Article by Wendy McCance

You have a blog and have been successfully blogging for awhile now. You have created social media accounts to share your articles and you are getting a steady stream of return readers to your site. Congratulations! You are becoming a pro blogger.

Now you are in that space of knowing a lot about blogging and sharing information, but you might still need to learn how to find out if you have fake Twitter followers or how to get rid of indexed deleted pages. Look no further than right below for several blogging tips that all pro bloggers should know.

Fake Twitter Followers

Want to find out if you have fake Twitter followers and block them from your account?

Check out this link: https://fakers.statuspeople.com/Fakers/Scores to search out fake followers.

Get Rid of Deleted Indexed Pages

Get rid of indexed deleted pages on blog such as 404 and other pages you don’t want Google to index anymore. To remove this outdated content click on the link below:

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals?pli=1

Here are additional directions to remove outdated content:

Clear cached search results for a URL, or remove results for unavailable or deleted pages.
Enter the URL in Google Search Results that you want removed.
Not all requests are successful. Here’s why.
If successful, cached result and snippet will be removed.
If you need to remove personal information or content with legal issues, you should submit a different request.
Learn more.

Directories

Increase your chances of being found on the web by adding your website to directories. Here are several free directories to check out:

• http://www.superpages.com/
• http://www.localsuccess.org/
• http://www.wikidweb.com/
• http://www.pegasusdirectory.com/
• http://businessfinder.mlive.com/
• http://www.business.com/directory/
• http://www.google.com/business/
• http://us.kompass.com/
• dmoz.org/Business/Directories/
• http://www.bizhwy.com/addlisting.php
• https://local.yahoo.com/
• http://www.yelp.com/detroit
• http://www.manta.com/
• http://www.yellowpages.com/
• http://www.buymichigannow.com/directory.php
• http://companies.findthebest.com/
• http://www.citysearch.com/
• https://www.bingplaces.com/
• http://www.merchantcircle.com/
• http://my.dexmedia.com//spportal/quickbpflow.do
• http://businessdirectory.bizjournals.com/advertise
• http://www.hotfrog.com/AddYourBusinessSingle.aspx
• http://www.bloglog.com/
• http://www.blogcatalog.com/
• https://www.wikipedia.org/
• https://www.blogtopsites.com/
• https://www.networkedblogs.com/

Note: Not every link will be a perfect fit. I just grabbed a list of links I’ve used in the past for other clients. These blog links are great places to check out for adding your website to.

Understand Copyrights When Selling an Article

If you are having success writing posts for your website and would like to try your hand at writing for publications, this link is full of information about the basic types of rights commonly sold by freelancers.

http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/dec97/a-novice-writers-guide-to-rights-12977

How To Set Up Several Different Social Media Profiles

Just in case you have yet to set up a Twitter account, Facebook page or another social media profile, here is a link to assist you in setting up your accounts.

How to Set up Facebook, Twitter and Every Other Major Social Media Profile

Hope you find these pro blogging tips helpful. If you know of any additional sites that you have found to be helpful, let us know in the comment section below.

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Wendy McCance

Wendy McCance is a Michigan based freelance writer and social media consultant. Wendy has gained attention as the founder of the popular blog Searching for the Happiness which can be viewed in 9 local papers online, including the Oakland Press. The combination of writing skills and social media knowledge is what makes Wendy such a powerhouse to work with. Stay tuned for opportunities to advertise, guest post and as always, have your questions answered.

To contact Wendy McCance about a writing or social media assignment, interview or speaking engagement, please email her at: [email protected]

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