Active Rain is a wonderful place to learn and grow. Those that delve in and absorb as much as they can are the true winners here at ActiveRain! I have been a huge proponent of "Paying it Forward" and mentoring for a long time. There is a reason for this, because I have been blessed with amazing mentors in my development as a writer here at Active Rain. Kristal Kraft from Denver Colorado encouraged me to be myself and Margaret Rome of Baltimore Maryland gave me insight into who I am. Many members are trying to figure out how to market themselves effectively in this brave new world of SEO, including myself.
First off SEO is not just about your BLOG. It is about your greater presence on the Internet -- Your BLOG, Website and anything thing else you put out on the Web. In the last several days I have observed some amazing search engine placement results with the Orlando Avenue Top Team's Blog and at my Celebration Homes Blog, which is now three months old. It is a direct result of changing what and how I write, and I owe Laurie Manny of Long Beach California a huge THANK YOU!
Laurie became my writing coach and she took me from writing 3-5 articles a week to 3-5 articles a day. Her methodology works! As fellow moderator's at Active Rain, we chat quite often and she has always been generous in sharing her SEO knowledge. Laurie and I have regular conversations about titles, header tags, their importance, the order of and keywords used. My recent post, ActiveRain | Stand out in the Rain, was a direct result of our many conversations on effective writing.
Interestingly enough, Paul Chaney posted about The End of the Blogging A-List as We Know It? Laurie and I had a conversation recently on this subject. Laurie is very quiet, but when she has something to say -- everyone listens. Everyone wants to experience her success, and pay's attention when she speaks. Laurie is very modest, that has a lot to do with her "A-List" status. Modesty is why some people stay and others move on from the "A-list". Laurie is going to yell at me for this one. Laurie is real, one knows exactly where you stand with her. I am now officially in trouble for this declaration.
My own voice has been changing as I evolve from being the ActiveRain Room Mother to that of a Professional Realtor providing Consumers with valuable information. That is not an accident. It has been a deliberate and conscious effort, and it is working. If you are floundering my best advice is to sit down and start reading. If what you read is beyond you, read it again and again. Research and learn. It is the best thing you can do for your business! It is what we all have had to do to achieve our increased visability on the search engines where the consumer can easily find us.
Great SEO Articles of ActiveRain:
- Search Engines - Obsession or Seduction?- Laurie Manny
- Do You SEO - Laurie Manny
- How to get the most of SEO - Mary McKnight
- Pimp my blog: become a guilty pleasure to drive daily traffic - Mary McKnight
- Top 10 Free SEO Web Tools - Mary McKnight
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