dumbseo.com | Search Engine Optimization Tricks » Aaron Wall http://dumbseo.com Rank Better on Search Engines - Seo Tricks Here! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en SMX Sesion: 8 Tips to More Effective Blogging http://dumbseo.com/2008/02/28/smx-sesion-8-tips-to-more-effective-blogging/ http://dumbseo.com/2008/02/28/smx-sesion-8-tips-to-more-effective-blogging/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://dumbseo.com/2008/02/28/smx-sesion-8-tips-to-more-effective-blogging/ The Wonder Twins Track at SMX West: SEO and Blogging, provided the audience with information on how to best launch and promote a blog.
Here are 8 tips, from Aaron Wall of SEOBook, on how to gain traction for your blog.
Own a Niche

Owning a smaller niche is an easy way to starting building personal brand
#1 player gets more play in the media

Make Formatting a Priority

Ensure you have a clean appealing design
Highlight best practices
Include an “About Us” page
Make it easy for press to contact
Leverage pictures/video/sketchcasting

Write clearly

Write headlines like a wire service writer
Use simple words and short sentences
Use bulleted lists/headers/sub-headers

Filter

Create Google news alerts
Custom RSS feeds
Save drafts and refine before publishing

Social interaction

Comment and link out
Create community based ideas
Ask for feedback BEFORE launching
Actively solicit feedback and reply to comments
Write for others
Network offline
Don’t be afraid of controversy
Get people to talk about you

Regularity

Pre-write draft posts for future ideas
Offer tools or bolt on community stuff like job […]

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However, there are many more social media communities and channels besides MBL and Twitter that I received tips on and from very reputable sources which you’ll find below. Enjoy!
Todd Defren from SHIFT Communications shared two of his own posts from a series on social media: Tips on using Twitter for finding and developing relationships and another post on using Del.icio.us for PR “edgework” or direct interactions with consumers.
Dan Perry from Cars.com offers a tip on using Flickr. “Since you have the ability to change your Screen Name, and […]

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