seo for bloggers: get more readers and dominate search
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Get More Traffic and Dominate Search: SEO for Bloggers@CHRISTINAINGE, THOUGHTLIGHT
#SEOTRAFFIC @CHRISTINAINGE
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WHAT IS SEO, ANYWAY?
THE ART OF GETTING FOUND ON GOOGLE & OTHER SEARCH ENGINES
BY PEOPLE WHO YOU WANT TO FIND YOU
WHEN YOU WANT TO BE FOUND
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THINK STRATEGICALLYSEO
#SEOTraffic @christinainge
Who is searching?
When do they
search?
What do we want them to
see?
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START WITH KEYWORDS
What would my ideal reader search for?
When they are ready for my message?
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MAKING YOUR BLOG A TRAFFIC MAGNETWhat you can do on-site:
Titles
Descriptions
Keyword-rich text
Images
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THE BASICS OF A POST
Title tag
Meta description
Image
Image alt
Social share enabled
Comments
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SOCIALIZE YOUR POSTS
Tweet, Facebook, share, share, and share some more
Build a following: follow others
Managing the TechnicalitiesEasier than Ever
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SELF-HOSTED VS. FREE
You can learn to manage self-hosted
Redirect the right way
Start self-hosted
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PLUGINS & MODULESSEO PLUGINS:
YOAST
ALL-IN-ONE SEO PACK
SOCIAL LOVE:
SHAREAHOLIC
BUDDYPRESS
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BLOGGING RETREAT
May 14, half-day
• Learn to set up your blog
• Use social tools
• Write your first three blog posts
• Start getting readers
• Create a newsletter
• www.SleekMarketingU.com
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THANK YOU!
THOUGHTLIGHT.NET
@CHRISTINAINGE
#SEOTraffic @christinainge