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Here in SEO land, we often bounce new ideas off of each other and read about fresh ideas that we then creatively apply to our SEO clients. Some would say that we’re a somewhat zany department, but that only spurs us on to SEO success! After all, creativity is necessary for every aspect of SEO, from thinking of engaging content ideas to identifying how to portray a client’s personality via social media sites.
Sage Lewis had a great article today in SearchEngineWatch.com called “I Love Crazy Link Ideas”, where he noted that even the craziest of ideas can work in link building. Sage writes, “Explosive growth comes from thinking about your business in completely new ways.” How true!
Don’t try to stifle your craziness and creativity (also called “quirky”) - if you feel like you’re getting stuck in the mud while researching sites to potentially link with. As Sage suggests, jot down a few ideas for sites to partner with or ways to get buzz for your brand. They might seem a little crazzzzy at first, but as you start to build off them, you’ll see that crazy idea wasn’t so out there after all.
For those at Solid Cactus SEO, I say the crazier, the better! Who wants to be normal, anyway? It’s our crazy ideas that get molded and shaped into effective SEO/social media solutions for clients that ultimately turn into more traffic and revenue for that client.
I’ll take an ounce of craziness any day over a pound of normalcy!
Posted by Jeff Stolarcyk on Nov 13, 2008
I know that we’re kind of fun and laid back (comparatively speaking) here on SC’s SEO Blog, but let’s put on our Common Sense Hats for a second.
We all know the value of repetition, right? When I taught writing, I’d use repetition in my notes and PowerPoint presentations to increase my students’ retention. From repeating [...]
Posted by Jeff Stolarcyk on Nov 12, 2008
Last week, I talked to the Nonprofit Summit at Luzerne County Community College about blogging and social media. I don’t say that to underscore that I’m kind of a big deal (trust me, I’m not), but as a set up to this: My co-presenter (John Dawe) and I stressed that Twitter is a great tool [...]
Posted by Alicia Magda on Nov 10, 2008
Think SEO is too long term a strategy to help boost your traffic and revenue before the holidays? Not so! Although the idea of suddenly ranking high for general terms probably won’t happen by the time Santa comes down your chimney, adding holiday themed SEO content to your site within the next two weeks can [...]
Posted by Mandy Boyle on Nov 10, 2008
Copywriter: A Life of Making Ads and Other Mistakes by Ray Welch was given to me by a college professor who found this book to not only be an amusing account of his godfather’s life, but also a take on the most exciting times of the advertising industry.
I carried it around for a month before [...]
Posted by Jeff Stolarcyk on Nov 7, 2008
You know what I hate? “Viral Marketing.” Which isn’t to say that I hate quality content becoming viral. Instead, I hate the notion that viral marketing is something you can reliably plan.
Most people I meet who believe this fall into two categories:
People who are enamored by the amorphous power of the [...]
Posted by Mandy Boyle on Nov 7, 2008
Copyblogger.com is one of my favorite SEO resources and one of which I frequent on a daily basis.
Earlier this week, Sean Platt (aka Writer Dad) made a great post about 10 Ways to Avoid Writing Insecurity, so good, that I simply had to share:
10 Ways to Avoid Writing Insecurity
In that same vein, here’s my thoughts [...]
Posted by Alicia Magda on Nov 6, 2008
I represented the Solid Cactus SEO Team at AdTech NYC on Tuesday - I had a great time meeting tons of interesting exhibitors, like LifeTips.com and B5Media.com, and attending the very insightful keynote presentation given by Samantha Skey “Obama, Apple and Ice Cream – Building Brand Passion Among Millennials“.
I noticed something interesting at AdTech [...]
Posted by Jeff Stolarcyk on Nov 4, 2008
Darth Vader has 16,313 followers on Twitter. With updates like, “To all troopers: When searching for droids with stolen Death Star Battle plans, check behind ALL doors, even the ones that are locked,” and his revelation that he was dressing as Vice President Dick Cheney for Halloween this year, it’s a safe bet that Vader’s [...]
Posted by Nick Matthews on Nov 3, 2008
Change, what does it mean to you? Is it your philosophy when traveling to the polls tomorrow, or just the thing you do with your t-shirt when you get dirty? In the case of our world, change has become a mantra that is being plastered on posters, highlighted in the media, and preached about during [...]