I agree with you Anak in about all the point that you have explained here. The first strategy should be to work onpage activity accordingly to Search engine then do the quality off page work means do the relevant thing, Avoid black hat techniques, Leave comments on related blogs or do guest blog posting. Go for quality don’t go for quantity.

Whew! That was somewhat a long ready. So far, I could agree with some of your major points Anak especially with what Dean Adams pointed out as content. But how does one define a ‘quality content’? You see, everyday google and other search engines become more and more complicated. Surely, they just don’t base it on originality, pictures and videos..? I mean, I know some people who use this technique but hardly ranking. To sum it up, no offense but I find this article shallow when it comes to the topic. Or maybe, you’re not telling us some of your secret techniques? After all, a gambit doesn’t always reveal his cards… Common now, tell me your secrets and I’ll tell you mine.

Kind Regards,
Mark

One thing that I’d like to point out though is that I’m sure many SEO clients would not appreciate you linking to their competitors so it might be prudent to get their approval before deciding to do this.

I believe that businesses should also make sure that the keyword phrases that they wish to be found under should be researched to ensure that they are relevant to their business needs. As I feel that this can be overlooked by both us and the client.

example would be a band that wanted more bookings but when we asked them what sort of business they wanted they replied with weddings but it was only mentioned twice on there website. simple things can make a huge difference