Comments on: Does Google Hate Search Engine Optimization?

By: CharlieM

CharlieM — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:24:13 +0000

Google’s not g-d, their not perfect. There will always be someone smarter that allows people to get over on them. That’s why they don’t like SEO. It’s a stab at their pride.

By: Fast Up Front

Fast Up Front — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:15:58 +0000

Well said Melt du Plooy- I don’t think I would necessarily say that Google “hates” SEO. The bottom line is that many sites are ranking very well.

By: DannyS

DannyS — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:09:28 +0000

Glad i found this article on the web, with all the focus on local search and personal preferences in google, one could say that SEO as we used to know it is extinct…nice contribution by Matt Cutts, always nice to get info directly from the source!

By: Chris R

Chris R — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:00 +0000

It is getting more and more difficult to try and outsmart Google (which is essentially what we are doing). Their goal is to offer the most informative content to it’s viewers.

We need to focus on content and building relationships. Just like in the real world.

By: oz

oz — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:56:38 +0000

Especially when you own an SEO consulting service. However, if Google doesn’t like SEO why does my site and many others rank so well

By: davidc

davidc — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:58:24 +0000

Jill’s comment differs much from the point of view on the actual article excerpt…

By: Oyun

Oyun — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:17:27 +0000

Thanks very nice..

By: Jason likky

Jason likky — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:50:49 +0000

I do not know about the “hate” part but there is now (and has been) the reality that SEO factors DO identify you as a type, and that as a large scale way to rank sites, such indicators DO play a part in the algorithm.

By: John Carcutt

John Carcutt — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:35:02 +0000

Thanks for this article Lisa (not Bruce). I had read that an reacted much the same way you did.
Jill, thank you for the clarification. To many of folks are focusing all their efforts on the tactical side of SEO and should take a step back and look at the wider view. Sometimes the big picture is the prettier one.

By: Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:13:24 +0000

As an active “SEO Type”,I can only offer a slightly biased and subjective opinion to your question “Does Google Hate SEO?”, I think, Absolutely not.
As long as programmers are at the helm of the algorithm determining the boundaries of what is acceptable and what borders ethical and unethical search engine etiquette, relevance will ultimately win vs. the percentage of those who would exploit a flaw in the system for rankings or monetary purposes alone.
Wikipedia is a prime example of following the rules or relevance, strong inbound links and characteristics which would otherwise represent a massive website optimization project. Yet their content management system was structured on the very basis that most SEO’s use to attain rankings.
Content, links and more links (as far as Google optimization is concerned). I think that the real question is, what is the moral responsibility they have as a company to keep the SERPS functioning like a well oiled machine, instead of worrying about spammers and scrapper sites, or sites with less than favorable content inundating their index.