http://www.blogged-out.com Blog Promotion, Marketing and Optimisation Tips Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:26:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just moved past Problogger for "blog promotion tips" on Google! ;)  Were 2nd place until now.  Not a big deal really (not much traffic to be had for the term) - more of an ego ranking! ;) ADDED: And back down to number 2 lol!  Damn that Google update - ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/04/02/google-rankings-for-blogged-out/ I remember when I was starting out in SEO (back in the days that link exchanges were still a great way to build links) and on the suggestion that we include a links page on our site to host the reciprocal links, my boss replied, "I don't want to link ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/03/27/dont-be-a-link-scrooge-linking-to-other-blogs-can-benefit-you-more-than-you-think/ Here's a great post from WPDesigner on using WP as a membership directory.  It's a fairly easy step by step guide to the process, which also outlines the plugins you need to use. Just thought I'd drop that one here seeing I hadn't posted in a while. :)  Normal service resumed ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/03/18/how-to-use-wordpress-as-a-membership-directory/ Content is king.  I'm sure you have heard this concept, it is plastered all over webmaster boards.  The reason why content has been, is and will be king when it comes to search engine optimization is that people are attracted to it, they type specific keywords on the search engines ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/03/04/blogging-your-way-to-the-top-of-the-search-engines/ I wrote an article yesterday partly about my experience working with Bigmouthmedia who are a large UK based SEO agency.  It's not entirely relevant to blogging as such, but some of the subsequent comments from other ex-employees and details of the hostile takeover make an interesting read. Full post is here:  ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/02/07/insight-into-the-seo-industry/ I've spent a little time recently thinking about how I can improve on my various blogs and I thought I'd share some of the ideas I came up with based on my own network and checking out some other people's blogs.  The core issue I was thinking about was whether ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/01/14/deciding-whether-or-not-a-blog-is-really-what-you-need/ Just a quick cross post to Fused Nation.  I wrote this post today that focuses on some of the sins made by SEOs writing copy for their agency or consultancy sites, but I think there are some good general points in there for anyone writing sales copy. Do it write! 9 ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/01/09/some-sales-copywriting-sins/ I'm conscious I haven't been posting nearly as much as intended for which I apologise for - just been insanely busy with setting up some new sites and doing some consultancy work. I'll be speaking to an agency this week about hiring someone to write a few blog posts for Blogged ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2008/01/07/right-thats-2007-done-with-what-now/ Not a full post here, but I thought I'd point out an article I wrote on my SEO blog which has sparked a few comments - feel free to pop along and chip in. :) ScottShare This http://www.blogged-out.com/2007/12/06/my-take-on-in-house-link-building/ I don't really like summary type posts, but I had intended starting off my takeover of Blogged Out with a decent summary post so here it is.  Basically, a list of other articles, blog posts and discussions that have grabbed my attention over the past few months. Stuff for newbies 3 must ... http://www.blogged-out.com/2007/11/30/roundup-of-some-decent-blog-related-posts-over-the-past-few-months/