SEO basics for a blog?

**SophieM** · 01-04-2009 01:44 PM

Hey!

I am looking for some advice on SEO for my blog, but I am not sure where to start. Is it the same as a normal website? Any advice/links welcome!

**natashpro** · 01-04-2009 03:59 PM

a blog is a website, so basically it is the same. just make sure to update frequently with good rich content.

**jackfranklin** · 01-05-2009 01:08 AM

Do social bookmarking to your blog in order to get traffic.

**Mega B** · 01-05-2009 03:44 AM

@SophieM your Blog looks very good and has potential,after you have added new content you can then Ping it with Ping-o-Matic that will get it out for a starter and then you could think about adding it to another Blog on that niche.Good luck with it.

**SophieM** · 01-05-2009 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by Mega B

@SophieM your Blog looks very good and has potential,after you have added new content you can then Ping it with Ping-o-Matic that will get it out for a starter and then you could think about adding it to another Blog on that niche.Good luck with it.

Thanks for the info everyone!

**discountedclothing** · 01-05-2009 05:17 AM

Please post your blog url here so that we can advise you what other techniques you should use. Thanks.

-Just create more unique articles including your targeted keywords
-Join Social Bookmarking sites and share your blog to different communities
-Post more often in forums for you to learn more on SEO

**SophieM** · 01-05-2009 05:43 AM

Sorry forgot the mention the link is in my signature

**operaentre** · 01-06-2009 12:09 AM

Content is the king.Keep on updating the content frequently.

**Jenie0109** · 02-04-2009 04:10 AM

use ALT tag whenever you put an image on your blog...

**mauco** · 02-04-2009 10:52 PM

Blog regularly with interesting content and with time you'll see improvements. Follow the advice that you've already been given here and just be patient.

**sbimonline** · 02-04-2009 11:08 PM

One thing people overlook is that a blog, unlike a site, is meant to be more like a journal. This means shorter posts. One of the best things about shorter posts is that you can capture traffic from long tail keywords. And while long tail keywords may not generate as much traffic as popular keywords, they are much easier to optimize for and actually achieve natural, organic rank for within search engine results. I have used long tail keywords successfully on almost every post on my blog (sbimonline.com) . So, when applying SEO to your site, focus on the right long tail keywords if you want a better chance at success.

Here is an article on using long tail keywords.