Last week I offered free SEO advice for myaboo. I’m going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader, Chris from Dorm Room Biz.

Dorm Room Biz – http://www.dorm-room-biz.com

Hi Evan,

I just saw your post on providing SEO advice to some different blogs and thought that I would submit my site, Dorm Room Biz. I think it would be a great step for my site to get some extra advice on making it better and attracting some more visitors! The site is at www.dorm-room-biz.com; please let me know what you think!!

I look forward to hearing back from you!

Thanks,

–
Chris Pund

My Recommendations

1) Continue to focus on the basics.

You’ve done a great job in using your title tags, putting your keywords in your url string, and posting frequent content that is over 200-300 words. The advantage of using a blog publishing platform like WordPress is that it automatically adjusts for most of the basic SEO components. Continue to post daily, in depth content and Google will send you more love.

2) Watch your keyword frequency.

Make sure that the keywords you use in your title are also repeated in the post itself. For example, your post on Fake it ’til you make it offers great advice for young entrepreneurs. From the post I would assume that you are trying to rank for “Fake it ’til you make it.” This key phrase is in your title, url tag, and h2 tag (great work!) but it’s not anywhere else in your actual post. You should mention the key phrase at least a few times in your content to increase your chances of ranking for it in Google. Because you have the basics down, it’s now time to get more strategic with what you write.

3) Select Titles Carefully

Because blogging platforms optimize around the title of your posts, you want to make sure you put some research into picking which titles to use. For example, which key phrase drives more queries: fake it ’til you make it, fake it ’till you make it, fake it til you make it, or fake it until you make it? According to Google’s Keyword Tool, there actually isn’t a difference but you want to research your options before posting. Make sure to select titles that will drive targeted traffic and are popular enough to get you noticed.

4) Non SEO-Advice – Sell Direct Ads

You seem to have focused your income generation on affiliate sales and, to a minor extent, Google Ads. Direct ad sales are typically the biggest income earner for the top bloggers. At a very minimum you should put it on your Advertise page along with your sponsored posts and links section. I would also suggest going out to actively promote your blog to potential advertisers and try to get a few sponsors on board. Chances are you’ll drive a lot more money through direct sales than through your affiliate programs.

Good luck Chris!

Readers, what do you think about Dorm Room Biz?

To learn more about how to get SEO tips for your website please read my post: Need SEO Advice? Submit Your Site!