1 0 Habits of Rock Star Bloggers
? #1 Rock star bloggers chase their passions, not dollars.
? #2 Rock star bloggers believe in themselves.
? #3 Rock star bloggers play the long-term game.
? #4 Rock star bloggers embrace failure as a part of the process.
? #5 Rock star bloggers are more interested in others than in themselves.
? #6 Rock star bloggers are very hard workers.
? #7 Rock star bloggers respond to every tweet and comment.
? #8 Rock star bloggers are relationship builders.
? #9 Rock star bloggers are empirical.
? #1 0 Rock star bloggers constantly read, learn, test, and experiment.
? It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
? Constantly consume massive amounts of information related to your
passion.
? Identify the best sources of information and be the first to know.
? Find people who accomplished success doing what you want to do and
emulate them. [benchmarks]
? Other suggestions:
? Take successful baby steps.
? Monetize after hitting the basics
? Frequency matters, but only if the content is good.
? Rock star bloggers chase their passions, not dollars.
? Writing Magnetic Headlines:
? Use power verbs. Start titles with strong action verbs such as “Read,”
“Download” or “Learn.” Action verbs can be visualized and acted upon easily
? Employ colorful adjectives. Colorful adjectives magnetically attract eager
readers to your titles by appealing to the imagination
? Arouse curiosity.
? Build lists (always). Sharing 11 tips or 8 steps to solve a particular problem
draws readers in because they expect to find practical answers to their specific
questions.
? Use ‘magic’ words. “Quick,” “Easy,” and “Simple” are the magic headline words
guaranteed to boost clicks pronto.
? Pick up the paper [benchmark]. Always learn from the pros. Read a newspaper
or scour online news sites to find appealing blog post title ideas.
? Headlines are visual. include eye-catching images and visuals. Spend time
choosing the best ‘featured image’ for every headlines.
? Attracting Global Traffic with Your Content:
? Use Google Analytics Geo reports to monitor your global traffic
? Use Google trends to identify market potential for your content
? Create native content for international markets
? Build relationship or joint ventures with local influencers
? Offer your top performing content for translations and global distribution
? Use geo analytics for performance media
? Think globally when you create content!
? Code:
? Put proper keywords on Page Title, which is the summary of what your web
page is all about
? Optimize Meta Description: they describe your web page’s content to search
engines in more detail
? URL Structure. In short, you want to include hyphenated keywords in your
URLs, and keep them rather short and static if possible.
? Schema.org Markup. Think of schema.org markup as another way you can give
search engines to understand your content better. It has to do with semantics and
rich snippets.
? SEO Browser (http://www.seo-browser.com) is a tool that lets you see your website
as search engines see it
? Mining Golden Nugget Keywords:
? What are Golden Nugget keywords? Words and phrases, typed into a search
engine by users, that deliver desirable visitors to your site.
? Golden Nugget keywords are not “generic” keywords. Competition for generic
keywords is fierce and getting visibility is expensive.
? Golden Nugget Keywords are effective in terms of driving traffic that will result
in business, and fewer websites are competing for them.
? Start keyword research from google search bar type ahead
? What keywords are your customers likely to use to find you?
? When people call your business, what do they ask for?
? Is your firm a member of any industry associations?
? Brainstorm keywords for your website by creating a list of keywords that
customers use to reference your business, your products, and your
services.
? What keywords are your competitors using?
? The text linked to their websites (also known as their Page Title tags remember that one?) will have the top keyword phrases that they are
targeting.
? Do these keywords attract buyers or content consumers?
? Analyze each keyword for commercial intent. Would someone search
for the keyword because he or she is looking to make a purchase or
would someone search for the keyword because he or she is looking for
more information?
? Google can usually answer this question for you quickly. Search for
the keywords on your list. If the results include businesses offering a
product or service, it’s a keyword that people use when they intend to buy.
If the results include Wikipedia results, blogs, and articles, then it’s likely a
keyword that people use when they intend to learn more about a topic.
? Do your keywords get enough searches?
? The Google AdWords Keyword Planner can show you an estimated number of
searches for each keyword you enter.
? Keyword Funnel and Mapping:
? Awareness keywords.
? Research keywords.
? Consideration keywords.
? Decision Keywords
? Internal Linking (aka “Link Juice”): Internal linking is an important subject that goes
hand-in-hand with keyword mapping and building a search-friendly site structure.
? mart internal linking can help you direct the attention of search engines to the
pages that are most important to you.
? Keyword research toolbox:
? Google’s Keyword Planner (https://adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner)
Actual search query and volume.
? Google Trends (http://www.google.com/trends/) Insight for search.
? Keyword Eye (http://www.keywordeye.com/) Visual keyword and competitor
research.
? Keyword Discovery (http://www.keyworddiscovery.com/) Provides you with
insights and ideas for keywords that helps you to improve SEO content, PPC
campaign growth, and performance.
? Ubersuggest (http://ubersuggest.org/) Free keyword suggestion.
? SEMRush (http://www.semrush.com) Competing sites performance on search.
? Soovle (http://www.soovle.com/) Visual way of research keywords.
? MerchantWords (https://www.merchantwords.com/) mines Amazon data for
searchers and queries. Helpful to identify ecommerce terms, as well as niche and
long-tail keywords.
? Answers.com. Long tail keywords.
? Optimizing Your Sit:
? Page Title Tag
? Meta Description Tag is the description of your document (up to 1 60
characters), or in this case, a page on your website.
? Alt Tag: Alt tags are text descriptions of each image used on a webpage
? URL Structure: Properly optimized URLs help bots and people determine what
your webpage is about.
? Becoming Fast Like a Cheetah:
? How to check your Page Speed?
? Google provides an excellent feature called Page Speed Insights
(https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/) that’s part of its
Webmaster Tools suite.
? complete manual for site speed optimization for Wordpress users on
SearchDecoder.com you can check out here:
http://www.searchdecoder.com/website-speed-optimization/.
? Compress Your Images with Kraken.io
? Spring Cleaning Time with