Showing posts with label Better Blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Better Blog. Show all posts

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Search Engine Optimization - Best Practices Part 3

Offering quality and useful content in any blog / site is an important technique to drive traffic. Writing better Anchor Text and Optimizing the use of Images is very important in this manner. This post brings you some regular practices to increase your site's traffic.

Offer quality content and services in your site / blog:
Best Practices:
 Write easy-to-read text:
  • Users enjoy content that is well written and easy to follow.
Try to avoid:
  • Writing sloppy text with many spelling and grammatical mistakes
  • Embedding text in images for textual content - users may want to copy and paste the text and search engines can't read it.
Stay organized around the topic:
  • It's always beneficial to organize your content so that visitors have a good sense of where one content topic begins and another ends. Breaking your content up into logical chunks or divisions helps users find the content they want faster.
Try to avoid:
  • Dumping large amounts of text on varying topics onto a page without paragraph, subheading, or layout separation.
Create fresh, unique content:
  • New content will not only keep your existing visitor base coming back, but also bring in new visitors. Rehashing (or even copying) existing content that will bring little extra value to users having duplicate or near-duplicate versions of your content across your site
Try to avoid:
  • Rehashing (or even copying) existing content that will bring little extra value to users
  • Having duplicate or near-duplicate versions of your content across your site - more on duplicate content.
Create content primarily for your users, not search engines:
  • Designing your site around your visitors' needs while making sure your site is easily accessible to search engines usually produces positive results.
Try to avoid:
  • Inserting numerous unnecessary keywords aimed at search engines but are annoying or nonsensical to users.
  • Having blocks of text like "frequent misspellings used to reach this page" that add little value for users.
  • Deceptively hiding text from users, but displaying it to search engines.

Write better anchor text in your Blog / Website:
Best Practices:

Choose descriptive text:
  • The anchor text you use for a link should provide at least a basic idea of what the page linked to is about.
Try to avoid:
  • Writing generic anchor text like "page", "article", or "click here"
  • Using text that is off-topic or has no relation to the content of the page linked to
  • Using the page's URL as the anchor text in most cases - although there are certainly legitimate uses of this, such as promoting or referencing a new website's address.
Write concise text:
  • Aim for short but descriptive text-usually a few words or a short phrase.
Try to avoid:
  • Writing long anchor text, such as a lengthy sentence or short paragraph of text.
Format links so they're easy to spot:
  • Make it easy for users to distinguish between regular text and the anchor text of your links. Your content becomes less useful if users miss the links or accidentally click them.
Try to avoid:
  • Using CSS or text styling that make links look just like regular text
Think about anchor text for internal links too:
  • You may usually think about linking in terms of pointing to outside websites, but paying more attention to the anchor text used for internal links can help users and Google navigate your site better.
Try to avoid:
  • Using excessively keyword-filled or lengthy anchor text just for search engines
  • Creating unnecessary links that don't help with the user's navigation of the site.

Optimize the use of Images in your site:
Best Practices:

Use brief, but descriptive file names and alt text:
  • Like many of the other parts of the page targeted for optimization, filenames and alt text (for ASCII languages) are best when they're short, but descriptive.
Try to avoid:
  • Using generic file_names like "image1.jpg", "pic.gif", "1.jpg" when possible- some sites with thousands of images might consider automating the naming of images.
  • Writing extremely lengthy file names.
  • Stuffing keywords into alt text or copying and pasting entire sentences.
Supply alt text when using images as links:
  • If you do decide to use an image as a link, filling out its alt text helps Google understand more about the page you're linking to. Imagine that you're writing anchor text for a text link.
Try to avoid:
  • Writing excessively long alt text that would be considered spammy.
  • Using only image links for your site's navigation.
Supply an Image Sitemap file:
  • An Image Sitemap file can provide Googlebot with more information about the images found on your site. Its structure is similar to the XML Sitemap file for your web pages.
Thanks a lot for reading this post. You can download the Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide from Google.


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Best Practices for SEO - Part 2 
Best Practices for SEO - Part 1
SEO Tips - use Google Webmaster Tools
SEO in my Blogs
On-Page Search Engine Optimization

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Online Money Vault with Blogger Platform

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Once you Started Writing for your Blog - You did it !


The Scariest Part of a Article writing is the Starting of a blog post. Once you started writing, you will be able to see the dancing of words. Lots of words, lots of sentences about the topic you are writing about will come up in your mind screen one by one. I have faced this problem lots of time, not only me actually, I think this is the most common problem for any human being when he / she want to start writing something.

Dear readers, in this post I am going to share you something valuable about writing articles, this tips will really help any one to produce an article. Cause these are the most common mistakes that I have made a lot in the past. I was in vacation for the last 3 days, yesterday when I came here in my Home, I tried to write something but I didn't even open the New Post Window. I thought, "next day I will do it". And when the Next day has become today, I feel the same situation like yesterday. I have started thinking that I must write a post about a topic, I need to select one Topic and . . . . But I didn't started the writing in the whole day, I was keep on thinking that blah blah blah.... But at the evening when I start to write something I found lots of topic and writing tools in my head ! Once I have started writing and this post came up. You can read it.

  • The time and place is very important to write anything better. Because you need a nice and cool place, the time when your start writing need to be more silence. A better place and a flexible time will help anyone to produce a better, quality and unique Article. Although some famous writers are different, they can produce quality article in anywhere and any places. But most of us who want to write posts for their blog are not like that. Personally I need better silence and cool place to produce any unique and quality article.

  • We all know that Contents Are King for any blog. So, if you want to success in the blogging area than you must do something exceptional or you have to produce some unique and quality contents for your blog. Lots of competitor has been arrived in this Blogging Game and huge are coming in that field in the upcoming future. So, whatever you do, keep in mind the truth that you have to write something better for your blog to attract your readers.


  • Posting Review about others websites, blogs, books are very interesting and easy way to make your blog rich in contents. But, that review should be written in your own format, don't copy others reviews, it will take your readers away from your blog. Read the Article / Book / Blogs / Sites once or twice or even more before write a review, try to learn something from your reading this will help to write better review posts for your blog.


  • This post is about the importance of Start the Writing instant. So, whatever you do or think, start your writing now, don't make any delay, you don't need to think about any negative thoughts, don't spend your thinking for anything Negative. Don't give those bad thoughts any chance to show up in your mind. You could think that.. "I am going to write after one hour" or "I cant do it right now, I need more time" or "nothing is going to happen with my blogging" etc and etc.. Please don't give any chance those Negative Thoughts to hunt you. I am a sufferer of that kind of BAD ATTITUDE and I am giving you these advice based on my personal experiences.

Always try to write something or even a single word or a single sentences or a put a hint/clue about your next writing topic, this will really help. I am writing this post about some tips about to start writing instantly. I have already planned during the writing that I am going to write my next Article about Freelancing or Outsourcing. And after successfully finishing this post I will open a new editor about my next post as a draft. This really help me a lot, wish you too.

That's all for today, I need to write some other posts in my other blogs.
Best of Luck !


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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Recheck Posts regularly Increase site Traffic



This is one of the most important regular task for any professional blogger or webmaster. Rechecking previously posted article increase the chance to get lots of traffic. I have recently started rechecking my published blogs and I am getting this benefit directly and my readers are giving positive reply for that kind of changes.

Take a look at your blog posts, you will find something important to make changes. Technology changes and update every time. So to introduce yourself as a professional blogger regular checking is needed.

Below are some benefits that can can get from the blog checking activity:


Creates a professional Image of yourself:
A professional blogger always produces fresh, valuable, unique, up-to-date, attractable content for his blog. Regularly recheck previous posts is very important to keep your readers follow your writings. This will help you to create a Better and Professional image of yourself on the Blogging Platform. So, read your previous posts whenever get the chance. It will help you to express your professionalism to your readers.


Keep yourself Updated:
It helps to keep yourself updated about the upcoming changes and invention of new technologies. The entire field of blogging is standing upon the Internet Technology, so basically its important to keep yourself aware for the upcoming future techs. Suppose, you wrote a posts about the hardware and software requirements to running a computer games, the date the posting was 18th October, 2002. You should write that the main hardware requirements to run this games is Intel Pentium-III.
After 10 years in October, 2012 what hardware requirements are you going to write about the same game (may be advanced version) ? Intel Pentium-III ? Intel Core 2 Due ? or Intel i5 or Intel i7 ? In that kind of situation changes is needed. Do it, you will get some positive results for these changes.


More Keywords:
You can add some new keywords related to your blog topic, this will definitely increase your blog's SEO compatibility. At the beginning of any blog, the blogger starts with some selected keywords. If he continue this blog for long time, he discovers some new keywords related to the previous targeted keywords. So a review / recheck can definitely helps your blog.


Grammatical Error Correction:
Personally I am not a first class English language expert, Cause English is my second language and my first language is Bangla. When I recheck my old posts, I get the chance to correct any kind of previous grammatical mistake or error. It helps my postings to catch more attentions from my readers.


Gather new Idea to make New Posts:
When you start reviewing your blogs previous posts you will be able to discover lots of new related Title to produce New Posts. Sometimes a valuable new title or topic does not come easily. Start reading your previous posts can help to get ride over the the scene. Lots of new clues about new posts will appear on your mind. Write down on a paper those clues / title / topic instantly.


There are some remarkable, universal true contents that does not need any kind of  recheck or review. These posts are really valuable for readers, they love it like Old Is Gold.

Dear Readers,
If you find something new related to this post, if you think that I missed something, please feel free to use the comment box below to share your thoughts to me and my readers.

Thanks,


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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Things to Consider before publish a Blog



Blogging is interesting !
Blogging is so hard !
Blogging is Easy !
Blogging is tough !

..... From the aspects of different bloggers. These are the most common thinking of all bloggers (successful blogger or failed blogger / new blogger / professional blogger / whatever..). Blogs can be easy or hard but all we know that Blogging is very very powerful on the internet. At the starting blogging were treated as Journalism. Anyone can publish a blog from any corner of the world with free of cost. That's why its blogging profession is getting popularity day by day around the world. It does not need any kind of special computer skills to publish a blog.


Full time blogger are making a fine and standard living from their blogs, part time bloggers are also making lots of money from blogs too. Blogging has been so much popular that corporate national and international and all kind of companies publishes their own blog regularly inside their websites. Its the most easiest, cheapest way to express something to the whole world, to make some real money from online, to sell own or others products etc.


As Blogging is going to be more popular day by day, so the competition is getting harder and all the competitors / bloggers are getting smarter too. So if you want to do something better in the blogging industry, prepare yourself before publish your first post. Ask yourself some questions and write down the answers on the paper:

  • Why do you want to start a blog ? What are the main purposes, Business or Personal or others ? It does not matter what you want to do with your blog in the future, it will come later. The important thing is that you have a valid reason that you understand well. There are lots of valid purpose people start blog, like someone publishes business blog, someone blogging about personal interests, fun, education, help blah blah blah . . Take time, do some paper work. Blogging is very easy to publish now, Wordpress, Blogger and lots of other blogging platforms are really cool ! Keep yourself busy, and do some research work, later it will help you a lots.

  • Get ready to take some positive actions, you need to be Pro-Active, be Positive, think positive, keep focus on your attitude. Ignore the negative thoughts. Don't even think that you can't do that or its hard, don't use "may be or could be" type words cause it doesn't mean anything. Your belief must be 100% for all the time (99.9% even not accepted). If you have any doubts about your attitude, about your positivity than I won't recommend you to start blog, blogging is not for you. It will be better to spend your time with your other interested works. 

  • Find your own interests about one or two or more particular topics. Its different for some business or corporate blog, cause they select topic from their businesses. Than discover the niche from your topic and its related keywords. Keyword research is the better way to find out your targeted keywords. Its really important if you want huge traffic for your blog. Find the target audience/readers of your blog, you need some loyal readers. Prepare yourself ready to serve the humanity, try to give some thing unique and special to your readers that will really help them.


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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

5 Tips could help to write a Quality Content



Almost every Blogger on the internet gives advice to a newbie or old to write Unique Content for blogs or websites. This is the most common tips (and universal truth) for every blogger. I am writing on this site after a long period. In previous post I have mentioned a long communication gap with my readers.

Dear Readers,
Keep an eye on my blog regularly, I am going to share some new tips and some hidden perfect secrets with you to make money online and related to that topic. Secrets that are hidden in somewhere I am going to show them up.

Writing unique content is easy, but writing quality contents is not easy I think. I am used to follow some blog regularly, when get time read other posts. Today I read 5/6 posts in some other blogs. Some of these are famous blogs in the world. In every blog I saw the same thing, each and every blogger are giving the same advice for the audience about to write always Quality and Unique content.

So, what you have to do to write a Quality content to attract readers ?

Below I am giving some common tips which any blogger can follow before writing a post. I am writing about these tips because I am already getting some real benefit following them. Its easy, just need some concentration !

Wake up and write down the notes:
This technique is amazing to complete any kind of hard or easy work, not only for bloggers or Article Writer. For blogging posts it is very helpful, I proved myself. I usually write down my post title / keywords or any related hints regards my post on a paper after wake up from bad (I am a full time blogger now). For the whole day long I get remembered from inside that something I have to do, What ? a blog posting, Where ? In my ... blog, When ? before yesterday. OK. fine ! I memorize it through the whole day many times. These helps me to write more easily and attentively my topic or post. You can try this, I think it will help.

Read Valuable Content on similar to your Topic:
If you are a regular blogger you must following someones blog, read find out on the web  some posts related to your topic and start reading. A new blogger should read at least 5 or more articles related to their topic. Try to give your highest concentration while reading others valuable writings, take some notes on a paper. I am not talking about Copy Paste. Reading other blogs or article will help your thoughts to come up from inside yours. Writing valuable and quality content will be easier for you, just do it before the writing.

Take Preparation before the Writing:
Its time to choose a better post title first. You can do a little keyword research with Google or if you have any other keyword search software, It will helps to create a better and attractive post title. Include at least 2 or 3 keywords in the post tile. To make an attractive title keep focus on your main targeted keyword. And don't get upset if you were not able to complete the whole title (sentence). Keep memorize or write on a paper your keywords or not-completed title. While writing the draft, in the body of the Article you will see lots of suitable and attractable posts title will show up. Write down instantly on a paper that comes up. Finalize the title before the post published.

Use pen and paper first:
This is one of my best technique while I am going to write something new on the web. After completing a little bit keyword research I write those on a paper and give try to finalize the title. Then comes the main part.. now the journey starts. I write an initial sentence on a paper, than start to thinking... I don't write the whole article on the paper ! Write only hints about the whole article in my own words (Sometime I can't understand myself !!). These process is really helping me to produce a better post. I usually do it for hard topic. You can try this, it will help you a lot and you will enjoy it by doing regularly.

Target the Readers not the Search Engines:
While writing an article assume that your readers are sitting in front of you. They are asking you various questions and you are answering them clearly. Always write for the Audience not for the Search Engines. This is Google's main advice. Search Engine Algorithms are getting smarter and harder day by day. So if you want to get closer to your audience and want to attract them about your sites and blogs, you need to give more concentration on your writing. People browse internet for valuable / useful information, from which they can get some benefit. If you are a blogger than think about yourself on the place of your readers, it will be easier to produce a quality output ! 

These are the most common and basic tips need to create a better blog post from me. I applied all these above 5 tips to to create this blog post. Is it really bad ? Please feel free to make your valuable comments.

Thanks.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Best 7 Tips to choose Proper Domain Name


Every blogger has desire his own domain name for his blog/website. To build credibility and a sense of professionalism a domain name must choose very carefully before start posting on the blog. Because a carefully selected domain name has the power to enhance the branding of a product or service.

Naturally, Domain that purchases from domain seller or hosting services,  give the added advantages of email addresses with the same domain name and it can enhance the Search Engine Ranking.

Before choosing a Domain Name Follow these best 7 tips:
  1. What is the topic of your blog. What do you want to achieve with your blog or what is the reason you start a blog. What will be the style of the blog. What kind of blog will it be. Who will be readers of the blog or who will be your target audiences.
  2. Now think about the traffic source of your blog. Traffic comes from various ways, like Loyal Readers, Search Engines, Social sites, offline traffic and Referral traffic etc. For loyal readers and Referral traffic a domain name is not a fact. But if you want traffic from Search Engines than you must take care about your domain name!
  3. Before choose an appropriate domain name for any blog do some keyword research using Google or other Keywords Research Tools. This will be very helpful to find out a better domain name. These are called keyword based domains which helps you to build traffic.
  4. Think about the future. Think what topic most interests you, Do you have sufficient knowledge about your topic or you have interests in any subject. I have seen many blogger's start up their blog with domain that fit the topic of the blog initially but which outgrow the domain down the track due to their various posts on various topics.
  5. Another important factor to choose domain name is the length. Technically a domain name can have one with up to 67 characters in it but it is generally appreciated that short ones are better for a number of reasons including that they are easier to remember. But for Search Engine traffic it is better to consider a longer domain name with a number of the keywords. Try to include one or two keywords in the domain name.
  6. There is another option to consider choosing a domain about a topic that is quite crowded is to include a number at the beginning or at the end. It may increase the chances of finding a domain with your keyword in it but could cheapen the sound of the domain.
  7. Choose a domain that is easy to spell, pronounce, remember and type. It increases the chance of getting more traffic for a site. User can easily remember a short domain.


Dear Readers,
There are lots of tips and tricks on the internet about how to choose a better and proper domain name for a website or blog. The above discussions are the most basics and common rules that one can remember before choosing a name. If you need more information about choosing a domain name please start a search on the net, lots of valuable information will appear on the result.

Thanks,


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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

12 Most Common Tips to Increase Blog Traffic


The main key to success in blogging field is definitely traffic, there is no alternative for lots of traffic to your site or blog. If you want to make money from online you need lots of traffic, if you want to express your thoughts and ideas you need traffic and hits. Whatever the reason of your blogging is, you need more and more traffic and more TRAFFIC.

Successful and fellow bloggers are getting lots of traffic everyday in their sites. But for a new blogger it’s very tough to get traffic from the very beginning. The following tips will be helpful for any beginner blogger or publisher to increase traffic to their blog or website. These are the most common tips that need to apply for traffic.

1. Write Valuable Content:
I wrote in my several previous posts about the importance of quality content. The first step to build a better relation with your audience is updating your blogs regularly with great content. Try to understand your readers, what they are looking for, write something that is meaningful and valuable to your readers try to give priority to their interests, it will help you to turn them into your loyal readers. Regularly posting will increase the chances of your site to appear on search engines first page or closer to it. So valuable and quality articles must post regular basis in blog site.

2. Comments on other blogs:
Making comments on other blogs is a common and easy way to drive traffic to your blog. Read other posts and make valuable comments on them. Don’t forget to leave your blog’s URL in the URL field. A valuable and interesting comment will definitely bring traffic to your blog. Commenting on other blogs is a common way to get backlink. Don’t write any worthless comments or don’t give your URL in the wrong field. Avoid copy-pasting same comments in different blogs. Your comments may be counted as spam. Don't make comments on any BLOG whatever you found, select some websites and blogs related to your topic.

3. Use RSS services in your blog:
Web definition for RSS is Really Simple Syndication. It’s an easy way to keep your readers updated with your posts. Upon completion of each post your readers will e-mailed. Using RSS feeds in your blog is a great way to drive traffic. Submit your RSS feed link to several feeds directory. Many free RSS feed services are available on the web like FeedBurner.

4. Submit URL to Search Engines and Directory:
Submit your blog or website to several Search Engines directory like Google, Yahoo, Bing (msn), etc. You can do it by click on the submit link or add url or other similar link to their sites. It does not mean that your site will appear on the search result for your chosen keywords by this submitting. It increases the chances to getting indexed quickly. And once you get indexed on some search engines it will be easier for you to bring more traffic to your site. Read my previous post about Blog Directories.

5. Use Social Sites:
The most common and interesting way to drive traffic to your blog is using Social sites like FaceBook, Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Reddit etc. These sites will bring enough traffic to your sites but you need to do some hard work. Registered with those sites and submit details about your blog. Some sites will automatically publish your post in your wall, need some change in your profile page to do that. These sites will provide your some powerful backlink to your site. I will describe in my upcoming posts how to use those social bookmarking sites and how to get real benefit from these. Sites those are not dependent on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) based traffic, are mainly depend on Social sites for traffic.

6. Use Trackback and Link:
Another traffic source to your blog is use of Link and Trackback to your blog. Creating link with other site helps to drive traffic and increase traffic search engine ranking. A publisher can identify who is linking with his sites and this can bring more traffic. Leaving a trackback inform other bloggers that you are linked to him and he might get interested to visit your blog. And if your post attracts him he will read it and inform others.

7. Use of Tag:
Use Tag at the end of your posts. It will help to drive traffic from other sources. It’s one kind of link that helps search engines to find related pages. Readers can find out easily other related posts with tags. Popular blog search engines like technorati use tags to make search.

8. Search Engine Optimization (SEO):
The most important, valuable and tough traffic generation technique is SEO. It’s a long term traffic generation method. To optimize a site or blog for search engine is not easy, it requires long time and practice. Google is the best and most widely used search engine on the web. For any specific keyword to appear on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd pages is not so easy in Google. Hence Google change their search engine ranking Algorithm regularly. So if you want to build an optimized blog or website, start it from the very beginning. Keep attention to choose keyword, page optimization etc. Read lots of article on the web related to Search Engine Optimization - SEO.

9. Join Forums, Online Communities:
You can drive huge traffic to your site by joining your blogging topic related forums, communities, web rings, groups etc. Create your own thread or posts, make reply on other posts and don’t forget to leave your blogs URL. Traffic comes from users, so the most you can spread your sites to others, you will get more traffic.

10. Start Guest posting:
Publish posts on other blogs as guest blogger and invite others to publish as a guest blogger in your blog. Audiences from other bloggers blogs will come to your blog. It will help to build a better profile of you in the blogging field. Leave your BLOG URL in guest post you made for.

11. Include Images in your posts:
Many users make image search on search engines. So, use related pictures or images in your posts, it will make your posts pretty. Naming properly your images can increase the chance of your blogs to be appearing on search engine result. So, whatever image you use in your blog rename those files properly. try to give a related name to your posts.

12. Offline Publicity:
You can increase you traffic by providing your URL to your friends, relatives etc. If possible publish some ads of your sites and blogs. Spread your URL to all over, encourage people to browse.

Dear Readers,
There are some of other traffic increasing methods on the internet. But as a beginner the above methods will be enough for you to drive traffic to your blog or site.

Thanks for reading my post.


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