SEO for Bloggers, Effective Backlink Building, Find More Time to Blog, Speedlink 23:2016

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great and productive week!

Success isn’t an overnight phenomenon when it comes to SEO, but with the right process and a dose of patience, it’s always within reach — even if you’re running your own blog. Optimizing your blog posts begins as early as the inception of your idea, and from then on you’ll want to consider your keyword targeting, on-page factors, your intended audience, and more.

In Rand’s Whiteboard Friday below, he spells out a step-by-step process you can adopt to help increase search traffic to your blog over time.

SEO for Bloggers: How to Nail the Optimization Process for Your Posts

4 Effective Ways to Build Backlinks for a Brand New Site

Starting to build links for a new site is a lot like climbing a mountain. You’re starting from ground zero with a lot of enthusiasm, but when you realize you have to climb for days to get anywhere, that enthusiasm often turns to the feeling of being overwhelmed. But when it comes to your site, the weather conditions, metaphorically speaking, are terrible as well.

No one can see you from above, so they can’t help you out—you are on your own. In a recent article from Neil Patel of QuickSprout.com, he shows you four ways to build links specifically tailored towards new sites. These are the links that actually matter. If you get a few dozen of them, you will see an immediate impact on your traffic levels.

1. Invest in a gift for the community
2. Study competitors, and learn from them
3. Forum links can have value
4. If you want to burst onto the scene, guest-posting is a must

Read the full article here

5 Ways to Find More Time to Blog

Is there a blogger inside you, waiting to emerge? Need tips for producing more content? Writing quality content will help you attract more customers and increase your visibility.

#1: Commit to a Niche
#2: Limit Your Time on Distracting Sites
#3: Plan Your Articles With Mind Maps
#4: Use Tools to Curate Inspiring Content
#5: Source Quotes From Industry Research and Influencers

In this article, you’ll discover five ways to find more time to blog.

And as usual, in no particular order: