As your business blog grows, you’re likely to find that a lot of visitors find their way to your blog through search engines, particularly Google. While it’s very important do keyword research and use search engine optimization techniques in an effort to increase that search engine traffic (stay tuned to BusinessLogs for search engine optimization tips coming later this week), there are some things that you must avoid, no matter how tempting, else you run the risk of having your business blog banned by Google.
In simplest terms, Google uses a proprietary search algorithm as well as human analysis to detect sites that use search engine optimization techniques which artificially inflate the results Google returns for keyword searches. If your business blog is caught doing any of the things listed below, your blog will be flagged as spam and may very well be banned from all Google search results going forward.
In other words, don’t do the things listed below if you want to get traffic from Google: [Read more…] about 5 Easy Ways to Get Your Business Blog Banned by Google
As your business blog grows, you’ll start to receive more comments on your blog posts. That’s a huge milestone that you should celebrate because it means your content is interesting enough that readers want to actively engage with you. However, not all comments are good comments, and I’m not talking about comments that offer differing opinions and often in unpleasant ways (and you’ll get a lot of those). I’m talking about the dreaded comment spam!
No one wants to read a business blog that is outdated. The key to your business blog’s success is keeping it fresh with interesting, useful and meaningful content. That means not only do your business blog posts have to add value to the user experience, but they also need to be published frequently.
If you’re new to business blogging, then you might like to have a book by your side to use as a resource. My new book,