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Why those cheap SEO articles and press releases outsourced to foreign writers aren’t working as well as you think

Friday, June 27, 2008

Today’s post is a rant about why $3 SEO articles outsourced to writers in low-income countries are not working as well as their writers claim. Yes, the articles and press releases may rank well — but are they actually driving any new eyeballs to your site?
On this page, you can learn why the answer is [...]

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And you want me to take your IQ test?

Thursday, June 26, 2008

I’ll admit that Internet advertising banners are not necessarily expected to adhere to the strictest rules of spelling and grammar.
But surely if you expect me to have any interest in your “IQ Quiz,” you should at least know when to use “a” and when to use “an”… and that’s as far as I’m going to [...]

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Beaconicity? A non-word? C’mon now…

Sunday, June 22, 2008

As an editor, I am firmly opposed to using a five-syllable word when there’s a perfectly good one- or two-syllable one that says exactly what you mean, especially when it can make your meaning less clear.
So I offer my enthusiastic congratulations to the Local Government Association, a group that represents city councils in the UK, [...]

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Throw in one more comma and it’s done…

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Why must people do things like this to signs?

Four commas, and not a one of them used correctly. If you’re going to invest in a sign, I highly recommend splurging on a proofreader!

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