First Step to SEOThis post will actually give you a brief description on How to place ads on your Blog , Add your Site to Google, Submit your Site-map to Google and getting your site or blog monitored in Google analytic, Which is the first step to SEO.
1) First lets start with submitting your site or blog to Google which you can do by adding your sites URL here - http://www.google.com/addurl/
2) Now once done you need to get your site monitored into Google analytic, to do that login with your Google account here - http://www.google.com/webmasters/ now click on Add Site, Click Continue, then you will have to verify your site so that Google can Monitor your site or blog to do that click on your site you will see Verification method with drop down list, Select Meta Tag and copy the Code that is shown over there, Now go to your Blog Click Layout,Edit HTML,there you will see some HTML codes all you have to do is place that code which you got from Google right below -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html expr:dir='data:blog.languageDirection' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xmlns:b='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/b' xmlns:data='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/data' xmlns:expr='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/expr'>
<head>
So it will look something Like this -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html expr:dir='data:blog.languageDirection' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xmlns:b='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/b' xmlns:data='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/data' xmlns:expr='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/expr'>
<head>
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="IrknkHG4-bnS0x4sM0CcAbc23RsHJ9jWfVo-wfq-T9C" />
So the Line in Bold Letters is that code which you got from Google, Now click on save Template, Go to your Webmaster tools Click Verify, Voila site verified and can be monitored as well as you can see it in Google analytic.
3) Now you will have to submit a Sitemap to Google to do that you can add your blog's Atom or RSS feed as a Sitemap, Lets do that now.
a) On the Webmaster Tools home page, click the site you want.
b) Under Site configuration, click Sitemaps.
c) In the text box, type either atom.xml or rss.xml. For example, if you add the Atom feed as a Sitemap, the full URL will be http://yourblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml
4) How to place ads on your Blog?
Once you have registered as a publisher with any advertising company then choose the ad format as per your liking which could be a banner ad or any size(Leader board,Rectangle or Square) you would like to place on your site or blog then get the HTML CODE and simply go to Layout - Page Elements - and then click on "add gadget" then ADD - HTML/JavaScript, put the code into the box save it Place the Gadget anywhere as you like.
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RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. In simple words it can be explained as - "If you have a blog with RSS, a reader can subscribe to the RSS feed and receive updates from your blog. So if you publish a new article, the user will be notified. This makes it so that readers don't have to check your blog every day looking for new content."
RSS is a very good way to keep your visitors informed about any updates you have made or any new Topic you have posted. So the readers who are interested in the same topic that you are blogging about they will keep on coming back if you have some good content to write about.
So giving an option to Subscribe to your RSS feeds make it easy for the people to come back and stay updated instead of they typing your complete website's address or every now and then keep checking your website if they have bookmarked you.
So this means that it makes it much easier and convenient for the people to stay updated.
Giving an option to subscribe to your RSS feeds also gives your visitors an option to, not to come at your website or blog but directly read it from feed readers. So what will you do now, if people don't come at your website or blog then how will you earn online? or how will you earn from your blog or website?
Thats when you place ads in your feeds, which i will continue in the next chapter, about "Making Money from RSS by placing your advertizers ads in the RSS."
When You are ready to begin with blogging you would have to keep these simple points by back of your mind take them as rules for blogging or you can read my post about http://simsak.blogspot.com/2009/11/quick-tips-before-you-begin-to-blog.html
- Write which suits you & you are comfortable writing with, It could be what you are passionate about or your hobby or your profession.
- After writing an article & publishing your blog, then comes the part of placing ADS in your Blog or if you are an Affiliate then inserting their Link Codes in your Blog, both means the same i.e. Inserting HTML Codes in your blogs.
- But please remember before you can actually place ads & affiliates Product for sale in your blog you must have posted at least 8 - 12 Posts on a topic, After all you won't take an Empty blog with no posts in it to the advertisers & Affiliates & ask them to Place their products & ADS on your blog.
- I have given some Long lists of the Companies where you can become an Affiliate & sell their products on your blog OR/AND you can place advertisements from Advertising Giants Like Google Adsence, Chitika. All you have to do is choose any one of it & get your account registered on their website.
- However, i advice that not to sign up with all of them, as that will minimize your earnings if you place all of their advertisements in one page or blog.
- After placing your ads on your blog it is time to submit your site to Search engines.
- Before Submitting your site to search engines, Here comes the F Factor - RSS & Meta Tags.
- I'll talk about RSS & Meta Tags later in a different topic.
Step 1)
First create an account after that think on what can you actually write in a blog, well i would suggest that something which really drives you crazy or you are passionate about or which pumps your Adrenalin in your blood, for me it's just simply about Games & interest in computers & now i have this new one Blogging.
After all why wouldn't it be as it made me see a lot of dreams.... if someone ask me that what is my recipes of blogging & earning money online i would say -
- a) Write your own article do not copy paste.
- b) Write about something that you are passionate about or on which you feel that can write about, like your field of specialization, think that you have lots of knowledge of something & which common people don't have & you can share some tips & tricks of your trade, like for me its my computer knowledge, so I created one blog for basic computer troubleshooting.
- c) Stick to one terminology i.e. stick to one author or follow & implement one system either on blogging & then internet marketing & then earning from online. Study only one thing at a time do not deviate, follow step step path to learn everything do not hurry, study the process then implement it
so follow one pattern & one Guru do not change your course or deviate at any time when you are implementing or experimenting as for the moment you will think that you are learning something new or you will get some cool free software, but by the end of day all this will only waste your precious time & you will end up doing nothing but finding yourself in a mess & all of your work will be pending.
- d) So most important thing is stick to one module only & finish it if i give you my experience then i will say that i was very excited from this blogging on the internet & earning money online by Google adsence & in my excitement i used to find information about getting rich or working from home & by doing that, every time i used to end up opening new tabs & hence by end of my day either all my works were pending & me learning nothing new but just finally realizing that how i wasted my time.
NOW,
- e) Found someone who you can follow or did you figured it out how you will earn online, good Stick to that plan.
1) Write Original Article
2) Write about your PASSION or about your Knowledge
3) Be Determined Do Not Deviate
1) Stop Thinking & start Doing it & implement your knowledge.
2) Stop wasting your time by only reading stuffs & articles about blogging & earning.
3) Stop daydreaming about getting Rich, But "BELIEVE IN YOURSELF"
4) Implement whatever little knowledge you have so you can be motivated by your own work.
5) Do it with fun & excitement.
6) Don't give up or deviate Stick to your plan.
7) Don't get demoralize by rejection, remember if u are appretited then you will also be critisized.
8) Write your blogs in simple language & keep it Original.
9) Read a lot on your topics of interests & write a lot on it.
10)"PATIENCE IS VIRTUE". Well you won't get rich overnight after just publishing your Blog, It only comes when you keep up your Commitment towards your work...& you will need a lot of patience to reach your satisfaction.
