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I think Lisa needs to read Jon's article again, this time a bit more carefully.
I pitched someone via Twitter on my Blackberry while riding in an elevator... what's that? :-)
>>Who actually said all women think alike though? .... or that it should be a surprise to find out they don't?
Generally, men. :-)
>>However, if you think you are going to do keyword research and get your blog to rank for your "top keywords" then you may need think twice about it. Blogs just change too much.
The key is to get individual pages or posts to rank. For example, my blog is about copywriting, but it's my Copywriting 101 tutorial that ranks in the top three spots for "copywriting." And that was the goal... because a specifically-designed and optimized landing page is so much better for search traffic anyway.
Funny, last time I checked, Tech Crunch was a highly commercial site, and it's not hurting them.
Digg sucks. Ah, now that's a better answer!
>> CopyBlogger advocates avoiding cliches like the plague
No, Mohsin advocates that. I enjoy using a good cliche once in a blue moon or so. :)
Story: Ding Dong, Digg is Dead
>>Digg content is defined by the politics and prejudices of an elite group (top users and admins) and it has always been that way.
Sounds like old media to me. Let's just drop the hype about how Digg is different, and you'll never see me complain again.
Worst blogging advice ever. I guess he hasn't been paying attention for the last 10 years (especially the last 3)?
mdvinny, you're jumping to big conclusions. I've never bought or sold a single link on Copyblogger. It's simply that I'm a member of b5 Media that has caused this to happen.
Other than that, I could care less. Google has no hold on me.
No one said that descriptive headlines can't also be clever. The point was that clever alone generally doesn't cut it, because at a glance (and that's all you get) people can't tell why they should bother to read.
It's even worse when people think Google owes them something.
Google traffic is great, but if it can make or break your business, you don't have much of a business.
>>I was primarily referring to commerce sites and those selling something on the web.
IMHO, the only way to build that community of prospective buyers is with content as an attraction strategy. Content is the new advertising, it just has to be damn good going forward after several years of list-based linkbait.
It is possible to grow a community by making smart deals with existing publishers. but even then, how do you keep them and convert them? I'd still be using content to pre-sell and solid copy to close.
brian @ copyblogger
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