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Houston is Asking: What Happened to Comcast and T-Mobile Today

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T-Mobile cell phone company

Both services went down for about 1 hour 45 minutes today, Comcast and T-Mobile was probably having a problem, and I also was having big problems because I am connected to the world through both service for my bad luck!

Anyways, this post actually is not about communication services, but I am going to talk SEO a little bit and tell you a nice story plus a nice tip!

I remember a few months back while I was in my small Hotel room, and before I moved to my new house, my cell phone connection went down and I was not able to make one single phone call, even T-Mobile’s website was not responding and I couldn’t open my account, there is no connectivity, everything is dead!

A mad blog post!

Some times this feeling hit you and you do a very good blogging one with out even thinking what you are doing!

I decided to blog about what happened to T-Mobile, I remember once I submitted that post to Mixx.com it popped on the main page after a few minutes as a hot news, and from there I got a traffic hit as people were wondering What happened to T-Mobile Today!

The weird thing is the post has no value!

My post was just one of those mad posts with no real value, but it has a good title!

I was wondering what’s the relationship between the cell phone and T-Mobile website! (I don’t understand it till this moment!) and the very.. very weird thing is what happened today when Comcast and T-Mobile went down at the same time, I knew after searching the internet that these two companies have some partnership, but this is not enough reason to both services to go down at the same time, I don’t really understand that one!

Anyways, the cool thing is that blog post I wrote about the last problem was receiving a little amount of traffic everyday for the rest of the month to that post, and it was really fun because the post is on the first page of Google and ranked number one for keywords ”what happened to T-Mobile today” and there is some other easy ways to find it as well!

Fun with SEO!

The funny thing is when ever someone ask what happened to T-Mobile the post jump in their faces! And this makes me write this post and give you the tip!

Take Time OUT of it

If you want your post to live longer, then take the time factor out of it, don’t limit your post titles by adding date or time, exactly like the example I am talking about, so when ever someone search for the problem or the solution he/she will land to your post directly from search engines, the term “Today” is actually valid for everyday 🙂

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I create websites with WordPress, and I develop Schema Plugins to help SEOs. I am a social network lover. I am also the night creature who works hard to keep this project up. Owner and founder of the Famous Blog.

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  1. Mark says:
    Hesham, I find that when I am "in the zone" meaning the creative writing juices are flowing and I am feeling very opinionated, that is when I write some of what I feel are my best posts. Usually this happens when I am all jacked up on coffee in the morning. It is not uncommon for me to crank out about two or three power articles when I am in this state. Other days, my inner writer is as uninspired as a bump on a log. Go figure. Like you, when I actually feel like writing, I go with it because I don't know how long it will be before I am "in the zone" again, so-to-speak...:) Great article. Mark
    • Hesham says:
      Hi Mark, Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I really appreciate it.
  2. Moshe Bline says:
    Whoa, I wish I knew how to write articles half as well as you. Your posts are always so well crafted. Do you use outsourcing for it or come up with it by yourself?
    • Hesham says:
      lol, sure anyone can do it, I am not outsourcing because we have a great team here writing on this blog! By the way, I will not spam your comment this time!
  3. mark says:
    I noticed this outage this morning, so it is funny to me that you are using it in this context. You also brought up the thing about seo that I like the least, and that is that a post with little value can get a ton of attention because of a well written title. I suppose we are all attracted to shiny things anyway, and I think this post is quite worthy of reading. But sometimes when I click on a link in Google and the results are not useful, well, it makes me question the usefulness of Google. I have to think that I am not the only one. So, while it may bring traffic, is that traffic that you really want? I am really asking here, having not gotten much traffic myself just yet. .-= NEW from mark´s last blog ..5 Tips to Reduce Stress and Increase Productivity =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Hey Mark, For me and by doing such post, I am trying different ways and techniques to see what's working better! Traffic is a major for any blogger for money, of course I would like to drive as much as I can, but to be honest, not all this traffic is useful if the visitors didn't like what they see then it will hurt when they have to leave the page fast! For a new blog, you will need some time to get decent traffic, let's say a few months of working on it and having enough posts! Happy blogging!
  4. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Yeah I liked the post. So it's still not sure what really happened after all? I do have some Internet issues from time to time. It's really annoying and it's always crazy to see how much you rely on technology. .-= NEW from Julius Kuhn-Regnier´s last blog ..3 Exotic SEO Strategies for Your Website =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Hey buddy, I am not sure what happened, but the good thing is I am back online again.. finally! It's really.. really boring without the internet, felt like my life stopped and I am no longer connected to the world! Maybe we should invent some kind of wireless internet generator, just in case lol
  5. John Paul says:
    Hesham luv this "mad" post..lol There is nothing wrong with a mad post here and there, shows you are real and human. We all get mad, and if your blogging is real and shows your true personality then yes sometimes you might have to release a mad post..lol But I think your a nice guy so your mad post wasn't to bad anyway :) I have Comcast here, and trust me there are days I want to drive my car thru there front door..lol So I understand your anger. .-= NEW from John Paul@Make Money With A Blog´s last blog ..My Crazy Simple 7 Step Plan To Promote A New Post =-.
    • Hesham says:
      lol! you are not going to believe this John, I just wake up 2 hours back and started to check my blog, I sow the replies and suddenly electricity went out for about one hour lol I don't know what's going on since yesterday night in the area :) Nice! it's a way to express the feelings the good way without hurt anyone ;)
      • John Paul Aguiar says:
        Yea that's the worst when it goes out for no reason. Yes venting here is better then hurting someone..lol .-= NEW from John Paul Aguiar´s last blog ..My Crazy Simple 7 Step Plan To Promote A New Post =-.
  6. Patrick Toerner says:
    I guess instead of link bait you could call this... sensation traffic bait. That has a terrible ring to it. Anyways, I have done this before too. I don't know if you recall Susan Boyle? She was a way underdog sort of contestant on American Idol. I wrote a couple posts with her name in the title on a hub page and was getting thousands of visits for a couple of days. This is a way to get a boost of traffic, but I wouldn't make it a main method :) It sure is fun to see a huge jump in the bar graph on Google Analytics though! .-= NEW from Patrick Toerner @Young Entrepreneur Blog´s last blog ..Picking the Best Domain for SEO =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Yeah.. I can imagine how famous names effects while people try to search! of course I know Susan Boyle from the American idol, I sow her on YouTube that other day! I don't recommend this way as a main method, but it's not bad to play a little with titles.. there is lots to do with post titles Thanks Patrick!
  7. Archon Digital says:
    I do that and blame my ISP all the time for the bad weather and even for that volcano in Iceland, I have a pretty good feeling it's also their fault. :) Good tip on using the word "today" to play well for SEO. .-= NEW from Archon Digital´s last blog ..Blame it on my ISP! Smart Bro =-.
    • Hesham says:
      lol! what I know is the bad weather cut everything internet, Cell phones and also the TV!
  8. Dev says:
    Great idea bro .:).. .-= NEW from Dev | Technshare´s last blog ..Weekly Roundup #3: Link Love to Blogging Friends =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Thanks
  9. Ileane says:
    That story says a lot about you AND about Google. You are such a great blogger that you "stumbled upon" some good strategy without even trying. Ranking high on Google is not a hard as everyone tries to make it seem. Good for you! :) .-= NEW from Ileane´s last blog ..Social Networking in 2010 from EricaSays.com =-.
    • Hesham says:
      One good thing here is to learn from the personal history of blogging ;)