“The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time. It pays off slowly, your agent will sneer at it, your publisher will misunderstand it, and it will take people you have never heard of to convince them by slow degrees that the writer who puts his individual mark on the way he writes will always pay off.”
~ Raymond Chandler
The Best Writer on the Net!
Hello, everybody, and welcome to the show – the first one where I sit and spit a bit on SEO.
Content is compelling, so let me spread out what I learned. All the little lessons and those tricky corners turned.
I spent a while searching for some keywords that could fit, but couldn’t settle down. It was a labor I admit.
It wasn’t that there were any shortages of choice. I just wanted something I could slam with all my voice.
I thought of, “Writing it with style!” and even penned a pitted draft, but it’s in a crumpled corner ’cause it didn’t fit my craft.
I’m starting this post over, gonna pen another page, clear my throat and mop my brow, then walk onto the stage.
The keyword that I’m running with is cool you sure can bet. I’m gonna see if I can score “best writer on the net.”
If you think it cocky or perhaps a little bold, well I’m just trying to prove that this here keyword stuff is gold.
Like I said on Monday: this is a game, it should be fun. I’m going to take “best writer on the net” right up to number one.
Yes I’m being cheeky, but I’m also being frank. I know I need to figure the routine in Google’s rank.
People run to Google and that sure isn’t gonna stop. So when they’re there I hope they see these words up at the top.
Being the best writer on the net won’t help a bit. Not if I’m not writing while my keywords all are lit.
People go to Google when they’re searching for a salve – an answer to a question that they suddenly find they have.
Google is the overlord of our world’s internet. They use funky algorithms that I do not even get.
Its spiders crawl the keywords at the top of every page, then throughout the copy, ‘fore they crawl back to their cage.
The best writer on the net will have to spit intensity, molding his ideas around keyword density.
That means all the keywords that are spilled upon the page. It’s important that their usage isn’t stilted, odd or strange.
Clarity’s important, even when you’re writing words for bots. The best writer on the net should tie his SEO in knots.
Thank you all for sticking ’round and reading for a while, as I tried to talk all SEO while “writing it with style.”
That last line is left over from the old post’s silhouette. Before I tried to bulls-eye the “best writer on the net.”
Jamie wasn’t sure if SEO could count as art, but I think I can admit this day is off to a good start.
If you enjoyed this post then pretty please do not forget. Send a link right back here marked, “Best Writer on the Net!”
Writer Dad
Hope you enjoyed the first entry in the SEO Content series. Next week, we’ll be talking Dad, Dad, Dad. I can SEO for you too. I’m also the best ghostwriter on the net!
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Hi WD
I’m not sure if we could be killing the golden eggs hen. If, and that’s an if, keyword intense posts, written more for a piece of software than human beings, end up dominating the first results in google, people -the chaps, we are supposed to be written for, could end up choosing an alternative.
And in the net, there is always an alternative.
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Hi WD
I’m not sure if we could be killing the golden eggs hen. If, and that’s an if, keyword intense posts, written more for a piece of software than human beings, end up dominating the first results in google, people -the chaps, we are supposed to be written for, could end up choosing an alternative.
And in the net, there is always an alternative.
Miguel de Luis’s last blog post..Fearing change, fearing improvement
Did you mean “mop my brow” instead of “mop by brow?”
Creative SEO is cool!
Mike Goad’s last blog post..January Twentieth
Did you mean “mop my brow” instead of “mop by brow?”
Creative SEO is cool!
Mike Goad’s last blog post..January Twentieth
Cool. I could almost imagine you singing this.
Hmm, perhaps a video? You can’t let Matthew Dryden grab all the YouTube glory!
Cool. I could almost imagine you singing this.
Hmm, perhaps a video? You can’t let Matthew Dryden grab all the YouTube glory!
You wrote “People go to Google when their searching for a salve.” Did you mean “they’re”?
;-)
I typically wouldn’t correct grammar, but it’s the nature of this post that prompted it.
It’s a good, creative post.
You wrote “People go to Google when their searching for a salve.” Did you mean “they’re”?
;-)
I typically wouldn’t correct grammar, but it’s the nature of this post that prompted it.
It’s a good, creative post.
I googled “best writer on the net” and your post was number one.
Kool Aid’s last blog post..Pictures from our snow day
I googled “best writer on the net” and your post was number one.
Kool Aid’s last blog post..Pictures from our snow day
DUDE! I thought Kool Aid was totally kidding! But I just Googled the same phrase and you did it! You hit #1 as ‘best writer on the net’! You’re the man, Sean!
Now we just need to do this on The Blueprint as ‘the blog that’s really, really popular and better than ProBlogger, and…” OK, maybe not THAT. But maybe something useful. :-) Eric
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DUDE! I thought Kool Aid was totally kidding! But I just Googled the same phrase and you did it! You hit #1 as ‘best writer on the net’! You’re the man, Sean!
Now we just need to do this on The Blueprint as ‘the blog that’s really, really popular and better than ProBlogger, and…” OK, maybe not THAT. But maybe something useful. :-) Eric
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Hey Best Writer on the net, you continue to make me smile and laugh over your experiment.
I got a dare for you though.. can one of your SEO posts be related to something in the news?
The Other Daisy
Daisy, not your wife’s last blog post..I want to be just like you
Hey Best Writer on the net, you continue to make me smile and laugh over your experiment.
I got a dare for you though.. can one of your SEO posts be related to something in the news?
The Other Daisy
Daisy, not your wife’s last blog post..I want to be just like you
You have a lot of courage to write your post in rhyme! I especially liked:
“Google is the overlord of our world’s internet. They use funky algorithms that I do not even get.”
It’s hard to put ‘algorithm’ in a poem!
Hayden Tompkins’s last blog post..The Second Biggest Financial Mistake You Can Make
You have a lot of courage to write your post in rhyme! I especially liked:
“Google is the overlord of our world’s internet. They use funky algorithms that I do not even get.”
It’s hard to put ‘algorithm’ in a poem!
Hayden Tompkins’s last blog post..The Second Biggest Financial Mistake You Can Make
Lookie at that… number one hit.
Now you need to work your way up to “Best Writer On The Internet”. :)
GreenJello’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday
Lookie at that… number one hit.
Now you need to work your way up to “Best Writer On The Internet”. :)
GreenJello’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday
Miguel: I totally agree with you, no doubt. However, I still feel like I should learn the rules so I can play my best game.
Mike: I did, and I fixed it. Thanks. I agree, creative SEO is AWESOME!
Dave: Maybe I could just take the footage of Matthew snorting oatmeal, then dub my audio over it. Might be awesome. Or maybe I’ll rap it out at the blueprint.
Chasing Sanity: I did. Thanks for the help. I wasn’t kidding in those lines. I literally through out the other post in disgust at the last minute, then had to kinda hurry through this one because I was sleepy (and wanted to watch Battlestar). It didn’t get the editorial love it deserved.
Kool Aid: How bout that?
Eric: We definitely have to cook up something clever for the double B.
Daisy: I will try my best. Any suggestions.
Hayden: In some ways rhyme is easier, as long as I have the right hook. My first draft was terrible and would have made everyone cry for all the wrong reasons.
GreenJello: I’ll add it to the list!
Miguel: I totally agree with you, no doubt. However, I still feel like I should learn the rules so I can play my best game.
Mike: I did, and I fixed it. Thanks. I agree, creative SEO is AWESOME!
Dave: Maybe I could just take the footage of Matthew snorting oatmeal, then dub my audio over it. Might be awesome. Or maybe I’ll rap it out at the blueprint.
Chasing Sanity: I did. Thanks for the help. I wasn’t kidding in those lines. I literally through out the other post in disgust at the last minute, then had to kinda hurry through this one because I was sleepy (and wanted to watch Battlestar). It didn’t get the editorial love it deserved.
Kool Aid: How bout that?
Eric: We definitely have to cook up something clever for the double B.
Daisy: I will try my best. Any suggestions.
Hayden: In some ways rhyme is easier, as long as I have the right hook. My first draft was terrible and would have made everyone cry for all the wrong reasons.
GreenJello: I’ll add it to the list!
I googled “Lobster Racing” and you were #2. You have more work to do. ;)
Actually, a very fun series of articles here, Sean. Keep up the good SEO content work. You’re the best writer on the Internet.
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I googled “Lobster Racing” and you were #2. You have more work to do. ;)
Actually, a very fun series of articles here, Sean. Keep up the good SEO content work. You’re the best writer on the Internet.
Jamie Grove – How Not To Write’s last blog post..Help Me With My 2009 Clarion West Choices Maybe Win A Book
Perhaps an unintended consequence of your “experiment” is that you just illustrated the craft of illusion by creative manipulation and why the “search for information” often results in distraction or even deceit.
I am at least thankful that a search for “best writer on the net” points to Writer Dad and not something far from the truth in the phrase.
“Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.” ~ Publilius Syrus
Perhaps an unintended consequence of your “experiment” is that you just illustrated the craft of illusion by creative manipulation and why the “search for information” often results in distraction or even deceit.
I am at least thankful that a search for “best writer on the net” points to Writer Dad and not something far from the truth in the phrase.
“Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.” ~ Publilius Syrus
Gee, I thought someone would have “reviewed” this on Stumbleupon already.
Mike Goad’s last blog post..January Twentieth
Gee, I thought someone would have “reviewed” this on Stumbleupon already.
Mike Goad’s last blog post..January Twentieth
Looks as though you’ve dropped to number 3 in the lobster racing search. Pity. Guess it’s almost time for another post on that. Heh.
Anyhow, nice post on SEO. Interesting poem and interesting Google results. Now the true test is whether or not it stays as the number one result for a long period of time. Well played.
Ian Parker’s last blog post..Into The West
Looks as though you’ve dropped to number 3 in the lobster racing search. Pity. Guess it’s almost time for another post on that. Heh.
Anyhow, nice post on SEO. Interesting poem and interesting Google results. Now the true test is whether or not it stays as the number one result for a long period of time. Well played.
Ian Parker’s last blog post..Into The West
Yup, number one on Google. :)
Vered – MomGrind’s last blog post..Breaking: Cosmo Magazine To Change Its Name
Yup, number one on Google. :)
Vered – MomGrind’s last blog post..Breaking: Cosmo Magazine To Change Its Name
This is truly fun and I like your rhyme – clever and creative. Thank you for the smile too!
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I knew it! I knew by the way your words flow in your daily posts that there was a closet poet locked inside.
This was a fun one. I have to admit to my lack of mental acuity though—I didn’t catch on that it was a poem until the page/stage rhyme. I said, “Ha ha! That line rhymes!”
I then poked myself in the temple and said, “Hey…wake up in there…they ALL rhyme, get it Sleepy?”
In case anyone is keeping track, here’s my hand raised in assent—Writer Dad IS the best writer on the net.
Randi’s last blog post..Jeremiah Update
This is truly fun and I like your rhyme – clever and creative. Thank you for the smile too!
Patricia’s last blog post..Lifts
I knew it! I knew by the way your words flow in your daily posts that there was a closet poet locked inside.
This was a fun one. I have to admit to my lack of mental acuity though—I didn’t catch on that it was a poem until the page/stage rhyme. I said, “Ha ha! That line rhymes!”
I then poked myself in the temple and said, “Hey…wake up in there…they ALL rhyme, get it Sleepy?”
In case anyone is keeping track, here’s my hand raised in assent—Writer Dad IS the best writer on the net.
Randi’s last blog post..Jeremiah Update
Impressive …. the magic tricks you perform with words. You never cease to amaze me. Tech lexicon in rhyme. I thought it thinking out of the box and you made it work. SMOOTH.
Daisy
Daisy’s last blog post..Butterflies are Free
Impressive …. the magic tricks you perform with words. You never cease to amaze me. Tech lexicon in rhyme. I thought it thinking out of the box and you made it work. SMOOTH.
Daisy
Daisy’s last blog post..Butterflies are Free
What a fun post!! It showcases your writing ability plus a dose of light hearted humor!! Great!!!
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What a fun post!! It showcases your writing ability plus a dose of light hearted humor!! Great!!!
Evelyn Lim’s last blog post..HAVE-DO-BE or BE-DO-HAVE?
Hi there WD! You sure have a creative style in writing your posts and I truly admire the way you write. You really are the best writer on the net! Actually, I’m planning to make an essay inspired by this post and share it to my friends.
Hi there WD! You sure have a creative style in writing your posts and I truly admire the way you write. You really are the best writer on the net! Actually, I’m planning to make an essay inspired by this post and share it to my friends.
Essay, share your . . . essay once it’s written. I too wrote a post inspired by this one. Read it here: http://www.chasingsanity.com/buddha-go-crazy-go-go-go/
Who is next to pic up the mic?
Essay, share your . . . essay once it’s written. I too wrote a post inspired by this one. Read it here: http://www.chasingsanity.com/buddha-go-crazy-go-go-go/
Who is next to pic up the mic?
Very nice indeed. It seems like the dinasours were around last time I visited this page and come to find out you are now the best writer on the net. :) Ok Mr. Best Writer, I just searched and sure enough you are tops in the class. Seems as though your SEO mastery and ninja-like precision of word craftery has earned you the move from grasshoppa to preying mantis. Why don’t you hop on over to my site and help weave a new compilation story we have going on if you get a spare moment, we would love to have you.
Sal’s last blog post..Story Time – Part II
Very nice indeed. It seems like the dinasours were around last time I visited this page and come to find out you are now the best writer on the net. :) Ok Mr. Best Writer, I just searched and sure enough you are tops in the class. Seems as though your SEO mastery and ninja-like precision of word craftery has earned you the move from grasshoppa to preying mantis. Why don’t you hop on over to my site and help weave a new compilation story we have going on if you get a spare moment, we would love to have you.
Sal’s last blog post..Story Time – Part II
Jamie: NUMBER 2!?!? How dare they? Sigh. Back to the keypad. Thanks for saying that. Now I’m all blushy. Hey, if I can get my act together, I’m going to send out February today.
Kent: Not unintended at all, my friend. Fantastic quote.
Mike: StumbleUpon doesn’t like me. I’ve yet to crack the nut. I don’t even check anymore.
Ian: Maybe a series? Lobster Racing Mondays? No… hmmm. I’ll definitely stay on top of the results. I don’t mind losing “Lobster Racing,” but I’d kinda like to hold on to “best writer on the net.”
Vered: Smiles.
Patricia: My pleasure.
Randi: No closet at all, I’m proud of my rhythm. Check out my earlier rhymes on WD. Let’s see… um…. “Lucas With the Lid Off,” “I Know I’m Special,” and there’s a pretty good one about the election, but I don’t remember the name. “Bye-Bye Butterfly is also good.” Oh, and one to Mia’s teacher. I think it might be called, “Adios Señora.” That last one reminded me of one for my grandfather. I think it’s called, “Adios Papi,” but sorry if that takes you to something different.
Daisy: Thanks, BabyLuv.
Evelyn: Thanks Evelyn. It was a lot of fun to write, once I threw away the garbage I’d written earlier.
Essay: Thanks! Can I read your essay when it’s finished?
Chasing Sanity: I’ll be over later to check it out!
Sal: I’ll be there today, Sal. Nice to see ya.
Jamie: NUMBER 2!?!? How dare they? Sigh. Back to the keypad. Thanks for saying that. Now I’m all blushy. Hey, if I can get my act together, I’m going to send out February today.
Kent: Not unintended at all, my friend. Fantastic quote.
Mike: StumbleUpon doesn’t like me. I’ve yet to crack the nut. I don’t even check anymore.
Ian: Maybe a series? Lobster Racing Mondays? No… hmmm. I’ll definitely stay on top of the results. I don’t mind losing “Lobster Racing,” but I’d kinda like to hold on to “best writer on the net.”
Vered: Smiles.
Patricia: My pleasure.
Randi: No closet at all, I’m proud of my rhythm. Check out my earlier rhymes on WD. Let’s see… um…. “Lucas With the Lid Off,” “I Know I’m Special,” and there’s a pretty good one about the election, but I don’t remember the name. “Bye-Bye Butterfly is also good.” Oh, and one to Mia’s teacher. I think it might be called, “Adios Señora.” That last one reminded me of one for my grandfather. I think it’s called, “Adios Papi,” but sorry if that takes you to something different.
Daisy: Thanks, BabyLuv.
Evelyn: Thanks Evelyn. It was a lot of fun to write, once I threw away the garbage I’d written earlier.
Essay: Thanks! Can I read your essay when it’s finished?
Chasing Sanity: I’ll be over later to check it out!
Sal: I’ll be there today, Sal. Nice to see ya.
Alas, my sarcasm is once again lost in the World Wide Web.
Of course SEO content can be an art, my dear. It’s what I do! It’s been paying the bills and feeding my creative drive for three years now. Creative SEO content is like a sculpture wrapped in a jigsaw puzzle supported by an intricate network of backlinks, anchor text, and algorithmic equations.
It is structured art, but art all the same. (I have a post stashed somewhere in the drafts at Blue Duck about this. I’ll have to dust it off and send it over.) :D
For now, I have to plan how to work ” Sean Platt, best writer on the net” into a post. *insert mad scientist laugh* It’s ALIVE!
Alas, my sarcasm is once again lost in the World Wide Web.
Of course SEO content can be an art, my dear. It’s what I do! It’s been paying the bills and feeding my creative drive for three years now. Creative SEO content is like a sculpture wrapped in a jigsaw puzzle supported by an intricate network of backlinks, anchor text, and algorithmic equations.
It is structured art, but art all the same. (I have a post stashed somewhere in the drafts at Blue Duck about this. I’ll have to dust it off and send it over.) :D
For now, I have to plan how to work ” Sean Platt, best writer on the net” into a post. *insert mad scientist laugh* It’s ALIVE!
I love the idea of turning keywords into art – it’s much like a writing prompt where you’ve given a set of words and then have to write something that contains those words. Oh yes, SEO can be fun ;)
Great rhymes, by the way!
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I love the idea of turning keywords into art – it’s much like a writing prompt where you’ve given a set of words and then have to write something that contains those words. Oh yes, SEO can be fun ;)
Great rhymes, by the way!
Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..When Writers Blog