SEOmoz’s 8 Predictions for SEO in 2012
Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz makes predictions every year on where SEO is heading. His predictions for SEO in 2012 are outlined below:
#1: Bing Will Have a Slight Increase in US Marketshare, but remain <20% to Google’s 80%+
#2: SEO Without Social Media Will Become a Relic of the Past
#3: Google Will Finally Take Stronger, Panda-Style Action Against Manipulative Link Spam
#4: Pinterest Will Break into the Mainstream
#5: Overly Aggressive Search Ads Will Result in Mainstream Backlash Against Google
#6: Keyword (Not Provided) Will Rise to 25%+ of Web Searchers
#7: We’ll See the Rise of a Serious Certification Program
#8: Google Will Make it Very Hard to Do Great SEO Without Using Google+