Search Engine Optimization (SEO) How to Optimize Your Website for Internet Search Engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Live, AOL, Ask, AltaVista, FAST, GigaBlast, Snap, LookSmart and more) [Paperback]

Samuel Blankson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2008

This book shows you how to increase your web popularity, page rank, website visitor retention and internet sales through building backlinks, using link exchanges, search engine submissions, directory manual submissions, social media (i.e. RSS, forums, groups, blogging, vlogging, photoblogging, social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace etc), paid inclusion, pay-per-click, paid submissions, banner advertising, banner exchanges, news and PR article submissions, podcasting, doorway pages, referrals, affiliate networks and affiliation, eCourses, eBooks, foreign language search engines, free and low cost advertising websites, conventional marketing methods (such as, billboards, building wrapping, inflatables, vehicle wrapping, aerial banners, posters, radio and television), campaign monitoring, SEO campaign fine-tuning and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a book that you need to read if you have a website, are a publicist, or you are simply interested in the art of internet promotion.The advice contained in this book will make it one of the best investments that you have ever made in yourself or your business.Most of it is advice that will be current one, two, and even five years from now.

Angela West a webmaster, e-book author, content writer, and "old school" SEO practitioner.

"...the book delivers a wealth of information..."

Colleen Morrison Ph. D Web Content Consultant

"...this book takes you through all the steps required in order to succeed..."

Susan Dyson, F.Inst.L.Ex. Firststopsecretarial.com

"This book told me more than all the other information combined."

Ann Alexander Webmaster

"...reaches all levels and uses limited jargon so that beginners do not feel intimidated..."

Julie Cook Freelance consultant

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Blankson Enterprises Limited (June 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905789068
• ISBN-13: 978-1905789061
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,549,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon Review Spam, September 3, 2008

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J. M. Morgan (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) How to Optimize Your Website for Internet Search Engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Live, AOL, Ask, AltaVista, FAST, GigaBlast, Snap, LookSmart and more) (Paperback)

I'm searching for books on Search Engine Marketing/Optimization and stumbled on Samuel Blankson's book here on Amazon. After reading a few of the 29 customer reviews I noticed the writing style of almost every one was very similar - almost as though one person wrote them all. I'm sure you've noticed how many different writing "levels" there are in any one group of online reviews - spelling and grammar errors, etc. These reviews had no such discrepancies. So I started looking at the reviewers' other critiques and lo and behold: Probably 80% of them had only reviewed 1-2 other books and guess who the common author was? Sammy (Spam Man) Blankson. And they were all 5 star reviews.

Am I naive? Does this kind of "review spam" happen a lot on Amazon? Maybe Amazon should review the reviewers? At any rate, Mr Blankson - shame on you. Whether you or your publisher (Gosh, the publisher is Blankson Enterprises Limited!) initiated this scam, it's shameful. This exploitative and base practice is bad form, unethical, and the equivalent of SEO spam. You of all people should know better, if you even wrote the book yourself.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Little to do with SEO, September 23, 2008

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V. Keranen (Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) How to Optimize Your Website for Internet Search Engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Live, AOL, Ask, AltaVista, FAST, GigaBlast, Snap, LookSmart and more) (Paperback)

I'm writing my thesis on search engine optimization and asked my university library to purchase this book, since it was written recently and customer reviews seemed to be positive. I just finished reading it and I'm sorry to say that this guy does not know too much about SEO: Out of 240 pages only 20 concentrate around the actual subject and rest is wasted on such interesting "SEO techniques" as advertising your website with inflatables. Yes INFLATABLES!! And out of those 20 pages he goes on and on about META tags for eight pages...

Like couple people before me noticed, looks like these five star reviews of this book were written either people who do not know anything about search engine optimization and/or author himself. PLEASE, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS UTTER PIECE OF RUBBISH!

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Indeed.. fake reviews., September 6, 2008

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Seg Arch (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) How to Optimize Your Website for Internet Search Engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Live, AOL, Ask, AltaVista, FAST, GigaBlast, Snap, LookSmart and more) (Paperback)

Check it out, most of the 5 star reviews have reviewed the same 3 books (1 by the same author). It's pretty obvious what's going on here. What can we do to eliminate the fake reviews?