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WordPress Blogs - Seven Things To Avoid While Blogging

Published Monday, December 15, 2008 by bloggerblognet37044 | E-mail this post

The Top Seven WordPress Blogging Mistakes

Let's look at the top seven mistakes new bloggers (and some experienced ones) make when setting up a new blog. I know all about these mistakes, because I've made them too.

Mistake One: Not Hosting Your Own Blog

Own your information! Don't let WordPress or Blogger host your blog. You will get no benefit from it and you will not look professional.

Mistake Two: No Clearly Defined Purpose For The Blog

This is the primary mistake that many new bloggers make. They start blogging without thinking about why they're creating a blog. Define your purpose before you set up your new blog.

Mistake Three: A Title With No Thought

Make your title reflect the purpose of your blog and use keywords when possible. The title is important for your readers but also for search engines.

Mistake Four: No Keywords Selected For The Blog

Do keyword research on your niche. Know your keywords and use your keywords. Don't forget to add them to the meta tag for keywords too. Keep a list of your keywords close and refer to them as you are writing your posts and titles for your posts.

Mistake Five: No Description For The Blog

You need a little 'elevator' speech for your blog. Tell what it is about using as many keywords as possible. Add this to you meta description tag. This is what will show up in the search engines after you are indexed for your keywords just after the title of the search result.

Mistake Six: No Marketing Plan To Get Traffic

While a blog has natural traffic generators like RSS built-in, pinging capabilities and the ability for other people to comment, you'll still need to market the blog. Decide on two or three ways you'll market this particular blog, and then do it. You'll get the traffic you want.

Mistake Seven: Focus On Traffic, Not On Content

It's a natural mistake to want all the traffic you can get. But what if there's nothing on the blog to snag interest once the traffic gets there? Focus on content, then on traffic, and when you have content, focus on both - you can never have enough traffic, but it's your content that draws your visitors and makes money for you.

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