A picture is worth a thousand words

Im stealing this from David Naylor because I like its simplicity.  SEO explained in picture, and more importantly as a cycle and a continuous process.

• Invest in content to get links
• Get the links and you get traffic (either through rankings or referrals)
• Get the trafficand you get the money (and profit, business model allowing!)
• Invest the money back into the content and the cycle continues!

Remove any part of the cycle, and it just doesnt work!

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