{"id":38825,"date":"2015-11-04T12:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T20:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/?p=38825"},"modified":"2019-07-05T17:19:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T00:19:34","slug":"i-ran-classic-literature-through-an-seo-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/i-ran-classic-literature-through-an-seo-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of a Page Analyzer: I Ran ‘The Great Gatsby’ through an SEO Tool & This Is What Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered what would happen if you ran classic literature through an SEO tool? Me, too!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got a sweet spot for tools that give me an idea of how I\u2019m doing as a search marketer and content publisher. One test of an SEO tool\u2019s power is if the software can do the job of a careful human expert in a fraction of the time.<\/p>\n

The following experiment details what happened when an SEO tool meets F. Scott Fitzgerald\u2019s \u201cThe Great Gatsby.\u201d<\/strong> While it was devised in fun and out of true curiosity, it ended up being a real-life study of SEO tools at work, worth sharing.<\/p>\n

The Setup<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m a writer at digital marketing agency Bruce Clay, Inc., and I\u2019m also an avid reader. Literature lovers like me can spend hours picking apart themes and character dynamics. SEO analysis, meanwhile, should be as efficient as possible with time and resources. Can an on-page analyzer tell me:<\/p>\n