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SEO Guide for Adding Blogger Sitemaps to Google Webmaster Tools

Posted by on September 9, 2011 No comments

After understanding what are sitemaps & importance of sitemaps for SEO of your site it is now required to go for the first step, submitting sitemaps to google webmasters & tell google search engine crawlers, your websites links structure.

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Submitting the Sitemaps of your (Blogger) blog to Google Webmaster helps the search engine(Google) to crawl your webpages easily and more quickly! This post explains the procedure to add your blogger blog’s sitemap to the Google Webmaster Tools.

http://inforids.com/category/blogging-world/complete-seo-guide-for-bloggers/

Adding Blogger Sitemaps to Google Webmasters

[1] Sign-in to Google Webmaster Dashboard using your Google Account.

[2] Type your blog URL and click Add Site

[3] Once your site is added to Google Webmaster, you need to verify the site by adding a Meta Tag to your blog

[4] Copy the Meta Tag code given by Google Webmaster

[5] Now go to Blogger Dashboard – Layout – Edit HTML – then search(Ctrl+F) for the code given below in the header section:

<b:include data=”blog” name=”all-head-content”/>

[6] Then Paste the Meta Tag just after the above code and Save the Template

[7] Now click Verify in the Google Webmaster Tools. Your site will be verified if you followed the above steps clearly

[8] Next step is to add sitemaps of your blog. Select Sitemap from the left sidebar in the Webmaster tools

[9] You can add the following sitemaps of your blogger blog to the Google Webmaster: (Addonly the RED part of the URL given below)

http://www.YourBlog.com/atom.xml?redirect=false

http://www.YourBlog.com/feeds/posts/default?=rss

[10] Finished! Your Blog’s sitemap will be added to Google now!

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Experience the Digg Effect: Adding the “digg it” button to each blogger(blogspot) blog posts

Posted by on August 30, 2011 9 comments
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Today, Digg is a most eminent place for we people to get linked with the notions, contents & information from anywhere on the web. Digg, the biggest online destinations is powered by the richness of great stuffs, information & contents from multiple sources(experts, bloggers, websites, news etc). Digg button can provide a real source of traffic to blogs & websites (increased number of readers) and for that adding the “digg-it” button to each blogger post is necessary to experience the Digg Effect.
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The 10 most important things bloggers need to know before writing a blog article

Posted by on August 21, 2011 18 comments

Article content decides it all. Your articles decide the audience, their responses & their credits. When you start a blog (Don’t have a blog yet,  See 10 Nice Reasons to Start a Blog | Blogging is Power, create an article there are ten ways you can approach your subject matter. Which approach you choose will have a big impact on how fast you grow awareness and audience, plus will be decisive in how easy you find the actual writing. What needs to be done before taking pen on the paper is really important to know because it answers how you can write an article more effectively.

Almost every writer likes to put the best content for the readers & a little pondering before putting their fingers on the keyboard can produce best results. Brainstorms, outlines, and research are all part of the planning and preparation steps that many writers work through before they sit down to actually string words together. But there are ten important questions that every writer must ask before creating that first draft & publishing it.

1. Knowing & attracting your Audience

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Rather than focusing your topic you can focus your audience. This is a tradeoff between these two. You identify a motivated audience, cater your blog articles specifically to them, and then can select anything that interests you that will interest that audience too.

2. Decide on an identified, focused subject

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Identifying the right key for the lock is the art of subject identification. Audiences love when you are ultra-specific in your goal and articulate it well. It works especially well when you identify a pressing need.

3. The Power of Titles

Any article is first identified by the title. The title should be appropriate & put the major idea of the content. The title has the ability make or break a blog post. It impacts how (and if) it’s found in search engines and social bookmarking sites, it influences whether people visit your blog in News Readers, it affects whether people leave a comment and is vital in whether people actually read what you have to say.

4. Good Images conveys it All

Image gives life to simple words on the paper & every image you use must say something related to the topic. This technique can be used for providing an additional point of interest in your posts. I do use images in every post on this blog but find that when I do that those clicking through on the post in my feed reader increases. Images have the power to communicate in ways that words cannot – use them.

5. Be Original & Creative

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Try to speak your own words. Come up with your own content. It helps giving readers an assurance that they reading a fresh & new content. They have got something new. You can think something unique to say and say it in a creative and fresh way. Say what everyone else is saying in the same way that everyone else is saying it and you’re almost guaranteed of being largely ignored. Stick away from any type of copyright infringement.

6. The Presentation stands for 50% of all your work

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Many times online readers tend to scan content & images on the website. As a result if you place visual cues in your posts that draw their eye to important points you’ll find people stick with you longer into your posts. Think like what you will like if you visit a website that is, think like the reader’s point of view & it will help you how to present the things more simply & beautifully.

See also: Top 8 Website Killer & Common Blog Design Mistakes | Dont Let them Go

7. Work on content organization & structure

A single well written list post can launch a blog to great heights in the blogosphere. While the prolific nature of lists in the blogosphere can also mean your lists get ignored, but listing the thing helps keep your article more organized. I find that when writing the same content as a list that you write as an essay like article the list will almost always get more attention. They easily caught the attention of eye & let readers to stick to the content until they catch the idea behind them.

8. Style of your writing

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There can be some difference in the tone of your writing that could not match with what readers want. A fiction piece will have an altogether different tone than a well-researched article. The language you choose, and the styles in which you write are largely directed by your target readership. Always pick a up a tone & style that is simple, clear & understandable.

9. Publishing & Socializing on a Right Platform

Few pieces of writing are publishable across different formats. You should at least have a general idea of the final format; especially be aware of whether your piece is headed for print versus electronic publication. For choosing the right socializing platform for your article after publishing it, you need to think on the need & effect of the article content on the set of readers & audience. Once you understand that, socialize it across suitable platforms.

10. Impact of the Article

Almost every writer wants to make readers feel something. It is important to think the impact of your article on the readers.

One of the positive impact can be Decrease in the Visitors Bounce rate on your website & can yield high traffic to you blog.

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What do you want your readers to feel? Hope? Anger? Joy? Controversies? Is your article is imparting knowledge? Is it going to affect a specific set of people thinking? Writing informs, entertains, and sells. It intrigues, educates, and inspires. It’s imperative to know what impact your work will have on readers. Otherwise, it may end up having no impact at all. It is always to look up the results of what you are planning to do.

What do you think now? Share your views with us & comments below.

How to Insert Google ads between your Blogger Posts through the AdSense Widget

Posted by on October 11, 2009 1 comment

Google ads can be easily inserted between your blogger posts & with the advent of Blogger AdSense widget this can be very easy.

After Getting Ready to Convert your Blog into A Money Making Machine & then Understanding Does Your Website Meet all the Necessary Requirements to get into the Money Business?

I am going to start with implementing AdSense in Blogger.

Here we are going to insert ads in the blogger posts & customize them.

  • Log into your Blogger account.
  • Visit your blog’s Template tab and click on the Page Elements link.
  • Click Edit in the Blog Posts section.

  • Check the box next to Show Ads Between Posts. You can then select how often you’d like your ads to appear, such as once after every post or once after every other post.

  • Customize the ads and click on Save Changes when you’re done. Below you can see preview of Large Rectangle.

In my next Article we be be looking on optimizing Google AdSense on Blogs.

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Top 8 Website Killer & Common Blog Design Mistakes | Dont Let them Go

Posted by on September 24, 2009 10 comments

What is the first thing presented to anyone who visits a website while browsing on Internet? Right, Its your Website Design. Thats why Bloggers and webmasters are always keen and worried about their blog’s design. They tweak the templates, change the colors, adjust the css and positioning and take every possible means to ensure that the blogs looks good in the eyes of the readers.

The Better the blog design, it presents the better looks & impression to the readers. But at some point of time the design and the feel of the blog can be really disturbing if you are committing design mistakes.

If you are a beginner and have just started out , here are some useful design tips and suggestions to improve your blog’s design.

.1. Use a Clean and Simple Theme

The first thing you do after you have started your blog is choose a theme. Choosing a right theme for your blog which not only suits the blogging category but also how you want to present it to readers, is one of the most important step in starting a blog. For this one needs to take time & then select the best which meets your demands both,  look-wise & performance-wise.

If your blog is hosted on WordPress or Blogger there are Plenty of themes to choose from. Just Google around for WordPress themes or blogger templates and you can get hundreds of Free themes that you can use in your blog. But before choosing a theme keep in mind that it should be simple and clean.

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It is must to mention here that the main notion behind blogging s to present the information & content to your reader with a nice, simple & friendly design. Do not use a theme with heavy graphics, eye catchy colors or Images. Sure they look ” fascinating ” but after some days they will start distracting your readers attention. If the reader is disturbed by your graphics or other design elements he wont stay in your blog to read your articles. Thus it is recommended to choose a clean and simple theme for your blog.

.2. Use White Background and Black text

How many blogs you have seen use a dark background? Can you easily read the content or text on a Dark background? Reading articles on blogs having a dark background can be really difficult at times and is not recommended.

Using the opposite combination(White text in a Back Background) is sometimes suitable for Game Blogs & Photo Blogs where there is not enough text but lot of images.

Hence it is always advised to use White or a Light background and Dark or Black text for a content based blog. Users want to read your content and they do not visit your website to see the design skills you have. If you make things difficult for them they wont come back even the second time to read your articles.

 

.3. Keep the Main Attention on the Content Column

This one is no brainier and should be followed at all costs. You should keep the content column the main focus in your blog. The content column should be wide enough ( e.g 600px ). If you have a two column template keep the content column to the left and the sidebar in the right.

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The 10 most important things bloggers need to know before writing a blog article

Also do keep in mind that the content should begin immediately after your templates header. So start the content section as early as possible so that the user need not need to scroll all the way down to read your posts.

.4. Use Minimum Advertisements and Widgets

You should Avoid distractions at all costs. The most disturbing and distracting affair in a Blog is advertisements and widgets. So keep the advertisements to a minimum and if possible do not use them within your content. Using advertisements embedded within content makes it hard to read your article all together and readers may feel disturbed. Result : they will stay away from your blog and go elsewhere.

If you are using advertisements in the content column, keep them above & below the the main content but not in between the content.

The same is true in case you are using too much of widgets in your sidebars. Using too many widgets will eventually slow down your blog and above all it takes the focus away from the main juice: your content. Use widgets sparingly and use them only when you need them, not because it adds one more functionality in your blog.

.5. Use large Font size and Proper fonts

Many bloggers play with their fonts every now and then and they think it looks “cool”. Believe me nothing can be more irritating than using obtrusive font styles. Choose between the standard fonts like : Arial,Verdana,georgia etc. and the size of your font should be more than 12 px (at least). Using low font sizes to save space is a crazy idea. It creates a very bad impression to your first time visitors.

Use the font combination that can be grasped easily by the eyes & that are simple to understand. Standard fonts are best to act & with simple & clean blog design helps readers alotto easily get they are seeking for.

.6. Avoid horizontal Scrollbars

Nobody will be interested if they have to use a horizontal scroll bar to read your articles and posts.You should take utmost care while designing your blog template so that there aren’t any horizontal scroll bars.

The scroll bars may occur in different screen resolutions( e.g 800 X 600) which is unavoidable but in all other screen resolutions it is recommended to check and say No to scroll bars.

.7. Have a Unique Logo and Favicon

The first thing that comes to a readers mind about any blog is its logo. A good logo creates a solid brand and makes your blog remembered in your readers minds and hearts. So create your own blog logo and make it unique.

Don’t just use text to represent your blog’s name. Be some more creative in making your blog logo & can use images so that it can be remembered.

Similarly, you should also try to create a favicon for your blog. A favicon is seen in the browser address bar , in RSS feeds and its again a style element that brings clarity and brand value in your blog.

Favicon must be something that can be quickly related to the Blog. For Example, Inforids Logo & Favicon both consist of the same symbol * i * on the blue background.

.8. Dont have a Boring Sidebar

You wouldn’t have a wall of text for a post, so why allow it in your sidebar? Be sure to break up your sidebar with images and ample padding. The sheer number of text links on some blogs is incredible.

Use your sidebar wisely & try to explore the power it can give to your blog.

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Do you have more suggestions about blog design mistakes & more ideas to make better blog designs. Post them here by your comments.

20 Free SEO Link Building Tips for your Blog

Posted by on August 14, 2009 32 comments

Writing a blog means writing about what you know and then making sure it is keyword analyzed. None of these tips cost me money, only time. If you’ve got the time, you can optimize your blog into a substantial income generating machine. The following tactics are what I do to give the search engines something to crawl about as well as to make money. Here are 20 Free Tools that will increase your traffic, give you higher page rankings in the search engines and convert readers into customers.

1. ARTICLE MARKETING: There are hundreds of article directories that need articles on almost any subject you can think of. In addition, article writing is a great way to drive targeted, highly responsive traffic to your blog. I turn every blog post into a keyword dense, promotional information piece guaranteed to create traffic. Doing this will not only strengthen your search engine visibility, it has been known to increase sales. But, best of all, it’s absolutely free.

2. BACK-LINKS: These are links that link back to your blog. I make it a practice of reading at least 1-2 blogs a day that my peers create. When I read something I’m interested in, I comment on it then follow up on the comment with an email to the Blogger requesting a link exchange. The theory is, if a blog has enough relevant links linking back to it, your search engine page rank will increase, therefore causing more traffic sent your way, as well as it boosts credibility to your blog.

3. SIGNATURE ON EMAILS: I know this is old, but it works. Each time I send an email, I include my blog link under my name. Most email programs allow you to include signatures. Great promotional tool to use when you are forwarding those wacky emails to all your friends.

4. PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER: Your subscribers are loyal to you and will be more likely to buy the things you recommend to them because they trust you. Use your built in list to market your favorite products and services.

5. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING: DIGG, SPIN, SCOOP, DE.LICIO.US, TWITTER, DROPJACK, REDDIT, SIMPY, etc.

Social Bookmarking is becoming the new method for surfers to find information on the internet. Make your blog posts easy to find by submitting your posts to as many social bookmarking sites as you can and watch your traffic grow.

6. FORUMS: Answer questions in forums and discussion groups. Yahoo! Answers has a wonderful method to publicize your blog by allowing you to present your advice to people posing serious (and not so serious) questions on a variety of topics. They even allow you to include your link in your answer.

7. LINK REFERRAL: A traffic magnet that I use daily. I review other business websites, give honest opinions, and in turn I receive targeted traffic. Tip: Use your forum to post and respond to questions. This gives you an added bonus.

8. MY BLOGLOG: Kind of a social bookmarking-blog-traffic enhancer site. I just signed up yesterday and I received 20 visitors in the first 30 minutes. Join Inforids on MyBlogLog

9. SEARCH ENGINE SUBMISSION: Using Web CEO, I submit my site to all the major and minor search engines. There is a free version as well as a paid version. However, I find that the free version suits my professional needs.

10. BLOG OPTIMIZATION: Again, Web CEO comes in handy. I use it to correct errors that my eyes can not see. It is the program to use that will remedy the nuts and bolts of any website or blog.

11. KEYWORD DENSITY: Should be at least 3% in order for the search engines to crawl your site.

12. BLOG DESIGN: Having a clean site design that is uncluttered and easy to navigate doesn’t hurt. Don’t ‘crowd’ your site with an over abundance of advertising, the search engine spiders might consider your blog to be spam if you do.

13. CONSISTENT BLOG POSTING: The recommendation is to post at least 3-4 times per week. Personally, I post Monday – Friday, treating my blog like a job. It helps cure any procrastination urgings I might feel.

14. RELEVANT CONTENT: It is imperative that you create relevant content. Don’t mix a potpourri of information on a blog that is supposed to be about digital cameras. Resist that temptation to step outside of the box, instead contain your flow of information as it relates to your niche subject.

15. RELEVANT ADS: This is also true for the type of advertising you allow on your blog. Health and vitamin supplements don’t belong on a blog about video email software.

16. DEEP LINKING: Create strong internal links to other blog articles in other postings. The search engine spiders love this. It allows them and your readers to crawl around your blog longer and deeper.

17. RSS FEEDS: Use FeedBurner to help distribute your blog to the rest of the blog reading world. RSS Feeds are like hungry virtual Venus fly traps waiting for your information to satisfy its information craving. Use it to your advantage and create strong backlinks as well as free distribution of all your content.

18. USE KEYWORDS, TAGS AND LABELS: Tagging creates a point of reference for your reader as well as the search engines. Remember when we were children and we played the game of tag? Getting tagged then was bad; however having tags for your blog posting helps to categorize your work; it helps readers find what they are looking for.

19. BLOG POPULAR: Give your audience what they are looking for. There are times when I go to what’s popular on Yahoo! or I will just use Web CEO to tell me what all the search engines are showing as popular for the day and write an article or blog about that (I keep the topic relevant to my content though.)

20. COMMENTING: Yes, Comments are the great source of traffic to your blog. So, comment on high page rank blogs like mad, also pay some attention on your comment writing style & its relevancy to the topic.

Ok, these are just 20 Free SEO Link Building Tips (by LaTease Rikard). Let us know if you have more, put comments below, the list is always free to grow!

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