Talk Like A Pirate Day

Arghhh my fellow webmasters tis “talk like a pirate day“,arghh, blogging and tracking yearly events is a good method of getting traffic, there’s a certain formula within Google that coincides with news and these events, some web masters call it “the news effect”, don’t ask me how - but Google gives priority to recent posts and web sites related to current events and this is supposed to ensure that when these events occur - the general surfer will find new content that’s based on the time of posting.

One example is 9/11 where searches don’t want old news they want the latest related news - so Google gives new posts a boost within the search results.

The only flaw to me is - how does Google track the current events and know when to give the new posts a boost, well it would and does seem like a lot of tracking on Google’s behalf. One theory is that a new post in general will gain a short window of opportunity to gain this boost and if the post is good enough then other web sites will link to the site or post which will ensure that the new post stays on top of the search results and posts that are not worthy wont gain the sites linking in which leads to an eventual drop from the first page.

To take advantage of this “news effect” is to do a little homework and post about these news and events before they occur, obviously the search volume for each (event) will vary, but as the title of this post demonstrates - even the most random days and events can become popular …. hence why I called this post “Talk like a pirate day” which is currently a top search within Google for today.

Here is how this post would look if you really were talking to a hell bent scallywag fish eatin’ pirate slob:

Arghhh me swabbie webmasters tis talk like a gentleman o’ fortune tide, grrr arghh, bloggin’ an’ trackin’ voyagely events be a good method o’ gettin’ traffic, thar’s a certain formula within Google that coincides wi’ news an’ these events, some web masters call ‘t “th’ news effect”, don’t ask me how - but Google gives priority t’ recent posts an’ web sites related t’ current events an’ this be supposed t’ ensure that when these events occur - th’ general surfer will find new content that’s based on th’ time o’ postin’. One example be 9/11 ‘ere searches don’t want old news they want th’ latest related news - so Google gives new posts a boost within th’ search results.

Th’ only flaw t’ me be - how does Google track th’ current events an’ know when t’ give th’ new posts a boost, well ‘t would an’ does seem like a lot o’ trackin’ on Google’s behalf. One theory be that a new post in general will gain a short port hole o’ opportunity t’ gain this boost an’ if th’ post be good enough then other web sites will link t’ th’ site or post which will ensure that th’ new post stays on top o’ th’ search results an’ posts that be nay worthy wont gain th’ sites linkin’ in which leads t’ an eventual drop from th’ first page.

T’ take advantage o’ this “news effect” be t’ do a wee homework an’ post about these news an’ events before they occur, obviously th’ search volume fer each (event) will vary, but as th’ title o’ this post demonstrates - e’en th’ most random days an’ events can become popular …. hence why I called this post “Talk like a gentleman o’ fortune tide” which be currently a top search within Google fer today.