Don't Publish Your Blog Until You Do This Checklist!
A HANDY DANDY CHECKLIST THAT WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG.
I thought it would be helpful to you if I shared a list I made and use for each and every blog post I write. I actually have a "Before" and "After" Checklist. This way, I make sure I have completed each task I need to before I hit "Publish," and the steps I take afterwards to promote my blog.
BEFORE YOU PUBLISH:
1. Quality of Writing: Write a post that is beneficial to your reader, and that uses keywords and has a persuasive tone. Get friendly!
2. For Easy Reading: Make sure your text is divided into small sections of no more than 300 words in each section, and use headings for each.
3. Internal Linking: Link to previous blog posts from within your text that relate to what you're talking about.
4. Discussion: Ask questions within the text to prompt interaction in the comments section.
5. A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Upload appropriate and related "brand" images that are SEO worthy.
6. Alt Tagging: Fill out the Alt Text in your images. They will also be picked up by the Search Engines. Make sure they are keywords or keyphrases. (NOTE: The Alt Texts are highly used by Pinterest Search Engines.)
7. Brand Each Post: Choose and add a "featured" image to each blog post. This will be one certain image that you use on all your posts-- as your sort of emblem that ties all your posts together. (I use the image on my logo with my website name.)
8. Rock the Search Engines: Make sure your post is SEO Stellar!
9. Eliminate Errors: Proofread at least 3 times.
10. Optional: You can also produce and embed a related video into your post, connecting it from YouTube. To learn more, follow along with Jay's April Webinars. Here is his first one: Introduction to YouTube Marketing
AFTER YOU PUBLISH: (This is just my routine--you may have your own.)
1. Pin Your Posts: Use Rich Pins and Pin each post's images to Pinterest. You may want to make a copy and edit them to fit vertically. (Using Rich Pins allows you to add more SEO-rich content. Pinterest will walk you through setting them up.)
2. Share in Group Boards: Now Pin these Rich Pins to Group Boards that are topic-related.
3. Social Sharing: Share your post on FB, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. (You may want to Tweet your post several times on Twitter.)
4. Communication: Respond to any comments you get in a timely manner.
5. Analytics Tracking: Check the analytics to track your engagement.
6. Repeat Pins: Re-Pin your post images in Pinterest in a couple months, or as often as you see fit.
7. Affiliate Marketing: You may add affiliate links if and where you set fit.
Here's a training I wrote to guide you on Pinterest. Pinterest Points
Also, a good friend of mine here has written an awesome post with more helpful writing tips!
From LaurenJean:
How to Improve Your Writing Skills to Wow Your Readers
There you have it!
I hope this Checklist has been helpful in assisting you with your blog process!
PLEASE LIKE and SHARE, if you wish, to INFORM others! Thank You!
Erin :)!
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No Thank you Erin a much-needed list as I said for many to have nearby.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Andre :))
What a nice reply to my reply, Andre! This has been a great weekend! Hope yours was, too!
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Thanks for sharing these tips. I'd like to ask, which one should come first? Pin and re-pin the pictures to Pinterest? Or, publishing the blog post first?
Hey, Gomer! Pinning comes after you publish. Then, when your blog post is completed, you can Pin and send people to read it.
Erin :)!
Thanks for clarification. It's been a while since the last time I used Pinterest, so I almost forgot how it works.