Do you have a 'Quality' site?

I was travelling around the other day and I ran into a post by Judy from the Inside Adwords crew that was discussing issues related to landing page scores and sites that will most likely find it ‘difficult to advertise affordably’. --- Websites that may merit a low landing page quality score --

While it is for the PPC world not SEO, I think it does show some insight into what the fine folks at Google are feeling about things… so why not have a look;

Ok… are we sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.

Apparently my Spam filters are working too well since I ain’t getting no good web marketing Spam lately… whadda drag since I am determined to Stop the SEO Madness. So I guess I will simply go search the web for SEO services and see what I can find…. The Ol ‘Don’t wait for your ship to com in, swim out and get it’ method.

The other day some smart ass asked me why, “ if yer so good why aren’t U ranked #1 for ‘SEO Services’?” – I told him cause I don’t wanna answer dumb ass inquiries all day with crap like “I want to be a PR6” or “Makes me rank in Googles” …. Been there done that. I don't do much actual SEO on my sites... word of mouth keeps me happy thank you very much. Anyway, I decided to search that term for some fun.

Can anyone out there tell me why the world of SEO is sooooooo screwed up??? I have been in marketing since the early 90s and have never seen so much mis-guided ‘get rich quick’ type of hype as I see on a daily basis with SEO (internet marketing in general).

Is it because anyone can get a web business relatively easy so there is a huge pool of suckers out there?

Is it because there is no governing body out there to effectively manage the reputation of the industry?

Because of a lack of true understanding about the basics of SEO in the greater marketplace?

Can some one puuullleaaaze tell me what is going on.

From this day forward, I am going to commit myself to outing each and every scammy service, advertisement and provider I can get my hands on. I am going to scream from the top of the mountain tops about what is garbage and what is a quality offering in the SEO marketplace. Somebody get me lawyer… cause I am gonna need one!

So if you’re an SEO addict, enthusiast or interested citizen, lend me your ear. Lend me your mouth as well... speak up!
It’s time to do some house cleaning…..

/rant

Is it just me or does the world of SEO have a serious multiple personality disorder? I mean really, the last time I checked it is ’Search Engine Optimization’ which is simply the process of organic marketing to search engines, ain’t it?

I keep up with many blogs, read articles here and there to keep up with the times and have noticed a lot of SEO places that are publishing more about a wide variety of internet marketing avenues  than simply SEO. This morning I saw an article on ‘SEARCH ENGINE Guide’ that was titled ‘Leveraging Face Book groups’ and there ain’t a stitch about SEO from what I can see?

Man, I see SMM ( Social Media Marketing) mixed in with PPC and other SEM areas.. with some information on conversions sprinkled in here and there -- all the freakin time lately. One blog I dropped by writing this, had more posts on Technorati and Blogging than anything…. As I write, the ‘Search Engine Optimization Journal’ doesn’t really have a single SEO post on the front page.. Eeeek.

You don’t have to look far into GreyWolf’s SEO Blog to get some great stuff on Adwords, Social Media, Wiki ranting and even some suggestions for Britney Spears new career choices -- I thought it was an SEO Blog? Harrumph….

The point here is?? Well, nothing really, I am just bitching about the inconsistency because I can. I often go looking for SEO info only to be lost in a world of broader Internet Marketing topics that should be classified for what they are. It’s time some of these folks renamed their websites and re-branded themselves to reflect what it is actually about… you know, optimize them.