Is Google why your blog sucks?
Submitted by brian s hall on 3 February, 2012 - 01:15
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Yes, I realize that now I'm just picking on Google. This is less about them and more about you -- at least, those of you writing for BigBlog and others.
You continue to "create" and write and package and aggregate content based on Google rankings and Google Adwords.
You are FM radio in a Spotify world.
I was sent this article by a well-meaning sort likely trying to help me "improve" my blog. Honestly, it only upset me.
25 Reasons Why Google Hates Your Blog
1. You don’t know which keywords your readers are using
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2. You don’t know how to find the right keywords
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3. You don’t use your keywords frequently enough
4. You are trying to rank for too many keywords in every post
5. Your blog headlines don’t even mention your main keyword
6. You don’t bother putting descriptions on your images
7. You never link to your old blog posts
8. You never link to other bloggers
9. You don’t fill out your page title and description fields
10. You don’t make your URLs search engine friendly
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25. You write about too many topics and Google is just plain confused
Keywords. Tags. Links...ranking>>audience>>advertising>>good.
Sad, really.
How quickly we seem to all gravitate toward the mean.