Comments on: Are Forums Going the Way of the Brontosaurus? http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/ Internet Marketing, SEO, and Link Building. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:42:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Worth Protection Security http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32902 Worth Protection Security Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:38:04 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32902 I have always liked forums in the past... That being said, I believe forums are becoming obsolete as blogs are taking over that niche. It's all about staying on the cutting edge. I have always liked forums in the past… That being said, I believe forums are becoming obsolete as blogs are taking over that niche.

It’s all about staying on the cutting edge.

]]> By: johnson789 http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32869 johnson789 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:46 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32869 I still frequent a few forums but like yourself it is more for entertainment than a desire for information. My expectation of the quality of the information that I expect from the two mediums are completely different. I still frequent a few forums but like yourself it is more for entertainment than a desire for information. My expectation of the quality of the information that I expect from the two mediums are completely different.

]]> By: Jim Boykin http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32864 Jim Boykin Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:29:05 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32864 Vic, the quote is "probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors".....the probably is only the "with flying colors"...I know they'll all pass very nicely....most will be of the highest of quality one could write. Vic,
the quote is “probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors”…..the probably is only the “with flying colors”…I know they’ll all pass very nicely….most will be of the highest of quality one could write.

]]> By: ScreenRant.com http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32859 ScreenRant.com Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:04:28 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32859 "the content she works with could probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors." Jim, can you elaborate on that? I thought you were strictly a white hat kind of guy... why would content written by writers you employ "probably" pass a google quality reviewer? Thanks, Vic “the content she works with could probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors.”

Jim, can you elaborate on that? I thought you were strictly a white hat kind of guy… why would content written by writers you employ “probably” pass a google quality reviewer?

Thanks,

Vic

]]> By: Monica Willyard http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32739 Monica Willyard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:36:35 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32739 I enjoy QualityGal's posts because she brings a human touch to the subject of seo. As a small business owner and a non-profit volunteer, it's important to me to have more integrated information. I mean, tracking, keywords, and analytics are important. At the end of the day though, the end user's experience is what keeps the phone ringing and the business growing. Sometimes I learn as much from the comments as from the posts. As for the forum versus blog thing, I've been asking the same question. I'm glad to know more about the subject. :) I enjoy QualityGal’s posts because she brings a human touch to the subject of seo. As a small business owner and a non-profit volunteer, it’s important to me to have more integrated information. I mean, tracking, keywords, and analytics are important. At the end of the day though, the end user’s experience is what keeps the phone ringing and the business growing. Sometimes I learn as much from the comments as from the posts.

As for the forum versus blog thing, I’ve been asking the same question. I’m glad to know more about the subject. :)

]]> By: Jim Boykin http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32624 Jim Boykin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:33:49 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32624 Wheel, c'mon. you're not being fair here. (on a side note, wheel is a good friend of mine....but I'm still gonna give you a shot in the arm the next time I see ya ;) ) let me throw in a few points. QualityGal has done 2 posts so far...my first 2 posts I ever did here said nothing really....trust is built up over time. I've been encourging her to post for several reasons...one, she was a skilled blogger before she came here, and two, I believe she can add value to my blog over time. Her first blog post actually got me going on a nice rant in the comments (I hijacked the comments on a long link building rant...). QualityGal actually has a lot to teach us. Keep in mind we often look at things from an algorthmitic standpoint, where as she's been reviewing pages from the "user's intent/quality side". She's in charge of over 40 writers at the moment, and in the next few months, she'll be in charge of probably over a 100 writers. The content she creates is different than most of SEO content these days in that, the content she works with could probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors. I'm doing my best to do the best I can with what I'm doing...and part of that involves keeping tight lipped about things "link related". That's a fact....my blog can remain mostly silent, or I can add value by having QualityGal post when she can. Do I expect every post to set the blog on fire - no. That doesn't happen overnight. Will it add SEO Value to my blog - yes, totally believe it will over time. Wheel, c’mon. you’re not being fair here.
(on a side note, wheel is a good friend of mine….but I’m still gonna give you a shot in the arm the next time I see ya ;) )

let me throw in a few points.

QualityGal has done 2 posts so far…my first 2 posts I ever did here said nothing really….trust is built up over time.

I’ve been encourging her to post for several reasons…one, she was a skilled blogger before she came here, and two, I believe she can add value to my blog over time.

Her first blog post actually got me going on a nice rant in the comments (I hijacked the comments on a long link building rant…).

QualityGal actually has a lot to teach us. Keep in mind we often look at things from an algorthmitic standpoint, where as she’s been reviewing pages from the “user’s intent/quality side”.

She’s in charge of over 40 writers at the moment, and in the next few months, she’ll be in charge of probably over a 100 writers.
The content she creates is different than most of SEO content these days in that, the content she works with could probably pass a google quality reviewer with flying colors.

I’m doing my best to do the best I can with what I’m doing…and part of that involves keeping tight lipped about things “link related”. That’s a fact….my blog can remain mostly silent, or I can add value by having QualityGal post when she can. Do I expect every post to set the blog on fire - no. That doesn’t happen overnight. Will it add SEO Value to my blog - yes, totally believe it will over time.

]]> By: Josh http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32582 Josh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:20:59 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32582 @wheel: it's not hard to chuck them in your feedreader. if you dont want to read then skip it. they are providing a free and valuable service, who are you to whinge about that? @wheel: it’s not hard to chuck them in your feedreader. if you dont want to read then skip it.

they are providing a free and valuable service, who are you to whinge about that?

]]> By: wheel http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32581 wheel Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:16:59 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32581 Please don't take this wrong - but can we move away from personal anecdote style of posting? I appreciate you're new, however if the blog has gone from mostly quiet to a strictly meet and greet without any SEO information, well for most of us it's not worth dropping by. Please don’t take this wrong - but can we move away from personal anecdote style of posting? I appreciate you’re new, however if the blog has gone from mostly quiet to a strictly meet and greet without any SEO information, well for most of us it’s not worth dropping by.

]]> By: Rich http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32563 Rich Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:09:02 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32563 I still frequent a few forums but like yourself it is more for entertainment than a desire for information. My expectation of the quality of the information that I expect from the two mediums are completely different. I still frequent a few forums but like yourself it is more for entertainment than a desire for information. My expectation of the quality of the information that I expect from the two mediums are completely different.

]]> By: Pay Per Click Journal http://www.jimboykin.com/are-forums-going-the-way-of-the-brontosaurus/#comment-32400 Pay Per Click Journal Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:08:08 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/?p=449#comment-32400 Yes we'd have to agree... perhaps in SEO forums are becoming more obsolete but in other areas they may be a lot more beneficial. In terms of being doubly burned -- we'd like to call that doubly PWNED. Ask your boss if he knows what that means. :) Yes we’d have to agree… perhaps in SEO forums are becoming more obsolete but in other areas they may be a lot more beneficial. In terms of being doubly burned — we’d like to call that doubly PWNED. Ask your boss if he knows what that means. :)

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