Blogging 101:  SEO, AI and Google

I’ll summarize this whole post in case you’re rushed.  In bullets for easy reading:

  1. No AI never, ever.  I’m writing this for myself, so it doesn’t make sense if a computer spits out articles about me, does it?  I might cite a brief article, but will give credit where credit is due.
  2. I can’t write down to a 5th grade level.  They shouldn’t be reading this blog anyway.   That was a recommendation from the agency I didn’t go forward with.  Another thing to make Google happy I suppose.
  3. The tags are used if someone, or myself, wants to find similar posts or essays.   I’m not interested in key words to raise my ranking in search engines.  I am an audience of 1.  Don’t get me wrong, your comments, experiences and suggestions are always welcome!
  4. I will endeavor to keep commercial links off the site. But even some of the best sources, like Harvard Health offer subscriptions for various newsletters and such. 
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