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WritersDigest.com
at a time featured/tweeted an article with the title What Agents Want to See
When They Google You. I'm not sure those are the exact words but it's close
enough for a working title. This post is similar to that one. Difference is
what literary agents seek don't count for much in light of what you anticipate.
Search
engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and let's
not forget the giant Russian search machine, Yandex.ru, (this is one of
my blog's top traffic sources) could be a lot more fun for writers and creators
of web content if you know how to wield them to boost your writerly ego. You
can learn a lot more about your online presence and image by reading what other
users—especially, if these users constitute people you've never really
associated with on any of the social networking platforms—are saying about you.
The
coolest way to find out what sort of image you have created online is by googling
yourself. You may have to use a different browser than the one you're used to
(search engines like Google often than not gives you cached copies of
web pages you've visited on the first page of search results).
You
ought to find out whether the image you've been angling to portray—the one
which drove you to create a site—aligns with what readers see when they view
your platform. In other words, ascertain that the idea you put on the line is
what is delivered into their bosom. This is one guaranteed method to help you
determine you're hitting your target audience and find out your blog/site tows
the same line as who/what you wish to be identified with.
Here,
a personal example, I once Googled myself and one of the search results
happened to be a website that collects URLS and groups them into different
categories based on each site’s primary focus. There were categories of all varieties.
It had blogs/sites listed under sports, education, apps and so on. In the midst
of these assortments was a section devoted to blogs/sites centering on writing—creative
writing. You can guess the one that featured my blog.
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I
was thrilled to know that somebody recognized my blog for what it stands for.
Rather, for the impression I set out to achieve from the onset when I created
it. I think it did add some to my writerly ego. You deserve to know what people
around the web think and say about you or your site. And that's why you need to
open your browser right this minute and get right down to work.
The
results might amaze you. Then again, who knows? You might get a really good
shake-up which may turn out to be the wake-up call you've needed all along.
Keep
your pen bleeding!
Akpan
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