This is a training module based on the best practices of the day.

1. Best Blogging Practices
for the Best Industry Bloggers
Presented by
De-de Mulligan, CMM
Mulligan Management Group,
LLC
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2. Best Blogging Practices
Agenda
• Overall Blogging Objectives
• The Dos and Don’ts of Blogging
• Examples Using the i-Meet site
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3. Blogging Objectives
Provide valuable, shareable, well-
written content that is designed to
educate your reader and ultimately
improve i-Meet’s SEO.
In addition, it helps build your
authority.
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4. Blogging No-nos
• No Duplicate Content
• No Keyword Stuffing
• No Short Blogs
• No Edits Once Posted
• No Sales Pitch
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5. Blogging Best Tips
• Write Engaging Headlines
• Include Image or Video
• Link to Other i-Meet Blogs
• Link to i-Meet Landing Page
• Write 300-500 words
• 3-5 Long-Tail Keywords
• Have a Call-to-Action
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6. Essential Item #1: A Catchy Headline
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Start with a
number and
adjective
No more than 60
Characters – this one is 45
Remember 85% of users
read headline on
smartphone

7. Essential Item #2: Image or Video
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Make the
photo
enhance
the
headline
Make sure it is
not
copyrighted -
easier said
than done.
Use only quality photos or videos –
no cartoon characters!

8. Essential Item #3: Link to Other i-Meet
Posts
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Find 1-3
blog posts
about the
same topic
and link
your post
to it
Link to other
outside sites
that make
sense: PCMA,
MPI,
eventblog, etc.
Link back to the Client’s Landing
Page

9. Essential Item #4:
Link to i-Meet Landing Page
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Link back
to i-Meet
landing
page and
say
something
about i-
Meet
When promote
on Social
always use
#iMeet and on
Twitter
@i_Meet
Link back to your own i-Meet
profile

10. Essential Item #5:
Content Needs to be 300-500 words
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• Old Way: 200-500 words with all
keywords in title, first sentence and
first paragraph
• New Way: 300-500 words with
keywords wherever makes sense. More
paragraphs and more bullets.

11. Essential Item #6:
3-5 Long-Tail Keywords
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• Old Way: Keyword Stuff with short and long-
tail keywords
• New Way: No keyword stuffing and only long-
tail keywords
• Short-tail: event planning, registration,
mobile app
• Long-tail: event planning with mobile apps,
online registration using mobile apps,
ACTIVE event planning mobile app

12. Essential Item #7:
Call to Action
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What do
you want
the reader
to do – be
very
CLEAR
The call-to-
action should
be in your
voice.
1-2 sentences as most.