Tags and Catagories
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Under My Site, I see a feature called ‘Tags & Categories’. I would very much like to use these tools to strategically generate more traffic, however, I’m unfamiliar with Tags and Categories as well as how to properly set them up. Can you offer any advice?
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Yes, I can. Here are links to relevant support docs:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories-vs-tags/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/tags/Read also, my posts:
Top 5 Site Title Tag Tips
https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/top-5-site-title-tag-tipsCreating an effective blog tagline
https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/creating-an-effective-blog-tagline/Branding on the Blog and Beyond the Blog
https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/branding-on-the-blog-and-beyond-the-blog/Quick Blog Post Tagging Tips
Don’t get sucked into spamdexing (tag spamming) thinking it will help position your blog in search engine results because doing that guarantees it will not be well positioned. The rule of thumb is to assign the least, not the most, combined number of only relevant categories and tags that accurately describe the post content. Know Categories and/or Tags which are treated the same way be search engines are not required for SEO purposes. Search engines pay more attention to your keywords in your content than they do to keywords in Tags/Categories you assign to posts.
https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/quick-blog-post-tagging-tips/ -
Here are some tips re: increasing traffic.
If you want to increase traffic then don’t listen to anyone who professes there are passive ways of doing that. Increasing traffic to a blog is hard work. If you want your blog to rank well in search engine results and secure a traffic flow from the SERPs (search engine page results) then that begins with creating and publishing original content posts (not pages) ie. unique content that cannot be found anywhere else on the internet. See How to Identify Your Blog’s Target Audience http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/how-to-identify-your-blogs-target-audience/
It is commenting on other blogs with similar content that encourages traffic to flow to your own blog. If you are a WordPress.com blogger there are onsite tools you can use to find blogs by subject matter that are hosted on this multiuser blogging platform http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/finding-blogs-with-similar-content/ However, do NOT stop there because the classic error new bloggers tend to make here is focusing only on gaining traffic from this site alone.
These 5 videos introduce how Google discovers, crawls, indexes your site’s pages, and how Google displays them in search results. It also touches lightly upon challenges webmasters and search engines face, such as duplicate content http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/5google-webmasters-video-tutorials/
If you are using a WordPress.com theme good SEO is a given.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/seo-and-your-blog/
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/seo-on-wordpress-com/However, going beyond the theme what the blogger has done within that structure is worth evaluating. Whether you write informative, persuasive or controversial content learning how search engines work, and how to apply basic SEO to you content will benefit your blog as it will increase traffic from targeted readers. http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/two-seo-videos-for-bloggers/
6 Ways to Make Google Your Blog’s Best Friend > http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/6-ways-to-make-google-your-blogs-best-friend/
12 Tips for Improving Search Queries Ranking Position. If you want people to find your site through the use of keywords, then from the readers perspective, keep it natural and use key words or keyword phrases only if they are a natural “fit”.
http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/12-tips-for-improving-search-queries-ranking-position/7 Common Sense Social Networking Tips
http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/7-common-sense-social-networking-tips/Social Networking Blunders. Despite the ubiquitous statements to the opposite effect, autoposting to socila networks, rather than manual posting results in fewer people reading your full posts on your site.
http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/social-networking-blunders/Are you looking for feedback on your blog? This could range from the design of the site to the actual content of a post. You can get feedback from our Community Pool:
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/category/community-pool/Also, if you just want to connect with other bloggers, get inspired, build your brand, and get inside tips from the folks who bring you WordPress.com, take a look at our Blogging University here:
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/blogging-university/Read also:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/
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