February 6, 2012

Use descriptive keywords in titles

Descriptive keywords

Optimize your titles for Google Search by using descriptive keywords or phrases that clearly describe your blog post. To further optimize, use the same keywords from your title in the URL and throughout your post to show consistent use of keywords. Google looks at the page titles, URLs, and blog post content to determine what [...]

Using Internal Links Within Content

Internal Linking

An Internal Link is a link on your blog that points to another page on your blog. Creating internal links helps increase the pages viewed by each unique visitor to your site. It also helps search engines to navigate and index all of the pages on you blog. Here’s how: Internal linking increases page views [...]

Add images to your blog posts

add images to your blog

Attract the eye of your audience and increase the chance of someone reading your post by adding images. There are plenty of free photo sites that you can download images from. For example, the image I’m using on the right is a free photo from Stock.xchng VI. To find other free sites, do a few [...]

Blog Writing – Recommended Word Count

blog writing reccomended word count

When people search for information online, they want to cut to the chase. Your goal is to write clearly and effectively while providing useful information. Many industry professionals say that blog posts should average between 500 – 600 words. Use as few words as possible to convey your message. The more effectively you communicate your [...]

Writing Effective Teaser Text

write effective teaser text

If you want to increase your online following, you need to capture the attention of your audience with well written, effective teaser text. Your words need to grab the reader and give them a clear idea of what you’re writing about and why they need to read more. In an age where information is everywhere, [...]