When will you stop changing things?
Dave, UK
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Is it me, or did Matt lose a golden opportunity to go all Hal 9000 and say, "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." He was oh so close
"Change is the price of survival" -CRW
dat shirt tho
A CHALLENGE TO MATT…
Hi Matt,
I watch some of these responses, and find myself thinking you are insulated from the environment you created. In one video, you came close to ridiculing a person who got burned by hiring a shady SEO when the intention was just to get help with something he knew nothing about. In another video, you focus on your in-house terminology (penalty vs. algorithm), not how the small business webmasters of the world see things. In this one, you miss the point that was behind the question–that the rules change without warning and it is hard for people to focus just on good content.
So, my challenge to you is to test your advice. Have a few of your staffers try to help a sampling of small businesses rebound from an algorithmic drop in traffic with (1) a reasonable cost or workload that doesn't hurt the business, and (2) no help from Google. Obviously, the challenge also only works if your testers have only the information that is available to those trying to live by what you say. I say small businesses, as they can't hire top experts and throw time and money at the problem the way the bigger, deeper-pocketed companies can.
I would love to see those efforts documented as case studies, and it would be nice to see you publish the data so we know whether there is actually a realistic chance to ever recover lost Google traffic.
Thanks for considering this challenge.
Jeff Hajek
http://www.Velaction.com
was that a legit question at all?
Ha ha, ontzettend goede grap deze clip! Google bewijst dat de goede grap niet altijd ordinair hoeft te zijn. Mooi gedaan!
Answer One More Question…. how is your T Shirt is changing???
Necessity is the mother of Invention. We always look for better and better options. In SEO, too we always want the most relevant site in the search results. So, Google has to update its algorithm to remain relevant with time.
Man! This video really made me laugh (-:
Habéis visto qué psicodelia!
"April Fools!"
Yup I want one of them changing shirts! haha
Nice color effects 😀
What is going on with the projected flowers?
This is one of the best April Fool's videos ever. You might miss the joke the first time.
I love this!
Oh Dave. Silly question.
What are those flowers doing on your T-Shirt Matt?
April fool
Risposta scontata, è naturale che Google continui ad aggiornare i risultati e i propri algoritmi in modo tale da cercar di fornire un servizio sempre migliore.
How did you guys changed the color of Matt's t-shirt? Projector or something? 😉
I have a better question, it's a two part question. WTF is up with your polo shirt rotating colours, and where do I get one?
#flowerpower #dontbeevil
What's with the flower?
Haha! Very Funny!
I watched it twice before realising!
Totally agreed wit you words. But what was that animation thing appearing on your t-shirt?
stop changing that shirt all time .. i am unable to concentrate
So is this question part of the 'April Fool' or what? ^^
Like the color of your shirt it's changing. 🙂
That's right nothing stands still with the web it's growing by leaps and bounds every single day!
Love how your shirt colour was changing lol
Dont like flower effect 🙁
Much prefer google employees passing by on right side of screen 🙂
Chris Walker Definitely a cheeky 2001 reference for #AprilFoolsDay . Reading between the lines, this video says to me " #google going to constantly change, so webmasters have to change with us!"
Buen dato #SEO directamente desde #Google
I was hoping to see an April Folls answer like "we are stopping next week" =P
Magic
Matt's T Shirt… Is this for Aprils Fools Day…?
Google will never stop changing things. They set the goal posts, you aim, then they move them some years later and PENALIZE you for successfully scoring.
😮 I know a guy called Dave!!!
Wait! Did no one catch the 2001 reference? "Sorry I can't do that Dave." Great shirt, Matt.
I can't see the map over Matt Cutts shoulder very much. Where in the world are we this time?