Why do so many web pages use something like this as their opening paragraph? Is this taught in SEO school or something?
"Hello, everyone! Today I’m going to talk about (SUBJECT), and whether or not you should (SUBJECT). It seems like a simple enough question, but the answer might not be as straightforward as you think. In this blog post, I’m going to explore the benefits and drawbacks of (SUBJECT), and provide some tips for deciding whether or not it’s the right choice for you."
It sounds like a desperate student trying to pad out their essay when they have no idea what they're talking about. 😆
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Sara Joy :happy_pepper:
in reply to FediThing 🏳️🌈 • • •Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
in reply to FediThing 🏳️🌈 • • •I think it is, there was a blog post I read last year about it, and enshittification.
Those paragraphs were needed to ensure the site placed high in google results. SEO is a cursed discipline and I'll have no part of it.
Steven Hoefer
in reply to FediThing 🏳️🌈 • • •It’s SEO (see also why recipes now come with a thousand word introduction.)
It’s also a way to help detect AI-generated content because they can’t reason so you get nonsense things like “For millennia scholars have asked what is the difference between shit and Shinola?”
FediThing 🏳️🌈
in reply to Steven Hoefer • • •@troublewithwords
"(see also why recipes now come with a thousand word introduction.)"
Ahh, must be the inspiration for:
justthefuckingrecipe.net
Just the Fucking Recipe – No bullshit, just recipes
Just the Fucking RecipeSteven Hoefer
in reply to FediThing 🏳️🌈 • • •Ooh, that's new to me! That'll get used. Thank you!
My recipe app (Paprika, which has shown zero enshitification tendencies over the years) does a great job of pulling recipes off pages full of fluff, but one has to actually find the recipe one wants before feeding it to Paprika's filters.
Kit Bashir
in reply to FediThing 🏳️🌈 • • •