Posted September 24, 201014 yr http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/posts-series.jpg One of the problems that website owners and bloggers encounter on a regular basis is coming up with ideas for posts. One of the tactics that I like to employ is creating a regular ongoing post series. So let’s tackle the big questions first: what’s an example of post series? How about “Sandwich Mondays” from NPR. The basic premise is every monday they publish a post about sandwhiches. Sometimes these are reviews as in the case of the Denny’s Fried Cheese post. Sometimes there’s a travel/tourism theme as in the case of the Pop Tarts Restaurant in Times Square. Other times it could be a flashback pop-culture reference like the Pixy Stixand Cap’n Crunch Cerealsandwich from The Breakfast Club. Click here to view the embedded video. You can take this concept and use it on lots of different sites. For example, on a real estate blog, how about writing an in depth post about a school district in a neighborhood you work. On a clothing site do a series that features, each week, one pair of fashionable shoes under $25. This is a pretty easy concept to run with. All it takes a little imagination. To get the most out of this approach you should try using an editorial calendar. Now this doesn’t mean you have to eat asandwichevery Monday. You can get 3-4 weeks or more ahead of yourself and schedule the posts in advance. You can also have multiple series. In the example of the real estate website, maybe you’ll also have a series about local libraries and programs they offer. If you keep each of the posts narrowly focused, you can tie it all together with the head and tail content approach. These types of posts are something that will benefit from having a bit of personality and opinion to them because it’s what makes them interesting. Additionally, the more opinion you use, the less you are going to be able to outsource. Lastly use tags and maximize internal anchor text to get the most SEO value, silo your content, and better target your ads. What are the takeaways here: Choose 1-3 series of weekly, biweekly, or monthly postsUse an editorial calendar to help you plan and publish your contentKeep each of the posts narrow and focusedInterlink the series with other series using the “head and tail” conceptMaximize your internal anchor text by interlinking to other related postsTag your posts to help you serve the most effective advertisementshttp://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/plugins/photo-dropper/images/cc.png photo credit: adactio This post originally came from Michael Gray who is an SEO Consultant. Be sure not to miss the Thesis WordPress Theme review. Content Ideas – Creating an Ongoing Series http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/banners/text_link_ads_F_468x60.gif Related posts: Is Web 2.0 Creating An Ad Trend Towards Promoting Content? If you pay attention to the ads that monetize most...Creating Better Auto-Generated Text Over the past two weeks we’ve taken a look at...How to Silo Your Website: The Content The following is part of the series How To Silo...Creative Link Building Ideas There’s lots of talk on the net right now that...Creating the Ultimate Personal Hub and Nerve Center Last week I was reading Steve Rubel’s turning Gmail into... Advertisers: Text Link Ads - New customers can get $100 in free text links.BOTW.org - Get a premier listing in the internet's oldest directory.Ezilon.com Regional Directory - Check to see if your website is listed!Page1Hosting - Class C IP Hosting starting at $2.99.Directory Journal - List your website in our growing web directory today.Content Customs - Unique and high quality SEO writing services, providing webmasters with hundreds of SEO articles per weekMajestic SEO - Competitive back link intellegence for SEO AnalysisGlass Whiteboards - For a professional durable white board with no ghosting, streaking or marker stains, see my Glass Whiteboard ReviewNeed an SEO Audit for your website, look at my SEO Consulting ServicesKnowEm - Protect your brand, product or company name with a continually growing list of social media sites.Scribe SEO Review find out how to better optimize your wordpress posts.TigerTech - Great Web Hosting service at a great price.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?i=iDq0qJBhZBo:WvxELw5bAUY:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?i=iDq0qJBhZBo:WvxELw5bAUY:wF9xT3WuBAs</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?d=dnMXMwOfBR0</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?i=iDq0qJBhZBo:WvxELw5bAUY:aKCwKftKxY0</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?d=7Q72WNTAKBA</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?i=iDq0qJBhZBo:WvxELw5bAUY:D7DqB2pKExk</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?i=iDq0qJBhZBo:WvxELw5bAUY:JEwB19i1-c4</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wolf-howl?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wolf-howl/~4/iDq0qJBhZBo View the full article
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