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You have just finished the best blog of your early blogging career! But no one read it! No one even knows it exists! Such a frustrating place to be!
Venessa Dennen in her 2014 article published in Computers in Human Behavior (click here for article)
suggest a very inclusive list of norms that bloggers should be aware of when actively engaging in the blogosphere:
- Reciprocity
- Self Disclosure
- Respect for perspectives
- Respect for Privacy
- Avoid Hijacking comments
Welcome to the world of SEO!
A quick Google definition search of SEO reveals:
"SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process of improving a website's visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs) like Google. The goal is to attract more organic (unpaid) traffic to a website by optimizing content, structure, and overall website performance to be more appealing to both search engines and users"
Thanks Google, but what does that all mean for a beginner like me?
Rachel Summers, an editor with Earlytorise.com, has 10 suggestions for new bloggers to keep in mind (Click here for article)
1, Know you audience
2. Be consistent with updates
3. Build relationships with other sites
4. Write quality content
5. Look at what others are doing
6. Write an excellent headline
7. Pick the right words
8. Decide on your length
9. Write "Evergreen" content
10. Don's forget the small details
As a former businessowner, I would also suggest a "Call to Action" for your readers.
Leave a comment below about who you think, Dennen or Summers, has the best suggestions for beginner bloggers.
Oooh, I'm pitted up against Summers. :) But I also think we may have different aims. What's the goal -- connecting with others or supporting a business?
ReplyDeleteAnd that is the goal of the blog. Two goals with some interestingly similar verbiages when it comes to making connections and relationships in the community. Of course, Summers wasn't published in a peer review...so there's that
ReplyDeleteTrue -- there are a number of commonalities in those lists.
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