1) A discussion of your general approach and strategy to search engine optimiation (SEO). What were some of the activities you did for each blog post to pursue SEO?
In writing my blog posts I did not really consider what specifics things I should do and say to ensure it got views. However, I do try to include they words used in each question or prompt in order to ensure the clarity of the purpose of my post. Including a specific title is another way i have pursued search engine optimization or SEO.
2) What were your keywords. How did you select those keywords? Did you change or refine your keywords through the semester?
My key words include anything stated in the prompt as well as any terms that are important to my business and its market. So for this one my key words include things like "Google Gold", "search engine optimization", and "SEO".
3) How did you use social media to enhance your SEO efforts? What your your surprises or general impression of using social media to improve your blog's profile? Was social media generally receptive of your blog, or did it get ignored?
I honestly have not promoted my blog through social media in any way. However, if I were to pursue my business venture I would definitely utilize social media to promote both my blog an my business as a whole.
4) What was your most "viral" post? In other words, which post obtained the most traffic? Why do you think?
My "Idea Napkin #2" post got the most views overall. I'm not too sure why this is, but it could be because this post clearly outlines my business venture which is the whole point of my blog.
5) Finally, did you make it to the first page of Google results for your keywords? If not, what page of results did you make it to?
I did not make it to the first page, in fact I was not even in the top five pages. I kept looking for another five or so pages and still did not come across my blog post so I eventually gave up. I suppose I should reconsider my key words!
Hello Grace!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that you also did not pursue SEO while writing your blog. But- you do seem to know how you would orchestrate how to do it, if you did pursue it. I also did not think of promoting my blog through social media. Personally, much of this is what I would not want my customers to view.
I did not do this assignment, but feel free to look at my blog: http://kwallaceent.blogspot.com/
Good work!
Katherine Wallace
Hey Grace,
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem trying to find my blog. I didn't make the top pages and gave up trying. My problem though was I was not as specific as I should have been. Because of how general I was, I was bumped into nonexistence from major sites. Check out my blog here http://feliciaent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/google-gold.html
It is really difficult to make any real impact on SEO with out a real orchestrated effort. You need to have a ton of data and you need to tag it all with the appropriate consistent key terms. You should use this as a learning tool when you do decide to move forward with your venture it is imperative to make a focused effort on SEO. Good luck.
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