Matt Cutts is a nice guy
…must we all keep hanging on his every word? He is, for sure, a very helpful, and very friendly guy. But just look at what he does for a living will you? Now before I go on, let me stress that this is not a personal attack against Matt: He’s a nice guy with an exquisitely difficult job. But the facts remain. I got thinking about this subject after a reader commented on my recent post on duplicate content issues over at Search Engine Journal, It seems that Matt said something to the effect that we don’t need to worry about duplicate content issues at SMX Advanced. I personally didn’t see footage of that, but I can tell you that I, and many of my SEO colleagues see evidence that we do need to worry about duplicate content every day. Simply put, Matt Cutts is Google’s front man. Many times, Matt has given us hints that he can’t tell us all we want to know, in this statement he made on AimClear Blog:
It’s sort of like the credit card companies, you can’t really tell all the penalties you really have without giving it away for the spammers
Now why would anyone think that Matt would be prepared to give away all Google’s secrets? He’d be fired straight away if he did. Take an objective look at this excellent You&A with Matt Cutts. See? It’s more-or-less common knowledge that Matt Cutts can’t just come right out with it. We know it and he knows it. Now if you’re rather follow what Matt says to the letter, that fine. But we have years of collective experience and we think we’re entitled to differ with what Matt says when it’s necessary for the sake of our commitment to great SEO.
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He may not give away secrets but I have to admit that some of the best SEO tips (things I should have known) I've gotten have been from Matt. Not that I won't listen to what others have to say as well, but if several SEOs teach me something, and Matt says it's a good practice, I'm likely to adopt it.
Hi, nice to see you here! I absolutely agree with you: but what I'm saying is we should be aware that he's not going to give us everything we want to know about issues that hinge directly on how Google treats our pages.
I also agree he's a very knowledgeable guy and fascinating to listen to.
Thanks for a good tips here and got some new trips …
I too not always agree with Matt Cutts!
I too not always agree with Matt Cutts!
Yes, Matt Cutts is the Google SEO front man.
He has to stay illusive. It's in his job description.
: )
While it does scare me that Google has a monopoly over the internet, I do listen to what Cutts has to say. Knowing he is the frontman of Google and he won't tell us anything that Google wouldn't, he still gives valuable tips on SEO and is still worthy of a consideration. I may not agree with him all the time, but I consider his tips.
well i think he is doing good as per his job requirement.
nice work done over all MAt cutts is nice a guy.
He may not give away secrets but I have to admit that some of the best SEO tips (things I should have known) I’ve gotten have been from Matt. Not that I won’t listen to what others have to say as well, but if several SEOs teach me something, and Matt says it’s a good practice, I’m likely to adopt it.