Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Ping Your Blog

Business, Network Marketing.

A simple guide to blogging for bucks - if you' re looking to make money online, but have little in the way of a marketing budget, then a free an easy way promote your website is to create a good blog. More than that it should be engaging enough to make readers want to come back and read it again. "Pinging" your blog nearly every time your blog is updated is crucial. "Pinging" is basically a way of informing search engines and blog directories of new content on your blog.


Easy to set up, a well managed, simple to use blog should essentially be filled with quality, content that allows, frequently updated readers to learn more about your product or business. - and this is great because search engines love new content and you can expect better locations in search results if you do update your site on a regular basis. Blog directories and resources look unfavourably on over - pinging, especially if you ping small or trivial updates or changes to your blog. That said, don' t over do it. Content on your blog can include podcasts, video casts and photography, but essentially it is the quality of your text that counts. This term implies that you are aiming to establish a readership and subsequently a series of backlinks to your quality posts. In traffic terms this may be translated into the" authority factor" .


You do so by providing unique content that distinguishes your blog from others. - not only can this be achieved by presenting, accurate information on, in own voice your subject of choice, it can be done by making your posts rich in keywords particular to your subject of choice. In other words you are seeking to establish yourself, as the person, or brand yourself to turn to for advice on the product you' re selling. If, for instance, someone is doing a search on an affiliate program, and your blog is specific to that, then you need to be aware of what keywords and keyword phrases people are going to be typing in their searches, and use these throughout your blog postings. That said, it' s important to remember that" content is king" . This way you optimize your blog for higher ranking in the search engines.


The more content you have the better off you are going to be. - so, the key things to remember: be active. Keywords are important but they need to be interspersed judisciously through relevant, thought - provoking content. Update your site on a regular basis. Stand out from the crowd. Make it yours.


Show that you are a real person and not just a parrot. - readers value honesty and can see through strong arm selling techniques. Engage your readership with your own voice, opinions and experiences. Relevancy. Note that as search engine spiders become increasingly sophisticated, you are less and less likely to pull in traffic through keywords alone - remember at all times that" content is king! " Build upon the main theme( s) of your blog. Remember to use keywords wisely. Don' t try to cover every aspect of what you are selling in your blog postings.


This in turn will aid the likelyhood of revisits to your site. - seperate the various aspects or subjects of your theme into managable chunks that naturally link. Ping your blog. Frequently updated blogs, increase your chance, frequently pinged of making a profit online( provided you have quality content, remember! ). Improve your blogs visibility and increase traffic by alerting search engine spiders that your blog is alive. Conclusion. In time your aim should be to develop a name for yourself and an image that will stick in peoples minds, thus increasing your earning potential and reputation.


Achieving blogging success is an ongoing process, but simple enough so long as you work at it on a consistent basis. - dilgency and honesty are key. Once there, the power of, well blogging is plain to the eye. With practice your skill and creativity will develop and consequently the content of your blog will generate more targeted traffic, leading to sales. Happy blogging.

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