[Sigia-l] SEO versus Experience design versus usability

[Skot Nelson]

On Oct-4-2006, at 20:57 , malahat at telus.net wrote:

> I was wondering if any of you masters can give me an advice about  
> how to match
> the optimization and usability/experience design.

Nielsen, for the corporate credibility.

http://blog.v7n.com/2006/02/27/jakob-nielsen-on-seo/

I work somewhere where the owner's brother does SEO. My take on SEO  
(and my take on Nielsen's comments): it's not where you start, it's  
where you finish. Build goo content and make it easy to use, and  
you're well on your way to a highly optimized site.

Of course, my take on SEO is readily google-able.

Pertinent quote excerpted from the Nielsen article for your convenience:

> But the “white hat” [search engine optimization] techniques are  
> mostly highly aligned with usability. I see three main classes of  
> techniques: word use and writing; site architecture; and reputation  
> building.
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