Blog Optimization 101

[micoblanco]

BLOG 101
I decided to make this thread because I wanted to know tricks (clean tricks) and techniques that a newbie like me should know in making a blog. And I also wanted to improve my blog and make it better when it comes to content and design.

Mission of this thread is to share blog-related information to blogger lovers. You can also post a link to your blog for reviews.

To start:

In my own words... a blog is a diary-like site of an individual that is intended for public view. Nowadays, a blog is a source of income. Many great bloggers earn money regarding their blog. We're talking about big money. Yummy

Fundamental Information:
1. Choose a free publishing tool/site - I suggest newbie to use blogger because based on my experience and based on what I've heard... wordpress is for experts.
2. Blog's Address - Your address should be very related to your blog. (unless you're branding). When making the proper address of your blog I suggest you use easy to remember words and you can also use "-" instead of "_".
(kindly replace the word "address" with the abbreviation of universal resource locator)
3. Add Meta Keywords|Description|Title - This will help your blog to be index by search engines.
4. Sitemap (by means of Google Webmaster Tool) - Use this tool for Google's faster indexing.
5. Link-Building - Posted below are ways about link building.

* article submission
* forum posting (through signature)
* web directory submission
* blog directory submission
* participating in community sites like Yahoo Answers
* press release submission
* online group posting
* promotional ads
* link exchange

I wanted to know simple yet informative information regarding the following:

RSS
(soon to add more)

[smithb]

Hey..
Really Informative post..
Great things to learn..

[Dan484]

Here's my two cents. Write about what you know and are passionate about. Keep blog posts short and sweet, 250 words or less, nobody has the attention span to read a whole page. Building a compete web site with your blog attached will get more traffic. If you're out to make money, don't think it's easy, only 1% of blogs actually rake in serious dough.

[meanne2007]

BLOG 101
I decided to make this thread because I wanted to know tricks (clean tricks) and techniques that a newbie like me should know in making a blog. And I also wanted to improve my blog and make it better when it comes to content and design.

Mission of this thread is to share blog-related information to blogger lovers. You can also post a link to your blog for reviews.

To start:

In my own words... a blog is a diary-like site of an individual that is intended for public view. Nowadays, a blog is a source of income. Many great bloggers earn money regarding their blog. We're talking about big money. Yummy

Fundamental Information:
1. Choose a free publishing tool/site - I suggest newbie to use blogger because based on my experience and based on what I've heard... wordpress is for experts.
2. Blog's Address - Your address should be very related to your blog. (unless you're branding). When making the proper address of your blog I suggest you use easy to remember words and you can also use "-" instead of "_".
(kindly replace the word "address" with the abbreviation of universal resource locator)
3. Add Meta Keywords|Description|Title - This will help your blog to be index by search engines.
4. Sitemap (by means of Google Webmaster Tool) - Use this tool for Google's faster indexing.
5. Link-Building - Posted below are ways about link building.

* article submission
* forum posting (through signature)
* web directory submission
* blog directory submission
* participating in community sites like Yahoo Answers
* press release submission
* online group posting
* promotional ads
* link exchange

I wanted to know simple yet informative information regarding the following:

RSS
(soon to add more)

don't forget to add and create unique content

[Pranavi]

Hello friend,your posting about blog is very nice.
This information really helpful for us.If you have more information related
this topic, Plz share with us. Thanks

[AS-9]

online group posting

Better do social bookmarking than wasting your time to groups.

[micoblanco]

Tips in properly optimizing your webpage title:

* Include the name of your business/ name of the website
* Include your targeted keywords
* Include your city/location


Example:
Title: mico.com - Inexpensive Shirts in Australia

But if the business is new, it is recommended to list your keywords first before the name of your business. Why? It is simply because your business it not yet popular and people might be looking for solutions to their problem. (In the example listed above, the keyword "Inexpensive Shirts was used to provide short but very informative information about your webpage.

Example:
Title: Inexpensive Shirts in Australia - mico.com

* Use different title tag for every page but the title should reflect the content that can be found in the particular webpage.
* Use short web page titles because it can be easily read by visitors. Do not use special characters because it might not be properly displayed and your website might look strange in a SERP