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Standing out from the crowd

Brainstorming time! No, it's good weather here...lol

Ok, seriously. There are 1million blogs out there. How can we stand out from the crowd? Readers are getting the same thing everytime. My articles has always been copied (with reference) elsewhere. That makes my blog same as others? Do we hold contest? Interviews? Free gifts? What do readers really want so that we can drive more traffic to our blog?

Can somebody comment if my blog is worth readership?
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Permalink Reply by Sonia on April 10, 2011 at 5:39pm

You have already picked out a good template that will work for what your blogging about. I would check some of the images that aren't loaded on your side board and easy up on all the badges. Move your About Me section, Facebook/Google Connect Plugin towards the top of your side bar. You want your readers to be able to find those 2 important areas immediately. Now they are at the very bottom. Other then that I like where you going with this.

http://www.logallot.com

Kirsten L Cisco said:

I am learning how to blog my self .. I have my own blog/business. Though I started actual blogging .. I am an EMT and thought that I would concentrate on the life of an EMT MOM .. with some story's negative any personal information ( Privacy Laws and protection of people's personal life ) as well as a few reviews, advertisements and supports of other mom bloggers/business. Any other ideas .. please if you would not mind taking a look at my blog http://theemtmommy.blogspot.com and let me know .. please be honest.

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Permalink Reply by Kirsten L Cisco on April 10, 2011 at 8:28pm

I love to write how I speak .. there may be day's where I am just rambling and other days when I am being serious... regardless of which way you look at it... as long as it's YOU then it should stand out.. because if you think about it, We are all NOT a like ! ;)

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Permalink Reply by Kirsten L Cisco on April 10, 2011 at 8:30pm

Thank You so Much -- I was thinking the same thing on the badges.. Maybe I can have a separate page for that.

Sonia Winland said:

You have already picked out a good template that will work for what your blogging about. I would check some of the images that aren't loaded on your side board and easy up on all the badges. Move your About Me section, Facebook/Google Connect Plugin towards the top of your side bar. You want your readers to be able to find those 2 important areas immediately. Now they are at the very bottom. Other then that I like where you going with this.

http://www.logallot.com

Kirsten L Cisco said:

I am learning how to blog my self .. I have my own blog/business. Though I started actual blogging .. I am an EMT and thought that I would concentrate on the life of an EMT MOM .. with some story's negative any personal information ( Privacy Laws and protection of people's personal life ) as well as a few reviews, advertisements and supports of other mom bloggers/business. Any other ideas .. please if you would not mind taking a look at my blog http://theemtmommy.blogspot.com and let me know .. please be honest.

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Permalink Reply by Sonia on April 11, 2011 at 10:51am

Hey Kirsten,
Your right about that part. People can tell if what you right isn't your voice. Experience is what sets everyone apart. My blog isn't that old, but I have been in the business with marketing (Corporate Marketing) for the last 6 yrs so I try and pass on what I know from that. It's still a learning process the way blogs are, but its fun!

Kirsten L Cisco said:

I love to write how I speak .. there may be day's where I am just rambling and other days when I am being serious... regardless of which way you look at it... as long as it's YOU then it should stand out.. because if you think about it, We are all NOT a like ! ;)

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on May 29, 2011 at 2:13am

What she said :P

More Milestones said:

I just stay true to myself. Don't get me wrong I hope others will read and enjoy what I write. I try to include helpful tidbits. In the end I blog for me - to keep me from going bonkers. : )

~Mona
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Permalink Reply by Pennylove on June 1, 2011 at 10:53pm

Wow, I'm also a new blogger and I do feel overwhelmed. I just started a Facebook page www.Facebook.com/pennylovesblog for my blog. Even MBC I feel like it's a great resource. However, it's so big I feel like I don't know where to start. All I know is I enjoy writing and informing and I really try to do a good job and provide a quality product. I'm hoping that is what will make me eventually stand out. Even though I wasn't the original poster, I also appreciate the valuable information.

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Permalink Reply by nicole on June 23, 2011 at 12:54pm

Pennylove, I know what you mean. It's hard to know where to start. There are so many resources out there...

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Permalink Reply by nicole on June 23, 2011 at 12:47pm

I'm trying to make my blog stand out by my content. My big dream is for my blog to go viral!

I'm at momfever.com.

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Permalink Reply by Wendy DePury on August 3, 2011 at 8:59pm

I am also very new to blogging and have enjoyed reading replies to this question. Some very good suggestions were given. My blog is definately different than a blog on parenting as it deals with mental health with one page dealing with child and adolescent mental health. Here's the link: ltmentalhealth.com

Does anyone know of widgets that can be added to the blog to increase its searchability on google

Wendy

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Permalink Reply by Rich Single Momma on August 4, 2011 at 1:03pm

Hi Wendy,

The best way to increase searchability is to use keywords in your posts and meta-tags in your header (find this in the theme editor). To find out what people are searching on to find your site look at your site analytics. If you haven't set up an account do this right away. Google Analytics is a good option. With analytics you will see what keywords people used to find you.

Use the Google Keyword tool (just search for it) find out what keywords people are using to search for mental health. Watch for the keywords that get the highest number of searches. Those are the keywords you want to target for your articles.

Post often and of course comment on similar websites and blogs. Google loves regularly (read frequently) update blogs.

If you need more information or want some one-on-one help with finding and using the tools I mentioned feel free to ask. I'm more than happy to help.

I'm starting a new blog, MomBlogger101.com, to answer these kinds of questions for beginning bloggers.

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Permalink Reply by Bobbi Welzel on August 12, 2011 at 10:17am

Hey Everyone,

All of these replies helped me out so much! I've been so stressed out about people not following my blog lately, but I need to remember why I'm doing it. It's such an enjoyable thing for me, I'm seriously a happier mom after I've blogged (is that bad??). It's just a great way to have "me time," and I was in desperate need of a creative outlet!

Bobbi

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