SEO for Blogs - Top Tips
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Hi People,
This may have been covered before (i am sure it had) but I was wondering if people use the same SEO tactics for blogs as they do for other sites.
Really wondering if there are any tips for blogs specifically ?
Thanks all
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Great thank you.
Duplicate content is a good point. Using SEOMOZ tools should make that easier to manage
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Not really off the beaten track with this advice, but some other things to focus on more with a blog:
1. Duplicate content. Sometimes CMS can create duplicate content issues, so making it easy for search engines to know which one to focus on is big. Just use the rel="canonical tag or 301 duplicate versions of the same post.
2. Let readers share easily with social sharing buttons. This should be done for any site, but it is especially important on blogs to gain quick rankings for recent posts.
3. Make real connections with readers and similar blog authors. Making connections with these people will help you in creating natural links from relevant sites that drive qualified traffic.
Oh yeah, the great content thing, too. Get some of that.
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Useful thanks!
Does anyone have any tips that are off the beaten track ?
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SEOMoz have just been talking about this actually, check out this sweet infographic:
http://www.seomoz.org/img/upload/killer-blog-design.jpg
- And the accompanying article:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/blog-design-for-seo
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