First steps on how to create a blog

 

When creating a blog, it is important you do so correctly from the onset. Therefore, the instructions provided below specify the importance in selecting an appropriate domain name that will help you to optimize your business website. The value of creating your own blog, immediately sets the foundation for all business to start building a comprehensive internet business model.

 

1. Register with wordpress.com for Free
2. When creating an account for your blog, you will be prompted to assign a domain name for your blog. The “blog domain name” should tie with your expertise. Important you use “keywords” users will use in google or yahoo in order to find you. For example, fashiontips, business loans, miamihistory, miamihappenings, etc. You can create multiple names under different accounts.
3. Create categories in your blog. This way when you post an article you may categorize the relevant content. The benefits of doing this is so other websites may auto populate your article with relevant blog articles on the internet. You will find yourself appearing in sites such as: http://www.technorati.com, http://www.feedster.com/ and many others. Again this will boost your search engine rankings, due to the “relevancy” of your topic associated with your website.How to find content if you don’t have time to create your own. Check out this blog for tips: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/23/blogging-tips-hundreds-of-resources-for-finding-content-for-your-blog/
4. As soon as you have your blog set up, make sure your company’s website links out to your blog to increase “link popularity” for your company’s website. Search crawlers look for how many sites your company’s website links out to (link popularity) in order to determine rankings for your site.

It is assumed you will use your personal blog to provide insight on your expertise or use it as a personal journal. The blog acts as a catalyst to boost your website so if you are considering to use your blog for business purposes, it is very important to think of keywords, while writing your articles, that potential clients will use to find your services.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment so I may be of assistance as you venture out into the internet world!

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