I have only worked at OrangeSoda for about 4 weeks, but so far I LOVE it! Since Thursday the OrangeSoda development team has been developing any application that we thought could help the development team or the company. The first place winner created a web application that would do everything that SQL Server Management Studio couldn’t do. It was pretty sweet.
The application that Myself, Andre Kradolfer, and Jon Sheppard built won 2nd place. We focused on creating a site where we could put tools and other bits of code that would help not only OrangeSoda customers, but anyone that wants help with SEO. One of the tools we built was a Keyword Density Calculator. I first built it as a wordpress plugin. (Right now it says I have used OrangeSoda 4 times… now 5, and has a density of .03%). It just sits under the publish box. It isn’t intrusive and it is a TOOL! I didn’t want to make something that would shove OrangeSoda down anyones throat. It is a simple tool that can be valuable to many people.
The OrangeSoda Keyword Density tool is cool, but what if I could run it outside of wordpress and so it could be used on sites that don’t use wordpress? Kynetx had my solution! I worked for them for about 6 months, so I knew what I had to to. I haven’t been able to use Kynetx very much, but any chance is exciting! It is so much easier now. I emitted the javascript I needed and used jQuery to help build the report. Now, anyone, anywhere, anytime can use the bookmarklet to check for keyword density! Here it is:
OrangeSoda SEO Keyword Density
To use the bookmarklet, add it to your bookmarks or just drag it to your Bookmarks Toolbar. If you are running IE… I won’t help you. When you want to use the application, just click on the bookmarklet and it will run!
It is a pretty cool little tool. It is very simple, but some of the best applications are! It works best on actual product pages. I am still working on the word exclusion list. If you want word added to the exclusion list, just post a comment. They are really easy to add. The wordpress plugin needs a little work, so I won’t post it here… yet…!
If you want to learn more about OrangeSoda, visit http://orangesoda.com (I have it on good authority that the new site will launch soon!). Kynetx is having a Kynetx Impact Dev Day – Sept. 18, 2010. They will teach you everything you need to know about building Kynetx applications. Sign up here: http://kynetxdevday.eventbrite.com
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Dude!!!!! That’s awesome! Congrats on getting 2nd place! We should go have lunch sometime and I can tell you all about the new stuff that has been added to the Kynetx platform. We have been going crazy and adding awesomeness like crazy the past month and it blows my mind what we can do now. Look forward to seeing more Kynetx goodness from you in the future.
don’t let this thing die. build out the features, get it as close to bug free as possible, and then sell it!