subject: Traffic And Seo Tips For Running An Entertainment Blog [print this page] When you run an entertainment blog you must realize that a good portion of the posts must be time-sensitive headlines. That is because all movies, music, and star news changes fast. Movie and music releases change weekly, if not daily and star news is considered old or duplicate content within minutes of initial posting. In order to stay ahead of the game and high in the searches you need to take SEO and social media into account.
These two elements make a significant difference in the success of your blog. The two tactics use linking to drive searches to your page, thus giving you a boost in traffic. The first main element is to include hyperlinks. Proper SEO will make your site more accessible to the masses because search engines crawl for certain keywords and content. They also prefer trusted sites over the unknowns. That means the more people you get to your site daily, the more search engines like Google will know that people trust your content.
For SEO you must remember several things: always keep content fresh. Daily updates and posts complete with tags, categories, and linked keywords will ensure your site gets noticed. Use keywords appropriately and only tag a few - a total of two or three a post should suffice. Always link at least one back to your homepage.
Social media sites are so rabidly used it would seriously benefit you to create an account for your blog. You get followers because you a sharing interesting content. If you link to your blog daily then that means you are heightening your chances of being re-tweeted or re-shared. This will increase the amount of people who see the link to your blog and then, in turn, drive traffic up.
Ultimately when you run an entertainment blog you do not want to appear stale. This is why it is up to you to ensure that you have stories to cover. If you're struggling for keywords then you can check trending topics. That is always a good start for posts. Then when you make proper use of this knowledge through SEO and social media you are encouraging visitors. Think of it like a call to action. You want to entice users to take a chance on your little 'click me' link. The more intriguing or mysterious the share text, the more likely people will want to view it.
