Google Gold

1. A discussion of your general approach and strategy to search engine optimiation (SEO). What were some of the activities you did for each blog post to pursue SEO?

For each blog post I made sure to include the week in each label. Additionally, if there was a post I found particularly enthralling I would email the link to my peers to ensure they would view it. 

2. What were your keywords. How did you select those keywords? Did you change or refine your keywords through the semester?

Although very broad, my keyword for my blog was simply just my name. I believe this was the easiest to use in order for others, or myself, to locate my blog through search engines. 

3. How did you use social media to enhance your SEO efforts? What your your surprises or general impression of using social media to improve your blog's profile? Was social media generally receptive of your blog, or did it get ignored?

In most cases, social media works wonders in helping a blog thrive. However, I never publicized my blog on any of my social media sites because it was not something I was passionate about. If I were blogging for fun about things I thoroughly enjoyed it would be a  different story. 

4. What was your most "viral" post? In other words, which post obtained the most traffic? Why do you think?

I think my posts that obtained the most traffic are simply those that have more peer reviews assigned to them. Unfortunately, I do not think many of the students in this class go out of their way to view others blogs unless they need assistance understanding how to properly do an assignment. 

5. Finally, did you make it to the first page of Google results for your keywords? If not, what page of results did you make it to?

I did not make it to the first page. This is strongly because there are other people who are named Emmalee May. I did, however, make it to the second page!