Follow Coach Katerina Nestor & Katerina Gasset and Tammy Emineth. 

Don't become obsessed with seo. It's a constantly changing factor, and can be a full time job trying to keep up with it.

As far as SEO, put in teaser links to get people to read more of your stuff. Send people down a link trail from one topic to another so they stay on your site or blog. Google loves it when people stay a long time as it shows you have valuable information. Of course, you have to actually WRITE valuable information for there to be something to read :-) 

Write epic evergreen content.  (means quality over quantity and pst is always good/not date specific).

Did you get on my free SEO update webinar today? There is one thing you can count on and that is, SEO changes. But there are some constants amid all the changes. One of those is obviously to write quality content. 

But just writing content is NOT going to get you to rank. Google has to know what your post is about, what keywords it is about. What keywords you want your post to rant for. Now I am talking about on ActiveRain. 

And then, to compete- after all - there are only 10 spots on page one on Google so not everyone that writes good content can be there. 

The only way to get the bots to choose you over others is by linking to your content from high domain authority websites. 

Rainers complain to me all the time about how ActiveRain is losing its google juice because their posts are  no longer showing up on page one, etc. but that is not the case. The internet is more crowded now, more noise. And so you have to get the attention by sending links to your ActiveRain post that you want to rank. 

Then after google ranks you - do  what Tammy says - to get people to click your link and to stay on your site, give them something to stay for. 

Make sure you add video to your site as well. 

Tammy Emineth is the bomb.  Follower her and if you need help hire her. She is the best in west, the north, the south and the east. 

Write for your target audience... and, as Michael Jacobs said, "don't become obsessed with seo".     Of course, if you are obsessed with seo, do what Debbie Gartner said in her comment.  

find an SEO expert and follow that person...mine is Katerina Gasset ....

I've never thought about it... then again, I'm not overly concerned with SEO as I don't have time to be so. I just put what I hope is good content out there and hope for the best.

Content first, then SEO will follow in my mantra.

Consistent and regular comments on a variety of web sites. 

For SEO, steady and consistent blogging everyday or as consistently as possible...Endre

I agree with Michael Jacobs about Nestor & Katerina Gasset and Tammy Emineth. 

There are lots of great tips here - search SEO and I'll bet you'll find some great articles by those that Michael Jacobs mentioned!

Nathan Gesner - keep blogging! Regularly!

Keep blogging

Write good quality content that consumers want and need.

Oh, and follow Nestor & Katerina Gasset 

Great question - I'm here to read ...

Consistency on a daily basis.

When I was starting out it was tough. There are lots of great videos/seminars on AR University or posts from people that make this their full time vocation. One day it's this - one day it's that. 

I think that writing a post with a good title to pull in readers, along with a keyword rich content. 

There is so much garbage getting put out to G everyday it's mind boggling. Just try to do your best & not be the garbage.

You will find that you evolve ...

Consistency with blogging on AR, your own blogging site, and on Social Media.  Content is key so make sure your topic is of interest to the consumer and is relevant.

I never give it a seccond thought!

Parked and reading

The great thing about active rain is you write great content and AR gets it in front of the massess. 

Use the short URL....with reckless abondon.

Michael Jacobs nailed this one!

Thanks for the question.

waiting to see answers

I have no answer, just learning...

Promote your website on every avenue possible.

Putting links to your web site for neighborhoods or landing pages.

Boy did Tammy Emineth nail this one for you.  

Hit <Enter> to post.

Sharing AR blog links on Social Media

I'm so with Michael Jacobs on his comment!

conistency content = closed deal$

 Post great content with great keywords etc. on a regular basis.

Look at ActiveRain university videos.

If you write it, they will come.

I do not have a favorite.

Hyperlocal blogging