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Evolution of a Blog

blog evolution

When I first started the Diva, it was because it was a requirement of my new job at Terralever in July ‘07. I had never blogged before, and was terrified of sounding like an idiot in front of a global audience (yeah, like everyone was just waiting to read my blog).

My first posts are pretty dry and stuffy, fact-filled but no personality to them. No one was reading them, either. The turning point for me was joining the Active Rain real estate forum in October ‘07 and setting up a secondary blog there. People on AR are really friendly, not afraid to comment, and not only made me feel welcome but ate up the SEO advice I dished out.


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Become Successful by Helping Others

One of the keys to being successful in the social media space is to get involved, extend yourself, and help others. ‘Social’ means relating to human society and its members. When you get join one or more social media groups, be it Stumble, Facebook, or MySpace, to name just a few of the many that are online, you’re expected to give before you get.

Estaban Panzera (a rising star to keep your eye on) has a blog article with tips from Social Media Marketers, in which Neil Patel says,


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Use Social Networks to Promote Your RSS Feed

I discovered great a blog post on RSS from WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er, and found the bottom half of the post to be of greatest interest to me. Be sure to check out the blog for the entire post and more info, but below are excerpts of how to bring a steady flow of traffic to your blog using social networks.

1. Claim Your Blog On Technorati. This step should be obvious… Create an account and claim your blog.

2. Join Blogcatalog and submit your blog. Once your blog is approved, your feed will be displayed on your profile with links back to your blog.


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The Rules: Blog Comments for Linkbuilding

Leaving comments on blogs can be a valuable part of your linkbuilding campaign.

It does not mean leaving “Great post!” comments on every blog you find. Most bloggers will delete those ASAP, as they should.

Leaving proper blog comments takes time and effort. The rules are simple enough:

  1. Find relevant blogs
  2. Read the blog posting
  3. Leave a comment that adds value to the discussion
  4. Keep your comment in line with the blog’s comment policy
  5. Make sure the web site you’re linking to (yours) is worthwhile

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The Power of Blogs

During some of my research, I came across some eye-opening statistics!

Blog Facts

1. 50 Million US Internet users visited blog sites in Q1 2005. That’s 30% of all US Internet Users and 1 in 6 of total US population. Source: ComScore

By extrapolating the date in #5 below, that number would now be (at a minimum) over 71 million Internet users visiting blogs.

2. 1 out of 20 US adults have created a blog and 11% of Internet users are regular blog readers. Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Report


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‘Do Follow’ Blogs with PR

Do Follow Blogs

Insert your keywords in the search box to find relevant blogs. This is a great way to get a lot of blog comment backlinks to your site.

When you leave comments, it’s important not to spam the blog, but to leave a comment with some value.

PR 6
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01…66:2ziwmhsusja
PR5
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01…66:gpfnyqgww54
PR4
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01…66:fcvptc3lghk
PR3
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01…166:ec1btv16hl
PR 0-2
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01…ygwict5bzjo&hl

Popularity: 18% [?]


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