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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!