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Why I Show Published On Dates For My Posts Differently

When was the last time you analyzed your blog traffic to identify your most popular blog posts? How many of those posts are from last year or the year before last?

It’s not just about Google. The real readers of your blog, the humans also tend to be highly focused on what’s new. No matter how great your content is and how relevant it is — chances are, your readers will ignore it if they notice that it was published 3 years ago.

Don’t trust me?

Well, try bringing up one of your favorite blog posts from 3 years ago and highlight it on your homepage without changing its published date! Let’s see how much traffic you receive on that post.

Updated On October 27, 2014 In Blogging Blog Promotion, Blogging Advice, Blogging Guide, Google Search, Guide To Blogging, Publishing, Search Engines, Website Traffic, WordPress, XML Sitemaps

Simple SEO Tips For Beginners, Especially For WordPress Bloggers

Kumar Gauraw

Do you think you don’t know much about SEO? You think SEO and search engine traffic is only for the pros? Well, I am going to show you how you can do it.

I decided to share a few basic things, the important ones that every website owner, every blogger should know, irrespective of their level of interest in the term “SEO”.

I chose this topic based on the number of comments and emails I received against my earlier post when I shared about SEO experts who I follow, from so many people indicating that they do not have any insights into the subject yet.

Now, running a website and not paying attention to SEO is just like having garage sale and not putting a sign on the roadside so passersby can see it. I mean, why would you create one great content after another if people couldn’t get to it?

Updated On July 7, 2014 In Blogging Google Search, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engines, SEO, SEO Friendly, SEO Tips, SEO Tools, Social Media Promotion, Web Page Speed, Website Speed

WordPress Is Not A Ping Spammer And You Don’t Need Any Ping Optimizer

Kumar Gauraw

Did you know your WordPress pings a few services each time you publish something new on your website? Essentially, it is a good thing that WordPress does it automatically so you don’t have to worry about notifying the search engines and all other services that there is something new at your website.

This is a great news and this is one of the reasons WordPress is the #1 blogging platform in the world!

About Ping Services

Basically, a ping is a notification sent to search engines that new content has been added to your website. This is a kind of an invitation you send to the search engine bots to visit your blog.

Updated On January 27, 2014 In Blogging Search Engines, WordPress, WordPress Blog, WordPress Website

All You Need To Know About #Hashtags On #Facebook

Kumar Gauraw

Hashtags have now begun to get into the mainstream since Facebook adopted the concept in recent weeks. If you are on Facebook, you will see Hashtags in your news feed and when you click on anyone of them, you will see many other posts related to that topic.

If you have not been active on Twitter, you may not yet know Hashtags and their relevance. However, by the time you are done reading this post, you will know everything you need to know about Hashtags and how you can use them.

Updated On August 29, 2013 In Social Media Brand Identity, Facebook Hashtags, Facebook Pages, Google Search, Hashtags Basics, Search Engines, Social Media Marketing, Understanding Hashtags

Experts Guide To Blogging For Personal Branding

Kumar Gauraw

This experts guide is the final post in the series about blogging for personal branding. If you are just starting out, check out my beginners blogging guide. If you have been blogging already and looking for ways to take it to the next level, refer to my advanced guide to blogging.

As an advanced blogger, you want to do things that will help you get your blog in the mainstream. You want to work towards driving massive traffic to your website. You want to generate revenues through your blog and grow your business.

Important Things Expert Bloggers Do

Let’s discuss some of the important steps you can take to achieve your goals. You may not follow everything. But if you do, you will reap the benefits of these steps and grow your business and your online presence tremendously.

Scribe SEO – WordPress Content Optimizer Plugin For Your Website

Kumar Gauraw

Scribe SEO is a copywriting tool by Copyblogger that I personally started using as a trial since Michael Hyatt recommended in his book, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. It comes as a plugin for the WordPress users though it's available for other blogging platforms as well. Since I installed Scribe's WordPress plugin, I have been exploring its features.

Meanwhile, I ran surveys on social media platforms, asked question to the SEO experts around in my network and other bloggers. I actually got mixed responses from the people who responded. The most interesting thing was, most people I asked responded, "I have heard about it but I have not yet tried the tool personally." Anyways, since I have been using the tool personally, here are the 3 highlights of Scribe in my experience: Continue Reading…

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Product Reviews Content Optimizer, Copyblogger, Money, Platform, Scribe SEO, Scribe SEO Review, Search Engines, SEO, WordPress, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugin, WordPress Website

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Why I Show Published On Dates For My Posts Differently

Simple SEO Tips For Beginners, Especially For WordPress Bloggers

WordPress Is Not A Ping Spammer And You Don’t Need Any Ping Optimizer

About Ping Services

All You Need To Know About #Hashtags On #Facebook

Experts Guide To Blogging For Personal Branding

Important Things Expert Bloggers Do

Scribe SEO – WordPress Content Optimizer Plugin For Your Website

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