1. If I'm being entirely honest, I didn't put much effort at all into this form of advertising; it just didn't occur to me that it was such an important aspect to business... However if I was seriously approaching my venture, I'd have added a beginning my service's name at the front of each blog post (i.e. E4U: Google Gold). This strategy would've significantly reduced the number of searches Google would find, maybe further customize my blog by ending each post with a tag line.
2. As I mentioned, Including E4U in the subject of each post would've been the keyword. Also, including "app-based service" within each post (maybe a sub-filter or sorts) would've helped secure more SEO. First, I chose E4U because that's the name of the service/venture; the main search my customers would be making. Second, including "app-based service" (or something roughly similar to that) would help narrow the search to the industry my client is trying to find me on.
3. I didn't think to use social media for my blog, but it is a fundamental to my venture overall! Since the product I'm providing is an event scheduling/finding app, having cross-app advertising on social media is only natural. Being able to download my app, say from Facebook, could only quicken the app's growth and popularity.
4. Surprisingly, my first and second elevator pitches had the most (and same) number of views. I think this has less to do with the content, and more to do with the assignment itself. Everyone is looking for the best was to portray they're idea/service/product, so it's only natural that when having to make a video of YOURSELF selling the service, you;d check to see how others did it first. Based on the comments and number of hits I got on mine, I'd assume I did a reasonably good job.
5. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to Google's first page. In fact, I didn't even make it into the fist 10 pages... Like I mentioned before, I didn't even think to consider my posts' SEO (aka Googl-ability). I'd this is a lesson for my future venture to consider the accessibility of my service/product to help customers easily find it on the web.
Hey Tyson!
ReplyDeleteAwesome blog post! You clearly know what you're talking about as far as all the necessary steps you need to take to execute optimum advertising for your venture concept! I really appreciated how throughout your blog post you reflected on the number of searches, tagging and sub-filtering! I too did not work on SEO as much as I should've but like you said, it's a lesson for next time. As a fellow blogger, here's my blog post if you'd like to check it out!
http://entreprevision.blogspot.com/2016/04/going-for-google-gold.html
I believe we all failed at getting our blogs to go viral or even making the first page of a Google search. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to reach such a goal but I do believe that it is worth the effort. When I do create my official blog for my business venture I will be shooting for gold by using all available resources and tactics at my disposal to reach the first page.
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