I am quite a fan of Google trends; not only does it get updated regularly, and provides some very useful and interesting data.
I wanted to check on the trend over the years for some of the typical SEO terms.
There weren’t really too many surprises there but here goes:-
Anchor texts
It still is a popular term and holds importance, and in my opinion it will continue to have some level of interest
Content optimization
It is a very important element of SEO, and shows a steady trend
Directory submission
This shows a downward trend, and it is not a surprise.
Internet marketing
Shows a downward trend too!
Keyword optimization
Downward trend!
Keywords
Has gone down over the years but is still important
Link popularity
Not so popular anymore!
(The graphs/ data above have been collected from Google trends)
To be continued….