Learning SEO Basics

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Don’t you just hate it when an article is full of text that cannot be fully understood unless:

A) you travel to multiple other links, that are sprayed throughout the article at random

or

B) have previous existing knowledge of what’s being referred to?

Take this for example Google Xooglers Launch Social Search Engine Mechanical Zoo (thank goodness I don’t need to be the most popular, ey?)

Benefits:

Uh..warning: If you don’t have an appreciation for ’straight-up’ talk, this article is not for you.

“Without a sizzling, persuasive headline or title on your website, your blog, your advert or sales letter . . . your sales will suck harder than a hooker on the strip in Vegas.

Not SEO related ?

Bear with me…
It does lead to a climax…

You have been tempted..

My sweet wanderer..

Searching for all I am..

Not knowing where to find me..

Suddenly, as if by mistake, you whispered my name..

Soft and wanting..

Begging for what I have to offer..

Seeing in me what you were hoping I hold..

Inside..

All of what you seek..

How to Use “Action Words” to Increase Traffic & Reader Response. | Seo Design Solutions Internet Marketing Blog

I have found a new friend and SEO companion through SU and Sphinn that I want to introduce you to. Jeffrey Smith. He barks up the same tree I do in the SEO basics field and has a great blog Called, “SEO Design Solutions”.

He wrote a great post on the 3 days ago about the use of action words to increase traffic and reader response.

Body text. Making it keyword rich

There are many well written pages on the web. Some with truly captivating text. You know the kind. It’s the ones that have you screaming, “Beat me, whip me, take away my charge cards!” even if you know they are probably offering crap. Your body text should be able to make a priest take a survey asking “Are you a Satan Worshiper? Take this survey to find out now!” or make a perfectly straight man want to invest in “Gay and loving it” magazine.

I had written a previous blog about the wonderful world of copywriting and, sorry to say, I somehow deleted it by mistake. DUH! It’s definitely one of those kinds of weeks when nothing goes right and I just want to stay in bed. But, when there’s work to be done, there’s work to be done. (Sorry MarkDykeman…I know you stumbled this blog, but here’s another attempt. This time I’m backing it with a copy!)