Alright gang; while I'm packing to leave for Monterey, I'm turning the blog over to Mystery Guest. Enjoy...
Mwah ha ha...why does Rand do this? He must know I'm simply going to use his blog for my own personal agenda, and yet he still lets me post here. Last time I wrote about my favorite TV show. This time? Yes, yes, I'll tell you the 10 signs that you're dating an SEO (or married to one. As I'm sure Danny will give Rand a hard time about it).
But first? I'm so gonna do some shilling. I'm currently involved in a contest at work - we all submitted videos to Cranium's online pop culture game, and the person with the most views to their video wins a prize. No, I don't exactly remember what the prizes are - it's like, a gift certificate or something. Don't you want me to win, like, a gift certificate, or something? Of course you do. So check out my video, and make all your friends do the same. (You may need to install something. But I'm not technical, so I don't know. But it won't freak your computer out. Rand even installed it. So if you install it, you'll be like Rand! You might even start sprouting a beard. Plus, I might win something! Something that may or may not be cool! I can't actually remember. Yay!).
Okay. Shilling done. On to the goods:
10 Signs You're Dating an SEO...
- You've rescued your favorite hat from the trash 6 times. It happens to be black.
- You show your spouse tantalizing photos of you and his reaction is "Sweet! These will make great linkbait".
- You think the three stooges are named Larry, Moe, and Sergei.
- While discussing names for your future children, your beloved suggests "Danny". And "Sullivan". Even if they're girls.
- You use "google" as a verb...out of spite.
- You want to meet SEO Fangirl because you've been "itchin' for a catfight".
- You are shushed during television commercials for Ask.com.
- You refer to the sandbox as "the other woman".
- You reply to his comments on the SEOmoz blog because it's the only time you really get to talk.
- You talk dirty to him by recounting all the blogs you've spammed.
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And one to grow on:
_ - You find any of this even remotely funny.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled blogging.
p.s. And I thought Gman was the only one who shilled on the blog... 
As I sit reading this enjoying my Sunday morning tea, my wife reads it over my shoulder laughing.
I guess you hit the nail on the head.
LMAO!
Hey, speaking of that, you guys gotta check out my really indepth easy to read article on how the duplicate content filters work! I swore I wasn't gonna tell anyone about it but I really wanna get comments!
G-Man
It's a great article gman - worthy of coverage from SEW, IMO :)
Thanks Rand! Glad ya like it! :) Mmmm...coverage from SEW would be supah sweet :)
G-Man
That made my night... How about "10 signs you're dating a blogger"
UPDATE: I have no idea what the heck you guys did, but I'm in the lead.
Very funny but... true for some :)
Funny, great stuff. Keep up the good work!
ha ha ha funny...so true!
hey.. Its great and more funny... :):)
But i expect something new.. :)
Holy Cow that was awesome. Now to say I knew a girl named Danny, she was cute. I want to date a girl who diggs SEO... horribly lame pun intended. Hell, I just want to date a girl :-/. Anyhow, great post, great link-bait.
Great! I love it. I love it. I love it.
I couldn't find the video. The link just took me to a screen that asks me to sign up to play the game. Do I have to register to view the vid?
Actually, her video is in the game.
I vote for #9 !!! :-)
Sully's is a great girl's name, Mystery. ...great video by the way!
There's also Danielle, which can be shortened to Dani for a girl. Page would also work, even without the i (paying homage to Larry). I've given this lots of thought, let me know if you need any other suggestions for search worthy childrens names.
LOL.
Per # 11, I should start taking this to the bars and letting girls I am thinking of buying a drink read it. If I ever found one that actually got it, and laughed I would just have to ask her to marry me right there ;)
it's so true...
Yeah, we're lame :P
Oh how I miss the Fishkin and the Mystery Guest.
Hi Jeremy, per #6 I think I'm going to have to start looking over my shoulder. But if you're still looking for a girl who has a thing for search, you know where to find me ;-)
pretty funny... but you've got the Three Stooges wrong... it's Larry, MATT, and Sergei.
Thanks Mystery Guest,
Great post for Sunday morning, oh, and good luck on that gift card.
My wife wouldn't understand or care to.
Rand, we patiently await your blogging return.
Great post! I must admit... My wife will probably agree to all 10 (or 11) statements. She asked me the other day: Sandbox - are you not a bit too old for that?
Just tell her we are never too old for a good sand-boxing. My spouse is equally foxed by our jargon.
I should have Lauren write about dating a web developer. I think I know #1...
"Not paying attention to me at all when he's on the computer"
"You refer to the sandbox as "the other woman"... Nice. :)
Hehe...yep that's my fav. I actually have used that joke before when I'm at conferences. I've never actually tried it, but I do believe it would work for a few days at home.
Jill, that is hilarious. Yep recognise myself in a few of them.
Have a few times been told off when dinner has gone cold as "I just have to leave a comment on this blog...be right there" erm...and blogging on Friday night whilst my friends are hitting the night clubs.
Well this is all very nice from the male SEO perspective, but what about us female SEOs? In order to provide equality to SEOs of all genders, I've written up Jill’s 12 Signs Your Wife — or Mom — is an SEO. Enjoy!
That's awesome, Jill. This one in particular:When she goes away to speak at a conference, she puts a cardboard cutout of herself at her computer chair, and nobody notices she’s gone until day 3 when her husband can’t find his keys.
Wait, women can be SEOs? Wha..? :) Actually, I think most everything can be converted to either gender. I orginally had his/her, but it led to too much text and the message got lost.
Also, I love the idea of a cardboard cutout. Some days Rand doesn't notice if I'm still at home, out at the store, kidnapped by capuchin monkeys, or what.
Lame.
Watch it, carfeu! That's my boss's girlfriend's company's site's game's registration process you're calling lame! Wait, I think I just confused myself...whatever, I'm in England. Everything's confusing me lately :P
No, no. You're confused. It's adorable not lame. Didn't you hover over the screen cap?
The registration process and install is pretty lame, though.