I wrote this back in 2003, so it *may* be a little dated, but I thought some of you might get a kick out of it. ; ) -kpaul I thought I would share with you my recent observations while travelling in the distant land of WidgetWorld. In this foreign land it was a perilous strange time that I encountered the inhabitants. A storm they had dubbed Dominic was hovering over the whole kingdom. Some said it was a good thing, that a little rain wouldn't hurt (even if it disrupted *some* parades). Others disagreed, sending out town criers to let it be known that the end of WidgetWorld was at hand. One of the first actual people I ran into was one of many I would meet. I termed them newbs. In WidgetWorld they had this method of communicating very similar to ours in that they posted messages back and forth daily on a big board in the middle of each town. Some liked to play havoc with the system, though, using deceptive techniques to get their message out. These I called Spammers off that cheap mixture meat we have back here in our realm. When I finally got to some of the towns in the interior of the kingdom, I noticed a slight variation of the newbie existed, a Jitterbug. Although not as numerous as Jitterbugs or Newbs, the White Knights I saw in all the towns were a sight to behold. Being well-off they were able to park themselves in front of the town boards every day, gaining more and more knowledge. They occasionally liked to share their wealth of knowledge, though. These I called the White Knights. In the hills surrounding the outskirts of WidgetWorld, I came upon a lot of these odd, eccentric characters. During the time of the Dominic storm while I was over there, they were always telling me they had whipped up a method to quell the damage of the storm. Of course, at the same time, they promised to increase the benificial factors of Dominic. Some were just plain illusionists, making others see things. As a group I called them wizards. From north to south in WidgetWorld, the forests were populated with a great bunch of people who were connected with the land. They worked it. They're like crazy commune farmers in our realm. The southern swamps of WidgetWorld were a dark place I'd rather not think about for a while. I will share with you briefly, though, what I came upon in this foggy bog of monstrosities. In the town centers, close to the action, the goldsmiths tried to corner the market on KWs. They were an odd lot. Usually from upperclass families with a good credit rating. Some of the inhabitants of this realm tried outrageous stunts, jumping this way and that, trying to balance a hundred feet in the air on a couple two-keyword phrases. I call them the daredevils. The bounty hunters existed throughout the land in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They were forever lurking in off-theme towns, gleaning their town boards for information. They always seemed to be hot on the trail of spammers and necromancers. Some were nastier than others. In every town I saw a small SEO shop setup. The proprieters of these establishments came in all shapes and sizes. Some were strictly mercenaries, usually offering combination rates for multiple keywords and specific ranking schemes. Others were opportunists, latching onto the fad of signing a little note outside people's homes. Selling their services to disperse hundreds of thousands of these messages in private space. It was an interesting journey, though, to say the least. I just hope some of my observations will help you on your way toward SEO perfection.
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