Blog Posts
12/9/2008
Well, folks, let’s face it. The economy is tanking like the Titanic. While many traditional advertising agencies have been dragging their feet and playing “wait and see” when it comes to adding online marketing disciplines like SEO, PPC, Email and Social Media Marketing to their list of services, the smart ones realize that these services represent a viable ...
6/30/2008
After reading Ciaran's excellent post "A Few Things That Irk Me About Plurk," I made the offhand comment that if I were going to abandon Twitter (or it, as seems more likely, Twitter's technical problems result in a final, Hindenburg-like crash) I would most ...
12/21/2007
Ah, yes, the holidays. That time of year when content writers like myself have to come up with cute new versions of festive songs from years past. After we're done beating our heads against the fake office mantelpieces hung with stockings, and have sufficiently drowned our sorrows in the bitter eggnog of trying to write lyrics that both scan properly and vaguely fit ...
11/8/2007
I've made a few offhand comments here on others' posts about my theory that English majors make good search marketers. I also recently commented on Lyndon's article which covers why companies need a social media consultant, that I believe certain personality types are pre...
9/14/2007
While I've only been involved in web development and SEO for three years, I've been participating in online communities since 2001. Over the last six years, it's been my privilege to help build and moderate a few online communities. I've learned a lot about the way people think and behave online and picked up a few helpful bits of information--and fortunately, I like...
8/24/2007
Let me spin you a little bedtime story. Once upon a time there was a client who was growing by leaps and bounds. As any smart client should, they decided to do some market research and plan their growth based on reliable data and strategic thinking...
8/17/2007
It turns out, I managed to learn something extremely valuable about SEO back when I was in high school. Which is odd, given that I graduated in 1991. It was my senior year, all my friends had been in the class of 1990, and I was taken suddenly by an uncharacteristic desire to make my mark on my small rural high school. After toying briefly with the prospect of toil...
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