Comment posted on Blog Audit Friday: Ask Oliver And You Shall Receive by Ana Hoffman
Hello Hector,
Thanks for the comment. It’s indeed a lot of work for Oliver but I believe he’s glad about it.
Have a great day,
Ana
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- Hi Tommy,
Thanks for dropping by. I’m glad you did. You’re right about that toolbar, really bothered me. As with flexibility theme, I can’t give my opinion on that since I’m not familiar with it, but update me with your progress.
Carry on,
Ana
- Hello Ingrid,
I’m glad you made it this time. Actually this is the second blog audit I did. That is really the purpose of doing this, for readers to also assess and evaluate themselves and their own blog sites. I’m glad you find it really valuable.
Carry on,
Ana
- You are very welcome, Evelyn; the pleasure is all mine.
Ana
- There are a few ways, Dennis - the best one is to go to “Archives” tab all the way at the top in the navigation bar.
Ana
PS There are also categories at the bottom of every page in the footer.
- Kimi:
You absolutely won’t loose any traffic when you change your meta information - it is used ONLY by search engines and can only help you.
Definitely do it.
Ana
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Ana,
That was another awesome audit and took some notes for my
personal blog.
I personally never liked that toolbar at the bottom and yes I do
find it extremely annoying.
Just like Heather, I have been starting to look into paid themes. I was advised by top networkers over a BetterNetworker to go with the Flexibility theme.
Tommy D.
Tommy DiPietro | MLM Sales´s last blog ..MLM Sales Are You An Alpha Networker
Hi Tommy,
Thanks for dropping by. I’m glad you did. You’re right about that toolbar, really bothered me. As with flexibility theme, I can’t give my opinion on that since I’m not familiar with it, but update me with your progress.
Carry on,
Ana
Ana,
This is my first time reading one of your blog audits. Don’t know how I missed them before.
What a frickin’ brilliant idea for a post - and coming from you - one should be so grateful as to have you audit them
.
It’s thorough and beyond helpful. While reading each point you left Oliver, I tried to see whether it also relates to my blog. And I’m afraid to say that many do
.
Thank you for sharing such an insightful post. I dare say that I would want you to audit mine but am too scared of all the wrongs that are probably present lol.
I’m off to read Tia’s post now.
Thanks again. Amazing job. A down right honest and complete analysis!
Cheers
Ingrid Abboud´s last blog ..Social Media – How to Use it Like a 6th Grader!
Hello Ingrid,
I’m glad you made it this time. Actually this is the second blog audit I did. That is really the purpose of doing this, for readers to also assess and evaluate themselves and their own blog sites. I’m glad you find it really valuable.
Carry on,
Ana
Great blog audit Ana..
No homepage - that’s not good. That’s most likely a plugin that’s causing the page to redirect. It happened to me once.
Oliver has a lot of work to do, but I’m sure he appreciates it
talk soon
Hector
Hector Cuevas´s last blog ..24 Unique Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd Online
He could have easily done it himself through his admin. That would be fine if he changed it up some or removed the date.
Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..The Time Has Come! The First New Network Blog – SBBC – is Being Launched! Read This Entire post!!
Hello Hector,
Thanks for the comment. It’s indeed a lot of work for Oliver but I believe he’s glad about it.
Have a great day,
Ana
Is the ‘recent posts” the only way to get to other posts?
Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..The Unrealized Idea – First Come First Served or Theft
There are a few ways, Dennis - the best one is to go to “Archives” tab all the way at the top in the navigation bar.
Ana
PS There are also categories at the bottom of every page in the footer.
You’re right though, just the fact that I had to ask means things need to change….I didn’t see any of it.
Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..The Time Has Come! The First New Network Blog – SBBC – is Being Launched! Read This Entire post!!
Interesting audit, Ana
I have known about my meta description and blog title could be better.
But i don’t want to change it, as i may loose traffics what i have now
Thanks for this cool blog audit!
Kimi´s last blog ..Thesis Theme Thumbnails — WordPress Tutorial
Kimi:
You absolutely won’t loose any traffic when you change your meta information - it is used ONLY by search engines and can only help you.
Definitely do it.
Ana
Ana,
Will i not loose traffic too when i change blog title?
Thanks for the reply!
Kimi´s last blog ..Thesis Theme Thumbnails — WordPress Tutorial
Man, when do you have time to do all this. You did a guest post, answer the comments there, answer the comments here, doing analyzes. But I think this is a way to advertise your business
You did a great analyzes again, although I could add this graph to the page load speed [http://i56.tinypic.com/i1y3wk.png] - just for more information.
Oh and there is a semantic extractor, that only shows your H1-6 hierarchy of your page here http://www.w3.org/2003/12/semantic-extractor.html
Alex@Jocuri´s last blog ..Fotbal Lovituri Libere
Hello Alex,
I guess it’s all about time management aside from the fact that I truly love what I’m doing. Thanks for the additional input on this. I truly appreciate it.
Have a great day,
Ana
Wow! What an extensive analysis. You’ve just reminded me of how much I have on my to-do list. Anyway, thanks for mentioning Tia’s post - it was an awesome one, wasn’t it?
Hello Kiesha,
I’m glad you feel that way. Yes, Tia’s post is great.
Thanks for dropping by,
Ana
Hey Anna,
It has been awhile since I have stopped by and I can see that was a mistake.
Great insight on the issues you pointed out and the way you offers suggestions.
It is always a great idea to get others opinions on what you do
Thank you for your contribution to the industry,
Jeff Faldalen
The Prospecting Funnel Guy
Jeff Faldalen´s last blog ..What Maximus taught me about living!
Hello Jeff,
Nice to see you again. Thanks for the comment. Feel free to comeback anytime.
Have a nice day,
Ana
Hey Ana
Another great review.
Some of your comments about current tag structure are a little tricky to implement since using those tags are determined by the original blog theme designer, and they are not that easy to change.
Any suggestions.
Peter
Peter Fuller MBA´s last blog ..What I love about Network Marketing as a Home Business Solution
You are entirely correct, Peter.
That’s one of those things that I would outsource.
However, it does need to be done since it can really be quite important for SEO efforts.
I can give you my tech guru’s email address; he is great and extremely reasonable.
Ana
Hey Ana
For my purposes I know how to do it.
What holds me back is if an upgrade occurs for my theme and I want the upgrade then I have to go and make the changes again.
Maybe I will do it just as a test and see how it goes.
Peter Fuller MBA´s last blog ..What I love about Network Marketing as a Home Business Solution
Greant analysis, Ana. I’m going to school on this. Just when I think I am getting my web site in shape, I get humbled by seeing how much work remains in front of me.
Steve
Steve Stillwater´s last blog ..Going Green- A Matter of Survival for the Marshall Islands
Hello Steve,
There’s always a room for improvement for all of us. That’s why it is important that we never stop learning and embracing changes. Don’t worry because I also feel the same way most of the time.
All the best,
Ana
Hi Ana,
Huge post for a friday
I like the truth your giving to his blog. Very clean blog, he choose a specific blog post for his home page, not my favorite thing, but if this page is what he want to promote…
Maybe I would put the “recent post” more visible, to be able to read other things.
But the overall I give him a 8 out of 10!
Good job Oliver!
Dave B
Rapid free traffic´s last blog ..Happy Birthday Automatic Captions! Celebrate with more videos and higher quality
I agree, Dave - Oliver is definitely heading in the right direction with his blog.
Good to see you back!
Ana
I actually do entirely agree with you, Sheldon.
I simply didn’t want to overload Oliver with too many things at once. In my opinion, there are many more urgent things that he needs to fix first.
Plus, I have recently written not 1, not 2, but 3 posts on how to improve your site speed
; my readers always have a choice to take my advice or leave it.
Thanks for coming by!
Crystal-clear blog auditing. I surely learn a lot from this especially for the SEO Analysis part.
Dana @ Cell Phone Reviews´s last blog ..Sony Ericsson Cedar J108i Cell Phone
Welcome, Dana, and glad you got some tips out of it.
Ana
Hi Ana,
Super breakdown here.
I can use more than a few of these tips for my blog.
Thanks so much for sharing and have a powerful day!
Ryan
Ryan Biddulph´s last blog ..8 Reasons Why You Should Send An Early Christmas Gift to Your Biggest Critics
You are welcome, Ryan, and you do as well.
Ana
Ana:
You really are a huge asset to this community. This audit series could potentially help thousands of people even if it’s not their blog you are auditing. I enjoy your frankness and even more the blog owners receptiveness to your thoughts. Another well done audit Ana. Now, here I come to check you out Oliver!
Lisa´s last blog ..4 Tips to Build Your TwitShips
Thanks, Lisa.
Being frank was always a struggle for me, since we are all trained to sugar-coat our thoughts.
I have nothing against it per se; it just takes me twice as long to write a blog post if I tried to be “nice”
; plus, it lacks personality, because it’s truly not me.
I am very glad my readers accept me for who I am and know that I always have their interests at heart.
Ana
Awesome Ana!
Thank you for doing this. It was so informative. I think it’s great that you’re doing it every Friday because there are so many aspects to look at. I can’t believe how detailed this is!
I have followed some directions in checking my own blog but when those reports come back it all looks like another language to me! I suppose this will just take time to figure out.
Thanks again. Totally awesome!
Susanna
P.S. Thank you Oliver for volunteering your blog for us all to learn from. ((hug))
Susanna Hess´s last blog ..4 Sticky Video Secrets to Get More Views
It can be definitely overwhelming, Susanna.
One step at a time?
Also, the good thing about all of this is that most of it needs to be done only once. Big plus.
Ana
Ana,
This is a very helpful audit. I don’t have a home page, now I need to add that. You also mention some other things that I think I will check into myself.
I’ve visited Oliver’s site before and I really love his photo, but I got caught up with the Wibiya bar and the social media icons. I’ll be back Oliver!
You did a great job and I’m sure Oliver appreciates this audit.
Take care,
Evelyn
Evelyn @ Become a Healthier You´s last blog ..Do You Know What’s in Your Cosmetics
Thanks for the feedback, Evelyn.
I am sure Oliver appreciates another reader’s opinion; please do visit him again in the new future.
I would definitely recommend not delaying setting up your home page; it’s an extremely important part of your online presence.
Ana
Thanks Ana!
I will get working on my home page this weekend.
Thanks for the great information that you offer!
Evelyn
Evelyn´s last blog ..Do You Know What’s in Your Cosmetics
You are very welcome, Evelyn; the pleasure is all mine.
Ana
Another awesome audit where I learn a ton! Now I have to go remove some of my social icons!
Susan@HomeWorkout´s last blog ..What Does The Twinkie Diet- KFC Double Down and a McDonald’s Happy Meal All Have In Common
It only makes sense…
I did it as well some time ago and started getting more shares where it counted, like Twitter and FB.
Good to see you back, Susan!
Ana
Hi Ana
This is a great thing that you are doing for your readers. I am learning heaps just by reading the Friday audit posts. being relative new to blogging it means I can avoid the things you are pointing out and hopefully keep my site clean and google friendly
Patricia Perth Australia
Patricia@lavenderuses´s last blog ..Lavender Products Galore-Must Be Party Time
Learning from somebody’s mistakes does make a lot of sense, doesn’t it, Particia?
I am actually learning a lot from doing the audits myself, believe it or not; there is always something I find on my own blog that makes me say “I can’t believe I never noticed before!”
Have a great weekend.
Loving this post because it makes general advice oh-so-practical and personal.
Kelly Be A Fun Mum´s last blog ..Christmas Craft
Good morning, Kelly; thanks for coming by - hope you were able to learn a thing or two.
Ana
Hi Ana,
wow thank you. I am blown away.
I knew I have some issues with my blog, some of them pointed out by you, e.g. the missing home page.
Guess what, I was clicking on every available link in my dashboard in order to figure out how to fix that.
Then I gave up because I realized that it’s good for the ranking of the keyword “how to generate leads” if this page is the most frequented one - or am I mistaken ? And I generated leads through this post also
Anyway, you provide more than one reason to fix that. Chances are I need a little bit (or a little bit more) support to fix the issues - some of the aspects you point out come as easy to me as “Bohemian villages” as we say in Germany, hope you know what I mean. By the way, doesn’t matter if it’s in English or German, they use the same jargon.
You gave me a lot of food for thought, that’s great. I will let your advice sink in and write down some questions I have, also with regard to the bounce rate.
I’m definitely looking forward to the specially prepared SEO report.
A last word to my networking and commenting efforts: I wouldn’t be where I am today if you hadn’t invited me to your Facebook tribe back in July, that gave my blog and me a boost. So thanks again for including me in your community !
Be blessed.
Take care
Oliver
Oliver Tausend´s last blog ..Think And Grow Rich – The Mystery Of Sex Transmutation – Lessons From Chapter 11
It’s definitely my pleasure, Oliver!
As far as your home page is concerned: you are right, your situation did help you rank for the keyword! I didn’t want to point it out hoping it would slide by unnoticed.
Reason for that - you still need to set your real home page; you might be missing out on more than gaining.
The fix for that lies with your domain registrar and/or your host - it might even be the same company. Somehow you have a 301 redirect set to your home page and that’s where you fix that.
Let me know as more questions might come up; I am happy to help when I know the answer.
I am having a bit of trouble saving your report to my computer so I can send it to you; worse comes to worse, I’ll just copy and paste it for you.
Talk soon.
we know ours needs work expeciall with tags and seo ,but willing to be tore apart to make it better,were still in the starting stages and always reading the your blog for tips
Forest Kelly aka surveillanceguy´s last blog ..Pro and Cons of Wireless Cameras
Good to know, Forest.
For now, just keeping reading these posts; there is a lot you can learn about your blog by just following this series - and a lot less painful, I must say!
Ana
Ana-you hit this one out of the park, again!
(Don’t you feel lucky, Oliver?)
I’m still working on the changes you suggested for my blog last week, but I appreciate the extra clarification on the H tags. I just checked out that post you linked to, so I could be more clear on them, but what I’m not sure of is how do I change the settings on my blog to update my H tags? I know how to do it within the body of a post, but beyond that I’m clueless.
What I have discovered in going through this process is that some of the settings in my All in One SEO Pack were set to show the blog title on every page. I wonder if I’m the only one, or if that’s the default. I can’t imagine that I would have messed with it when I was setting up my blog, but who knows. It’s all a blur.
Thanks Ana, and thank you Oliver for being the teacher in the moment!
Heather
Heather C Stephens´s last blog ..Exposing My Biggest Failure for the Maria Andros Video Conversion Formula
Hi Heather,
I do feel lucky
I like to be the teacher and the student at the same time…
It dawns on me that I have more or less the same questions you have.
Take care
Oliver
Oliver Tausend´s last blog ..Think And Grow Rich – The Mystery Of Sex Transmutation – Lessons From Chapter 11
Hi, Heather -
As I mentioned before, your blog looks spectacular!
I don’t use All in One SEO pack on my blog - my Thesis theme does all the SEO for me, but from what I remember showing blog title is a default setting; you do need to change it though.
As far as H tags is concerned, believe it or not, I can’t help you much further on that one.
It all depends on your theme and how it’s set up - your theme is what determines your H tags.
So, you have 2 choices - either way back up your blog first!
1. Just go into your theme files and see if you can find where H tags are located
or
2. Pay someone $30 or so to fix those technical things for you.
Ana
Thanks for the information, Ana. I was guessing there was an easy way to do it, that I hadn’t discovered yet. I think I’ll leave editing the code to the pros so I don’t really mess up my blog. I bet rent a coder or some place like that would have someone who could do it for reasonable.
Hadn’t thought of it, so thanks for the suggestion.
I think I’ll be checking out a paid theme sooner than later. I wasn’t seeing the need until now.
Thanks for all the teaching!
Heather
Heather C Stephens´s last blog ..Exposing My Biggest Failure for the Maria Andros Video Conversion Formula
Heather,
I would email Dev from Technshare - he is my technical guy. tnsblog@gmail.com
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