We've recently upgraded to Drupal 7 for client projects, sure there are modules needing a bit more work but overall, we've been happy.
What does bug me a little, is the number of modules still needed (without custom tweaks) to keep up with Search Engine Best Practices.
Flicking open the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, lets see the current (21-May-2011) Drupal 7 SEO situation;
We are often asked to quote for 'A Guaranteed' first place ranking on Google for 'MEGA COMPETITIVE KEYWORD' for a yet to be launched site.
Whilst we are aware that some SEO companies may claim they can do this (especially prior to your initial payment), we try to raise a few things to consider …
Even though its been around a while, the term PageRank still gets people a little confused. We've decided to knock up a simple post to help clear things up.
Lets start with a video from Google's Matt Cutts with Facts about Google PageRank updates
To summarize,