google + and blogger (20 posts)

  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    how  do  google + and  blogger  relate to each other  or to  your  google  rankings?…

    i gave up my  blog  for time  reasons and  becasue  it want producing   much  moneywise…. it  was hard to give up i really liked it… is  there a  google  reason  to revive it?  

    i dont  do   google + but we are on it…  but i like the  +s….

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    Glen Andrews said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Hi Ann,
              Google owns both platforms. Google ranks site not only by seo, but also by social metrics; and it helps your rankings when people google+, like, and retweet your articles, pages, or posts.

    Hope this answers your question. :)

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    so a real person has to do something in relation to   the  blog? thats not happening   on  my  blog…

      i was hoping   something  crawled the  blog  since they were  both owned  by google….

    @glenandrews thanks…

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    E N Brown said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Hi @annfurnivall —

    IF you put your new items at the blog and link to the blog from the website, that would take some of your customers to the blog where they can ask questions about any one item or group of items BEFORE coming to the store – if it might be a longish drive for them.  

    Engagement at the blog will be dependent on how you use it.  But engagement there with plenty of links back and forth between the website and blog would be a really great boost. 

    I’ve read enough of your posts to know that you rely heavily on Facebook – if you can get those folks interested in the blog (by linking to it with photos daily or weekly) you may start to see engagement there. I’d try to do that – push them to the blog instead of engaging at FB – that platform has turned to paid advertising by members and has limited reach for many people now.

    .02

    Eileen :D  

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    E N Brown said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Hi  @annfurnivall —

    Sorry I posted before I made the actual point - 

    Reviving the blog – At the website “now in” area put the name of the item and a link to the blog – put the photo at the blog with short description. THEN G+ the blog post as soon as you make the entry.  This is a 1-2-3 step process. 

    At facebook, post the blog entries as separate items – sending those folks to the blog for engagement. 

    Make it a habit and before long it will be a wiz-bang fast operation.  

    I hope this makes sense to you.

    Eileen :D

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    thanks EILEEEN…. im  not interested in trying  that stuff anymore…. ….    but thats not  my  question……   im  not needing info on  pushing    my  blog ..i already have the links  etc.

    my  question is  about    IF  GOOGLE   COUNTED IT  FOR ANYTHING WHEN  THERE WERENT  COMMENTS OR  MANY  VIEWS……???.

    .i wanted to know if  google   crawled my blog and if it   helped my google  ratings…..or  if the  blog  only helped on our  google if  someone interacted with the  blog…[like  glen  said  above]  do  you know  what the  answer is?   if  hes  right i probably  wont  do  much at all on there…

    IT has  been  a  pet   project  for me for a long time tho…. i really like it  but dont  see much   reason for it. ….it  wouldnt   connect with   facebook   much…

    @supereb

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    Glen Andrews said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Hi again Ann, to answer your question above… Google does crawl your blog. Google gives weight to blog pages, or posts that get Google Plus-ed by your audience.

    Your posts or pages that get Facebook Likes, Twitter re-tweets, or Google +’d is a signal to Google that this is quality content. And therefore that page or post may get a better ranking.

    If you don’t have any comments, or likes, etc, the page or post just won’t get that extra push from Google. It doesn’t mean your page or post is bad, or that it won’t rank well within the search results.

    I hope I answered your question. :)

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    thanks  glen…so the  content of the page is kind of  good  but would  be better if  someone plussed it?

    more  to the point….if i  post a post about  store counters then if someone  googled  store counters would   my post  be  picked up  by google altho  the  blog is  failrly  dormant…?  

    ive had the blog for several years  and  it has   lots of  comments and page  views…..but  not enough for me to want  to  continue the work…and less  now of  course  since i havent  been posting…  but  if  the  content  was picked up in  google  searches that  would  be a different  reason to  keep at it  in  some  small way…

    blogs were huge in my industry a few  years  ago,,,now  most have  gone  by the wayside…i met  wonderfl  people  while i did it….but  hardly any  resulting  business….mostly  just   kindred spirits  from  far away….  which wasnt all bad…

    @glenandrews

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  • Karl Morris
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    Karl Morris said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @annfurnivall,

    you are so close on all fronts yet so far.
    If anyone sees my responses or posts regularly I have a very simple and common theme/message.

    1. Website (Google Friendly with analytics)
    2. Blog (On your site not Blogspot or Blogger etc, it makes your website more Google Friendly and increases your Key word footprint)
    3. E Newsletters to your loyal customer base to up sell
    4. Social Media
    There is an entire method in this madness but it all comes to together when you focus this on a purpose to sell stuff.
    First priority would be to fix your site. It needs basic Search Engine Optimisation love (SEO) 
    1. Meta Data is missing and simple flow and structure
    2. You need key word friendly headings
    3. Site is cluttered and on first glance it isn’t clear you are Rochester Indiana, makes it difficult to navigate
    4. Blog on your site and ensure they are key word friendly to help people find you that are interested in your products.
    Blogging can be great for your business but do it on your site (i’d be happy to see any counter arguments to this) and do it strategically with sales in mind and keep it key word focused.
    Don’t forget your newsletters via a simple online programme such as Mailchimp. And further drive traffic to your site by promoting your blogs on your social media.
    I hope this ihasn’t come across too harsh and I hope this is taken constructively. I’m here in the colonies in Australia and we tend to call ‘a spade a spade’ as sometimes it is difficult to tell someone they have an ugly child :)
    CheersKarlPS. Don’t forget the all encompassing and powerful Youtube 

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    i thought that was kind of harsh  since i wasnt asking anythng about what  you thought about my  website..my  question was about  blogs and  how they  get  crawled by google..

    im not worried at all about our website…….we did it in house and it has  brought us   buyers  from all around  the country..and im  pretty sure its in  good   sync  with  the   kind of people we  appeal to….   .. and  somehow we are on the first  page, usually the  in the  first   7 on  google search   for our key words….antiques indiana…..

    .so im  happy with the site, as it is, in its  flaws….our  whole  business is kind of   different..and   keeps us   very  busy………im not  rocking  the  boat..

    .and i  never would ask for a  website critique .lol….for   good  reason…….p.s.we sell australian soap,,,,i just looked at your  blog a nd it would  be totally wrong  in my  world…. no  color,no pictures, too many words, too small  a print,  hard to  grasp anything at a  glance,no eye candy……

     no hard feelings..i have tough  skin…i got  1000 views on my facebook  today out of   3900  fans.

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  • Karl Morris
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    Karl Morris said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @annfurnivall,

    Cool :) . I love thick skin
    Yes blogs get read by Google and they are awesomely powerful for businesses. They increase your key words and your Google footprint. However put them on your site not else where. (Again I would welcome feedback here). Your website is your asset.

    Use Google + to cross promote your blogs as well including ‘Author’ tags for increased visibility on Google

    I just think blogs are a key element of the overriding strategy. (Part two) And when you align the stars it can have an incredible impact on your business.

    CheersKarl

    3,943 Likes now on Facebook. I just liked you :)

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    thanks  karl…and im  going to  go to your  blog and  read about instagram.,,,, that might   be my next thing….and  show my  tekk person   your  ideas.

    im so  confused on facebook  but my last  3 posts have  been huge.

    ..guess i will  try and  do  my  blog a  bit  more…

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @karlmorris thanks…see above….im printing out your   critique…lol  for my  tekk person…she will hate it!!!

    one  more  question  for MY  business would  you suggest  twitter  or instagram?    i want to  try one this  year….

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  • Karl Morris
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    Karl Morris said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @annfurnivall

    Instagram and Pinterest (I know you didn’t ask about Pinterest, LOL) most definitely. And twitter every day of the week.

    Instagram only last week (I think) released corporate profiles which means you can do this as a business not personally and given the huge range you have you can’t miss here.

    We post individually to our various social media platforms but we love Hootsuite.

    Look forward to watching you unfold.

    Hoping to travel to the US again in 2014 so will go out of my way to get to Rochester Indiana (I’ve never been there).

    CheersKarl

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  • Steve Curran
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    Steve Curran said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @annfurnivall @karlmorris @glenandrews @supereb  Thanks to all of you for your input on this post.  I am learning a lot from the different issues listed on the Forum.Some of this is above my head and will figure it out as I go.

    Thanks again!

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @karlmorris that would  be so neat  …we are  120 miles  from  chicago….

    i totally love  pinterest and it fits  us like a glove…. http://www.pinterest.com/annatgreenoak/  my  customers  bring in pictures  from there and   try and  shop  from the pictures….and lots   are on  my  boards.[over  2000 followers]  its  so neat , i  can see what direction to go  by posting  4  things and seeing  what one  gets  the most  pins….

    in  a way im  afraid  instagram  would  be  duplicating   pinterest….aslo  against instagram is that its huge  in  teens to  20  yr olds….and my custmoers a re mainly  home  owners   30 to 50 yrs old….but i dont  quite  understand  how  my customers  use instagram…i sure see them using their  phones  in the store all the time.. ...

     

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    E N Brown said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Hi @annfurnivall 

    I’d be willing to bet dollars to donuts that they (your customers using those iphones) are taking pictures to ask opinions of family or friends on particular items or are using the photos for various postings online. 

    By having a photo on hand too, they can compare shop for goods/prices all day and then decide which item will best fit their budget or living space. 

    My niece does this all the time – she’ll go home and show hubby the photos/prices and they then decide what will be purchased.

    It’s really a great way to shop.  :D

    Eileen

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    @supereb you are so right..its  just  major…

    .and it  speeds up the  buying  decisions   too which is nice…

    .  the  bad  side is they  expect us to   send  pictures  to them   easily…..  which it often isnt…for a lot of  different  reasons…mailny   becasue me and my son are the main  sellers  or  who know about the  stuff and neither of us   carry phones…i  still have a flip phone…or  they want things  that are  totally  too much  trouble….like  send me pictures of your  windows…and we probably have  50….stuff like that…

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    E N Brown said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    HI  @annfurnivall  

    You are closed on Thursdays, right?  Take one of those days off and you and your son go get yourselves some new phones!!!  Depending on who your sales person is, they can show you right there (when you buy) exactly how to do what you want to do – take the photo(s) and send it (them) out, just like THAT!  There really is no trick to it, just figuring it out on your own could take some time if you are unfamiliar with how it all works.  When I got my last phone the saleslady (girl really) set up my email, my twitter account and showed me just tons of items, I did not take notes, but did remember much of what she showed me – I just have no use for a lot of it.

    I am not all iphone’d up in knowledge.  YES, I have one; NO, I don’t know how to do a lot of things with it, and certainly not everything it’s capable of doing.  But I work from home, shop from home and rarely go out to shop, but my (grown-up) kids do and they can snap a pic and post it on FB in just seconds OR email it to me, so I can see what they are doing, purchasing, etc.  

    IF I were you – I would jump on that and not be shy about updating my knowledge.  I have a lot to gadgets here, and most I know how to use (heh). But since I work from home, the phones just have not been something I needed to jump on. The main reason I have one now is that I need to look at websites I build to see how they are viewing or if they need a mobile app separate from the designed website.  So I have a reason to have one, but not the reason most people have.

    Eileen

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  • Ann at greenoak
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    Ann at greenoak said
    5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    you make it sound so  easy!!!lol…  son and i  are total duds  married to hi tekk people…..so  far we have   been  free of   lots of the modern world…i can barely  use the  tv…we have  5 remotes….

    i have slightly  mastered  my ipad and laptop and  car phone…and  dh  fixes  any problems…

     @supereb thanks  for the encouragement  , i know i  should., my  daughter does all her photo work  with her  phone……now i  just  do the  store requests  thru  the  3 workers  who  can do it…

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