Choice of Words: The Strategy Behind the Content

Why You Don’t Want Spammy SEO Content

Photo by David Hegarty.

In the search engine optimization world, it’s easy to slip into the trap of spammy content. When you run an SEO campaign, the goals for your content should be more than just quantity and keyword oriented.

Of course, to make content search engine friendly, you will need to include strategically placed and chosen keywords, and you’ll probably need to produce a lot of it to get noticed by search engines. But, you shouldn’t let these goals let you lose sight of another extremely important goal for your content: it should offer true value. Continue reading “Why You Don’t Want Spammy SEO Content”

Friday Flubs: Two in One? Ouch!

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

This week’s flubs are admittedly hard to catch. Most of them were buried deep into the content and some are very subtle. But, no matter how small or how deep, they still have a negative impact on the overall quality of the content.

Continue reading “Friday Flubs: Two in One? Ouch!”

Friday Flubs: I Don’t Think That’s The Kind of Party You Meant

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

I have to admit, when I was flipping through a mailer yesterday, this doozy made me laugh out loud.

Is it just me or would “potting party” be a better choice of words here? Continue reading “Friday Flubs: I Don’t Think That’s The Kind of Party You Meant”

You Wrote What? 10 Horrendous High School Paper Similes

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High school students aren’t exactly the best writers on the face of the earth. Sometimes their enthusiasm goes too far, and sometimes they try too hard.

Take a look at some of these beauties produced by high school students: