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[T403]The Da Vinci Code

by Gary Terrazas, Gar

The Da Vinci Code probably deserves a lukewarm three stars. As with the paper back or hard cover, a major problem is that the climax of the story, the murder of the curator, occurs in the very first scene. Then the treasure hunt by the hero and heroine, including the assistance they get from the Wise Old Man, in the form of the Ian McKellan character.

Because of its changes and additions to the book's story, the movie version of The Da Vinci Code has a more mixed pagan worldview. The feminism and goddess worship from the book are almost completely absent. Even so, however, the movie's mixed worldview still seems very strong. Its mixed nature contains strong positive references to paganism, as well as some positive Christian elements referring to Jesus Christ and an apparent answered prayer to Jesus (which is not in the book), positive references to God, some humanist statements of atheism and agnosticism, some light political correctness, and some light feminism.

Also very strong is the movie's false revisionist history. This false history includes references to an alleged marriage and alleged royal bloodline between Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. It also includes some false history regarding the famous Knights Templar from the times of the Crusades against the evil, murderous Cult of Islam, some false history regarding the origins of Christianity (including the New Testament documents and the Council of Nicea), some false art history regarding Leonardo Da Vinci, etc.

Once again, however, the feminism and goddess worship from the book's revisionist history are almost completely absent. Also, instead of defending the pagan point of view often as he does in the book, the Robert Langdon character in the movie actually sometimes defends the traditional Christian view of the historical record. He does, however, buy into the royal bloodline story of Mary Magdalene.

He also doesn't present a lot of facts to dispute Ian McKellan's character's phony stories about the Emperor Constantine and some believers inventing the traditional New Testament stories about Jesus Christ. Furthermore, the movie's final scene overtly shows the audience (but not the characters) the hidden tomb of Mary Magdalene. Thus, the final scene gives a final credence to the movie's Mary Magdalene story despite the hero's skepticism. Before that final scene, however, the hero in the movie (unlike the book) casts doubt on some of the Ian McKellan character's diatribe against traditional Christian history and the Church's alleged invention of Christianity.

The movie hero also says "Godspeed" to the heroine at one important point. He also tells her that she can decide whether to "destroy faith or renew it" and tells her, "The only thing that matters is what you believe." Finally, he says, "History shows Jesus was an extraordinary man. Why couldn't Jesus have been divine and still have been a father?" These lines are not in the book.

She has a unique selling proposition, competitively priced products, and is in a relatively crowded marketspace. Her website was built on the cheap, but is structurally sound. She's been playing around with FrontPage and can at least create new pages from old ones, change images, add new content and publish her changes.

Sounds good so far. Right? Just enough knowledge to get into trouble!

Leonardo Da Vinci once said “Savage is he who saves himself”. So in the spirit of Hollywood here's the Da Vinci Code for helping out your SEO Expert, reducing your Search Engine Positioning costs and maximizing your website return on investment.

This is a recipe so to speak, so follow the instructions.

Da Vinci Code #1

Existing Content. Using your favorite HTML editor (we'll use FrontPage for this exercise) do some basic on page SEO. Using the bold feature (the “B” at the top of the page) bold the keywords in your content. Don't do crazy, but try to “highlight” at least 3 or 4 times per page. Feel free to mix it up for readability and use italics instead of bold (the “I” at the top of the page). Just like your reader, the search engines take notice of words in bold and italics when used for emphasis.

Da Vinci Code #2

Find the hidden treasure in your images. Search engines could care less about your images or what your site looks like. To them they're just code. So give them the code they're looking for. Using the right click button, right click on your favorite image, select “Picture Properties”, click on “General”. Give your image a name related to your keywords, example: search_engine_optimization.jpg. Put at least one keyword in the
“text section”, then write a keyword rich description of the image. Now the search engines can read the “code” of your image.

Da Vinci Code #3

New Content. Hopefully your SEO Expert will have done some in depth keyword research for you. Pick 10 keywords that you want to target. Now create a page for each keyword set. Start creating a new page of content from one of your existing pages in FrontPage by highlighting the HTML file in the left hand column. Right click and select “New from Existing Page”. This preserves your existing layout and saves you from having to recreate a whole new layout/theme if you're not experienced with CSS.

I know that every SEO guru and web design grandmaster's head just exploded, but remember this is YOU saving YOU, not THEM billing YOU. You can fix the architecture when you start realizing gains from your efforts.

Start writing. I prefer to divide my keywords up into three tiers. (1) The keyword you use thematically throughout your site – the tough one that everybody is chasing (link a few of these back to your home page – see #4). Search Engine Optimization). (2) The keyword that THIS page is about Example: Pay Per Click. (3) A localized version of both – Example: Arizona Search Engine Optimization and Scottsdale Pay Per Click.

Da Vinci Code #4

Link Building. Charity begins at home. Make sure you have an internal linking strategy. Link back from internal content pages to your home page or to other internal content pages. In Front Page, make sure to take advantage of the Screen Tip function (in the top right hand corner of the hyperlink popup box). Put in the keyword relevant to that hyperlink. Link building is a science to a certain degree, but you can help out your SEO Expert by going old school. Ask your suppliers, customers and friends who have websites to link to your site – then mix and match when those sites are linking to your site. Don't have every link go straight to your home page.

Da Vinci Code #5

Become an Expert. Believe it or not, someone out there actually is looking for the knowledge and experience you already have. Write an article for your blog, share it with your competitor, syndicate it (ask your SEO or emarketing consultant about strategy here). This is great for the double whammy of link building and traditional “how to” marketing. Check out Ezinearticles, GoArticles or Article Sender. They are good places to start becoming an expert. Include these “articles” or “press releases” as new pages of content on your site.

If you are willing, and have the time, you can help your SEO Expert make you successful and reduce your costs. Always remember that Search Engine Optimization is an ongoing process and results take time, so be patient. And be savage about it!

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