Is it Worth Your Time to Write a Blog? 3 Ways To Increase Your Blog Results

Ganoksin is an international Social Network for jewelry related professionals, widely known as “The Orchid Community.” Ganoksin.com has a free Blog page that is growing by leaps and bounds. How do we know that? We can track the number of viewers who read, respond and link to each Ganoksin.com Blog.

If you have anything to do with gem and jewelry manufacturing, I highly recommend that you take the time to write a Blog on Ganoksin.com. It is a FREE tool that is extremely effective and can generate more traffic for your business. (We have even had links from The Smithsonian show up on our Ganoksin.com Blog page!)

But, whenever I encourage new folks to participate, I repeatedly hear the following responses:

“I don’t have time.”
“I never read Blogs so why should I write one?”
“I wouldn’t know where to start, I’m not technical.”

After I send them statistics & explain the value of providing content on a huge Jewelry manufacturing Social Network, such as Ganoksin.com, they usually convert and start Blogging! But, once you get started, how can you track results of your Blog throughout the internet?

TIP #1: Here are some Free Tools that can help you find your Blog as it is picked up by Search Engines:

• BlogSearch.Google.com - The best source to search specific Blog topics.
• icerocket.com - Another source to search for specific Blog topics.
• GoogleAlerts.com - This tool can setup email alerts about new Blogs with specific topics.
• trendpedia.com - This is also a good site to check for new articles on specific topics.
• stumbleUpon.com - You can check certain topics with surprising results.
• digg.com - Another good source for finding Blog topics.

TIP #2: A Free Tool to Calculate Keyword Density in your Blog

Keywords are crucial to the success of your Blog. Take a minute to calculate the keyword density in your Blog. (This refers to the number of times a keyword or phrase appears, in relation to the total number of words in your Blog. It’s important because Search Engines use keyword density as one means to gauge the relevance of content so it can be categorized and ranked in importance. Keyword densities ranging between 1.5 % to 3.5% are considered ideal. If the percentage is too low, Search Engines will not consider your Blog to be relevant to your keywords. If the density is too high, your Blog may be classified as “Search Engine s p a*m” and excluded from search results.

Here is a free tool which calculates keyword density for you. By entering your Blog text in the tool, you can see the content the same way the Search Engines see it. You can adjust the phrasing of your Blog to come up with the perfect percentage.

keyword density tool:
http://www.icrossing.com/tools/calculator.htm

TIP #3: The First Paragraph in Your Blog is Where Search Engines Find Keyword Content

Don’t place a photograph or graphics at the top of your Blog, as the Search Engines won’t find any meaningful keywords to process. Always open with a brief paragraph that contains the meat of your message. That is where Search Engines determine the relevance of your Blog content.

I hope this helps convince some skeptics to try Blogging!

If your business (or hobby) is related to gem & jewelry manufacturing, metalsmithing, or designing, here is where you can sign up for a free Ganoksin.com hosted Blog:

GANOKSIN BLOG SIGN UP:
http://www.ganoksin.com/join.htm

Please feel free to write if you need further help!

Warm regards from sunny Tucson, AZ,
Virginia
Virginia L. Vivier