Comments on: SEO & Physical Fitness Metaphors

By: SEO in SG

SEO in SG — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:51 +0000

after reading SEO Song now they got SEO Sports! thank you for sharing good blog!

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:05:13 +0000

As someone who is blogging about physical fitness (http://www.FitSuperMom.com) and hoping to increase my traffic, this makes perfect sense.

It’s actually funny reading some of the analogies and thinking, “who would be dumb enough to think that”. I’d love the “Set it and forget it” deal for both SEO and physical fitness. Come to think of it, I don’t even use that technique on my routisouri chicken

By: SEO Web Design

SEO Web Design — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:40:10 +0000

Very nicely written. Just to sum things up. SEO is a constant game. SEO is a waiting game.

By: dannyObanny

dannyObanny — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:28:42 +0000

Nielson/NetRatings has issued a study showing that the top 10 social networking sites saw traffic grow 47% over the last year, with MySpace seeing the biggest growth (367% increase) and MSN Spaces (286%) seeing the biggest growth. Hosted blogging systems were included in the study.

One thing to note about those numbers is that while Classmates had one of the lowest positive growth rates at 10%, they spend loads on advertising while MySpace, Youtube, and Facebook haven’t spent a penny.

If I recall correctly, a couple years ago Classmates.com was one of the 10 largest spenders on online advertising.

There are plenty of new social networking sites poping up but what get’s me why can’t myspace there instant messenger working. $580 mill and can’t afford to fix instant messenger BAD myspace.
There are so many better ones how about http://cubiclelife.net for example has all the features of myspace plus quizzes, polls, webchat with audio and video oh and hey they have instant messenger. You have a long way to go myspace.

http://seekingalpha.com/wp-content/seekingalpha/images/socialnetapr06.jpg

By: Andrew Millar

Andrew Millar — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:00:21 +0000

The problem is knowing where to apply the effort. At least with get-fit you can look in the mirror and decide what you need to work-out most. With SEO work the problem is the frustration of effort that doesnt produce results!

By: John Clinebell

John Clinebell — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:12:23 +0000

This is one of the best analogies I’ve ever read for how SEO really works. Everything you’re saying is true. If you’re not willing to pitch in on a daily basis, it’s going to prevent you from reaching the top of your possible performance.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:26:02 +0000

Dave – great article!
I like using analogies and metaphors to explain concepts – look forward to seeing more articles from you.
I remember as a kid, flexing my arm to see a little muscle growth – always good to see / feel a little bump.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:07:29 +0000

Fantastic article!
I Really liked the way you explained the concept of SEO and things that are involved in it on a regular basis backed with practical examples which are easy to remember.

By: Hawaii SEO

Hawaii SEO — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:35:30 +0000

Thanks Todd,

Yeah… SEO & Fitness metaphors almost write themselves. It’s an almost perfect match because they both require so much self discipline and effort over time versus PPC advertising where you have almost instant gratification.

By: Todd Mintz

Todd Mintz — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:45:51 +0000

Dude, thanks for stealing my SEO/Fitness metaphors:.)

http://www.firstpagefitness.com/blog/2007/07/31/guest-post-ripped-website-or-rip-website/

Seriously, this is a very well written post with a lot of muscle and no flab…and besides, we all rip off each others ideas when we write anyway :.)