lot of site with a lot of cash to pay for higher ranking"

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Wes McDowell: Makes sense but still seems stilted to me. Theres a site that ranks above mine that is purely made in flash. That goes against everything Ive learned about SEo but there are always anomalies I guess.

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TJHotMovies: This makes little sense to me sir. I would almost classify this along the same lines of the shift recently seen in the "gaming" industry. Where mild users are now more of the industry target market than the loyal, long-time market supporting, hardcore gamers. Do you want SEO to be a REAL job market or not?

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