Comments on: Building Links With Content? Get Your Point Across!

By: Jaden Beck

Jaden Beck — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:06:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Obviously building content is the best way to build links both onpage and via link bait. Thanks for your wisdom.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:21:35 +0000

Kent, I agree that there is only one way to read that example from the perspective of most educated people. I believe that most editors understand this, but my point is that I could see my mother taking this the wrong way…she’s a very intelligent person but she reads things a certain way, as do many other people.

By: KentC

KentC — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:16:39 +0000

Just to nitpick…

In your second example (Pope Urged to Act on Holocaust-denying Bishop ) there is only one reading (the intended reading). Hyphens, well, hyphenate words. They do not serve as a means to inject parenthetical information into a sentence. Parenthetical information goes within parenthesis (imagine that) or emdash’s, depending on its relevance to the statement.

Now if it read (and I pray the code words here) “Pope Urged to Act on Holocaust—denying Bishop” then the meaning would be different, in fact it would be the meaning you described.

Now its true that we tend to misuse hyphens in the internet world, but most news publications editors are on-the-ball enough to understand the use of a hyphen versus the use of an emdash.

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:34:10 +0000

Interesting article. Being someone who is trying to educate people, I always have to make sure I’m not coming off wrong, while making sure I still maintain my own style.

Tough to balance sometimes. Great article!

By: Bingo Guy

Bingo Guy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:07:07 +0000

So true. I have had to watch my sarcasm and tone in posts too. Titles and excerps need to be always clear.

By: Niche Blog

Niche Blog — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:33:18 +0000

I think sometimes it is useful to leave things open to interpretation but of course you are right. The clarity of the message you are trying to convey must be cofirmed

By: Web Templates

Web Templates — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:18:21 +0000

I follow the simple rule that educated consumers are better customers. They require less support and tend to be happier if they make an informed purcahse.

By: Référencement Montréal

Référencement Montréal — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:15:18 +0000

Interesting!

By: dianne

dianne — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:57:24 +0000

very nice and informative site. I really had a great time reading some of you post.. keep it up and looking forward to read more soon.