It is almost one year since Google introduced Panda. Many old tricks died, new got introduced and died. What is the current status of seo industry. Does they still have happy clients?
More barriers to entry. You need to wait longer in order to rank, so it's better to get started asap with some content instead of waiting until everything is perfect.
As long as SE's are still run by algorithms, you'll always be able to O. That said, this has been the year that many SEO "professionals" lost their ass because in the span of a couple months you suddenly needed also to be: a ux expert, a landing page expert, a writer with exceptional talent for engaging people, and a hosting expert.
