When no one listens, there’s no use talking at all.
Do you hear me, do you care?
Remember the lyrics to the popular 80’s hit? I just got back from a dinner with a client and it’s all I hear in my head after the conversation we had tonight. I’m really listening closely to what my clients understand about their message, and in a more ethereal sense, their words.
In my head, the lyrics are, “What are words worth, when no one listens anymore? No one notices, I think I’ll dye my hair blue.” As a chic, I get it. I don’t think that’s so different from a desperate small business point of view. When we’re young, like the song suggests, we’d do anything to get attention immediately, to be noticed – even bizarre to border line nuts.
Let me explain to you exactly why keyword research and word relevance are more important than flash and hype. [Read more…] about What Are Words For, When No One Listens Anymore…