how to create a blog post on ConnectYu
A blog is your digital portal to share your current passion online.
It’s text and multimedia without ink stains or distractions.
One of the most effective ways to build brand awareness, while providing relevant and useful
content to your target audience is through consistent blogging. For years, marketing experts have emphasized
the importance of blogging for digital success. simply having a blog improves your Google ranking.
Regular blogging with high-quality
content improves your Google ranking even more dramatically.
To create a blog post on ConnectYu follows these procedures:
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1) Click on the create icon on the top-left hand corner of your screen, this will open a dropdown menu with a list of options.
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2) From the dropdown menu select the create blog option, this will take you to the create-blog page.
There you will see fillable options like title, description, content, thumbnail, category, tags and a save button.
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3) Fill in the title of your blog post in the title box. The title of your blog post is very important for it is what
your readers will first see before they determine whether to continue reading your blog post.
This tittle must be captivating and compelling enough in order to attract readers to your blog post.
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4) Fill in the description of your blog post in the description box. This description should carry most of your keywords or
phrases which will help search engines to easily index your post on search.
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5) Fill in the body of your blog in the content box. The body of your blog post should not be shallow, rather
should contain all the details of your what you are writing about with appropriate addition of other media content
like photos, videos and audios wherever necessary to back your facts. For example; to add a video or audio to any part of your post,
click on the add media content button, and on the pop-up window, select embed. Copy the embed code of the video or audio you want
to add from eg; youtube, cmtvplus, mardplay or any other site and paste in the embed
box of your content. Click ok to complete this process.
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6) In the thumbnail section, upload a photo that best describes your blog post. Note that this
photo must be of good quality, and captivating enough to attract readers to your blog post for it is what they will see
before deciding whether to continue reading your post or not.
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7) Click on the category and from the dropdown menu select the right category that describes your blog post. This will
help in easy search of your blog post.
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8) In the tag box section, add all the important tags to your post and separate them by using a comma.
Tags are important keywords or phrases that users are commonly searching for which are related to your post.
Tags are very important in the indexing of your post in search engines like Google. Relevant tags on your
post will help attract more organic traffic to your post hence, generating more views.
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9) Click on the publish button to publish your blog post.
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9) Click on the publish button to publish your blog post.
10) Wait for a blogpost to be approved. We check and read all blog posts thoroughly before we publish them on our platform.
For your blog post to be easily approved, make sure of the following;
a. It must be your original idea and not content you just stripped from other sites for stripping content from other sites to
use in your blog post is totally illegal. Google also penalizes such posts by not indexing them in searches leading to little or no views on your blog posts.
b. Photos you used on your blog post should be license-free or legally obtained from sources.
c. If it is an informative post, for example, news, it must be very timely.
d. Your post must not be too shallow; it should contain all the necessary details required.
e. The post should not be an advertorial, it should be educative, informative, or entertaining.
When your blog post is approved on Connectyu, take the time to share and promote your blog post on ConnectYu and on
other social media platforms in order to attract more readers. It is needless to create a blog post if people aren't going to
read it plus ConnectYu pays 1000 cowries for any post with 500views. Promoting your blog posts is very important to attract readers.