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I\u2019ve served in my capacity as an active SEO since roughly the summer of 2011 and an elite SEO specialist since 2015. With over 10 years of ferocious market-conquering experience, I know a few things about SEO and best practices for meaningful longevity.<\/p>\n

Meaningful longevity means I still have my first clients, and they\u2019re happy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While I won\u2019t be sharing many tips, and I try not to, I will share a few fundamental concepts that anyone taking an interest in the executive actions of an SEO, at any level, can appreciate.<\/p>\n

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The main reason I\u2019m writing this SEO blog post is that we need more SEO related content to help rank our website for SEO related search terms. We need the authoritative juice to make that happen, thus, this blog post.<\/p>\n

Please know that I\u2019m not a believer in SEO tutorials or people that think they can teach SEO because real SEOs don\u2019t have time for such chicanery.<\/p>\n

With that said, there’s a ton of good information out there but it takes a certain level of experience to know where to invest the time and what to take seriously.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Avoid Back-linking Schemes<\/h2>\n

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Backlinks are the lifeblood of SEO, top-notch content is the mother\u2019s milk of SEO, and don\u2019t let anyone tell you differently. If they do, they\u2019re lying to you at worst and being disingenuous at best.<\/p>\n

Good backlinks are hard to obtain but are worth the cost and effort. Sometimes you have to pay big bucks for great backlinks, while other times, they can be obtained for free or manufactured. In any case, the worst thing you could do is to purchase backlinks that you don\u2019t control or intrinsically understand.<\/p>\n

By buying into a backlinking scheme of any kind, especially the types that you don\u2019t have control over, you lose control over the destiny of the money site\u2019s ranking potential.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Having tons of backlinks is cool, but having quality backlinks is better. Having active control of all of your backlinks is advised. Having the ability to log into an offsite property to make changes to the content hosting the backlink is power. Owning the sites which host your backlinks is God-like elite SEO specialist power, which isn\u2019t required.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For example, I would never use a product like that which is provided by BackLinks.com<\/a> or TextLinks.net<\/a> for one of my precious clients\u2019 projects. Why? Because we have no way of knowing what \u201cneighborhood\u201d the backlinking sites are from or the history of them. The websites where they\u2019re embedding backlinks could be criminals from bad neighborhoods. Such products will undoubtedly draw a manual penalty and get a web property de-indexed from the search engine entirely.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s SEO death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wannabe SEOs that use such services should find another way. Although I mentioned a couple of websites in my example, we\u2019re not affiliates or haters of theirs. I wouldn\u2019t recommend engaging in any form of backlinking or link exchange scheme. It\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n

With that said, an elite SEO could take advantage of any linking product and find a way to use it to their advantage, sans linking directly to a client or \u201cmoney site.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Avoid Using or Hosting Duplicate Content<\/h2>\n

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There is no duplicate content penalty!<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, duplicate content does not represent the finest of quality; it ain\u2019t original; it doesn\u2019t put forth any new ideas, nor does it add any new value to \u201cthe discussion.\u201d The concept of \u201cThe Discussion\u201d is the basis of SEO. In other words, \u201cauthority on a specific topic\u201d is the base genetics of modern SEO. Remember why I\u2019m writing this blog post, and yes, it\u2019s original content.<\/p>\n

The problem with publishing or hosting duplicate content is the authoritative website that published it first owns it unless a more authoritative site published it too.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I don\u2019t wanna digress into another subject. However, my point is original content is more important than duplicate content. So it\u2019s best to avoid duplicate or non-original content.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Disclaimer:<\/strong> Non-original content has its place. Some duplicate content is okay such as product descriptions, legal notices, and other circumstances where it makes sense. The lesson to learn here is that duplicate content should not be the foundation of a prudent SEO campaign.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Avoid \u201cDeals\u201d & SEO Gimmicks<\/h2>\n

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SEM (passive search engine marketing) is a highly technical & precise skill. Ain\u2019t no such thing as a $99.99 SEO or $199.00 per month guaranteed page 1 product or program \u2013 that works out long-term.<\/p>\n

A professional SEO is a Doctorate level expert in their field with well over 15,000 hours of hustle in the trade and an income to match their skillset. Professional SEOs don\u2019t care about $199.00 and don\u2019t have time to work at that level.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I know it sounds harsh, but it\u2019s true. I\u2019m not here to make friends but to publish excellent content for VizTV Media\u2019s authoritativeness in the SEO discussion. (Learning something yet?)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Although there are a few SEOs that have managed to scale their business to the degree that they somehow have time to reach out to the general public, they\u2019re no longer able to provide the personal attention that their clients\u2019 projects need. So, I\u2019m not a believer in retail SEO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do the work, and I know how demanding it can be.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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There\u2019s no such thing as cheap SEO. If you hire a cheap SEO, remember, you\u2019ll pay.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Avoid Unproven SEO \u201cExperts\u201d<\/h2>\n

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If you query a search engine for \u201cSEO company\u201d or \u201cinternet marketing company,\u201d you\u2019ll see hundreds, perhaps thousands of listings, ads, organizations, and freelancers vying for your business.<\/p>\n

Before you hire any of these folks, be sure to have some proof of their productive veracity.<\/p>\n

The method that most of my clients used to find me was not by searching in Google for an SEO company but as a result of seeing a competitor of theirs ranking on page 1 (at the top, in the 3 pack) for the search terms and keywords they wanted. Then, scrolling to the footer of their competitor\u2019s website and clicking the \u201cmade by\u201d link back to VizTV Media Services.<\/p>\n

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(However, we wanna rank for \u201cHouston SEO Company<\/a>\u201d too and compete in SEM. Therefore, again, I\u2019m writing this detailed SEO blog post to help us by helping you.)<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The previous four sections all have one overarching theme; they\u2019re the hallmarks of laziness. No lazy SEO that actively and deliberately half-asses on their work will ever have a chance of competing with the Navy Seals of SEO at VizTV Media Services.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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We run a tight ship, immediately fire lazy operatives, and go the extra mile for every client, on every backlink, directory listing, video upload, image optimization, social media update. We do our part to make the kingliness of solid content work for us.<\/p>\n

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Each of our clients once entrusted their businesses to lazy or incompetent SEOs. Although they had no way of knowing they were about to waste thousands of dollars on posers, we\u2019ve recovered their losses and proven the value of SEO as an SEM strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an aspiring SEO, don\u2019t be lazy. If you\u2019re interested in hiring an SEO, don\u2019t be lazy. Otherwise, you\u2019ll pay.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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VizTV Media Services is a top-notch Houston SEO company that takes pride in winning for our clients. We do so much winning for our clients that they\u2019re literally tired of winning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in hiring a winning SEO & internet marketing company in Texas that will put your company in the winners’ corner, give us a call.<\/p>\n

Although hiring an expert SEO ain\u2019t cheap, it\u2019s not prohibitively expensive. We work out fair solutions for all of our clients. If you\u2019re reading this, you\u2019re smart enough to have your business to the point where you can afford us. Act now. Time is ticking and can\u2019t be replaced.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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5 SEO Don’ts<\/h3>\n

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