A Checklist For Your Blogging Activities
I've posted this on my blog a while ago. Seems like a popular post. Enjoy.
It's a checklist I go through everyday when I blog.
Checklist For Blogging
1. Write two blogs posts if possible per day. One for today’s content, and one for later on incase I have writer’s block, I’m too busy or I don’t feel like it. Always plan ahead so that your blog is updated daily.
2. Re-read everything after writing your blog. There'll always be the occasional mistake but keep these to a minimum. That's why I write ahead of my schedule. For any free time you have, re-read some of the blogs you’ve written ahead of schedule for any spelling or grammar mistakes.
3. Read websites such as Technorati, Sphinn or Digg. Get ideas on what to write about and put these ideas on your notepad. If a topic is hot, plan to write about it in the near future.
4. Advertise your post. After you finished posting, spend time to advertise that post. Go to social sites and talk to people, mention it on forums, email your list and comment on other people’s blogs.
5. Make sure you commented on someone’s blog today. This drives targeted traffic to your blog and also builds relationships with your other peers.
6. Have you put any anchor text on your postings? Make sure you have at least one. Maybe pointing to your internal pages or to other blogs. Don’t worry about giving links to other quality blogs.
7. See if you can fit a joke into your post. No one likes reading boring crap. Fitting a joke in your post will raise interest.
8. Have you tagged your posts? Make sure you enter 2-3 keyword phrases for the tags. Places like Technorati will look at these tags to make their judgement on relevancy to topics.
9. Check the search engines to see if your post is indexed. If a particular has appeared to rank very well in the search engines find out why. Maybe make additional posts on the same subject and keywords.
10. Look at your post. Does the appearance look boring? If so add some pictures to it. Or break it into smaller paragraphs. Add some sub heading to it. No one likes to read a blog like a novel on the internet.
It's a checklist I go through everyday when I blog.
Checklist For Blogging
1. Write two blogs posts if possible per day. One for today’s content, and one for later on incase I have writer’s block, I’m too busy or I don’t feel like it. Always plan ahead so that your blog is updated daily.
2. Re-read everything after writing your blog. There'll always be the occasional mistake but keep these to a minimum. That's why I write ahead of my schedule. For any free time you have, re-read some of the blogs you’ve written ahead of schedule for any spelling or grammar mistakes.
3. Read websites such as Technorati, Sphinn or Digg. Get ideas on what to write about and put these ideas on your notepad. If a topic is hot, plan to write about it in the near future.
4. Advertise your post. After you finished posting, spend time to advertise that post. Go to social sites and talk to people, mention it on forums, email your list and comment on other people’s blogs.
5. Make sure you commented on someone’s blog today. This drives targeted traffic to your blog and also builds relationships with your other peers.
6. Have you put any anchor text on your postings? Make sure you have at least one. Maybe pointing to your internal pages or to other blogs. Don’t worry about giving links to other quality blogs.
7. See if you can fit a joke into your post. No one likes reading boring crap. Fitting a joke in your post will raise interest.
8. Have you tagged your posts? Make sure you enter 2-3 keyword phrases for the tags. Places like Technorati will look at these tags to make their judgement on relevancy to topics.
9. Check the search engines to see if your post is indexed. If a particular has appeared to rank very well in the search engines find out why. Maybe make additional posts on the same subject and keywords.
10. Look at your post. Does the appearance look boring? If so add some pictures to it. Or break it into smaller paragraphs. Add some sub heading to it. No one likes to read a blog like a novel on the internet.
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Permalink Reply by Barb Sibbing ~ Add Me as a Friend! on -
Great article and thanks for sharing. I love check lists it does make it easier for me to make sure that I have completed everything.
Barb Sibbing
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Permalink Reply by Brigett on -
Great information. I think adding a joke or quote is a great idea and too lengthy is also a good idea to avoid. Pictures are worth a 1000 words.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Haltman on
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Hi Alan:
I blog as well (The Political and Financial Markets Commentator), and there is one thing missing from your checklist, monetization. Down on the righthand side you can find two small banners, one for the Underground Cash System and one for Education and Careers. I chose the offer I wanted, unlike Adsense. In any event, read the information below, which you may find to be very useful.
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Permalink Reply by Bookkeeping Success on -
Great suggestions on blogging. I agree that #10 is important, but I also found that #7 carries just as much weight. I've found that if you lighten the subject matter a little, with witty bits of wisdom it helps to break the ice and make the reading more interesting.
These overall tips are good for organizing the whole blogging process.
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Permalink Reply by David Ogden on -
One Additional Tip
I always add by signature to the bottom of every blog post, that way when it is picked up my the search engines, readers know how to contact you and it helps to spread your links around the net.
David Ogden
http://davidogden.org
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Permalink Reply by solcarina on -
Thank you for sharing this informative information, I learn some new ides every day...)
You are warmly welcome to my site.
Sending love and light,
Solcarina
solkarina15.blogspot.com
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