Blogging raises my Alexa ranking!

Not long ago, my website ranking – for what it’s worth – was mired in the 25, 216,250th spot. Now, it’s ranked 11,040,648: a 57% rise. If only that were profits.

Regardless, due to writing increasingly frequent blog posts and attracting unexpected responses, the SEO gods and goddesses have rewarded me. Plus, I admit, it’s gratifying to have people from around the Internet offer their compliments and insights.

According to Paul Coughlin of Blog for Profit, the top factor for a successful blog is content. Initially, I wasn’t sure if writing about (content) writing was going to generate enough ideas. However, I soon realized that my sales and marketing background enabled me to offer insightful analysis of both companies and their practices to readers.

The 2nd factor is Interaction or the degree to which a blogger writes replies and or exchanges information or comments with care enough to write comments on certain posts. I admit I’m sometimes tardy on this point but there is quite a bit of spam as well.

More Changes Ahead
The website designer with whom I had arranged the transformation of my website is tied up so I’ve made other inquiries. My motivation? I want to play up or showcase my thinking, insight, and writing abilities for both prospective clients and employers. A now-outdated static website forces interested parties to click through pages instead of just reading the last several posts.