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Originally Posted by mosytsma
I am new to blogging, I have a teeny personal blog that I would really like to expand, and gain a readership. I just don't know what to do!! I totally do NOT understand the whole keyword thing, I went to the keyword service at Google, and nothing happened when I entered in words...
I am also going to be starting a new blog on my website, and I would love some tips on how to really do it up right, maybe earn a few dollars from it. That one will be a WordPress blog, hosted on my website.
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I've got some intro sorts of articles on my blog, for when you want to read more about keyword research. Here's a link to one:
* SEO: Keyword Research*by*Online Opportunity
At first, though, don't worry too much about keywords. You'll learn that as you go, and there are ways to get readers without needing to do any keyword research.
The great things about blogs is that, when you learn a better way of doing something, you can go back and edit old posts to bring them up to speed, making it look like you knew it all along.
The two things I'd recommend as a first step, would be:
1) Get a domain name, and point it to your Blogger blog. That way people can link to your domain name instead of to Blogger, and it makes it easier to change to Wordpress if you want to later.
2) Join a blogging community site like MyBlogLog.com, and visit and comment on other blogs on similar subjects to yours. You'll get some readers that way, and build some friendships.
I think you've got a great start on your blog, and it's a topic that should attract readers. Lots of parenting blogs out there to comment on and network with, too!
Jay