Comments on: Being Actionable Vs. Phoning It In

By: Vance Bell

Vance Bell — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:33:14 +0000

Unfortunately, it’s easy to conflate those “top 10,” “5 Best,” and “8 Biggest,” style articles with the similar curated resource/informational posts, for example “25 Web Site using Full-Screen Background Photos” or “Five Non-Standard Uses of GitHub.” There’s many an instance where a grocery list is more useful than a deeper exposition.

By: Jamie Salcedo

Jamie Salcedo — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:48:42 +0000

Thanks for the article, Bill. I have committed the sin of using a list in my own sites in the past, but I’m at a point now that if I see that a site’s content is a wall of generic text and keywords, I’m going to forget that site existed. I can’t be a hypocrite an make the same mistake as well.

By: @billsebald

@billsebald — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:03:05 +0000

That I can definitely get behind!

By: @billsebald

@billsebald — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:03:05 +0000

That I can definitely get behind!

By: Jeremy McDonald

Jeremy McDonald — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:20:50 +0000

Fair Enough, I’ve have read yours and enjoyed it (not just due to the giant green cocunut).

But have seen some rushed copy cat ones pop up on lower level blogs where the SEO’s provide no insight. I just think that every post needs to offer some value

By: Jeremy McDonald

Jeremy McDonald — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:20:50 +0000

Fair Enough, I’ve have read yours and enjoyed it (not just due to the giant green cocunut).

But have seen some rushed copy cat ones pop up on lower level blogs where the SEO’s provide no insight. I just think that every post needs to offer some value

By: @billsebald

@billsebald — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:16:55 +0000

If you mean Alessio’s posts, I like those (and not just because I was in one) – I see their value as industry entertainment with the intent of helping the industry get to know each other, each person’s concentration, and helps me find more people to follow for industry insights.

If there were a bunch of copycats, well, then I’d feel the same. Maybe there are copycats that just haven’t gotten on my radar yet.

By: @billsebald

@billsebald — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:16:55 +0000

If there were a bunch of copycats, well, then I’d feel the same. Maybe there are copycats that just haven’t gotten on my radar yet.

By: Jeremy McDonald

Jeremy McDonald — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:59:14 +0000

I often feel the same way as “Meet Your SEOs” posts. Feel that people often lack creativity when it comes to writing blog posts.

By: @billsebald

@billsebald — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:30:34 +0000

Stay away from my posts, “anonymous”.