The Final Checklist

  • Run your content through Copyscape or the Pro version of Grammarly, if you want to check for any unintentional imprints of plagiarism
  • Add your article's link in the 'Give & Take Comments Thread' on WA https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/authoring-writing-content/the-give-and-take-comment-thread-get-website-engagement
  • Submit your content to Google Search Console (GSC) for indexing
  • Social Media Channels
    • Publish a link to your new article, with a short description, on the official social media channels of your website:
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • LinkedIn
      • WebTalk
      • Pinterest
      • Quora
      • Twitter
    • Publish a link to your new article, with a short description, on your personal social media channels too
    • Post it in a few of your WhatsApp & Instagram groups for additional comments
    • Give your best friends a ring, and tell them to check out your new blog.
  • Make a YouTube video of your article. Embed this video into your article at a suitable place.
  • Make a pod cast of the same topic, if you can
  • Ask for comments through SiteComments. When you start getting comments, remember to add some affiliate links in the comments of others, and your own.

Do not just write and publish an article ...

Write, check in details, only then publish.

Save this list, or better still, print it out and place it under the glass on your table. I have made a PowerPoint slide for everyone's benefit. You can download that here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSTLdpksHcXj...

Alternatively, please download this ready-reckoner which contains all the vital points, stage-wise.

    A blank format is also enclosed, if you want to fill in yours on your own:


    If you wish to add anything to this training, please do not hesitate to put it in the comments below. Maybe we can expand this list to further include what has inadvertantly been missed out.

    This is the first bit of training that I finally got down to creating. Hurray! I would love a Comment and a Like.



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      AdrianKiter Premium
      Hi Aparna,

      That's very helpful - it's so easy to forget all the steps, but with a checklist like this it makes it a lot easier.

      There's just one thing I would add - view the article on your phone.
      It's vital that it looks good on mobile devices.

      Thank you, and enjoy your day!
      Adrian
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      Aparna155 Premium
      Great point. Thank u so much. I will add that too.
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      FrankB-1 Premium Plus
      Hi, Aparna

      Great list!

      I have a question about your referral to backlinks. Aren't links made by you to other posts or pages on your site called internal links? Backlinks are typically links from someone else's site back to you, not made by you. If you link a post from one of your websites to another post on a second website that you own, is that technically still an internal link, or is it a backlink? I think it still might be an internal link.

      Thanks,
      Frank
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      Aparna155 Premium
      Hi Frank,
      Great question.

      What the hell are backlinks anyway?

      Backlinks (also known as “inbound links”, “incoming links” or “one way links”) are links from one website to a page on another website. (Authority: Backlinko.com)

      Backlinks are links from a page on one website to another. If someone links to your site, then you have a backlink from them. If you link to another website, then they have a backlink from you.

      Google and other major search engines consider backlinks “votes” for a specific page. Pages with a high number of backlinks tend to have high organic search engine rankings.

      Google has confirmed that backlinks remain one of their three most important search engine ranking factors:
      https://searchengineland.com/now-know-googles-top-three-search-ranking-factors-245882

      Internal Links are hyperlinks that point at (target) the same domain as the domain that the link exists on (source). In layman's terms, an internal link is one that points to another page on the same website.

      So the answer to your question is:
      1. We must have internal links to some other articles on our website.
      2. We must provide backlinks to some Authority sites.
      3. We must try and get someone to link their article to yours through a backlink to your website. The more authoritative that website, the better, obviously.

      Boy, I sure can write :)

      Would anyone like to pitch in too? Most welcome ...

      Regards,
      Aparna
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      FrankB-1 Premium Plus
      Thanks, Aparna 😊
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      KarlDNavy84 Premium
      Good stuff. The other thing I do automatically is go to Google Search Console and immediately get them looking for my post. My site is about 8 months old. I discovered about 2 months ago that roughly 40% of my published article had not been indexed by Google even though it had been several weeks. So as soon as I publish my latest post, I just copy and paste the link into Google Search Console so they can start looking for it right away. That seems to speed things up a bit. Great work!
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      Aparna155 Premium
      Yes Karl, that's what I have suggested too. We must submit our article's URL for indexing by Google, soon after we finish writing and publishing it.
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      CassiOfTroy Premium Plus
      Aparna, first and most important, CONGRATULATIONS! for taking this big step!!
      I am VERY proud of you. 🙂

      As good as our training is at WA, the devil is in the details and this is an area that required some additional detail.

      You have mentioned a few things that I take for granted, e.g. linking pictures.
      I also appreciate that you have included a .ppt which I have saved and will print and place on my action board.

      I look forward to following the series.
      Well done!

      Cassi
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      Aparna155 Premium
      Really, the great Cassi will print what I made. Wow! Wow!
      Now that's real encouragement.
      Thank u Cassi.
      :)
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      CassiOfTroy Premium Plus
      You made me smile, Aparna. 🙂

      Your attention to detail is spot on!

      Thank you.
      Cassi
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