http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com by Karon Thackston © 2006 I was so excited to read his post! Google-icon Matt Cutts was blogging on August 21st and hit the nail on the head (as he does quite frequently). The title of the post was, "SEO Advice: Writing useful articles that readers w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_85510_50.html 01st September 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved Automation is an odd creature. It usually seems, at first glance, that automating a process can make things easier, simpler and faster. But oftentimes, once an automated process is in place, trouble spot... http://www.articlealley.com/article_82611_50.html 19th August 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved It really gets my blood pressure up. SEO copywriting has begun to get a poor reputation all due to carelessness. How so? Because too many people claim to know what they are doing. In reality, they simp... http://www.articlealley.com/article_74874_50.html 22nd July 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved What would happen if…? I'm a person to always ask that question. I love testing and tracking to see what factors can improve or worsen a situation. So, it was only natural for me to track the moves of a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_65844_62.html 23rd June 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved As long as I've been an SEO copywriter, I never knew that Google had its own trust factor with relation to site pages and their copy. Yet, a recent column in the Google Librarian Newsletter did a wonderfu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_62593_50.html 12th June 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved Isn't it frustrating? All you need is a new computer desk (or whatever you may be currently shopping for), but you can't make a decision you're comfortable with. It shouldn't be this hard, should it? Wh... http://www.articlealley.com/article_56168_50.html 22nd May 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved It seems to be a single-sided debate. When you mention keyword use, all thoughts normally go to the search engines. Copywriting, however, is more about your human visitors than it is the engines. In fact... http://www.articlealley.com/article_51900_50.html 10th May 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved Did you know God has provided ways in His word to empower His children? Did you know there are specific things you can do to contribute to answered prayer, good health, a peaceful life and more? It's tru... http://www.articlealley.com/article_51453_51.html 09th May 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006, All Rights Reserved In the first article I wrote dealing with empowerment ("You Are Empowered By God"), I outlined several principles that pertain to God's word with relation to answered prayers. We saw how God makes covenan... http://www.articlealley.com/article_51452_51.html 09th May 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006 My soapbox is just about worn out. I've been preaching the necessity of knowing your target audience for at least 10 years. "You can't write effectively to someone you don't know," is how my spiel would normally go. When on... http://www.articlealley.com/article_46360_50.html 24th April 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006 http://www.copywritingcourse.com Sometimes, despite our best efforts, the message we most want our customers to hear gets lost in a sea of superlatives. The marketer within us takes over and - before we know it - the core fo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_34654_15.html 11th March 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006 http://www.copywritingcourse.com In Part 1 of this series (http://www.marketingwords.com/articles/copywriting_makeover_providerwatch.html), you were introduced to Provider Watch, a company whose site copy was a bit confusing.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_34653_15.html 11th March 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2006 http://www.copywritingcourse.com The FAQ page… a standard addition to almost any site. It usually lists questions customers ask on a regular basis, and the answers to those questions. But what befuddles me is that hardly an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_28872_15.html 14th February 2006 by Karon Thackston © 2005 http://www.copywritingcourse.com/keyword It seems like a funny question to me, but it gets asked a lot. "Where should the SEO copy go on my Web page?" That question gets asked so much because there are several pieces of o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_19222_6.html 11th December 2005 by Karon Thackston © 2005 http://www.marketingwords.com/emailmktg2006.html I have to admit, I'm a data freak. I love to see surveys and studies that show user behavior. That's just what this new report from Marketing Sherpa delivers with regard to ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_19221_15.html 11th December 2005