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Blogs are a great way to share content, create value, drive traffic to your website and boost your sites SEO.
This post will give you step by step instructions on how to create, properly format and publish a blog to your new site.
Step #1 - Duplicate This Blog
Click the ellipses in the top right to duplicate this post so that you can keep a copy of these instructions!
Step #2 - Write Your Blog and Format the Text
You can use the bar at the top to format the font type and colours.
You can also add images or buttons using the "add +" button at the top of the bar on the left side of your screen.
Step #3 - Format The Settings
Don't Skip this step!!
Click "Settings" in the bar at the left of your screen
Update the featured image to fit with your blog post
Add yourself as a New Writer
Click "Advanced" and update the Excerpt
Step #4 - Format The SEO Settings
Again...DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
The Assistant can help guide you but I would recommend following these steps for ease!
Click "SEO" in the bar at the left of your screen
Select "Basics"
Ensure the URL slug is appropriate. If not, update it to fit with your blog.
Add a Meta Description (that ideally includes some keywords)
Select "Social Share" at the top
Update the Image if needed (this is what will show when you or others share a link to your blog post on social media so make sure it fits with your blog!)
Step #5 - Add Alt Descriptions to All Images in Your Post
Click on the image, select "Settings" and then update the alt text for the image. Search engines, such as Google, cannot see images, but they can interpret text so include a description of the image to help with your SEO.
Step #6: Delete these instructions and hit "Publish"!
Woohoo! You did it!
Once you have hit publish, your post will be live on your site and you will be given options for sharing on social media or in an email newsletter!
Extra Tips!
Once you have created a few posts, you can add tags and categories to help guide users to similar content on your blog. This is completely optional and not necessary when you are just getting started!
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