Ever have one of those killer ideas that turned into a great blog post, which led to a surge in traffic, which boosted your authority, which led to increased readership? Then, a week later, your great article has faded into the abyss of seldom-accessed archives? The internet is heavy-laden with countless millions of really great, but never to be read again articles such as your favorite one. Here’s a thought that’s good for the online environment – recycle!
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My blog normally receives about 40 unique visitors per day, with anywhere from 60 – 100 page views. But look what happened yesterday…
I put Google’s live election map in a post, titled it “Live Election Map” and left it alone. That post wound up being indexed by Google and ranked #5 in search results for the keywords “live election map.” Phil Cooke said recently, if you can’t find it in Google, it doesn’t exist. How true of our generation. Search results are powerful! Just a brief observation.
Just a note. I googled (amazing how that word became a verb) for “pastoral blog” and I was #6. For “pastor blog” I was #30 and for “pastors blog” I came in at #27. Most people who read this may not understand or care about the significance, but to me, it’s pretty cool to come up in the top 30 Google results for those search terms. Just thought I’d share.
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