This is Step #1 in the 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger.
First, I’m going to assume you’re using WordPress. You are using WordPress aren’t you? The built-in SEO and pinging functions make WordPress a search engine machine.
Yes, I use WordPress. I find that its flexibility and customization provide the exact measure of control that I need over my blog. I’ve had to add the SEO Title Tag plugin in order to get the SEO functions just right.
I read on Make Money Online Free With Court that using timestamps along with pinging can result in you not getting the traffic you should. I am testing this out currently, as I am running a series that is timestamped. I want to be sure that my posts are being picked up by the search engines. I put a lot of effort into the Back to School series!
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- 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
- Use WordPress!: Step #1
- Sign up for Feedburner: Step #2
- Post at least once a day: Step #3
- Optimize your blog for SEO: Step #4
- Have an “About Me” page: Step #5
- 101 Steps: #6-8
- Blog and Ping – Step #9 in 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
- Submit your blog to RSS and blog directories: Step #10
- Trackbacks are important – Step #11
- Get involved in the blogosphere – Step #12
- Give your blog its own unique voice – Step #13
- Create unique, quality content – Step #14
- Add a large RSS button to your site
- Place an RSS feed link at the bottom of every post
- Install the MyBlogLog Widget
- Social Bookmarking – Step #18
- Better Blogger – Steps 19-31
- Create a custom blog design
- Add photos to each of your posts
- Use tagging in WordPress
- Tips to get more out of your WordPress blog
- Turn your blog posts into podcasts!
- Follow these 12 Steps and Get MORE Readers!
- Create a customized 404 page
- Keep Working at Becoming a Better Blogger!
- 11 Ways to Monetize Your Blog
- 19 Final Tips to Becoming a Better Blogger
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Hi pinkc,
how did your test go with it. Is the problem still there. Some people on the net saying it is not an issue since 2.1 but some other say it is.
Thanks
Alex
My new posts that were pre-written appeared in RSS when they were supposed to. BUT I did not see my new posts get the same attention or pinged as quickly as those that were written then published.
I have no idea what to think except perhaps 2.3 will fix it?