Web Business Adventure

 It's really cool to be able to see how my blog is doing. All the different things I can see on google analytics are really helpful in showing me whats going well and what can be improved. And then to be able to go in and improve those things is so cool. Businesses are supposed to grow, they start small and get bigger as you improve and optimize it. I love knowing the things I can do to make  my business better, I was worried when I started a blog that it would stay small forever and not go anywhere, but these tips and things I've learned have helped me envision and plan how it will grow and improve, rather than just hope. Plus I feel so cool using analytics programs, creating a website, knowing about SEO and all this other tech stuff I didn't  think I'd ever be able to understand. I've always wanted to own a business, and I couldn't imagine getting there, but it's so cool to be there now! 

 This week we talked about social media and SEO and I'm glad we did because I feel like I only kind of understood them, so this was really helpful. I have social media pages for my blog but I felt like I wasn't taking full advantage of them, and I knew SEO was important I just didn't know how to do it.  I think the most important thing I learned was consistency. Consistency is the biggest thing for business especially on online. It's important to post and update on my blog consistently, as well as being active on my social media consistently. Frequent and consistent, that's what makes bloggers and youtubers successful.  It's also important to interact with people, comment on other's posts, interact on their stories, like and subscribe to people, and don't be afraid to send personal messages, learning from others is also important and you can do that through connecting and asking for advice. 

 I really liked the things we learned this week. I finally got Google Analytics working, which has been nice because now I can see how my site and my ads are doing. It was good learning about SEO and landing page optimization because now that my site is out there the best thing I can do it to optimize it and make it better. Learning these things will help me bring more people to my site, keep them on it, as well as keep them coming back. The best things I learned were - to make sure you put keywords everywhere you can, in posts, in titles, in links on photos, etc.  - Take people directly to what your ad advertises - Make sure it's user friendly and easy to navigate - Make your landing page interesting and inviting - Post frequently and post relevant things - Make sure everything works, no broken links or misalignments etc.