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Coolio - just so you know, I'm new to the scene as well. And so far I'm enjoying every day of it.
I work full time as a web developer at a digital agency in London... when I get home, i put in a little time to update the site.
When things begin to get real busy at work - I publish a load of content that is embargoed / set to go live at set dates.
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Yeah, same here I also generate a buffer of blog posts that go live about 5 times a day! Keep up that buffer!!! :D
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Updating content on a regular basis actually helps build site popularity. And I write all the content i publish - except the RSS content feeds.
I realise you can't write all the content for your site - and it was a smart move to hire a writer to get things started. But you should put in the time when your up and running, just to get the feel of it and to get better at it as well!
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Yeah I just hate writing stuff. I'd rather spend 10 hours coding then 10 minutes of writing! ;) Anyways, its ok for now...I do have "some" money to invest! :D
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With regards to linking - my existing blog doesn't contain any skimming - all links are direct to galleries.
I just hate getting jerked around by sites that send me to an entirely different site - than was advertised. I find myself ditching such sites in a heart beat.
With that said - link trading can be beneficial for your site also - so long as you keep it to a certain percentage.
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I also want to keep a skim free blog. I hate that stuff as well. However, I don't know if its the best strategy. Maybe in the next 2 years I will learn the pro's and cons!
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While on the topic of SEO - it may be an idea to request hard linking to other mainstream sites.
This increases your validity amongst search engines like google.
I have a number of hard links to TGPs or blogs... and they hard link back to me in return.
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Yeah, I need to start getting some good trades as well. I'm also interested in buying some, but I don't know what to look for and how to get the "quality" adds and links.
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One thing that needs addressing on my site are adverts... there simply aren't enough.
That's good and bad... good because it's clean. Bad because it lowers the potential for sales. I'll be addressing that this week!
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Yeah, I sure need to find a way to add a nice and visible link to my sponsors with every blog post, but I am still looking at a good way to do this.