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18106 views (and counting) for a blog post on iStadia? How?
What did I do to get 18106 views for my post on Michael Phelps, when most only get into the hundreds?
1) I chose a topic that was guaranteed to be a popular search term
2) I wrote about it early (in the run up to the Olympics) - you can't always predict hot topics but you can get in on the act early on
3) I made sure that keywords were in the title, text and tags
4) I started with an introductory sentence, and not with a link or image.
5) I included a photo with a description and title (this seems to help - it may be that the post shows up for google images searches).
6) I bookmarked my post extensively - I use socialmarker.com
7) Forgot to mention this firs time round - as a Premium Plus* member my latest blogs appear on my profile, which keeps my profile more 'current', brings the search engine spiders back more often, and in turn means my blogs get crawled more quickly. (*This is also true of Premium members)
You don't always have to blog about your area of expertise - just something that captures your interest, and might serve as a 'bridge' to help members of the public to find YOU. Include a link in your signature to your own website, or to your profile and you will find that your blog posts generate traffic.
This post won't get many hits. Why?
1) The title doesn't have popular keywords in it.
2) I've not bookmarked it.
3) The tags and keywords I have used are very competitive and generic
and probably many other reasons.
But what's important is that you've read it, and I hope you found it useful.
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
1) I chose a topic that was guaranteed to be a popular search term
2) I wrote about it early (in the run up to the Olympics) - you can't always predict hot topics but you can get in on the act early on
3) I made sure that keywords were in the title, text and tags
4) I started with an introductory sentence, and not with a link or image.
5) I included a photo with a description and title (this seems to help - it may be that the post shows up for google images searches).
6) I bookmarked my post extensively - I use socialmarker.com
7) Forgot to mention this firs time round - as a Premium Plus* member my latest blogs appear on my profile, which keeps my profile more 'current', brings the search engine spiders back more often, and in turn means my blogs get crawled more quickly. (*This is also true of Premium members)
You don't always have to blog about your area of expertise - just something that captures your interest, and might serve as a 'bridge' to help members of the public to find YOU. Include a link in your signature to your own website, or to your profile and you will find that your blog posts generate traffic.
This post won't get many hits. Why?
1) The title doesn't have popular keywords in it.
2) I've not bookmarked it.
3) The tags and keywords I have used are very competitive and generic
and probably many other reasons.
But what's important is that you've read it, and I hope you found it useful.
--
Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
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