Social Media

Write, Write, Write

by Kristin on August 24, 2010

One of the best parts about being in the tech industry is that it is always evolving and always providing new opportunities to learn. When I was in school, I hated to study. Math and me, didn’t mix, and I was always wound up frustrated.

Now that I’m out of school and learning to get along in the real world, I’ve found that I LOVE to learn. Now it’s about social media, seo, blogging, in other words, things that I like. I especially have learned more as I get to blog more. While I spend a lot of time blogging on the GT blog, I am always looking for new places to write and reasons to force myself to learn something new.

I’ve always loved to write, whether it’s bios of gymnasts (and trust me I’ve spent years writing those), blog entries no one ever will read, or even just notes to myself that need to be ripped up and thrown away to get past a point of frustration. I’ve found that writing is just a good way to get my thoughts out.

The more I write these days the more I find myself relaxing.

So I decided to take on the “Bad Ass SEO Blogging Contest” this month and see what I could do. With a focus on keywords and what types of keywords you should focus on for your website, I decided to give it a shot.

Check out the post, leave a comment, argue with me, and tell your friends.

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