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“Just do it, don’t tell us”
Saw a tweet the other day where somebody announced that they were signing off from Twitter for two weeks because it had become too addictive.
The top reply: “just do it, don’t tell us.”
A maxim for life in 2020.
New storefronts and restaurants were likewise optimized for the image. Considerations like comfort, accessibility, and acoustics were secondary to visual appeal. It was as if the landscape itself had dysmorphia, altering its physical appearance to fit an arbitrary standard that undermined its primary function. But maybe I had it backward. Maybe the point of a physical space was no longer to shelter physical people. Maybe a storefront was a marketing tool for a direct-to-consumer internet start-up, the way a website was once a marketing tool for a brick-and-mortar store. Glossier. Everlane. Warby Parker. The Sill. Walking into such places felt like walking into an app. They always looked smaller in person, like actors who are shorter in real life.
https://nplusonemag.com/issue-36/essays/my-instagram/
The art of showing up
Not every day is created equal. Not every day will feel great. The energy & excitement won’t always be there. You won’t always feel optimistic about your results. The day’s outside stressors such as family, work, etc. oftentimes throw a wrench in your daily schedule. It’s NEVER all the way right. It usually falls somewhere in the middle between the two extremes.
Between the opposites you must learn to master the Art of Showing Up. No matter where you fall on the spectrum, showing up produces a consistent feeling and result of achievement.
No, SEO is not like heroin
SEO can be difficult to explain to people. To really understand it on an in-depth level, you need a mixture of technical and marketing knowledge. That said, it’s not stoichiometry. Getting people to wrap their heads around SEO on a high level shouldn’t be _that_ hard:
People use search to find information. If you increase your visibility in search, more people will find out about your business.
SEOs fall into a trap where we think SEO is a lot harder to explain to people than it actually is. (Many agencies would be screwed if their clients knew SEO so maybe this is intentional)
Instead of really educating people about SEO, we fall into far-fetched and corny analogies that actually make SEO more difficult to comprehend. Why talk about revenue/lead generation when you can swoop in with the “SEO is like heroin” pitch, right? One of the reasons SEO is viewed with such mysticism is because of how we talk about it to other people.
Part of being a good SEO is educating others. Teaching people about SEO is the only thing that will repair our reputation. If you work in the industry part of that burden is on you.
Next time you are speaking or writing about SEO, take the time to properly explain it instead of spinning the noun wheel and landing on Why SEO Like A Clarinet.
5 Reasons Why SEO is like Training for the Olympics
http://profilebydesign.com/news-room/5-reasons-why-seo-is-like-training-for-the-olympics/
Why SEO is Like Bodybuilding
http://profilebydesign.com/news-room/why-seo-is-like-bodybuilding/
Why SEO Is Like Investing
http://blog.alexa.com/why-seo-is-like-investing/
Why SEO Is Like An RTS Game
https://moz.com/blog/why-seo-is-like-an-rts-game
Why SEO is like the platypus
http://www.abbottconsulting.ie/why-seo-is-like-the-platypus/
Why SEO is like The Biggest Loser
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-seo-is-like-the-biggest-loser/20766/
Why Search Engine Optimization is Like Courting a Lover
Here’s Why SEO Is Like Heroin
http://www.worksmedia.com.au/seo/looking-next-hit-heres-shouldnt-building-links-seo-like-heroin/
Why SEO is Like Weight Loss
http://myseosolutions.com/2013/08/my-seo-solutions/stuff-you-should-know/why-seo-is-like-weight-loss/
5 Reasons Why Being an SEO is like Being an Airline Pilot
http://blog.seomonitor.com/5-reasons-why-being-seo-is-like-being-airline-pilot
Why SEO is like buying a new house
http://www.wearegecko.co.uk/blog/2015/08/04/why-seo-is-like-buying-a-new-house/
Why SEO is like your high school child
http://www.thatagency.com/design-studio-blog/2011/08/4-reasons-why-seo-is-like-your-high-school-child/
Why SEO is like roller derby
http://www.ecreativeim.com/blog/2011/01/zoom-smash-why-seo-is-like-roller-derby/
Why SEO is like underwear
How SEO can be like a horror movie
http://matthewlpowers.com/how-seo-can-be-like-a-horror-movie/