Comments on: The Rare Deb Ng Rant–And a Yet Another Reason to Move Beyond SEO Article Work http://writerunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work writing about writers and other letter-related debris Mon, 21 May 2012 18:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Content Done Better » Keyword burnout? Not me. http://writerunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-449 Content Done Better » Keyword burnout? Not me. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:34:25 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-449 [...] Tom Chandler responded to Deb’s post by encouraging talented writers to escape the clutches of lousy, low-paying SEO work.  He’s right on target there.  If you aren’t getting paid enough and you are dealing with clients who only want something utilizing “cheap haircare products online” in every other sentence of a five-hundred word project, get the hell out.  You have to make a living and you deserve to put your talents to productive work.  That IS possible while writing keyword pieces, though it can be difficult. [...] [...] Tom Chandler responded to Deb’s post by encouraging talented writers to escape the clutches of lousy, low-paying SEO work.  He’s right on target there.  If you aren’t getting paid enough and you are dealing with clients who only want something utilizing “cheap haircare products online” in every other sentence of a five-hundred word project, get the hell out.  You have to make a living and you deserve to put your talents to productive work.  That IS possible while writing keyword pieces, though it can be difficult. [...]

]]> By: Deb Ng http://writerunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-448 Deb Ng Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:26:56 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-448 These were two long term clients. They weren't terribly low payers and they treated me well. I just couldn't take the work anymore. There was a time when I wasn't in a position to turn down work. Thankfully those days are over. Thanks for the mention. These were two long term clients. They weren’t terribly low payers and they treated me well. I just couldn’t take the work anymore. There was a time when I wasn’t in a position to turn down work. Thankfully those days are over.

Thanks for the mention.

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://writerunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-447 Tom Chandler Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:35:01 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-447 Well, there's always that. After reading your latest post, I guess the message is this: If you're writing SEO, write it for yourself. If you're going to write other copy, write it for somebody who values what you do. And ignore keyword density. Well, there’s always that.

After reading your latest post, I guess the message is this: If you’re writing SEO, write it for yourself. If you’re going to write other copy, write it for somebody who values what you do.

And ignore keyword density.

]]> By: Brian Clark http://writerunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-446 Brian Clark Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:21:39 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2007/02/28/the-rare-deb-ng-rant-and-a-yet-another-reason-to-move-beyond-seo-article-work/#comment-446 Well, since keyword density hasn't mattered in years, I'd be pissed too. Well, since keyword density hasn’t mattered in years, I’d be pissed too.

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