Comments for Topher Kohan http://www.topherkohan.com SEO and Findability Consultant, Practitioner, Enthusiast, Futurist Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:20:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Thesis vs. WordPress and the GPL by Rob Ludlow http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/07/15/thesis-vs-wordpress-and-the-gpl/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Rob Ludlow Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:20:35 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=173#comment-59 hahaha... looks like I'm late to the game. I just read that Chris made Thesis GPL! In a tiny nutshell: http://twitter.com/pearsonified/status/19288707443 Details: http://internet-marketing.highposition.net/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-relents-and-goes-gpl/5232263/ hahaha… looks like I’m late to the game. I just read that Chris made Thesis GPL!

In a tiny nutshell: http://twitter.com/pearsonified/status/19288707443

Details: http://internet-marketing.highposition.net/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-relents-and-goes-gpl/5232263/

]]> Comment on Thesis vs. WordPress and the GPL by Rob Ludlow http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/07/15/thesis-vs-wordpress-and-the-gpl/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Rob Ludlow Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:09:12 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=173#comment-58 Hey Topher, it was great to meet you at SES today... I knew you looked familiar! We had a great discussion about a lot of topics and what's funny is that I brought up Matt Mullenweg's name. Ironic that in a search for your name spelling I noticed your post here on this topic. I have a TON of respect for Matt. For someone his age, he seems to really have his stuff together (I'd put him against Zuckerberg in a heart beat). Well, just 5 minutes into the interview I was shocked at how cool and calm Matt was, but how defensive and then combative Chris was. If I had to go just on tonality I would have awarded the match 100% to Matt. Independent of the style of arguing (or lack thereof) I gotta side with the points Matt made. There are a few ways to look at this including "letter of the law" and "spirit of the law" but at the end of the day I think if both are applied they both point to Thesis needing to be GPL. Honestly, looking at the Thesis site and video on their site I was pretty impressed and thinking about checking it out, but after hearing Chris talk I don't think I want to touch it. Hey Topher, it was great to meet you at SES today… I knew you looked familiar! We had a great discussion about a lot of topics and what’s funny is that I brought up Matt Mullenweg’s name. Ironic that in a search for your name spelling I noticed your post here on this topic.

I have a TON of respect for Matt. For someone his age, he seems to really have his stuff together (I’d put him against Zuckerberg in a heart beat). Well, just 5 minutes into the interview I was shocked at how cool and calm Matt was, but how defensive and then combative Chris was. If I had to go just on tonality I would have awarded the match 100% to Matt.

Independent of the style of arguing (or lack thereof) I gotta side with the points Matt made. There are a few ways to look at this including “letter of the law” and “spirit of the law” but at the end of the day I think if both are applied they both point to Thesis needing to be GPL.

Honestly, looking at the Thesis site and video on their site I was pretty impressed and thinking about checking it out, but after hearing Chris talk I don’t think I want to touch it.

]]> Comment on SEO 101: Keyword Research Intro and Guide by Jarvis Jares http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/03/15/seo-101-keyword-research-intro-and-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jarvis Jares Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:53:31 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=126#comment-57 I really like what you write about here. I try and come back to your site every day so keep up the good posts! I really like what you write about here. I try and come back to your site every day so keep up the good posts!

]]> Comment on Adding a Contact Form to your WordPress Blog by Mike Weber http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/02/11/a-wordpress-read-contact-form/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mike Weber Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:13:56 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=79#comment-52 I have a brand new wordpress blog. I installed the plugin exactly as described. It looks fine as if it were installed correctly, but all I get is "The e-mail could not be sent." when I test it. Any ideas? I have a brand new wordpress blog. I installed the plugin exactly as described. It looks fine as if it were installed correctly, but all I get is “The e-mail could not be sent.” when I test it. Any ideas?

]]> Comment on SEO 101: Keyword Research Intro and Guide by Katie http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/03/15/seo-101-keyword-research-intro-and-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Katie Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:19:22 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=126#comment-51 @ Topher I was on wordloo.com the other day and they've totally redesigned it. Now it's even better, and still a <a href="http://www.wordloo.com/" rel="nofollow">free SEO tool</a>. Check it out again! @ Topher I was on wordloo.com the other day and they’ve totally redesigned it. Now it’s even better, and still a free SEO tool. Check it out again!

]]> Comment on Adding a Contact Form to your WordPress Blog by turisuna http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/02/11/a-wordpress-read-contact-form/comment-page-1/#comment-49 turisuna Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:13:54 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=79#comment-49 Thanks for the plugin information, I'm seeking for good contact form for my blog, and you have given me an excellent plugin to make a contact form at my blog, it's easy to use and clean, I have used it at my blog :) Thanks for the plugin information, I’m seeking for good contact form for my blog, and you have given me an excellent plugin to make a contact form at my blog, it’s easy to use and clean, I have used it at my blog :)

]]> Comment on Google Site Speed SEO and You by Elaine Ellis http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/04/11/google-site-speed-seo-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Elaine Ellis Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:48:09 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=156#comment-48 Ha! "Let’s start by saying that if the only reason you’re worried about the load speed of the pages on your Web site is because now Google is using it as a ranking factor, I feel sorry for the people who come to your site." Exactly. Nothing is more frustrating then watching a site take forever to load, especially on a mobile device. Ha! “Let’s start by saying that if the only reason you’re worried about the load speed of the pages on your Web site is because now Google is using it as a ranking factor, I feel sorry for the people who come to your site.”

Exactly. Nothing is more frustrating then watching a site take forever to load, especially on a mobile device.

]]> Comment on Google Site Speed SEO and You by Tweets that mention Google Site Speed – What You Should Know -- Topsy.com http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/04/11/google-site-speed-seo-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Tweets that mention Google Site Speed – What You Should Know -- Topsy.com Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=156#comment-47 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Topher Kohan, Topher Kohan. Topher Kohan said: Just posted a post with some thoughts on Google using Site Speed and SEO http://kl.am/auYw #SEO [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Topher Kohan, Topher Kohan. Topher Kohan said: Just posted a post with some thoughts on Google using Site Speed and SEO http://kl.am/auYw #SEO [...]

]]> Comment on Google Site Speed SEO and You by Carlos Duplar http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/04/11/google-site-speed-seo-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Carlos Duplar Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:25:30 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=156#comment-46 But it's great as a scare tactic. People will finally try to reduce page load times, because if they don't, their Google rankings will vanish =) But it’s great as a scare tactic. People will finally try to reduce page load times, because if they don’t, their Google rankings will vanish =)

]]> Comment on Google Site Speed SEO and You by David Whitehead http://www.topherkohan.com/2010/04/11/google-site-speed-seo-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-45 David Whitehead Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:21:47 +0000 http://www.topherkohan.com/?p=156#comment-45 Valid points, and I tend to agree with most but I think you're missing one key thing: this announcement is garnering news b/c it's Google "pulling back the curtain" a little bit on their search algorithm. No, it's not a major influencer in SERPs, but it is one more "piece of the puzzle" that people can use to try and influence those SERPs, so in a big picture view it does garner some importance. But, as you say, if you're not looking at sight performance independent of your site search optimization, you may have bigger problems to consider. Valid points, and I tend to agree with most but I think you’re missing one key thing: this announcement is garnering news b/c it’s Google “pulling back the curtain” a little bit on their search algorithm. No, it’s not a major influencer in SERPs, but it is one more “piece of the puzzle” that people can use to try and influence those SERPs, so in a big picture view it does garner some importance.

But, as you say, if you’re not looking at sight performance independent of your site search optimization, you may have bigger problems to consider.

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