Tag Archive: SEO

Guest Blogging: Just How Important Is It?

Tweet Having guest bloggers post content for your blog can be a great tool to get more readers to visit your site. Typically, guest blogging involves a good deal of cross-promotion, which can be beneficial for all parties involved. Guest blogging has recently become much more common, likely because bloggers are seeing the good things…

Scribd: Just Another Document Sharing Site?

Tweet I may be a late bloomer, but I just discovered Scribd. I found it when I was doing research for my webinar series, Social Media KISS (Keep it Simple and Serene) for Authors. It is the most popular document sharing site available, with over 50,000 uploads each day. Yes, that number is correct. This…

Oscar Wilde: Advice on Better Blogging

Tweet You know that your blog is a key part of your search strategy, but do you know how to get the most out of it?  What would Oscar Wilde advise for better blogging? Thousands of blog guides exist, but do they really help or just cloud the issue further? This is what you need…

SEO: 3 Things Journalists and Bloggers Can Learn

Tweet From what I see, many bloggers aren’t using hyperlinks when they publish blog posts. Worse, in some cases, they aren’t teaching writers about this in online writing courses. I just attended a week-long writer’s conference in San Miguel. and although there were a few workshops on blogging and online creative non-fiction writing, not one…

5 Reasons to Hire a Content Marketing Writer for Your Business

Tweet “Content is king.” Bill Gates said it, so it must be true. Gates uttered this one-liner way back in 1996, but the flurry of updates to Google search algorithms during 2012 has ensured that his words still resonate. Most businesses (be they blog owners, start-ups, or established brands) now know that if they want…

Tips for Better Blog Outreach and Blog Marketing

Tweet How can you make the most of your blog marketing and outreach? Here are some helpful tips so that your business blog attracts more readers, and you get found, get known, and get clients. Small business owners know that a well-formulated blog with consistently fresh content can improve brand image, customer interaction and overall…

My Business Website: Content for Customers… or SEO?

Tweet Should my business website focus on keywords and getting search engine results? Or quality content for customers? Perhaps a more important question is “How do I make the most of each of my web pages so that my business and I get found, get known, and get clients?” The challenge: You want to make…

How Blog Readers Find You – A Diagram

Tweet I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:  a business blog is the best way to get found online, the best way to connect with potential clients, and the pathway to turning readers into clients. So, what’s your favorite excuse for not blogging for your business? I keep hearing the same reasons, over…

Blog Like Perez Hilton: 10 Ways to Bring Traffic to Your Blog

Tweet The second-best thing about writing a blog is that you have an opportunity to express your opinions, thoughts, and viewpoints to the rest of the world. But the number one advantage to blogging is that it’s a meritocracy; in other words, anyone can be successful at it! Just look at Perez Hilton. He comes…

SEO Basics for Small Business Professionals:
2 Steps Anyone Can Do

Tweet If you’re a small business professional, you may end up doing a lot of your website updating yourself. Without being a geek, you can take care of a few key elements of SEO basics to help prospects and clients find you online. This article explains the basics. If you’re not using search engine optimization…