3 Reasons You Should Be Using a Related Posts Plug In
SEO is a term that is overused in the world of blogging and it's usually done so by people who have absolutely NO idea of what good SEO is compared to bad SEO. The truth is that 95% of bloggers probably don't have to do much more than use a good SEO plug in like All in One SEO and change your permalinks and you will be in good shape.
If you do want to take it a step further then there is a great little plugin called Related Posts that will benefit your blog in a number of ways.
Benefits of Related Posts
Internal Linking - Internal linking has a number of benefits and which is more important is up to you. If you make it a habit to build a number of links that link to your other posts then this will allow the Google Bot to more easily traverse your website and will allow more of your content to be indexed quickly.
Free Advertising - Using the related posts plug in will place a series of "related" posts at the end of your article. If a reader completes one article and liked it, sees a few more with interesting titles, then they are much more likely to click on them and read your content. Using this plugin is like free advertising for your older content.
Page Views - One "stat" that shows a readers interest in your blog and allows you to measure how compelling your content is to readers, is the number of page views for your site. The higher the number then the better, readers are enjoying your content and checking out other articles as well.
Tread Cautiously
The Plug In that I use is a "tag" plug in that uses the tag function of Wordpress. It is simple and very easy to install. As you search for RP plugins you will find about a dozen of them, tread lightly and be careful, they range from a snap to install to fairly complicated for a new blogger.
Take advantage of a simple way to advertise your content, if you are just starting out then you need all the help you can get. To find the plugin that I use simply click here . It couldn't be a simpler install, you just need WP 2.3 or higher since it uses the tags to associate posts.
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What Should I Do with Blogging Essentials?
When you start a new blog it sometimes feels like you're giving a speech in an auditorium but the only one there is you and maybe a few members of your family. It can be pretty discouraging to a new blogger but you have two choices, either give in or get busy.
I purchased this domain on GoDaddy a few months ago because I really liked the domain name. It came up on an expired domain auction so I scarfed it up. I had just started another blog that was taking up my time but I thought it would be an easy adjustment to write on two blogs. Maybe I didn't think it through, maybe I underestimated how much time is involved in trying to develop even 1 good blog let alone two.
Recognizing that I wasn't prepared to blog in two locations yet I let the domain sit idle for the last few months. I didn't have hardly any readership to speak of although a few stumbles did put me on the map for traffic rather quickly. In any event, the domain has been sitting here waiting for some love for too long.
I have spent the last 2 months getting the other blog up and running and I think...emphasis THINK...that I have found a pretty good rhythm and I should be able to start developing a second blog. I have big plans for my main blog and even bigger plans for this one.
The Future Is Now
If anyone knows me then they will tell you I am a bit of a pessimist although I consider myself a realist. As a realist I understand that the "plan" is the easy part. Any idiot can come up with a plan and I am proof positive of that. It's the execution of the plan that separates those who succeed and those who make excuses.
I put a poll at my other blog to garner input and comments on what I should do with this domain, if you're one of the 4 people that read this blog then take a second and vote and leave me a comment. Right now the poll is favoring what my plan is which is a good thing. I'd hate to take a poll and have it disagree with me.
My intention is to turn this domain into a first class blogging site for newbies. I want to collect some of the best free themes from around the internet along with offer up the ever growing selection of premium themes as well. I would also like to have a plug in repository along with comments and reviews from myself and readers.
There might be 15 Related Post Plug Ins but 10 of them are garbage and give a lot of errors while 2 or 3 of them are the best choice. We can share that right here on site. I have a lot more ideas but I don't want to give it all away nor do I claim that I have everything fully fleshed out right now.
There you have it, a small glimpse into the future of the Blogging Essentials. Take a minute if you will and vote on my poll if for nothing else than to make me feel better and to waste a few more minutes of your time.
Stay Tuned....BIG BIG BIG changes right around the corner.
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