WordPress.com requires everyone to create a blog in order to write articles for the Pillar Blog.
Thus, if wordpress is going to force people to create 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. The value of having everyone create their own blog, immediately sets the foundation for all business to start building a comprehensive internet business model.
To help you quickly get started in setting up a blog, below are a set of instructions of what to look out for when creating a blog.
- Register with wordpress.com for Free
- 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.
- As soon as you created your blog, you will find a section that says “your blogs.” You need to click where it says “miamibeachpillars” in order to submit your article to the Pillar Blog. Refer to the thumbnail to catch a glimpse of how it will appear when you first login:
- When you enter the Pillar blog, click on Write. To make sure you are on the correct blog the upper left side will say “Voice.Access.Building Relationships.” When you copy and paste your article into the blog, you need to create a “title,” embed the content inside where it says “post” and select a category from the right side under “categories” before “submitting your article for review.” Refer to the thumbnail where I circled all of the items I just mentioned to catch a glimpse of how it will appear when you are in this section:
- After you paste the title of your article and the content of your article, you need to select which category your article falls under. The category section is located on the right side. 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 by clicking here.
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!
To understand more on how a blog may increases web visibility, feel free to sign up for one of our workshops, so you may learn how to put together an internet strategy that fits your business, by clicking here.
