Cars, Deco, Tech, Food, Fashion, Music & More LIVE from Joburg - Part 38

SEO Says: Get Your Sitemap on Google!

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You can not ignore Sitemaps if you want to increase your page rank and link popularity. Often neglected, a Sitemap is an important file that represents and contains the entire structure of your web site or blog.

In addition to helping your visitors, search engines will lap up your site map like a fat kid would a chocolate cupcake.

I’m going to show you how to easily generate a sweet tasting Sitemap for your WordPress blog and tempt hungry search engines like Google to take a look at what’s cooking on your blog!

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Plug In to SEO

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WordPress has been hailed the emperor of online publishing platforms. One of the reasons is its ability to extend your site with Plugins.

Plugins can be viewed like extra’s on a new car. Sure, you can drive out the dealership and get from A to B quite easily. But do you have air-conditioning, navigation and an exhaust upgrade to keep you cool, on track and up to speed?

The All in One SEO Pack will do just that when it comes to optimizing your blog for search engines. To see this in action, understand what it can do for you and learn how to install it on your blog…

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Suit Up! Dress Your Blog With a Theme

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Content is king. But lets be real, we’re all a little shallow which means we want our blog to look as good as it reads (that’s assuming is reads beautifully)!

Enter themes, which like clothes, come in different sizes and colours. And if you’re willing to spend a little money you can even go couture!

However, the main difference between themes and clothes, is that there are thousands of themes for free, even the equivalent of a tailored Armani Suit. I’m going to tell you where to find em, how to pick em and how to install them… Read more

Improve Your Online Results

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In my last post I told you that you can’t blog on an empty stomach. Today I’m going to tell you about the importance of learning more about where your visitors come from and how they interact with your site.

If you want great information on writing better ads, strengthening your marketing initiatives and creating higher-converting blog posts, then follow the link…

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You Can’t Blog on an Empty Stomach

Fillet Steak

Launching a new blog is a little like preparing a meal. Traditionally you need to organise your host, come up with a name (Thanks Charl!), choose a theme, setup your stats counter and have a clue about what you’re going to be saying before you implement the grand plan.

That way you can spam your mates and have them feel like they’ve just seen Steve Jobs announce the latest iWhatever in person. Wow!

This way (my way) is slightly different….

My new blog, much like this post (which shows you how I create the ultimate steak), will unfold over time. I plan to be broad with my subject matter and will share the steps I will be taking to build a successful (I hope) blog.

In the mean time, enjoy my steak…

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