Blogging - isn't it amazing!
Posted: May 12th, 2011, 2:44 pm
I've only been blogging since early March 2011 and every day is an adventure.
It's amazing just how much there is to learn about this whole thing. It took a while for me to understand that silly little hyperlink icon, then how to add pictures, and all that other stuff. Then, I just got something from Google giving me $100 worth of Free Adwords.
And then - it hit me! I've been concentrating on an audience far smaller than is available to me!
What do I have and who am I that could draw more Followers and potential customers for my books and articles? What is there about me that should bring an audience?
First of all, I have military experience and a career in the US Army behind me. How many others are out there like me? How can I reach them?
So, I looked at my blog and the various profiles I've filled out - and saw how I failed to clearly indicate that I'm a retired US Army Master Sergeant! [Got busy and fixed that real quick!]
I've lived in Las Vegas 30 years and know a whole lot about the city and area. Off to ensuring that information is also very clear.
I spent 10 years as a professional gambler. Better make that clear.
I've lived in a lot of different places here in the USA and overseas. Make that clear.
I speak fluent Spanish.
So, with that as a starting point, my current effort will be to seek blogs in those areas and becoming a Follower. And, I'll use tags to show that information.
And finally, I finally saw that little things at the end of my blog posts where Tags are included. Why have I ignored it? Make it very clear what each post deals with. Perhaps someone going through a Search Engine will spot it and follow up by a visit to my blog.
Just noticed I'm over 920 visits and will have to see what kind of a boost all this gives me.
Anyone else got anything like this to share? Looking forward to it.
It's amazing just how much there is to learn about this whole thing. It took a while for me to understand that silly little hyperlink icon, then how to add pictures, and all that other stuff. Then, I just got something from Google giving me $100 worth of Free Adwords.
And then - it hit me! I've been concentrating on an audience far smaller than is available to me!
What do I have and who am I that could draw more Followers and potential customers for my books and articles? What is there about me that should bring an audience?
First of all, I have military experience and a career in the US Army behind me. How many others are out there like me? How can I reach them?
So, I looked at my blog and the various profiles I've filled out - and saw how I failed to clearly indicate that I'm a retired US Army Master Sergeant! [Got busy and fixed that real quick!]
I've lived in Las Vegas 30 years and know a whole lot about the city and area. Off to ensuring that information is also very clear.
I spent 10 years as a professional gambler. Better make that clear.
I've lived in a lot of different places here in the USA and overseas. Make that clear.
I speak fluent Spanish.
So, with that as a starting point, my current effort will be to seek blogs in those areas and becoming a Follower. And, I'll use tags to show that information.
And finally, I finally saw that little things at the end of my blog posts where Tags are included. Why have I ignored it? Make it very clear what each post deals with. Perhaps someone going through a Search Engine will spot it and follow up by a visit to my blog.
Just noticed I'm over 920 visits and will have to see what kind of a boost all this gives me.
Anyone else got anything like this to share? Looking forward to it.