Comments on: You Can’t Make A Silk Purse Out of A Sow’s Ear: SEO Copywriting and Poorly-Converting Pages

By: Eugene

Eugene — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:39:44 +0000

I think both things are necessary,
A good copy that converts x The traffic and ranking = How much it will convert

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:34:19 +0000

I agree with Heather that’s my Father also said to me. I tried and it work’s.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:50:17 +0000

James, exactly. Anyone can write – but sites that are written well are such a treat. Glad you agree. :)

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:49:17 +0000

Hi, Patsi!

Our fathers must have known each other – except mine would whip out that saying whenever I was getting ready for a date.:) You’re exactly right – write for customers first and foremost. Always.

By: Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad

Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:13:01 +0000

My daddy used that old silk purse and sow’s ear metaphor in an affectionate way whenever I was fishing for a compliment…! You are so right, Heather, it’s amazing what kind of jumbled content can result when people focus on writing for the search engines instead of writing for their customers. Write for the customers first, then rewrite and edit with an eye open for keywords: this always works better for our pages and posts.