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A discussion of your general approach and strategy to search engine optimization (SEO). What were some of the activities you did for each blog post to pursue SEO?
At the beginning of this class I started to post assignments on a blog I had also created for this class. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a process that shows the most relevant to a person's search. I wrote what I would consider quality assignment work in the hopes that it would be more appealing to other people to read. By doing this I was hoping that my blog would show up higher on search results.

What were your keywords. How did you select those keywords? Did you change or refine your keywords through the semester?
In general I never really thought about the keywords that I was using. I followed the directions in creating a title for all of my posts and used label to keep track of which week I had done an assignment. I guess there were keywords throughout my writing that I unknowingly repeated, like entrepreneur and entrepreneurship. I never really consider changing my strategy throughout the entirety of the class.

How did you use social media to enhance your SEO efforts? What were your surprises or general impression of using social media to improve your blog's profile? Was social media generally receptive of your blog, or did it get ignored?
I did not share my blog on my personal social media accounts. However, I did leave a link to my blog on every comment I posted to someone else's blog. If I had posted on my social media about my blog, I have a feeling that I would've been surprised by just how much more traffic it would have received. I can appreciate how using every aspect to expose your venture to the public can be beneficial, especially if it's a platform as large as social media.

What was your most "viral" post? In other words, which post obtained the most traffic? Why do you think?
My most viral post was my second elevator pitch. I think it was the most popular because it was executed fairly well and allowed people to see an example of a good elevator pitch. I dressed business casual and didn't read off a sheet of paper, instead I memorized my pitch. This caused it to come together nicely.

Finally, did you make it to the first page of Google results for your keywords? If not, what page of results did you make it to?
Unfortunately I did not make it to the first page using a keyword search. I was around page 7 I believe. BUT if I search Google for "blogs for ent3003" I am in fact on the first page!