Comments on: Get Ready to Fail SEO, Scene 3 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alina Popescu http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7635 Alina Popescu Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:42:25 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7635 Brad, this series is hilarious! Loved every bit of it and I agree with Cath, the part about the plastic forks from the cafeteria was brilliant! Brad, this series is hilarious! Loved every bit of it and I agree with Cath, the part about the plastic forks from the cafeteria was brilliant!

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7634 Brad Shorr Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:17:01 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7634 Andrew, Inside sources tell me the company is indeed exploring the possibility of entering the plastic forks market. Andrew, Inside sources tell me the company is indeed exploring the possibility of entering the plastic forks market.

]]> By: Andrew Heaton http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7633 Andrew Heaton Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:18:54 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7633 Perhaps they should go into the business manufacturing plastic forks instead. Oh well, the doghnuts arrived in the end. At least the story finished on a happy note. Perhaps they should go into the business manufacturing plastic forks instead.

Oh well, the doghnuts arrived in the end. At least the story finished on a happy note.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7632 Brad Shorr Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:27:13 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7632 Karen, What a marvelous idea. Thank you for the inspiration. At 5 AM this morning I thought of a way to introduce these folks to social media. :) Karen, What a marvelous idea. Thank you for the inspiration. At 5 AM this morning I thought of a way to introduce these folks to social media. :)

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7631 Karen Swim Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7631 ROFL! I suppose if all else fails just sell them stuff from the cafeteria! This was hilarious Brad! You have to bring these dunderheads back. It would be fun to watch them tackle social media! ROFL! I suppose if all else fails just sell them stuff from the cafeteria! This was hilarious Brad! You have to bring these dunderheads back. It would be fun to watch them tackle social media!

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7630 Jeanne Dininni Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:05:52 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7630 I suppose one might look at that as success in a strange sort of way. I certainly agree that any success they <i>did</i> enjoy was definitely due to "the Grigsby factor." :-) Just think how much <i>more</i> successful they would have been if they'd used the <i>right</i> keywords. I suppose one might look at that as success in a strange sort of way. I certainly agree that any success they did enjoy was definitely due to “the Grigsby factor.” :-) Just think how much more successful they would have been if they’d used the right keywords.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7629 Brad Shorr Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:29:19 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7629 Cath, That Barbie story sounds familiar - did you ever blog about it? It's an easy trap to fall into - we get focused on the blog post at hand and who's got time to consider the big picture? Cath, That Barbie story sounds familiar – did you ever blog about it? It’s an easy trap to fall into – we get focused on the blog post at hand and who’s got time to consider the big picture?

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7628 Brad Shorr Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:26:13 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7628 Jeanne, Glad you found this little drama helpful. Ironically, they did succeed in a way. There were quite a few inquiries, which means they were doing something right. It must have been the Grigsby factor. Jeanne, Glad you found this little drama helpful. Ironically, they did succeed in a way. There were quite a few inquiries, which means they were doing something right. It must have been the Grigsby factor.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7627 Cath Lawson Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:20:22 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7627 LMAO at them selling the plastic cutlery from the canteen Brad. This just shows how careful you have to be about picking the right keywords for your campaign. I made the mistake of using the terms Barbie doll in one of my old posts. It was supposed to be one of those fun posts that wasn't optimized for anything. And it contained a couple of words that weren't suitable for kids to be reading but unfortunately, it attracted a lot of little girls who wanted to know how to look like Barbie. I felt v guilty - you have to be so careful what you write. LMAO at them selling the plastic cutlery from the canteen Brad. This just shows how careful you have to be about picking the right keywords for your campaign. I made the mistake of using the terms Barbie doll in one of my old posts.

It was supposed to be one of those fun posts that wasn’t optimized for anything. And it contained a couple of words that weren’t suitable for kids to be reading but unfortunately, it attracted a lot of little girls who wanted to know how to look like Barbie. I felt v guilty – you have to be so careful what you write.

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/get-ready-to-fail-seo-scene-3/comment-page-1/#comment-7626 Jeanne Dininni Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:06:21 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=4593#comment-7626 What a hilarious tale, Brad. You had me chuckling all the way through. Sadly, though, I suppose your story isn't really very far from the truth: A company attempts a poorly implemented SEO campaign -- carried out by individuals who know nothing at all about the animal -- and then scraps SEO altogether when its dismal plan fails. Sounds as if the company needed the help of a real SEO expert. (At the very least, upper management needed to give Grigsby more authority over the implementation, instead of letting the SEO-ignorant majority rule.) Though highly exaggerated (which is one reason it's so effective), this story illustrates just how a well-intentioned attempt at SEO implementation can go so wrong. Great SEO fairy tale with a vital message! What a hilarious tale, Brad. You had me chuckling all the way through. Sadly, though, I suppose your story isn’t really very far from the truth: A company attempts a poorly implemented SEO campaign — carried out by individuals who know nothing at all about the animal — and then scraps SEO altogether when its dismal plan fails. Sounds as if the company needed the help of a real SEO expert. (At the very least, upper management needed to give Grigsby more authority over the implementation, instead of letting the SEO-ignorant majority rule.)

Though highly exaggerated (which is one reason it’s so effective), this story illustrates just how a well-intentioned attempt at SEO implementation can go so wrong. Great SEO fairy tale with a vital message!

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