{"id":368,"date":"2004-07-28T02:21:28","date_gmt":"2004-07-28T06:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2004\/07\/anil_makes_it_plain_to_the_search_optimization_crew\/"},"modified":"2004-07-28T02:21:28","modified_gmt":"2004-07-28T06:21:28","slug":"anil_makes_it_plain_to_the_search_optimization_crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/28\/anil_makes_it_plain_to_the_search_optimization_crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Anil Makes it Plain to the Search Optimization Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anil Dash just wrote a little something about the SEO contest he won<\/a>. The best part is this quote:<\/p>\n

\nThere’s a part of me that’s always felt that, if you’re a professional at a certain trade, and I can come in as an amateur and do better than you, then you probably suck. Generally, it’s an ethic that I’m reminded of when I see amateur hour at a comedy show or when I find myself in a low-end art gallery. “I could do better than this.” If this is your trade and you can’t beat someone who came in at the last minute to enter a contest that’s gotten the attention of nearly everyone in your field, it’s time to rethink your strategy.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘Nuff said!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anil Dash just wrote a little something about the SEO contest he won. The best part is this quote: There’s a part of me that’s always felt that, if you’re a professional at a certain trade, and I can come in as an amateur and do better than you, then you probably suck. Generally, it’s… Continue reading Anil Makes it Plain to the Search Optimization Crew<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":353,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/08\/anil_wins_the_nigritude_ultramarine_contest\/","url_meta":{"origin":368,"position":0},"title":"Anil Wins the Nigritude Ultramarine Contest","date":"July 8, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"I was happy to see that Anil Dash won the second round of the SEO 'nigritude ultramarine' Google challenge. For some reason Goolge's love affair with weblogs still fascinates me. 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