It seems that the more I learn about blogging, the more I realize that I have a lot to learn. While I really enjoy my blogs, I worry about learning how to do it right. Naturally, it is an ever evolving process. Even experienced bloggers are constantly learning new things to improve their blog. However, having a great blog that can also earn a bit of money seems to be more technical that just writing great content. There are several things that I need to work on.
SEO
I think this is something that I don't pay as much attention to as I should. I write SEO articles for a living, so I do know how to do it. However, having my own blogs allows me a bit of freedom to write according to my train of thought. Which is a nice break from "work", but does not really optimize my blogs.
Tags
Ok, I admit it. I really don't get the tags. I am not sure how to determine them so this is something I need to do some reading on. I usually just choose the main points of my posts. I guess these would relate to keywords. This would probably explain why I don't really get how to determine my tags--if I am not using keywords specifically in my blogs it is hard to use them as tags!
AdSense
Another overwhelming aspect of blogging. Sure, it is easy to cut and paste a code into a blog. I am always amazed to see a string of gibberish miraculously turn into an actual ad. I guess I am easy to amuse.
Making sure they are placed to work their best is another matter entirely. I am also unsure if I understand the "rules". I thought that there could only be three per page (or blog?) and yet many place ads between posts. Doesn't this automatically mean more than three per page if you post with any regularity? Oh, my head hurts.
I am sure that the more I read the sooner it all will "click" for me. Patience plays a big role in the success of any blog. It is also very close to the top of my list of qualities that I need to work on. In the meantime, I'll just keep on keepin' on.
I am always happy for a bit of feedback. My blogs are very new still so I always appreciate the opportunity to learn and improve.
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You don't 'get' tags?
You write SEO articles for a living and you don't 'get' tags?
Not really
I am not responsible for tags. I am responsible for writing articles with the right balance of keywords. I determine what keywords get the traffic in a particular subject and use that as my title. Then they are used throughout the article as well. That is what I was trained to do.
I am capable of doing anything I am taught to do. Tags have never been addressed in my work. Simply because, I am sure, they seem to be specific to blogs and I do not write blog posts for a living. I write content for web sites. There is a difference (obviously).
I believe I mentioned that I am still learning about blogging. Forgive me for thinking this was the place to do that.
Very interesting
Thank you for sharing that.
keywords a.k.a. tags have two meanings
( I had to edit the entry. That's why Kathleens comment is now above mine)
keyword = tag
Well, keywords a.k.a. tags have two meanings. One is technical and one is describing content. Both combined generate a very strong technical SEO force and the content gets a very strong accumulating structure. That is true for standard websites, blogs, directories and archive pages.
Keyword links can come as simple links with the keyword in the anchor text or you can enhance those links with the microformat rel="tag" (edit: typo - was ref=) which will tell machine readers that YOU think that the link is leading to a page which is representing that keyword. Important to know when using this microformat is that the last element of the URL is the tag and not the anchor text! Combine both and you have a strong optimized link.
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