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Since I& #39;ve been called a know-it-all and unwilling to learn today, I thought I& #39;d do another thread to explain myself. What& #39;s online is online forever, and I& #39;m just praying this won& #39;t backfire on me in the long run. That& #39;s why I would like to explain why I said what I said: (1/)
I won& #39;t delete my tweets. I see it as a learning curve and things that I can do better in the future. I just felt like I had the right to defend myself and some of the things I& #39;ve said might have come across the wrong way. I apologise for that. (2/)
I feel like there are a lot of misconceptions and prejudices around the blogging community, and more specifically the niches that often work together with brands, like lifestyle, beauty, fashion, etc. That& #39;s what started this whole riot in the first place. (3/)
I think it is no secret that a lot of brands ask about your DA before continuing to ask about your traffic, etc. That is the reason why a lot of bloggers ask for advice on how to up their DA. When I said that most bloggers know that this doesn& #39;t do anything for our rankings (4/)
and that we know to use no-follow links, etc. I did not claim that we are all - or me specifically - SEO experts. Not at all. It also doesn& #39;t mean that I am not willing to learn. It hurts when someone says that to you while you& #39;re actually someone that is always looking for (5/)
new opportunities to learn. What I meant when saying that "I know perfectly well not to do this", is that I know the basic do& #39;s and don& #39;ts. It& #39;s the same as knowing not to turn off your PC by the power button, but that doesn& #39;t turn me into an ICT expert yet. I& #39;m not an SEO (6/)
expert and I know that. I have a & #39;yes& #39; and & #39;no& #39; list that tells me what to do and what not, but that doesn& #39;t make me an expert. I have never worked with a brand before, so I can& #39;t tell you how many actually do this. But when I actively look for opportunities, all I see is (7/)
brands and PRs asking for a high DA. So what do I do? I try to get mine up. On my & #39;yes& #39;, & #39;no& #39; and & #39;maybe& #39; list, guest posts are on the maybe. I& #39;ve learned a long time ago that they are a grey zone for the Google algorithm, but it& #39;s an easy way to expose yourself to a wider (8/)
audience and yes - build your DA. Why? Because that is what I learned from bigger bloggers is important, because brands ask for it. From actively doing research, I& #39;ve learned that this metric isn& #39;t important for SEO, but it is for brands and if you want to land collabs, (9/)
you need to have a fairly high score. I& #39;m just trying to get my name out there and turn my blog into a success. In no way I claim to be an expert. Not in blogging, not in SEO. I just have a & #39;yes& #39;-& #39;no& #39; list that I follow and try to make the right decisions for myself and (10/)
my blog. Sometimes I will make the wrong decisions and I don& #39;t mind people pointing them out. I& #39;m a lifelong learner, so I love getting advice from others. But there& #39;s a difference between giving advice and completely breaking someone down over what they do, and that is (11/)
what has been happening to me. People were extremely rude and tearing me down over the decisions I make, instead of actually trying to help me. So I& #39;m sorry if I was rude in return. I just don& #39;t like feeling attacked, especially when there is no reason to. (12/)
I was just someone asking for advice, but instead, I got caught up in a riot and now I& #39;m the laughing stock of the SEO community. It makes me feel really uncomfortable and I never intended this to happen. I don& #39;t feel helped by these people at all, it has only made me super (13/)
self-conscious and insecure about my abilities. I am no expert and I know that. But I am also not the fool you make me out to be, so I am terribly sorry if I jump in to defend myself and that comes across as rude or "miss-know-it-all". I am always willing to learn, but I (14/)
