Blogging Tips for BeginnersMay 06, 2008 Google today has become like the second brain to almost every one of us. Both, the websites and the blogs are trying really hard to attain higher rankings in the search engine. And why not! The competition is stiffening by the day. You really need to do well in order to catch more and more attention of the internet users. For websites, SEO Copywriting successfully does this job. But if you are looking for what shall help your blogs get noticed, here are a few tips.Tips to (Reach) the TopDon’t(s) and Do(s)The most common mistake that bloggers make is that they finish off their old blogs as soon as they make a new one. New ones which are created are either created to cover an entirely different field of interest or to move to a better platform (like typepad, wordpress). So, this makes them lose out on many previous important links and the entire ranking history. You will not want to go through the same process all over again, right? Also, a wise thing here could be using blog editors like Ecto, for writing or managing your blog posts offline or to just blog from the browser itself. This might just prove to be a very good idea.Bank on the most popular postIt’s very hard to define the criteria of selection of a blog by a search engine. However, there are some things, which if kept in mind, can surely help your blog get noticed. First of all, you need to remember that your blog will be called successful only when right people find what you have posted for them and not the huge number of hits that you shall receive for any other reason. Also if your blog site is poorly ranked by Google at present, you need not get discouraged. Just make sure that your individual blog post is highly impressive so that it does well on Google. Don’t shy away from using keywords in your blogpost title so that people who agree or disagree with you, are able to connect with you through Google using those keywords.Catch the eyeAnother thing that you can do to stay right in front of Google’s eyes is that you can regularly update your blogsposts specially the ones which are of the highest rankings. You can do this by finding out what people type into Google to get to you. Make sure that Google knows which is the most favorite post in your blogsite so that it itself doesn’t get confused among the many that you have on your blog. This can be done with the help of internal linking. And if you are lucky enough to have more than one popular blogposts then Google will place them one after the other on the result page, may be as number 2 and 3. Any Internet user does glance at search result number 5 or 6 or 7 before choosing to click on what they think suits them best. And seeing your posts’ names scribbled more than once on the screen, a visitor will surely checkout your blog.Tactful TricksThere are a few more tricks that can help your blog gain visibility on search engines.Act smartYou can always act smart when it comes to your blogs. And this is how. You can post some of your old blogs after modifying the dates. This will help you retain the earlier links to quite a great extent. You can also name your blogs twice. The first christening ceremony will allow you have a permanent URL address and the second time you can add on it some more catchy titles.Be the first one to actTo make your blog popular, make sure that your post is well connected with the other related sites. Please don’t delay the posting of your blog. Be the first one to post your comments or reactions on any new topic. Believe you me, a search engine does come to know which was the first blog to comment on a particular topic. Post them ASAP and they can obviously be modified later if you want. But always be rational. If you think that another person or another blogs deserves to be at the top, give him or give it a chance too. It might just be able to help or interest more number of people than you. Infact, happily help him spread his word through the virtual world.Looks matterMake sure that the presentation of your post is in sync with the nature of the content being posted. Never try to make your blog look colourful, cheerful or happy when discussing a serious issue. Trust me, it will give a really bad impression. Make sure that the colour selection of your blog especially is compatible with the content. Always go with the mood. You can also try using more sub-heads or bullet points or more paragraphs wherever required. Giving related quotations from experts and linking to various related articles can also help you a great deal.Keep it cleanTry and make your blog Spam-free. If a search engine like google detects any relation between your blog and Spam, please don’t even think for a second that your blog just might make it to the top. Make sure there is not even a single trace of Spam in your blog. Google will surely love that.Keep these things in mind and create our own blog. Be sure that it will do really well. Till then - HAPPY BLOGGING! |
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