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6 Ways To Improve Your Blog So You Get Seen

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If you are like me and have a blog for your business and/or like blogging from time to time or on a regular basis it’s important that you learn a few things about not only promoting your blog but also making sure that your blog gets good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and is seen by others.  Here are 6 ways that you can improve your blog to make sure it gets seen.

6 Ways To Improve Your Blog So You Get Seen.

  1. Install a good SEO Plug-in.  There are many to choose from but my favorite is Yoast. It’s very simple to use and has many great features, but the most important one is keywords.
  2. Highlight Keywords and tag them.  Make sure to “Bold” any keywords on your blog at least one time and tag them.
  3. Do some keyword research.  There is a great tool by Google called Keyword Planner which will show you which keywords are most popular based on the relevance of your blog post.  Don’t just go for popular, but make sure your keywords are relevant to your post.  I’d recommend setting up an Adwords Account if you don’t already have one even if it is just a free one  If so that you can use this great tool.  If you need help with using it, I recently made a video on it and you can view it by clicking here. 
  4. Choose one keyword, then include it in your post permalink, title, and first sentence.  This is very important for SEO.  Just look at the permalink of your post and make sure the title is included.  For this post, I pretty much made my post about blogging, the blog would be in my title, first sentence, and permalink.  It really needs to be in all 3 for your blog to get indexed well.  Make sure that your keyword is included in the body of your post a few times as well.  I usually just “bold” the first time I use the keyword, but it probably doesn’t hurt to “bold” it throughout.  Keywords are the juice of your blog and need to be included in the “tags’ section if you use WordPress or in a Keyword Tool if you have The Yoast Premium Plug-in. This way, you potentially increase their importance as far as search engines are concerned
  5. Be sure to offer ways for people to subscribe to your blog.  We give away a free E-book, have a few pop-ups on different pages, and a contact us page.
  6. Lastly, make sure that everytime you blog that you always share your posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Linkedin or any social media site that would be relevant to your blog.

     If you feel like you would rather stay away from marketing and focus more on the things you are good at — always feel free to reach out to me or another online expert for help on making your business stand out in a noisy overpopulated online world.

    *This article was copied from my other blog at http://jtlmedia.net/2018/04/03/6-ways-to-improve-your-blog-osts-so-you-get-seen/

    If you feel like you would rather stay away from marketing and focus more on the things you are good at — always feel free to reach out to me or another online expert for help on making your business stand out in a noisy overpopulated online world.

    This article was posted by John Lowery
    Skype: jtlmusic
    Email: john@johnlowery.biz
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How To Get More Twitter Followers

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How To Get More Twitter Followers

Having been pretty active on Twitter since 2008 and now up to over 150,000 followers, I think I know a thing or two about how to get more followers on Twitter. Here are some of my top tips on how you can get alot more followers on Twitter.

• Share news articles or blog posts that capture your attention.

• Tweet about something that is funny or makes you laugh.

• Share your feedback on a movie or TV show you just watched.

• Tweet about a sporting event.

• Tweet about something funny (love to tweet jokes).

• Ask for feedback before you make a major purchase (also do the same on your Facebook Personal Page)

• Ask questions.

• Definitely participate in Follow Friday #FF and recommend your favorite people to follow.

• Tweet about a company milestone.

• Recognize an employee who has done a good job.

• Tweet about a good book you’ve just read.

• Tweet about a Youtube video you like.

• Always Retweet others and share the love.

• Thank someone for following you.

• Thank someone for mentioning you or Retweeting you.

• Tweet about something you just learned.

• Tweet your favorite quotesUse #Hashtags whenever possible

• Use #Hashtags whenever possible

If you’d like to learn more about Social Media Marketing and how to monetize it for profitable financial gain, please pick up my latest book The Social Media Puzzle & How To Profit From It on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

The Importance of #Hashtags

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If you’re using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Instagram these days for business, you might want to consider using #Hashtags as much as possible in your posts to get recognized in the searches on those sites. What are hashtags? Hashtags are those symbols that look something like this (#) and are usually followed by whatever the user wants to show up in the searches like #quotes, #blog, or #weightloss. Whatever your status updates pertain to, make sure to use (#) as often as possible, especially on Instagram and Twitter. This will not only get you more followers but will also get you more activity on your latest posts. Of course, nothing beats a large marketing budget to advertise your posts (upcoming chapter), but if you are on a limited budget, or just starting out, this is a great way to build up your presence on Social Media. If you’re like me and use Twitter a lot, make sure to Retweet posts with hashtags as this will help you get more followers as well. Just like in most everything – the more eyeballs that follow your business, the more biz you will get.

Also, it’s important that your hashtags are relevant to your status updates. If you’re posting something about weight loss, you probably don’t want to put #ladygaga in there. The whole thing with Social Media is engagement into your posts – connecting and building a relationship with your following.

Make your hashtags short and understandable. In other words, don’t use hashtags for things like #thisiswaytoolongforanyonetoread. go with things like #happy #funny #quotes #weightloss #gym #fitness.

Make a habit of putting hashtags in your status updates, especially on Twitter and watch your following begin to grow.  It’s also important to only #hashtag keywords in your post or relevance.  For example, if you post a quote, I always end my post with #quotes even though I didn’t mention anything about quotes per say in my message, but it is relevant being that what I posted was a quote.  If I post something like “Watching The Seattle Seahawks destroy the Detroit lions”, I would probably hashtag #SeattleSeahawks #DetroitLions and something of relevance like #NFL or if it’s a primetime game #mondaynightfootball.

If you’re using picture based sites like Pinterest and Instagram it’s important that you not only use hashtags in your posts, but also include a detailed description describing your picture.  This is the only way you picture will ever appear in the search engines of Pinterest or Instagram (since these sites are for posting images).  If you just post a picture with no description or hashtags you’re pretty much guaranteed that nobody will ever find your post.  There is still a debate out there on whether this is as important for Facebook, but I do it anyways.

So get in the habit of putting as many #hashtags into your posts as possible and this will help you get more likes and followers on Social Media especially on Instagram and Twitter.

If you’d like to get better at Social Media and begin to profit from it.  Please pick up a copy of my latest book “The Social Media Puzzle & How to Profit From It” at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The Social Media Puzzle

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I’ve been involved in Social Media and Online Marketing in some way shape or form since 2008 and have trained people and consulted with business owners on how to effectively market their message in a noisy online world. With so many business owners using social media nowadays to market but not getting the results that they want, I felt it was time to shed some light on the subject.

I recently met with the owner of a Digital Marketing Agency and he shared with me that the highest spend on all advertising in 2017 for Small Business Owners was going to be on Social Media Advertising. I was down at The Bagel Shop the other day and on the cash register, there was a sign to follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. If a bagel shop is using social media to help their business, then chances are that you should be too.

The social media landscape is opening up like we have never seen before and it is becoming more important than ever for business owners, celebrities, and just about everyone with a message to ensure they are effectively using Social Media. For the first time in 8 years of being on Social Media, I felt that it was time to share my experiences and provide a how-to guide that can help others with their business.

Businesses and professionals that embrace social media and use it well, will not only benefit from it on a brand awareness level but will profit from it. The most important thing you can learn from The Social Media Puzzle & How To Profit From It is how to be more successful in your social media marketing, how to be more consistent with it, and how over time you will profit from it. It has been said that facts tell and stories sell – and social media gives everyone the opportunity to tell a new story every single day.

To learn more about The Social Media Puzzle & How To Profit From It download a preview or order direct from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.