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  kygirl · Member · Sep 30, 2007 at 2:13 am

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  I am very new to this , in fact I just started a year ago. For a grandma, I didn’t think that it was soooooo bad.I guess I need pointers from ‘The Pro’s’. Anyone with advise on how to make my entries better, chime in , let me know. I certainly would appreciate any help i could get.

  Patty/kygirl

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  timethief · Member · Sep 30, 2007 at 2:17 am

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  Welcome to wordpress.com. This is a technical support forum.
  I think this Beginner’s Guide will be helpful if you are looking for basic how to’s https://en.forums.wordpress.com/search.php?q=Beginner%27s+guide

  There’s a Critique My Blog thread in the off-topic forum https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=10075

  There is also a thread you can plug your blog in in the off-topic forum
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=7101

  And here are some ways to promote your blog.
  A. Find technorati http://www.technorati.com on the web. Register and create an account, claim your blog(s), tag them, create a watchlist, register your favorites. You will find that the site has excellent instructions to help you work through all the steps. That assistance is not available here.

  B. Also be sure to register your blog so you get the attention of search engines https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=5859&page&replies=9#post-37917
  Submit your site here http://www.submitexpress.com/. Submit it to ONLY the top 40 search engines. They’ll ask you to paste their code on your site. You will then get a few emails asking to confirm your submissions.

  C. If you want to be sure you’ve covered the bases when it comes to blog promotion then this is a helpful link http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/more-traffic/.

  D. We also have many threads in the forum search box on increasing traffic to your blog. From time to time we start another one reiterate everything that’s been said before and occasionally we add new ideas.

  In a nutshell:
  (1) Promoting your wordpress.com blog will be more effective if you edit your profile and link your wordpress.com username to your wordpress.com blog.

  (2) Promoting your wordpress.com blog will be more effective if you regularly post high quality, original content posts to your blog and build a faithful readership.

  (3) Promoting your wordpress.com blog will be more effective if you tag your posts with categories that are specific to your blogging topics.

  (4) Promoting your wordpress.com blog will be more effective if you invest time and energy into leaving meaningful comments on other blogs, in forums and on websites related to your blogging topics.

  (5) Promoting your wordpress.com blog may be more effective if you join social networks.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 30, 2007 at 4:53 am

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  TT, your copy/pastes are awesome. I’m going to start using them when I teach blogging.

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  justjennifer · Member · Sep 30, 2007 at 7:23 am

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  Whoa! Just added this thread to my favorites. @tt, you’re amazing.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 1, 2007 at 5:19 pm

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  w00t! I love compliments. You two made my day. Thanks so much.
  (Doing a little happy dance on here way to her painting studio). :)