Comments on: SEO writing is a must-have skill http://marketingconversation.com/2009/12/01/seo-writing-is-a-must-have-skill/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing Fri, 18 May 2012 23:54:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Marn http://marketingconversation.com/2009/12/01/seo-writing-is-a-must-have-skill/comment-page-1/#comment-6774 Mike Marn Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:17:41 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/?p=4687#comment-6774 Thanks, Liza. This summary led me to something of an "aha" moment...or maybe more accurately, an "uh-oh" moment. A bit of a "purist" (and one who has lived and prospered by clever lines, etc.) I have resisted letting SEO dictate all. My rationalization is that blander, more "optimized" copy will get more visitors, but it will please and satisfy fewer of them once they get there. (Leading to less value, less likelihood of return, in my view.) BUT.... While I STILL believe that, to a degree, your words made me see myself as someone protesting the automobile's arrival, since the horse and buggy ride is so much more picturesque. I'm not going to become an SEO "pod person" overnight, but you've cause me to at least consider it differently. That's a pretty good result from a mere blog post, so it must be a good one! Thanks, Liza. This summary led me to something of an “aha” moment…or maybe more accurately, an “uh-oh” moment. A bit of a “purist” (and one who has lived and prospered by clever lines, etc.) I have resisted letting SEO dictate all. My rationalization is that blander, more “optimized” copy will get more visitors, but it will please and satisfy fewer of them once they get there. (Leading to less value, less likelihood of return, in my view.) BUT….

While I STILL believe that, to a degree, your words made me see myself as someone protesting the automobile’s arrival, since the horse and buggy ride is so much more picturesque. I’m not going to become an SEO “pod person” overnight, but you’ve cause me to at least consider it differently. That’s a pretty good result from a mere blog post, so it must be a good one!

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