The Atlantic Doesn’t Fret Over SEO and Neither Should You

SEO’s stranglehold over content production is loosening a bit each day. On May 10, two editors of The Atlantic’s digital operation renounced the notion that quality journalism needs to be SEO-friendly. “Truly [our writers] are not really thinking about SEO anymore,” Scott Havens, senior vice president of finance and digital operations at The Atlantic Media Company told [...]

Great Content Should Concern Publishers More Than Search Rankings

Imagine a day when reader engagement surpasses Google search engine rankings as the number one concern for publishers. Ten years ago this would have been unimaginable. However, with new platforms that enable consumers to more easily discover great content, the time has come for content creators to stop obsessing over search rankings. After all, search [...]

It’s Not Just About SEO

On May 12, 2011, in For Marketers, For Publishers, JavaScript, Outbrain, SEO, Under the Hood, by Josh Guttman

One of the most common questions we get from publishers evaluating our products — both on the distribution and traffic acquisition sides — is “are we SEO positive?”  While the true answer is “maybe” (I’ll explain in a minute), our party line on this is “No, SEO isn’t one of our selling points.” Every once [...]