Since I've been called a know-it-all and unwilling to learn today, I thought I'd do another thread to explain myself. What's online is online forever, and I'm just praying this won't backfire on me in the long run. That's why I would like to explain why I said what I said: (1/)

I won'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'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'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'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't mean that I am not willing to learn. It hurts when someone says that to you while you'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's and don'ts. It's the same as knowing not to turn off your PC by the power button, but that doesn't turn me into an ICT expert yet. I'm not an SEO (6/)

expert and I know that. I have a 'yes' and 'no' list that tells me what to do and what not, but that doesn't make me an expert. I have never worked with a brand before, so I can'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 'yes', 'no' and 'maybe' list, guest posts are on the maybe. I've learned a long time ago that they are a grey zone for the Google algorithm, but it'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've learned that this metric isn'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'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 'yes'-'no' 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't mind people pointing them out. I'm a lifelong learner, so I love getting advice from others. But there'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'm sorry if I was rude in return. I just don'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'm the laughing stock of the SEO community. It makes me feel really uncomfortable and I never intended this to happen. I don'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/)

won't accept people being rude to me and judging me before getting to know me first. I am sorry, for everything. This is the last thing I'll say about this - apart from maybe a blog post following. I just hope I haven't ruined my whole future now. (15/15)