This started out as a comment about the post, this month in seo, which is an excellent post with a mediocre headline. As I was writing my thoughts I realised it would be better as a post and to give Van Gogh a link for his effort. Lets leave whether or not this post is linkbait or not, as the label of "linkbait" is becoming irrelevant and meaningless as a descriptive label … [Read more...] about What Makes a Quality Post in the SEO Space
Twittering Naked in the Bath
My latest twitter is " I still think Twitter is as useful as trying to water roses with an over salivating dog." Which when you think about is is the secret of link building. I find it as banal as left wing performance artist on the streets of Grantham on a wet Thursday afternoon. But, and this is the important bit. It carries conversations of people in my industry, and thus, … [Read more...] about Twittering Naked in the Bath
It's Not Networking it's Notworking
How much time do you spend working on your Web 2.0-cross voting network? Don't get me wrong, a network is vital, the right network can propel you into social media marketing heaven. But, there comes a point where watching your story rise on digg and constantly plundering your IM contacts becomes notworking, not networking. You become so desperate you ping the weird stalker you … [Read more...] about It's Not Networking it's Notworking
Who are the Linkerati?
In my comments from digg is Not Social Media Marketing someone asked me, what is a linkerati? In my arrogance and blinkered vision I expected everyone to know who the linkerati are. But not everyone spends most of their waking day immersed in the murky world of getting eyeballs to websites. Obviously I have to as I am a blogger whose goal is to teach and coach my readers to … [Read more...] about Who are the Linkerati?
digg is NOT Social Media Marketing
A recent IM chat session went like this, "btw, digg is broken. i didnt get front with like 215 diggs, 107 comments" It's a shame isn't it. is the party really over? But what's that I hear? Music? You mean the party is still going? Digg used to be so easy to get to the front page, easy in the sense of after studying it for a year and spending more time devoted to it than … [Read more...] about digg is NOT Social Media Marketing
Why it's NOT Linkbait, Idiot!
OK, something has been bothering me. When a piece of web content, be it a blog post, a picture, a pdf, gets called linkbait simply because it gets a bunch of links. Is the term "linkbait" overused? Yes. But why is it important, I mean, who cares? … [Read more...] about Why it's NOT Linkbait, Idiot!