SEO Lessons from the Tour De France

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Theme

Don’t chase Google algorithm updates; focus on users.

Direct Quote – Google’s Quality Guidelines Basic Principles

  • Make pages primarily for users, not for search engines.
  • Don’t deceive your users.
  • Avoid tricks intended to improve search engine rankings… “Does this help my users? Would I do this if search engines didn’t exist?”
  • Think about what makes your website unique, valuable, or engaging.

Analogy

Chasing algorithms is like a cyclist using q