Is this valid SEO?

[seo.gops]

I do a regular search on my product names to see if anyone has written a review of my software. Anyway I found a new reference here:

[soleseriouss]

Seems like you missed adding the link to the reference.

[donamiller90]

YES, SEO does in fact work. The process of fine-tuning your site to load quickly, with clean code and content that is optimized for your users' searches helps your site stand a better chance of ranking well on Google search engine result pages.