Tagged: Search Engines

Jan 26

Finding Blog Ideas Through Google Analytics Keywords

By Kelsey Jones

It’s easy to run out of ideas when it comes to blogging, especially if you are blogging more than once per week. While some people prefer to use Google Alerts or write down ideas in a notepad as they come, there is another way to get blog post ideas from the exact people that the posts are catered to- the readers and visitors of the website.

Utilizing the keywords that search engine users typed in to get to your website is a great way to quickly see the type of content that visitors are looking for. To access the Keyword Report from Google Analytics, go into the website profile of the blog URL, then go to Traffic Sources, and then click on the Keywords tab:

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Aug 08

Leaving your Social Media Footprint

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by Bethaney Wallace

Now more than ever it is becoming apparent that once something is on the internet, it stays there. While many of you might say that’s been obvious for some time now, the popularization of social media has streamlined the process of making internet content permanent. For example, say, ten years ago, you wrote a drunken email you wish you could erase, or a poorly-made ad campaign was posted online. Yes, these things were hard to get rid of, forever stuck in the metaphorical corners of search engines. BUT, it’s rare anyone would find them unless they were really looking. Perhaps a thorough employer or stalker-ish ex, but the average Pat searching for your work would only find what you wanted them to. And, assuming the recipient of said unfortunate email was kind enough to dispose of it, it was gone for good.

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Jun 08

Maintain Your Online Presence With a Website

Just because you aren’t a website designer, it doesn’t mean that you can’t build your own website. A basic website with 1-5 pages is pretty simple and easy to implement. Of course we here at The Social Robot can always build it for you on WordPress (contact us at contact [at] thesocialrobot.com to learn more), but if you are bent on doing it yourself with a free website builder, the following is a list of pages we recommend should always be on a website.

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May 29

Should Deserted Blogs Still Appear in Search Results?

If a blog isn’t updated regularly, should it still get a high position in search engine result pages (SERPs)? This is a quandary that every internet user has probably faced when searching for something specific. While some users undoubtedly don’t look at the dates of blog posts, others may find it irritating that a blog hasn’t been updated in the last few months to a year. There are qualifying points for each side of this argument:

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Apr 08

First Steps for Indexing a New Website

Guest Post By Brandon Hopkins

Until a website gets indexed, it might as well not exist. Once you’ve gotten your shiny new website up and running, then, it’s crucial to get it indexed as quickly as possible. The longer it sits there without being crawled by spiders, robots and other search engine bots, the longer it will languish in total obscurity. The easiest way to get indexed is to have incoming links – but how do you get the ball rolling on those? The following tips should help.

Answer Questions

Question-and-answer websites proliferate online. Frequent a few of the most popular ones – like Yahoo! Answers or Facebook Questions – and look for questions that you can answer in a few seconds. Always include a link back to your site. When those sites are indexed, yours should be, too.

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