Comments on: Writing Content For SEO – It’s Not Rocket Science

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:08:37 +0000

[...] You need to write more useful content about the car models. I wrote a general article about coming up with content ideas a while back, perhaps reading it will help give you some ideas. More specifically in your case, [...]

By: SEO Joel

SEO Joel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:37:19 +0000

Great POINTS! People spend so much time thinking about what they want or need to do and never actually do it. Just write some quality content that helps your users and the search engine and move forward. Thanks

By: The_man

The_man — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:58:47 +0000

Freelancers have indeed given webmasters the chance to be lazy and work it out. And in return, all they get paid is as little as $1 per article, isn’t that a great reason to be lazy?

By: Can’t Write Copy? Give Some Speaking Software A Go!

Can’t Write Copy? Give Some Speaking Software A Go! — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:05:45 +0000

[...] as a follow up to my last post, after I’d went on and on about how you should write copy for SEO a few people came back to me and said “But I can’t write at all? What’ll I Do? [...]

By: Fresh

Fresh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:51:54 +0000

Kirsty, for me that has been one of the most useful articles I have read in a long time. Thanks.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:30:15 +0000

I think outsourcing is a great idea if you can find it at the right price. As gadget rightly points out, you can always edit what someone else has written to “polish” things.

I don’t think you need to give up on AM if you can’t write copy. A core skill of a decent AM is also the ability to realise there are some things you just can’t do yourself. You have to be a jack of all trades at times. I’m lucky in that I can do most things, write, SEO, pop together a website. But I can’t do product feeds and graphics.. so those are outsourced.

By: gadget

gadget — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:00:11 +0000

Whilst I can’t write (from scratch), I can edit. So I outsource copywriting and then edit the articles. This is also especially important from an SEO point of view. No I’m not talking about keyword density blah blah, but rather adding an odd keyword in to a or a here and there.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:38:09 +0000

For those of us who can’t write 1000 words in an hour no matter how hard we try, would you recommend hiring writers on the freelance sites?
(Or else give up AM because writing seems to be a core skill in this game?)

By: David Holmes

David Holmes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:21:55 +0000

You’re right about how important page titles are, and how many sites overlook them. I try to write on-site titles as though it was a PPC ad, keyword rich with a call to action. Organic CTR will increase and as a result Googles liking of that page.

Also, if like me you hate writing content elance can be a good place to find good cheap copywriters, try to stick to UK based ones though, they’re more expensive but worth it. Great post.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:21:20 +0000

lol, alas… no. But if you need a barfly, I’m your girl!