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Thanks Mike for this page about buying push mowers. When I buy mine this Spring I'll be informed at least. I never really thought about buying a mower online either.

@Humagaia
Despite not being a humanist, but a human ;-), I agree! I am a big fan of the Gaia theory since a long time. We really have to work together and not against each other to make this place the earth it was meant to be.

Oh, and Othercat, if you tell me what part of keyword research you have difficulty with, that would be great material for a new article! Thanks ;-)

Lol, yes Google is complicated ;-) That is part of the fun for strange people like me. As for your off-topic question, I don't know really, perhaps because the founders / inventors are men? Sometimes I also think of Google as 'she' as in 'Google, what a b*tch!'. Not sure of that helps either ;-)

Nice job. Concise and easy to understand. :)

Othercat, one competing article on a site that has 100,000s indexed pages is really not a problem ;-) Also same topic and same keyword is not always the same. The problem with better is that Google is sometimes funny and doesn't always recognize what 'better' is, especially on web 2.0 it often seems to prefer simply the oldest one. I would say, if you have an own site, you are in full control and should avoid overlapping content altogether. On sites like Wizzley use your common sense, look if there is already an article about the same topic and if yes, choose another keyword to write about, which still can be at the same topic. Does that make sense?

Why have I never thought about putting my plants and garden tools in shoe organizers. Brilliant ideas.

Katie I always enjoy reading what you write. After reading your tips on this page I now understand why. You are a trusted source of information, thanks for the heads-up.
How is the best way to go about having a pro review others work and help them to see the error of their writing ways?
Make it a great day. Mike

Excellent ideas for promoting. One word of caution. For several months, I promoted like crazy on SU which resulted in dozens and dozens of Most Viewed ribbons and quite a few sales. Problem is, when SU catches on to what you're doing, they will penalize you. You'll find the number of visitors being sent dropping from dozens and even hundreds a day...down to 1 or 2. I suspect that if you limited this self promotion to one product a day, interpersed with other recommended pages, you might be able to continue doing it indefinitely. I was promoting 5-7 of my products each and every day. SU does, however, welcome promo blurbs on a pay-per-click basis. It was 5 cents per last time I checked.

@Wrylilt Well, I would say I'm sorry, but I'm really not. :-) I have to get SOME of the good topics for myself. When I am in a patient mood, I really enjoy using Gimp. I love that it's FREE. I only know how to use a handful of functions, but I'm slowly learning.

My son was born with Townes-Brocks Syndrome which resulted in an ear deformity and 50% loss of his hearing in his right ear. He hears most voices and sounds, but noises over a certain pitch are lost on him. Because he was born like this, we've never actually sat down and discussed it. He's never let on that it might affect him this way. I can't even imagine it. I'm definitely going to have a talk with him now. Thank you for this eye opening article!

Great Wizz, Jimmie! I was meaning to do one like this, but you beat me to it. :-) I must admit, I've recently started creating some of my own images on Picnik (pity it's shutting down) with the direct aim of getting more Pinterest traffic. Thumbs up.

I'm really glad its helpful to you guys!

This was one of the most comprehensive articles on SEO writing I've ever read. I'm definitely going to start using your tips. Thank you for all your advice!

Google sounds complicated. No wonder I can't grasp keyword research!
I do have one off-topic question though. Why does everyone assume Google is a he?