Where To Share Blog Posts After Publishing For Promotion

Being a blogger, we work day and night to write quality content, and later on wait for people to come and read our content. An easy way to get traffic is by making your content search engine friendly, and let people find your content organically. Though, it doesn’t happen all the time that your content will rank higher in search engine, and sometimes many of our best content gets un-noticed. A good idea is to manually promote your post by sharing it on various Social networking site and bookmarking it on social-bookmarking site, and let people know that there is an awesome piece of content out there.

If you will just wait for the traffic to come to your newly published blog post automatically, you are making a huge mistake. You need to actively go out, and tell people that there is a new blog post, which is live on my blog. Make sure you submit it to places where your target audiences are, don’t share all your posts on your Facebook wall, as it consists of your friends and family who are not really interested in the topic you write about.

Now, let me explain this self-promotion with simple calculation:

• You publish a new post, and submit or share to 50 Social bookmarking/networking sites.
• Every site sends you 1 visitor, making it 50 in total.
• If your content is really shareable, and contains something what we call a quality content, it will be further shared. Lets, assume out of 50 people, 20 shares it on their social networking sites, which in-turn sends 2 visits for every share.
• So Total traffic: (50*1) + (20*2) = 90 visits and the process will continue.

This is the minimum count that I have assumed, and it will change according to the quality of your post. The idea behind taking this example is to explain why you should be promoting your blog post after publishing. If you have worked on building a quality social media profile and social bookmarking profile, your shared content will drive great results in terms of further share, and traffic.

• Must read: Exclusive list of Websites to submit your blog only once
• 6 quintessential things to do before publishing your blog post

I’m not getting in-detail with how to build a credible social media profile in this article, so lets directly jump to list of places where you can promote your blog post. Below mentioned tips will work for any niche.

Places to share and submit your blog post after publishing:

Google plus Profile:

Your Google plus profile is the best place to start with, as if you are connected with like-minded people, they will love to see what you have recently written. If you want to take maximum advantage of sharing on Google plus profile, make sure you share your latest post with a custom call to action message, and share visibility is set to Public. Also add couple of hashtags (Limit it to 2-3) so that others’s can discover your content.

Bonus tip: Do you know Google plus can automatically enable hashtag for your post and this is a good idea to make your status updates more discoverable. To enable this feature go to your Google+ settings page here and go to Hashtag section and enable it like it’s shown in below image:

Google plus Page:

People who are connected with your blog via Google plus page, are the one who wants to see more from your blog. If you are too lazy to share your content on Google plus page, you can automate the process using Hootsuite app. To spice up your sharing, you can follow these Google plus tips and tricks, which will make your share stand out.

More over, constantly publishing on your Google plus page will help you to show your Google plus page in Google search, when somebody searches for your brand-name.

7 Invaluable Blog Writing Tips

I have talked a lot about Keyword research, and it’s benefits. One of the major mistake I have seen many people making is, targeting direct keywords, instead of long-tail keywords (LTK) . If you are wondering, what are long tail keywords, here is a quick example of difference between short-tail and long-tail :

• Long-tail Keywords (Ex. of short tail keyword) – Monthly searches 50
• Long tail Keywords vs. short tail Keywords (Ex. of LTK) – Monthly searches 12
• long tail keywords conversion rate (Ex of LTK) – Monthly searches 13

Now, if you will notice that last two Keywords have less-searches, but the competition for these two keywords are far less than short-tail keyword. Also, long-tail keywords drive more targeted traffic than short one, and hence your conversion (Sales, email sign-up) improves a lot. If you want to learn more about it, check out How long tail keywords could equal massive success.

Here I’m sharing some of the best tools for finding long-tail keywords in any niche. Note, some of them are free, and few of them are paid. I will explain the features, and you can pick anyone which suit your needs.

Long Tail Keywords tool and software’s

Google Auto Complete tool:

Auto suggestion feature of Google search is your first free tool. This is a handy feature by Google, which will let you easily find long-tail keywords in any niche. Google auto-populate keywords (Search term), based on popularity. All you need to do is, start typing your first keyword, and select the options from auto-suggestion. Though, you need to use any Keyword tool to see other details like Number of searches, CPC, competition and other important details. On my micro-niche site, I usually skip the competition check, as with niche site, it’s easily to get higher ranking. You can check out this guide from SEMRUSH, which explains the process in detail.

Google Auto-suggest:

This is a tool by Keywordtooldominator, which actually takes default feature of Google auto-suggestion to next level. You can easily find all auto-suggested keywords, and this free tool will let you download Keywords in .csv format. You can then use any of your favorite Keyword research tool to check other important details about the Keyword. If you are using Google search to find new long-tail keywords, I highly recommend to make a shift to this one.

HitTail:

I have used Hit-tail in the past, and nothing beats this useful web-app. It’s a paid tool, but ROI is great. Specially, if you are running a business blog, professional blog or an E-commerce website, Hittail will help you to make a list of those long-tail keywords, which can bring better results.

In short, based on keywords that are driving traffic to your website, Hittail will suggest other LT keywords, that you should target, and it will not only push the ranking of old content (Hint: Internal linking), it will help you to get more targeted traffic. I will not explain Hittail in details, as you can find complete detail about it on myHittail review article.

WordTracker Keyword tool:

WordTracker is a popular SEO Keyword tool, and using WordTracker Keyword tool, you can easily find profitable long-tail keywords, along with important details like Searches, competition, IAAT (Keyword in anchor and text) and KEI (Keyword effectiveness index). With a free confirmed account, you will be able to get 100 keyword results. I actually find this tool to be very effective, as you can easily find long-tail topic ideas. Here is a screenshot of this tool, to give you a better idea:

You can also consider taking their 7 days free-trial, to get advance features like:

• See 2000 search results
• Use the related search tools (This is very handy)
• Access search engine data using SEMRUSH.
• Save your lists
• Get other details like Competition details and KEI.

You can create a free account on WordTracker and start using tool or grab a free-trial as I suggested above. Here is the link to sign-up for a free account.

UberSuggest:

This is a fantastic free long-tail keyword research tool you can find here. I have already explained about Ubersuggest before, and Steven already explained how he is using this free keyword tool for finding post ideas. You will not get important keyword details like Keyword competition, search volume, but it’s best for generating ideas for your long-tail keyword articles. You can try this tool over here, and read a complete review here.

Long tail pro:

If you are looking for a desktop based solution, Long tail pro is perfect desktop based software. This is a paid tool, and it offers a lot of features, along with finding profitable long-tail keywords. If you have already purchased long-tail pro, here is a screenshot which will explain how you can search for long tail keywords using this tool. If you have not yet purchased it, you can grab a complete 10 days free trial from here.

These are some of the best paid and free long tail KW software’s I have tried and can recommend freely. Now, once you have compiled a list of such keywords, your goal should be writing down a high-quality content, targeting keyword. You can check this guide to understand what should be there in your article to make it a high-quality, and here is a guide to make your article keyword targeted. I use EasyWPSEO plugin at this moment to make my articles search engine friendly. The key is to, write a content targeting users, and later on optimise few stuff like heading tags, meta title & description, readability, LSI, Keyword density to make your article search engine friendly too. Here are few more free SEO stuff, that you should not miss:

• Free SEO tools to run existing SEO campaign
• How to spy on your competitors with SEO tools
• How to use SEMRUSH for SEO optimization of your blog

If you know of more such free tools or software’s for finding profitable long-tail keywords, do let me know via comment. Don’t forget to share this article with other bloggers on Facebook and Google plus.

6 Awesome Tools To Find Long Tail Keywords For Any Niche

I have talked a lot about Keyword research, and it’s benefits. One of the major mistake I have seen many people making is, targeting direct keywords, instead of long-tail keywords (LTK) . If you are wondering, what are long tail keywords, here is a quick example of difference between short-tail and long-tail :

• Long-tail Keywords (Ex. of short tail keyword) – Monthly searches 50
• Long tail Keywords vs. short tail Keywords (Ex. of LTK) – Monthly searches 12
• long tail keywords conversion rate (Ex of LTK) – Monthly searches 13

Now, if you will notice that last two Keywords have less-searches, but the competition for these two keywords are far less than short-tail keyword. Also, long-tail keywords drive more targeted traffic than short one, and hence your conversion (Sales, email sign-up) improves a lot. If you want to learn more about it, check out How long tail keywords could equal massive success.

Here I’m sharing some of the best tools for finding long-tail keywords in any niche. Note, some of them are free, and few of them are paid. I will explain the features, and you can pick anyone which suit your needs.

Long Tail Keywords tool and software’s

Google Auto Complete tool:

Auto suggestion feature of Google search is your first free tool. This is a handy feature by Google, which will let you easily find long-tail keywords in any niche. Google auto-populate keywords (Search term), based on popularity. All you need to do is, start typing your first keyword, and select the options from auto-suggestion. Though, you need to use any Keyword tool to see other details like Number of searches, CPC, competition and other important details. On my micro-niche site, I usually skip the competition check, as with niche site, it’s easily to get higher ranking. You can check out this guide from SEMRUSH, which explains the process in detail.

Google Auto-suggest:

This is a tool by Keywordtooldominator, which actually takes default feature of Google auto-suggestion to next level. You can easily find all auto-suggested keywords, and this free tool will let you download Keywords in .csv format. You can then use any of your favorite Keyword research tool to check other important details about the Keyword. If you are using Google search to find new long-tail keywords, I highly recommend to make a shift to this one.

HitTail:

I have used Hit-tail in the past, and nothing beats this useful web-app. It’s a paid tool, but ROI is great. Specially, if you are running a business blog, professional blog or an E-commerce website, Hittail will help you to make a list of those long-tail keywords, which can bring better results.

In short, based on keywords that are driving traffic to your website, Hittail will suggest other LT keywords, that you should target, and it will not only push the ranking of old content (Hint: Internal linking), it will help you to get more targeted traffic. I will not explain Hittail in details, as you can find complete detail about it on myHittail review article.

WordTracker Keyword tool:

WordTracker is a popular SEO Keyword tool, and using WordTracker Keyword tool, you can easily find profitable long-tail keywords, along with important details like Searches, competition, IAAT (Keyword in anchor and text) and KEI (Keyword effectiveness index). With a free confirmed account, you will be able to get 100 keyword results. I actually find this tool to be very effective, as you can easily find long-tail topic ideas. Here is a screenshot of this tool, to give you a better idea:

You can also consider taking their 7 days free-trial, to get advance features like:

• See 2000 search results
• Use the related search tools (This is very handy)
• Access search engine data using SEMRUSH.
• Save your lists
• Get other details like Competition details and KEI.

You can create a free account on WordTracker and start using tool or grab a free-trial as I suggested above. Here is the link to sign-up for a free account.

UberSuggest:

This is a fantastic free long-tail keyword research tool you can find here. I have already explained about Ubersuggest before, and Steven already explained how he is using this free keyword tool for finding post ideas. You will not get important keyword details like Keyword competition, search volume, but it’s best for generating ideas for your long-tail keyword articles. You can try this tool over here, and read a complete review here.

Long tail pro:

If you are looking for a desktop based solution, Long tail pro is perfect desktop based software. This is a paid tool, and it offers a lot of features, along with finding profitable long-tail keywords. If you have already purchased long-tail pro, here is a screenshot which will explain how you can search for long tail keywords using this tool. If you have not yet purchased it, you can grab a complete 10 days free trial from here.

These are some of the best paid and free long tail KW software’s I have tried and can recommend freely. Now, once you have compiled a list of such keywords, your goal should be writing down a high-quality content, targeting keyword. You can check this guide to understand what should be there in your article to make it a high-quality, and here is a guide to make your article keyword targeted. I use EasyWPSEO plugin at this moment to make my articles search engine friendly. The key is to, write a content targeting users, and later on optimise few stuff like heading tags, meta title & description, readability, LSI, Keyword density to make your article search engine friendly too. Here are few more free SEO stuff, that you should not miss:

• Free SEO tools to run existing SEO campaign
• How to spy on your competitors with SEO tools
• How to use SEMRUSH for SEO optimization of your blog

If you know of more such free tools or software’s for finding profitable long-tail keywords, do let me know via comment. Don’t forget to share this article with other bloggers on Facebook and Google plus.

CopyScape Plagiarism Detection Software Checks Content Originality

Copyscape is an online service which will let you find who is copying your blog post and using rss feed to create an auto RSS blog. Though Google take copy content spam seriously but sometime due to duplicate content and search engine algorithm, Google may treat copied content as original and you might lose search engine ranking because of copied content.

Though we know how to fight against blog plagiarism but before that it’s important to know which blog is copying your content and this is where Copyscape come into the picture.

How to use Copyscape?

Copyscape offers free and premium version of it’s service. To start with you can try their free version and if required you can always try premium version of copyscape.

Go to copyscape homepage and type your blog address and hit GO button.

Copyscape-plagiarism

On the next page you will see result from page which has copied posts from your blog. If you are using notes and other feature of social bookmarking websites, you might see such results here. You can ignore such results.

Now try to find hosting and other details and refer to this post to report such websites which are copying content from your blog. At the time of writing, I might not go for premium version of Copyscape but in future, I will certainly try it’s premium version.

Do let us know if you are using Copyscape or any alternative tool to copyscape to find people copying your blog content.