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Day 16 Assignment, Bootcamp #4 - Blogging again! :)

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« on: October 15, 2012, 05:49:30 am »

Writing for the web, especially with SEO in mind, is not an easy task. The best way to learn something is by practicing it, right?
And to remember something, we sometimes have to repeat it.  Roll Eyes

Also, since you are working as a group now, it's the easiest way for all of you to get backlinks to your product pages by writing a post about each other. So today we are going to do more blogging with the focus on those product links and anchor text.

Here is who you will pair with for this task:

- Delightful Suds & JaJeJems
- Red Rock Designs & Silver Workshop
- Jewelry by Kat & Fairy Cardmaker  

Write a post that has exact Key Phrases, as anchor text, as specified below.
Your post doesn't have to be an interview style post. This time try to choose a theme or a topic and incorporate a store and product titles into it. See suggestions below.

You can also mix up products of the person you are talking about with other similar products from iCraft.

Here are your individual tasks.

1. JaJeJems  
Make sure you link to Marta's store Delightful Suds using this exact Key Phrase "natural handmade soaps".
Try to incorporate all 3 links to her 3 product pages, using either her primary Keywords or the full product titles.

I am repeating Marta's Key Phrases for you here:

1 - https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34517/lemongrass-soap-with-french-clay-natural-handmade-soap.php
lemongrass soap 1,900 / french clay 8,100

2 - https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/33473/pink-grapefruit-soap-with-loofah-natural-handmade-soap.php
pink grapefruit 22,200 / grapefruit soap 1,000

3 - https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34514/tea-tree-soap-and-kelp-purifier-natural-handmade-soap.php
tea tree soap 8,100 / for acne prone skin 49,500
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Here are some good topics related to "handmade soaps" that also have some replacement volumes associated with them.
how to make soap - 201, 000 replacement volume (with low competition!)   
soap making kits - 22,100
make your own soap - 18,100    
organic soap recipes - 1,300

Please work with Marta to get some tips or maybe some recipes that she'd share on how to make basic soaps at home or describe what's involved and how to get started. Since you are not making soaps yourself, you will be able to ask Marta good questions and write a post from an average person's perspective, that have never made soap at home. So that should actually help you with this assignment.

2. Fairy Cardmaker  
I am repeating Kat's Primary Key Phrases:

Store: https://icraftgifts.com/jewelry-by-kat
Lisa, since you are linking to Kat's store from external site, this time I'd like you to use her full store URL when you reference her products. However, since her store is optimized for "Beaded charm bracelets" (primary) and beaded cha cha bracelets, beaded earrings & necklaces (secondary), try to incorporate those words around her store URL - to provide context.

Also, see if you can mention all 3 of Kat's products using either full product Titles or her primary Keywords.

1.   https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/29657/beaded-charm-bracelet-with-dragonfly-charm.php
 primary-beaded charm bracelet - High, 1,600                        

2. https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/32528/beaded-cross-necklace-in-garnet.php
 primary-beaded cross necklace - High, 1000                      

3.  https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/29523/cha-cha-bracelet-with-green-and-aqua-beads.php
 primary- cha cha bracelet - Medium 2,900

Feel free to discuss with Kat which topic to choose for this article. Preferably you'd use "Beaded charm bracelets" somewhere in the article or use some of these topics that I found popular on Google.   
charms for bracelets - 110,000
charm bracelets for girls - 6,600
charm bracelets for women - 5,400
mens beaded bracelets - 2,900
making charm bracelets - 2,400
making beaded charm bracelets - 46

If you decide to go with "making charm bracelets" theme, maybe you could add some historic references and talk about how charm bracelets evolved over time. Just a suggestion.                          

3. Delightful Suds
Marta, for JaJeJems, please use "Sea Glass Jewellery" as your anchor text in your post.

I also have a perfect blog title for you "Where to find beach glass?" with 74,000 monthly replacementes and Low Competition(!) or "How to make sea glass jewelry?". There are 720 monthly replacementes for this topic with Medium Competition.  I am sure Janis will be able to supply you with all the info you need for any of those topics you choose.

Also, try to incorporate all 3 product links into your post using either primary Keywords or full product titles.

https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34698/lampwork-necklace-in-black-and-ivory-windy-shores.php
Primary - lampwork necklace  

https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/32113/seaglass-bracelet-in-green-and-white-sea-cucumber.php
Primary -  seaglass bracelet

https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/30634/crocheted-bead-bracelet-apple-blossom-time.php
Primary - crocheted bead bracelet with 1600 replacementes
Secondary - crocheted bracelet

https://icraftgifts.com/jajejems
Primary - Sea Glass Jewellery with 9900 replacementes
Secondary - beach glass, seaglass, seaglass pendants


4. Jewelry by Kat  
Kat, please work with Lisa (aka Fairy Cardmaker) to pick a good topic for this post. Lisa's store is optimized for "Hand made greeting cards", so please use this exact phrase to link to her store from your article.

Here are her primary Keywords for 3 of her products.

Listing 1:
https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/24570/christmas-angel-card-blonde-on-red.phpchristmas-angel-card-blonde-on-red.php
primary: Christmas Angel Card:  

Listing 2:
https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/20179/handmade-love-card-paper-quilled.phphandmade-love-card-paper-quilled.php
primary: love handmade card

Listing 3:
https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/32025/masculine-birthday-card-for-boy-hand-stamped-monster.phpmasculine-birthday-card-for-boy-hand-stamped-monster.php
primary: masculine birthday card

Here are some ideas for your post:
how to make home made cards - 4,400 replacementes (Medium Competition)
handmade greeting cards design - 1,900 (Low Competition)
hand made card ideas - 5,400 (Low Competition)

You can use variations of word "Handmade" in your post.

5. Silver Workshop  
For Bibi (aka Red Rock Design) the main theme is "chainmaille jewelry", so pls use this exact phrase to link to her store.

I am repeating her product keywords here:

1. Product URL: https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34466/chainmaille-bracelet-in-silver-european-4-in-1.php
Primary – chain maille bracelet 1,600  
Secondary  - European 4 in 1 – 3,600 ;  

2. Product URL:  https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/32258/floating-bead-necklace-in-blue-and-black.php
Primary: Floating bead necklace – 140, Secondary: Floating necklace – 4,400  

3. Product URL: https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/29165/agate-bracelet-w-blue-gemstones-and-crystals.php
Primary:  Agate bracelet – 2,400

Store URL: https://icraftgifts.com/red-rock-designs
Primary: chainmaille jewelry – 5,400, Secondary: beaded keychains - 3,600; beaded lanyards – 6,600

So here are some good blog post ideas for you:
what is chainmaille jewelry - 5,400 (Medium Competition)
chainmaille jewelry patterns - 1,300 (Medium Competition)
chain maille jewelry instructions - 260  (Medium Competition)

6. Red Rock Designs
For Silver Workshop,  please use "Handmade Silver Jewellery", as a link to her store.
Also, try to mention al 3 of Andree's product pages using her primary keywords or the full product titles.

1. https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34653/silver-quartz-pendant-sterling-and-teardrop-blue-chalcedony.php
primary - Silver Quartz Pendant

2. https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34526/rabbit-necklace-in-sterling-silver-with-a-polished-finish.php
primary - silver rabbit necklace

3. https://icraftgifts.com/handmade/34476/red-and-silver-earrings-sterling-silver-and-chunky-red-beads.php  
primary- Red and Silver Earrings

My store is optimized for "Handmade Silver Jewellery" https://icraftgifts.com/silver-workshop.
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Here are some ideas for your blog post:   
contemporary silver jewellery - 1,900
sterling silver jewellery making - 1,300
animal necklaces - 1,600   
how to make silver jewellery - 3,600
making silver jewellery at home - 73

Those are just suggested topics, based on replacement volumes. Feel free to do your own Keyword Rereplacement and pick a different topic.

Please report at the end of the day where you are at with your post.
If you are not done, it's ok. We'll pick up where we left things off tomorrow. Just try to do a good job on the post and ask question if you have any. Thanks everyone!  Kiss
« Last Edit: October 15, 2012, 07:05:09 am by iCraft Admin »
Fairy Cardmaker


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« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 09:31:57 pm »

Working late all nights this week to try and make up for 2 full days of training with one night out of town for it.  I will not be home Wednesday and cannot guarantee connectivity in the hotel.

Kat has contacted me with an idea.  I hope that we can come up with questions and swap answers by the end of tomorrow.  With any luck (and a lot will be needed), I'd prefer to have my post scripted by the time I go to bed tomorrow so it won't get stuck in limbo while I'm away.

So... my update is... I've only started just now.
Silver Workshop


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« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 09:34:03 pm »

I've started writing it this morning but I'm pretty swamped today so I have nothing to show yet. I'm doing a post on adding chainmaille to everyday wear and mainly featuring Bibi's pieces, but I'll also add a few others. That's my plan anyways.

Bibi emailed me with questions but I thought we weren't doing that for this post, or does it matter?
Jewelry by Kat


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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 10:39:08 pm »

I have an idea and I worked on it part of today, only a rough draft.............Kat
JaJeJems


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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 10:56:41 pm »

Marta and I have been in contact and excahged some information.  I am working on a draft right now.  I have a question.  When we were writing our product descriptions we had to put our keywords in the first sentence.  How soon do they have to appear in the blog?  I am sure that the answer is somewhere in my head but I can't seem to find it! lol 
iCraft Admin


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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 11:30:05 pm »

Hi JaJeJems,

It doesn't matter where you place those Keywords in your article. What's important is that you use them as anchor text when you link to product and store pages. 
JaJeJems


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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 11:34:45 pm »

That clears up a couple of things.  Thanks and good night!
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 11:42:13 pm »

Hi Silver Workshop,

Yes, I was hoping this time article style will be slightly different.
Check what ideas Bibi has for this article. You can suggest good topics to her as well.   
Delightful Suds


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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 08:58:26 pm »

Ok, busy busy, but I finally finished mine!
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