After writing in Youmoz (part of SEOmoz) recently, I wondered first, if they would publish the post (yes, they did). Secondly, what the reaction would be (good — 8 thumbs up and none down)?  So, thirdly, my natural assumption should be that maybe I’ll attract a little traffic from the post to my site here at  SEMCommonSense.com, no?

Well, that’s what my impatient side of me said…however, if the more mature side of me appeared, it would of reminded me that it’s a “long process” after you publish an article or post & you’re not always guaranteed traffic due to it.  Also, I should have simply accepted I did a good job by writing a decent post in Youmoz and should be happy with it.

The learnings from the experience are that the internal links were more popular than people checking out my profile and coming back to me. At the same time, who knows? There may be a more intrigued person later who reads the post and contacts me later to partner up or even do some work for them?  So, hopefully, the wise, more patient & good side of me helps me not to worry too much about the short term effects of the post As the SEOsons Turn…