Make Money Guide

POCC (Pune Open Office Club) is an open event where people can meet with other entrepreneurs, investors, startups etc. Today (Saturday, November 22nd 2008), POCC had their meetup in SICSR Pune. I attended it.

Overall, it was quite an informal event. This time it was organized by Navin of PuneTech. The topics discussed this time was like what are the problems (pain points) that the new startups in Pune are facing and what can we do about it. There were many problems discussed, like reliable internet connection, electricity problems, finding a good SEO company, company formation and legal problems. Many people suggested many solutions.

There are many myths floating around Google in particular and SEO in general. Given here are the Google related myths as per the John Mueller’s “Frightening Webmastering Myths” presentation at “Tricks and Treats” webmaster event.

• Duplicate content will penalize your site. [Don’t worry too much about duplicates on/from your own site. But be reasonable while using content from other sites]
• Mixing HTML/XHTML will break verification
• Getting listed in 1000s of search engines and directories is important. [search engines can find you, no need for submitting to directories]
• Participating in AdWords, AdSense or Analytics will help or harm your site. [They won’t]