Sometimes it is a good idea just to put out a list of quick tips. I am re-reading the book by Pro Blogger 31 Days to Build a Better Blog and it is still just as good now as it was in 2012. Click here to view more details
One of the first thing that he has a blogger do is write a list post. As he points out in the book there are many different ways to do a list post. I actually do list post often because my goal is to provide direct tips, ideas and concepts.
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One of the things that he brought up in the book that I do not do often is do a list without going into details. He said that sometimes people just like lists along. After thinking about it for a bit I realized how right he is. Some of my favorite blog posts from other is nothing but a list of direct tips or ideas. So here is a list of 8 things about your blog platform from me.
- Build your blog on WordPress. This is nothing against other platforms. WordPress just offers every plugin imaginable.
- Make sure that you are using a good seo plug-in such as Yoast.
- Sign up for askimet.
- Create a google analytics account.
- Create a google webmaster account.
- Don’t forget about Bing. It does matter. Create a Bing Webmaster account.
- Use Google XML Site Map plug-ins.
- Check your analytics often. You may be surprised at what you see.
Great post Renee. Have to agree with many of your points when it comes to WordPress. We have used WordPress and helped many others on the platform and to be truthful there’s always something new to learn. So many plugins, code tricks and tips, it is hard to pick them all up at once, but you get there gradually! Askimet is a good plugin to manage spam, which I find is more frequent when your site is E-commerce based. I guess all those extra products allow them to find you even more. Yoast is good too. Another great plugin is SEO redirection, if you don’t want the paid version of Yoast. This plugin allows you to redirect your 404 error pages to a page you make or to your website. In addition, another great plugin would be Widgets on Pages. Just too many, could ramble on all day.