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  • Max Minzer   Feb 07 2013   Flag

    Big emphasis on website speed. But as Neil mentioned - don't focus on simply one technique. Speed is not everything. Just like content is not everything. Every effort that's relevant and valuable to users is worth paying careful attention to.

  • Ian Howells   Feb 07 2013   Flag

    "Quick Sprout is my personal blog, which means I am not dumping a ton of time and money into it." 

    "I spent over 6 months creating The Advanced Guide to SEO

    ...riiiight.

    Good page speed tips, though.

  • Max Minzer   Feb 07 2013   Flag

    Good catch, Ian haha

  • Stuart McHenry   Feb 07 2013   Flag

    It might be his personal blog but Neil knows personal branding better than most.

  • Ian Howells   Feb 08 2013   Flag

    No argument there. I am definitely arguing that these speed tips (the bulk of the article) can help any "normal" site have the growth implied by the clickbait headline. That said - they're still *very* good things to do. Personally, I'd add signing up for the free account at CloudFlare to the list.

  • Adam Steele   Feb 08 2013   Flag

    I Lol'd. Well played Ian. Well played.

  • Lee Waltham   Feb 08 2013   Flag

    Oh Neil...

  • Damir Vuckovic   Feb 08 2013   Flag

    He mentioned that "Advanced SEO Guide" bring over +100k additional visitors in January...Maybe we should wait and check February stats to confirm "myth" about speed?

  • Goran Candrlic   Feb 09 2013   Flag

    Can't argue that there are some good tips, but some of Neil's posts have a lot of "fluff" that are aimed at beginners/novice/intermediate. A bit of hype, nice headline and it goes viral. Neil knows his personal branding, Stuart has a great point there :)

  • Mark Hughes   Feb 11 2013   Flag

    Yes there's a spin, but to be fair the tips are good anyway - still worthy of an upvote from me, even though the 45000 word guide that went viral might be more likely to have driven the increase! ;)

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