The Seventh Commandment – Thou Shalt Use Signatures in Forums with Do-Follow

Another tip from the “SEO MASTER”:
Focus your signature around the main keyword string for your home page. Try to be the first response to new posts and participate on long discussion threads that will consistently be pushed to the top of the main discussion page.

Here is a list of major forums with Do-Follow signatures:

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/- SEO
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/ – music
http://forums.seroundtable.com/ – seo
http://www.submitexpress.com/bbs/
http://www.startups.co.uk/ – business
http://www.v7n.com/forums/ – seo, webmaster
http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ – webmaster
http://www.webicy.com/ – Webmaster, seo
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/ – comic books
http://bzimage.org/ – photo
http://www.earnersforum.com/forumsindex.php – ecommerce, advertising
http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/ – domains
http://forums.onlinebookclub.org/ – books

For the complete list of Do-Follow Forums go here.

Check out the other “commandments” shared in previous blogs and let me know what YOU think of the information he boasts. Agree. Disagree. Not so sure. COMMENTS WELCOMED!!!

If you enjoy networking then you must enjoy socializing! (If you are thinking, “no, not really,” then get ready for a new way of thinking!!!)

That’s good because the next commandment for SEO focuses on you being social….Social Bookmarking, that is!

Remember, the tips you are learning here should not just be applied to your BLOG but also to your wall posts, notes, status updates, tweets and more. As you read on, don’t forget to think long-term, future-focused, and GROWING your network. After all, if you are about networking for more business, then you need to embrace the power of the internet to assist you in this voyage. I guarantee it makes things MUCH more easier, enjoyable…AND PROFITABLE!

The Third Commandment – Thou Shalt Submit Daily Blog to Social Bookmarks

The exact keyword string that you identify for your blog’s title will be used in each submission. Change up the description for each submission.

Here are the angels of Google that will help you ascend in the rankings and find a home in Google Heaven:

For the complete list of Social Bookmark Sites go here.

MY TAKE ON THIS: TRUE!!! (are you beginning to see a pattern here…?)

When I first looked at this list I was overwhelmed! Did you get that, too…and then to see there were MORE?!? I mean, who has the time to bookmark every single one of these sites with the blog I just posted or note I created, or or or…ANYTHING!  I am an entrepreneur in business by myself and would love to have an army of Web gurus at my beck and call to assist me with Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Searches, blogging, Bookmarking…and all of the things I know I SHOULD BE doing but just don’t have the time. I mean, WHO DOES???

WHEW – now that I got that off of my chest, let’s take a step back and look at what IS possible…

If there are a few of these that work best for you, then commit to using those. With each site you have to create a profile, setup your website, add the links and do hours of work, right?  Well…sort of. You could do it yourself or, again, you can do what you love and pay someone to assist with the minor details, like bookmarking (I will reference oDesk.com here again in case you missed it in a previous post talking about how you can outsource the things you need done but don’t want to or can’t afford to spend hundreds or thousands on finding someone locally to assist).

Why does he reference CHANGING the description with each submission?  Can you guess?

It will be seen as duplicate data and the additional posts could be ignored. You don’t want that to happen as it would be a waste of your time then, had you used multiple social bookmarking sites with the same content. A tip I learned from Nitro Marketing is to change every 3^rd word. HOW EASY IS THAT?!? If you want the post to be relevant and for your content to be noticed and bookmarked (duh), then try this easy approach and see how it works for you!  If you want to commit more time and energy to each social bookmarking site then go ahead and redo the entire description.  That takes a creative person with many hours of time available for the devotion of “practice” content. (LOL) For the rest of us, more power to the third WORD approach, right?!?

Next, we visit The Fourth Commandment…I hope you have already considered some of the tips shared here and MAYBE EVEN implemented a few of the ideas. If you are looking to be a master networker online (or offline), sometimes you have to embrace new ideas! (Okay, not sometimes, we ALWAYS need to look at ideas with an open-mind and see which are applicable to us…now and/or in the future).

Until then,…happy bookmarking and networking!!!

I came across this great little “list” months ago and want to share some of what was posted because I know it will help you, your business, and your networking efforts.  As you grow your business, online and/or offline, your website is VITAL to the success of your ongoing networking attempts – successes and failures. So, if you want to have a stellar site, but don’t have the funds to pay STEALTH prices, then these little tips for “The Ten Commandments of SEO” (Search Engine Optimization) will help you.

We will breakdown each tip so you have food to chew on and ideas to mull over before a new idea is presented. AND AND AND there will be a pause between each post so you have time to go to work on the ideas shared in these “pearls of wisdom by the Master” (his words, not mine)…

The First Commandment – Thou Shalt Have Fresh Content

The easiest way to accomplish this is with a daily blog. One to three paragraphs of original content related to your site.

MY TAKE ON THIS: TRUE!!!
Blogging daily is NOT the easiest thing in the world…I thought I could hack it but my schedule proved otherwise.

Maybe you are like me and have often wondered, “HOW do they do that?” and until I inquired I didn’t know the answer, either…. Now, I will share this little secret with YOU!
THEY DON’T BLOG DAILY…SURPRISE!!!

In WordPress, you have the option of typing lots of content and then SCHEDULING when it will appear on your site. TAH DAH! So, as you read this, and any other blog, in reality, the content could have been created during a “mini-blast” day (spending 3-4 hours focused on only creating blog posts, newsletters, etc., but it is ONLY on this one sole purpose – YOU get to decide WHAT that purpose is and WHEN you will do the work).  HOW COOL IS THAT?

For some, they prefer to sit down each day and spend 30 minutes to an hour or more “blogging” about what is transpiring in their life. For others, it works to create massive content in chunks at a time. The key is to determine what works best for you…DAILY creating the content or CHUNK content creation in one day that is scheduled to “publish” at different intervals. The choice is yours…

With online sites, like Facebook, which allow for networking 24/7/365, you have an opportunity to post “mini-blogs” such as your wall posts, or notes, or even discussions on group pages. AND, did you realize There is a BLOG feature on Facebook?  Yes, it is true. Even Facebook allows you to BLOG – and it is free!!!

The point is, if your intent is to use (online) Social Networking as a way to grow your business, you need to be connecting, relating and working to refer regularly. Build your network by building their interest and Blogging is just another means for achieving that. As we’ve talked before, it is NOT about SELL SELL SELL, even with your blog. Keep your focus on sharing information YOU have or know that can benefit the reader, draw them in to a discussion, or enable them to connect with you on a different level.

Let me also include a tip from another SEO expert, “The Descriptions are important for the visitors. Even thou it does have some impact on Rankings. Describe what that page is about in the description.”  If you aren’t the one “coding” your page or don’t use a tool like WordPress to post your blog, then talk to your Web guru about this…but DO IT!!!

Next up, Commandment #2 from “The Master of SEO” (whom, by the way, is not me…I will stick with networking, thanks, but I do see the value and I do believe this will help you and your business so it is a MUST SHARE!!!). More information on this topic is available via www.sta.rtup.biz – ENJOY!!!

FYI – there are some who prefer to complete Commandment #2 BEFORE coming up with Content…so don’t rush into anything until you read tomorrow’s info on Keyword Research…