Picking A Topic
What a crazy week it’s been! It has been hard to carve out time to blog this week. I thought I would provide a blogger’s checklist for other bloggers -what HAS worked for me & what hasn’t. What if you are not inspired to write? A podcast I follow mentions that “writers write” and I say to you “bloggers blog”.
Usually, I have a topic by the first part of the week, if not sooner. I like to research my topic for inspiration & help with forming the words of what I’m trying to share with the world. I get most of my inspiration for photos from our morning walks. Photography is something I enjoy & like taking pictures of flowers, nature, water & animals of all kinds.
Read more: Blogger’s ChecklistSetting Up The Blog
While I write my Body of Contents on Grammarly, I set up the Post on my website. I insert the Title, Insert Image & Featured Image adding Alt Text to both. Next, I enter the Category, Tags, Focus Keyphrase and Meta Description. My blogs are usually between 400-600 words. I love using Grammarly to keep track of how many words I’ve written. Today I’m not using Grammarly & see the difference it makes. The writing tool Grammarly helps correct anything before plugging into your Post that SEO may not catch.
After I add the Body of Contents to my Blog Post, I add my Outbound Links & Internal links. This action aids in your SEO performance -Search Engine Performance. It is good to periodically check the SEO analysis before publishing the Blog Post & make any corrections necessary. I strive for the green smiley face but don’t always check off the whole list of changes needed. Choosing what is most important & then publishing my Blog.
Time For A Recap
I want to be clear that there is no right or wrong way to set up your Blog. This way works well for me, especially if I’m in a time crunch. The Summer Festivities are upon us & I still don’t seem to be enough hours in the day to tackle it all! You will find the way that works best for You. Here is a Blog Checklist to look over & mentally check off for a successful blog:
- Title
- Body of Contents
- Focus Key phrase
- Meta Description
- Image
- Alt Text-add Key phrase
- Featured Image
- Alt Text-add Key phrase
- Categories
- Tags
- Heading
- Subheadings
- ‘Read More’ link
- Outbound Link
- Internal Link -link to previous blog
- Check SEO Analysis -make necessary changes
- Check Readability-make necessary changes
- Post to social media platform(s)
Wow! This is quite a list I’ve got going here! May this help blog & cut your time in half. There is a lot of planning in writing a blog. I’m always looking for the most efficient way to complete it & send it out to my audience. The world needs to hear what you have to say. Don’t forget to enjoy life!