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Just Had to Brighten a Day!

Thought I would share this.  Sometimes we just need to laugh, so go ahead--laugh!  I did.

No Excuses

For those who have noticed, I have not been writing.  If it helps, the reason I haven’t written in a while is that I’ve been doing my job.  It’s been good to be busy.  So this is my article of no excuses. 

Some people see it as a pastor’s job to blog, but when you are starting a church one cannot always take time to write. When you are starting a church one has to spend their time where ever there is the greatest demand.  And lately, the immediate need has not been at the computer writing blogs.   So here it goes, no excuses are needed for not blogging unless one wants to be noticed, wants to get their name out there, and/or needs to feel that people want to know what you think and are doing.   So if you are interested in people find out about you, here you go:

1. Blog regularly: Unless you blog regularly, people won’t find your blog interesting. Also Search engine bots check for updates to your site and accordingly reevaluate you rank.

2. Put appropriate Titles: Make sure your title bar is appropriate. Before it was ‘LakePastor.com’  I was 7pointblogger, whenever I  searched it on Google my site was the first to get displayed. However since I have changed my blog a mere search returns my site on the first page. This is because google not only searches for keyword but also takes into consideration the context in which it appears on the title.

3. Get yourself cross linked. Ask all your blogging friends to put your link on their blog roll. This is because search engine bots whenever will across your site link on other sites will improve your rank. Also try to put the link of your blog wherever possible but in proper context. If your blog is technical you can provide its link on all technical forums you visit.

4.Comment on other people’s blog: Regularly read other people’s blog. Only then you can expect others to read your blog. Whenever you comment do not forget to mention link to your blog.

5. Post quality content: The only reason someone will read your blog is because he will find it interesting. If you are writing it for the world do not be very specific in terms of places, names etc. If you target a specific group readership make sure that your are more specific.

6. Get yourself on wikipedia: Be a member of Wikipedia,Wikivarsity mention your blog link on your talk page (Please do not vandalize these beauties, they are boon to society). If you have blogged on a topic with extensive research you can mention it in the reference of corresponding topic in Wikipedia. That gets almost 10 to 20 hits per week depending on what the topic is.

7 . Be Honest: Whenever promoting your blog make sure that you are honest wherever you type about your blog. DO not try to fool people and get them on your site. It’s better to have one or two good readers than thousand trespassers.

8. If you want a particular keyword to point your site when searched in Google or MSN live make sure you type it as often as possible on your site. Make static pages that will contain that word in proper context.

But as for me, I’ll write when I can, Peace.