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Scribe SEO Review - SEO copywriting just got easier | Johnny B. Truant — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:07:02 +0000

[...] engine optimization plugin — is that I’m the same guy who wrote a post called “Screw SEO,” after which Michael Martine stalked me with nunchucks for dispairaging his [...]

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:52:50 +0000

Meh, it’s cool. I’ve come to this realization that what I blog about actually seems to have very little to do with what I’m hired for anyway.

Viva la weird business shit!

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:24:34 +0000

Johnny, I’d say that depends on your traffic levels. If they’re abysmal, then SEO would probably help. If they’re great, then maybe it’s not a big deal. One simple thing you could experiment with is your headlines. You’re a good enough writer to be able to work keywords into your headlines while still injecting that patented Johnny B. Truant sass into them.

By: Drew @ Cook Like Your Grandmother

Drew @ Cook Like Your Grandmother — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:39:00 +0000

There’s another way to look at it: Does anyone end up on coca-cola.com who doesn’t already know they want The Real Thing? You’re branded, baby.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:17:51 +0000

Funny that you’d resurrect this post from the depths, because I was just looking at my analytics for the first time in a long time and here are my top 10 search terms for the last month, proving that I am clearly not optimizing worth a damn:

1. johnny b truant
2. johnny truant
3. site:johnnybtruant.com free theme
4. johnnybtruant
5. johnny b. truant
6. johnnybtruant.com
7. johnny b truant blog setups
8. johnny truant + $50. website
9. charlie and johnny jam session
10. http://johnnybtruant.com/

Michael, could I probably be doing a WORSE job of SEO? It appears that virtually nobody is coming to my site through search engines who DOESN’T ALREADY KNOW ME.

Ha, that’s hilarious every time I see it. In a tragic kind of way.

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:57:58 +0000

A tad gay? Well, as long as you mean that in a good way. Come to think of it, it was odd that Johnny sent all those flowers and condoms. Hmm…

By: Dave Wilkinson

Dave Wilkinson — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:25:56 +0000

What do you mean I’m 4 months late in commenting on this post?! I’ve been pondering…

Not to take anything away from yet another very funny post, but Michael hit the nail on the head with his comment (the one about ranking #1 and still getting no traffic, not the one where he’s standing behind you, which incidentally sounds a tad gay),

I rank #1 for a great search term, but I still don’t get enough traffic to pay the bills. Twitter and referrals from online friends are what put food on the table.

By: Mitchell Allen

Mitchell Allen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:47:40 +0000

Rest Easy, my new friend. I write like that all the time. For exampe, I may gush, “OMG I must say you are the best blogger in this time zone!” Immediately afterward, in quotes, I’ll repeat what I said I would say.

Thanks for popping by my blog and leaving a funny (?) comment.

LOL, just teasing you with the parenthetical thingy.

Cheers,

Mitch

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:58:23 +0000

I like the escalator because it can never break. It can only “become stairs.”

By: Daniel M. Clark

Daniel M. Clark — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:41:06 +0000

Actually, I read that a little differently. He said he had to say something, then he said it, and when you say something, it goes in quotes. Kinda like…

Allow me to introduce myself.

“Hi, I’m Daniel”

I want to say that you are funny.

“You are funny.”

I could be wrong, but that’s how it came across to me. That’s the trouble with online communication, there are too many ways to interpret things!

Mitch Hedberg is awesome. Too bad the cat is dead, I would have loved a few more years from him.

“What am I drinking? NyQuil on the rocks, for when you’re feeling sick but sociable.”