I want to share with you the 5 blog post tips for things I do when publishing a blog post on WordPress. I’m not writing about how to write a post or the content you could put in a post. This is about the little things you can do to benefit you post.

These will make your post stand out and look good. One tip will make it more appealing when you post in groups on Facebook. Another will get your readers to interact with you and also send them to another part of your blog.

Your Blog Post URL.

When you add your post title, WordPress will give it a URL which will be http://YourBlogName.com/posttitle and I would suggest that you shorten this down, especially if it is a long title. If you have any form of punctuation such as apostrophes, commas or question marks just remove them when editing the URL. For some reason your address bar will convert those to a string of code which looks messy. Also place your some or all of your keywords in the new URL as this will help your SEO.

Add an Image.

I always add an image to the top left side of the post and put my text around it. The reason I do this is it makes the post look better and not just plain text. Also when you put links in Facebook groups back to your blog, Facebook will use the image as a thumbnail making your wall post stand out from others. I get all my images from Google images and I use Jing to get them. If you don’t have Jing yet head over to Jing Project and download your free copy. I scale the image down to 250 pixels wide, WordPress back office software will do this for you.

Add links to other blog, sites or posts in your own blog.

A good tip is to add links to other blog or websites. It helps SEO and also if you’re giving away free stuff like Jing it helps your readers find what you have told them about easier. Might sound like I’m telling you to suck eggs but I have seen some blogs with great information but no clickable link to the recommendation. Also when you are adding the link always open the dropdown menu next to the word “Target” and select “Open link in new window”. What this will do is open up the link in a new window leaving your blog open on the original window. This keeps people on your blog longer and they don’t have to try and find you again if they close the linked window.

Call Too Action.

At the end of your post you should always put a call to action. Ask your readers for comments and questions. Ask them to share the post on Facebook, Twitter and the other social sites you have. I like to also take the opportunity to thanks them for their visit and offer them a “FREE Gift” which is a link to another part of my blog. You will be amazed just by adding a call to action just how many people respond to it and leave a comment. Well worth doing.

Signature

And lastly at the bottom of your page you add your signature which you can get free from My Live Signature They have many different styles and fonts to chose from or you can upload your own signature and they will convert it for a small fee. You could also head over to Wise Stamp and make your own custom signature with picture, links to your social site, your last blog post. This one can be used as an email signature as well as on your blog.

That’s my 5 tips to make your content stand out and help your readers into the bargain. There are many more things you can do so get creative, it is your blog at the end of the day.

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Mobile Social Media Apps

What an exciting age we live in that we can have mobile social media to stay connected with family, friends and business contact wherever we are in the world.

Over the last 20 years or so mobile phones have come a long way and today they can do just about anything you want.

In this post I am going to talk about some of the different apps I use on my iPhone. These are great if you are still working full time or have a busy schedule away from your network marketing business.

These really have made a massive difference to me, because I can do Facebook marketing while out and about instead of waiting until I get home to do it. Because of mobile social media I can now save so much team and make my day more productive.

Ok so lets take a look at some of my favourite mobile social media apps. Most you will have heard of before but there is one or two surprise in there as well.

Mobile Social Media Apps To Explode Your Business

Facebook – This app should be part of your social media marketing plan and on your phone. The app has been up graded quite a lot and is identical to the actual website itself these days. You can stay connected to everyone you know, send email, update your status and post content into groups.

This app is great for because I can do pretty much all my Facebook marketing while I am away from my laptop. A massive time saver for mums and dads waiting for the kids after school.

LinkedIn – This is has the same functions as the Facebook app so its also a great time saver.

Twitter – Keep up date with all the people who are following you and who you follow. You can send out a bunch of tweets, retweet other peoples content and build relationships with people through twitter. Here is a free webinar that will show you how to get the best out of Twitter. Click here for the webinar.

Skype – I have this but done use it too often as it eats bandwidth like no tomorrow. However still useful to have if you need to IM somebody while you are out.

FB Groups – This app will list all of the groups you belong too in one easy place. You can still do everything you would normal do on Facebook, like posting, likes and updates. The only down side is that if you are posting links to your blog post it can’t display the image like it can when you post from a computer. However if this is not a concern for you post away.

GoToMeeting – I found this app last night when I had one of those ah ha moments and couldn’t believe it when they had one.  Not used it yet but it looks simple enough, just simple add the meeting ID and your name and it will let you join the meeting. Again this one could eat a lot of bandwidth but it’s always an option if you really can’t be near a computer at the time of a webinar.

Mobile Social Media – Get More From Your Smart Phone

These mobile social media apps are a great way to get your social media content out to your followers wherever you might be. Since investing in a new smart phone I have been able to keep in better contact with prospects.

Of course all of this works so much better if you have a training system to plug your team into which is why you should have My Lead System Pro in your tool box. If your business is not growing at the rate you want it too then you need to check out this video for the 100 Day Biz Builders Challenge.

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