Things you can do to improve your SEO

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Things you can do to improve your SEO
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• When it comes to starting a blog it can sometimes
  be a lonely experience...
• You are dedicated to writing great content full
  of helpful information that you know your target
  audience will love.
• But how do you get the best from every one of
  your blog posts?
• More importantly how do you reach the people who
  really want to read what you have to say in your
  blog?
• Well that's what I'm here to help you with. I
  have put together a few guidelines that if
  followed should significantly increase your blog
  posts reach.
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• Blog Post Checklist
• 1. Blog Title
• When writing a title for your blog post you need
  to give it some serious thought. The title is
  your headline, it is the thing that will make
  people decide if they want to read further or
  just pass on by. Try and keep your title short
  and to the point. Always include your main
  keyword within your title in order to improve
  your posts SEO. If you are struggling to come up
  with a title you like try 'Portents content idea
  generator' for some alternative and often amusing
  suggestions.
• 2. Content
• Ensure the main body of your post is easy to
  read. Minimise paragraphs to no more than five
  lines. keep sentences short - twenty words or
  less is recommended. Use plain English - this is
  no place to show off your grasp of the longest
  words in the English language. Break your text up
  with sub-headings - this not only makes your
  readers experience easier to take in it also
  makes your post look more interesting.
• Remember your blog will be read by like minded
  people who are interested in what you have to
  say, but never the less you still need to ensure
  the content is interesting enough to hold their
  interest.

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• 3. Images
• Be sure to include one featured image at the very
  least. Humans are visual creatures and an eye
  catching feature image will get their attention.
  When you upload an image ensure that it is not
  too large in terms of data size so that it will
  load quickly. Don't forget to fill in the alt
  attribute box for your image and be sure to
  include your keyword's in the description.
• 4. SEO
• SEO stands for search engine optimisation.
  Basically the better your SEO the more chance
  your blog post will have of appearing higher up
  in search engine rankings
• There are a number of things you can do to
  improve your SEO.
• Make sure your main keyword/s is included in your
  title, in the first paragraph of your post and
  used often throughout your post.
• Ensure your post is at least 1000 words long as
  search engines like a decent amount of content.
• Include alt attributes in the images you use so
  this will display in the event of your image no
  loading.
• Also write a short meta description and include
  your keyword/s. The meta description is the text
  that appears under your main title in search
  engine results.

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• 5. Links
• Try and include links in your post whenever
  possible. Link to external sites as well as
  directing people to relevant places on your own
  website or other blog posts they may find
  interesting. Including links also helps with your
  SEO.
• 6. Credit Your Sources
• If you have done research for your blog post or
  have used quotes or content from other places, be
  sure to give credit to your sources. This will
  not only give credibility to your own content it
  will also show your readers that what you are
  saying is backed up by reliable sources.
• 7. Social Sharing
• When you set up your blog be sure to have social
  sharing buttons available from the start. This
  gives your readers the ability to share to their
  chosen social platform with just one click.
• 8. End and Publish
• Finally end your post with a question to your
  readers in order to encourage comments.
  Alternatively present a call to action related to
  your post i.e. download your free guide here.
• The final thing to do before you publish is to
  proof read the whole thing. If you need to make
  changes do so, then proof read the whole thing
  again to be sure it is all as it should be.

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• Post Publishing To Do List
• 1. Share and share again
• Once you have published your blog post the first
  thing you should be doing is sharing to every
  social media platform that you have a presence
  on. Don't stop there though, post to all relevant
  groups and communities also. Do this everyday for
  the first week in order to reach as many people
  as possible. Try posting at different times in
  order to spread the reach of your blog post. If
  you have a presence on Pinterest then create an
  eye-catching image to go with your post. The
  optimum size for a Pinterest image is 736 x 1200
  pixels.
• 2. Respond
• Respond and reply to ALL comments (good or bad)
  on your blog posts. After all even bad feedback
  if it is constructive can help us all learn and
  improve.

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• 3. Develop Alternative Content
• Explore ways of turning your blog post into
  alternative content. For example you could record
  a verbal mp3 version for download from your
  website. If you are intending to post on a
  regular basis why not consider turning your post
  into a podcast? Maybe get in front of the camera
  and record a video to post on YouTube with links
  back to your own website.
• 4. Revive old posts
• Don't think that just because a blog post was
  done two, three or four months ago that it has
  served its purpose. Go back over your old posts,
  update and improve them if necessary then give
  them a new lease of life by re-sharing and
  re-formatting.
• You can use the Revive Old Post plugin to do this
  for you If you have a WordPress based blog.