| LED Digest 2679: Be a Voice |
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The LED Digest
Moderated Discussion List "Effective Online Advertising, Since 1997" Data > Information > Knowledge > Wisdom http://www.AudetteMedia.com : the LED's Publisher The Internet Marketing Boutique: SEO, SEM, Social Media http://www.SEOToolSet.com/training/ : the LED's Premier Sponsor Bruce Clay's Search Engine Optimization Training & Certification ================================================== List Moderator: Published by: Adam Audette LED Digest adam, led-digest.com http://www.led-digest.com .............................................. July 14, 2008 Issue no. 2679 .............................................. .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ==== CONTINUING ================= <Moderator Comment> --== Does Google Make You Stupid? ==-- ~ Renee Kennedy "I used to think that it was all about the parents..." --== Internet Marketing ==-- ~ Tom Anson "I am amazed at how differently English-speaking people use 'the same' language." ~ Tom Aman "...waiting-to-begin-linking is not a good idea." ======== CONTINUING =============================== <Moderator Comment> Greetings LEDers, Another week ahead for the world's oldest marketing discussion list! I don't have much to say. Lately it seems like I'm too busy, too tired, too distracted, or just too lazy to comment more on the list. It takes a lot of work even without writing comments, and sometimes putting the issue together is all I can manage. It's a lot of work. Juggling a blog, clients, a business, my family, friends, and travel with the daily LED - a big reason it's lasted this long is because it's a labor of love. My friend Todd Mintz of http://www.sempdx.org was kind enough to do an interview with me recently. Here it is if you're interested - he asked some great questions: http://www.searchengineguide.com/todd-mintz/adding-value-to-the-search-community-my.php Of course the LED isn't all about me - far from it. It exists for people like you. You drive it, you fuel it, you maintain its culture and quality. Thanks for being a part of the list. If you're lurking, why not take a moment to post? If you're a regular poster, thank you! Your contributions help more than you know - there are many subscribers here but too few voices. We need more voices :) Have a fantastic week. And be a voice! -Adam ----------------- From: Renee Kennedy Subject: Stupid Google I'm responding to Tom Aman's post that parents are the biggest influencers on kids. I have to call back Hillary Clinton's "It takes a village to raise a child..." Yes, parents are an influence, and try as we might to curb other influences such as bad friends, bad TV and bad internet... this is not possible unless we want to shut them away from the world altogether. I used to think that it was all about the parents, but lately, since my kids are now teenagers and starting to move away from us, I don't think that as much anymore. In fact, sometimes, it's downright discouraging. This age of the Internet forces them to experience so much more information than we ever had to deal with. I'd also throw in cell-phone use is also influencing them. In fact, my kids are in constant communication with their friends via text messaging. They talk to their friends more than they talk to their parents. At times, it's annoying and we've taken away their phone privileges. But, again, I'm not a proponent of shutting them away from the world. I want them prepared to deal with the world, as it is, and the only way to do that is to let them out into it and allow them to swim. Google, the Internet, and cell-phones aren't making us stupider, they're just making us different, maybe more grown up. Renee Kennedy -------- new post - new topic -------- From: Tom Anson Subject: Internet marketing Hi everyone, In response to Mark Medlicott's response to my response to his response to my question . . . I am frequently amazed at how differently different English-speaking people use "the same" language. And, it's not just from different places in the world. Here, "aromatherapy" is a very familiar word, but what people mean by it, generally, is a far cry from what I mean by it. In fact, I've included a whole article on my site defining what it isn't, so people can begin to understand what it is. You can see it at http://www.doterra-aromatics.com/info/aromatherapy.html. That said, I do have a fair amount of traffic to my site from New Zealand, so the use of terms must not be terrible. Your point that "healthcare" was just an example, not an actual suggestion, is well taken. I actually wrestled with what to call this section of my website, because I, too, was not really keen on it. But, after beating my brains for quite a while -- at looking at WordTracker, where aromatherapy information was actually listed as a good keyword -- I decided that it wasn't such a bad choice afterall. Any thoughts on this, fellow-LEDers? Tom Anson, IPC | doTerra Aromatics.com Certified pure therapeutic-grade essential oils -------- new post - same topic -------- From: Tom Aman Subject: SEO results > I thought the whole > waiting-to-begin-linking thing was a bit > hinky, and I agree with Michael that it > makes no sense not to start linking ... > unless ... a website isn't really in good > enough shape to receive new visitors. - Beth Earle, LED 2675 - http://www.led-digest.com/content/view/2090/190/ This brings to mind the whole discussion that appeared in the LED some time ago regarding the *Google Sandbox*. With reference to that, this link is to an article that calls the sandbox *mythical* and goes on to say why, all with stuff that seems to make reasonable sense: http://www.sitepronews.com/2008/07/02/the-mythical-google-sandbox-and- how-to-escape-it/ It supports the thought that *waiting-to-begin-linking* is not a good idea. If a website isn't *really in good enough shape to receive new visitors*, should it really be residing anywhere but on a local computer (or network). Tom Aman Aman Software (c) Copyright 1995-2008 Orange Wheel, LLC. All Rights Reserved. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers." - Kahlil Gibran |
