Taking your blog to the next level (Part Two)

Keeping a captive audience is far more complex than even the approach that you use when you’re starting your blog.

Taking your blog to the next level

Once you’ve got that interest of readers, you need to keep it, and evolving your content is the only way that will happen.

What's the right blog comment format?

There are a number of different ways that you can set up your blog commenting structure. The question here is whether or not the format you choose has a bearing on the way that your readers interact.

Avoid online plagiarism

The topic of plagiarism has crossed my path on a few different occasions recently, and it’s come to my attention that people just seem to think there are different rules when it comes to the internet.

Blogging for a local audience

Whether or not you should be making appeals to your local readers with your content.

Add structure to your blog posts with lists

You may not think that a simple thing like the format of your blog posts can add much value to how well they perform. But a simple change that really doesn’t alter the way you write, can make all the difference!

Drawing the line between blog and SEO content

Recently I’ve noticed that the line is becoming blurred between blog and SEO content. Theoretically, anything you post online must by SEO-friendly, but there are still noticeable differences – or so it used to be. If you’ve been following, you know by now I don’t like to fit blog writing into a limited definition as many do.

Why taking risks pays off big time in blogging

Many businesses are nervous about sticking their neck out when they blog – they’re worried about people latching on to an idea or opinion voiced that they don’t like, and they’re concerned what that will do to the business.

Tactics for using hyperlinks in your blog posts

Hyperlinking keywords is a step in the right direction to making the website a force to be reckoned with when people type a common search into Google.

A personal keyword primer

If you’ve ever doubted the importance of careful keyword selection when writing blog articles or doing anything else online, I’ve got a great example for you out of my own situational files.