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THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOGGING
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Why The Extra Traffic?
• Blogs provide fresh keyword rich content.
• You can highly target a blog post for SEO.
• Google ranks blogs strongly.
• Keeps people (and Google) coming back to see the fresh content.
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD BLOG?
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Descriptive Tagline
Keyword Rich TitleShort Title (URL)Humanizing Photo
Obvious SearchConnectivityClear NavigationCredibility BoostersAuthor BioImagesLots of spaceSubheads
Anatomy of a good blog
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WRITING A BLOG
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4 Things To Consider
1. What are you passionate about?
2. What other blogs are talking about the same thing?
3. How can you differentiate yourself?
4. Can you blog regularly?
5. Can you write 10 headlines in the next 10 minutes?
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5 Steps In Blog Writing
1. Choose Your Topic
2. Keyword Selection
3. Headline Writing
4. Formatting
5. Tagging
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Choosing Your Topic
• Don’t get too broad with your topic.
• Better off having multiple keyword rich posts about specific things than one large broad post.
• Think about it from a consumer perspective.
– What do they want to know?
– What do you want to tell them?
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PICK A TOPIC
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Keyword Selection
Good search terms
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Keyword Selection
Keyword
Lake Superior
Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Competition
7,020,000
104,000
Volume
135,000
1,300
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How Do I Know That?
Step One – Google Search
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How Do I Know That?
Step Two – Google Keyword Analysis
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PICK SOME KEYWORDS
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You Are Your Headline
• 120 characters or less
• Challenge wisdom
• Numbers/lists
• Unexpected action words
• Keywords
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WRITE YOUR HEADLINE
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Formatting and Writing
• Repeat key words in the body (4x6 times)
• Use H1/H2 Tags
• Include a photo
• Start with a question
• End with a question
• Leave post unfinished
• Take positions
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Tagging
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It All Adds Up To Visibility
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Measurement
What does success look like?
• Readers
• Time Spent
• Inbound Links
• Comments
Look beyond these metrics. How are they moving the needle?
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COMMENTING
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Responding To Comments
• Respond to all comments as quickly as possible.
• Thank your readers for commenting.
• Use comments as a way to stimulate conversation.
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TIPS FOR DRIVING TRAFFIC
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Traffic Driving
• Post regularly to stay strong in organic search
• Share your posts through your social connectivity
• Actively read and comment on other blogs in your category
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5 Final Thoughts
• Know why you are blogging
• Keep keywords top of mind
• Sticking to a schedule is important
• Engage with your readers
• Promote through your social connections
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THANK YOU