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Build GrowthTool.Reviews with Blogger

The theme of my blog here is  ' niche,' 'affiliate,' and 'success.' Based on this theme, I designed and built a new blog entitled ''GROWTHTOOL.REVIEWS' with Google Blogger Notable Dracula


                               Screenshot from TubeBuddy with Windows logo key + screenprint key

The rationale behind this is the theme niche, affiliate, and success. 

  • Niche is built on a colossal page; I called it a mega page. One working mega page for one product.  It is focused on one development that is a niche product and is growing fast.  I am talking about Tubebuddy. I focused on this mega page, putting relevant good keywords and every effort to make this blog attractive, catching visitors' eyeballs, with SEO research keywords on the blog title,  post title, and the post content. I made it look great and workable. Blog titles and post titles are signboards of our blog and posts.  Readers' first attention is of utmost importance.  Their stay and leave are at this very moment. The same applies to search engines.  Therefore, we first pay attention to keyword research for the blog before proceeding to the blog title,  post titles, and content.  

  • Affiliate - I choose the affiliate program with a recurring commission.  As long as my users continue using these SEO tools, I will get regular income. I  use Tubebuddy, and I will use it for many years to come.  It is a great tool to work with, and it brings the customers tons of views.
  • Success - When the above is in place, success will be in place automatically. TubeBuddy's in-depth analytics help us grow our channel by knowing what works and doesn't, and success will surely come.  It is like planting a fruit tree; the good tree will have good fruits.  Time is critical as fruit would only come at the right time and place.


Blog Theme - Notable Dracula

Start building the blog from scratch with megatubebuddypage.blogspot.com using the Notable Dracula theme.  This site would promote Tubebuddy, one mega page with one product only.  I then bought a domain from Google Blogger.  It is straightforward if you are using Google Blogger.  To buy a domain at the sidebar menu, scroll down to 'Setting,' then to Publishing. Here you would be asked to type in your dreamed domain name,  then you will have a complete list of similar domain names with all endings with price tags... com, net, org, ltd, cc, ICU, page, the list is too long for here.  Try it out.  It is fun. The list provides price information too. Some at a small amount of $17/year,  some are pretty expensive in five figures.

After screening the domain list and some deep thought, Tubebuddy Keyword Explorer's findings are considered.  I decided to buy grow tool. Reviews at $27 per year. The purchase and registration are straightforward.  I got the domain setup and linked it directly with megatubebuddypage.blogspot.com at the click of the mouse. It is readily online.


SEO Keywords - Then, I added Keywords to this new blog.  At the dashboard, I did the following:

  • scroll down the left sidebar menu to 'Setting,' 
  • scroll to privacy. ..enable visible to Search engines, and allow the search engines to crawl on the blog 
  • scroll down to Meta tags add the blog title  
  • add blog description up to 150 characters, click save 
  • continue scroll to Crawlers and indexing 
  1. enable custom robots.txt 
  2. enable custom robots.txt 
  3. allow custom robots header tags 
  • go to the posts-page with thumbnails add a short description 
  • scroll down to find the search description and fill in the search description, with keywords -150 characters, then click update 
  • Go back to the blogger dashboard left sidebar menu 
  • Scroll to 'Setting' ... 
  • at Google search console, add your URL to Google search console.  It is done.  


Final Thought - Let us focus on creating content that drives views and increases earnings. This is a sure win in the long run.  I use TubeBuddy for Youtube SEO Keywords.  It provides both Google search keywords and Youtube search keywords. Another important point worth mentioning here is TubeBuddy works on the phone too. It takes our channel management and optimization on the go with the Mobile App for iOS and Android.   I am delighted with it.

HOW TO NAVIGATE ON THIS BLOG NICHE AFFILIATE SUCCESS

This blog has a simple layout with the header NICHE AFFILIATE SUCCESS at the very top of the page. 


As you scroll down the page, you will find a concise description of this blog, then you see the label tabs across the courier for the different groups of content.  


Next is the post with its title with the date stamped on it.  On each post, there may be some photos or videos.  I have just widened the post-column to increase the sizes of the images and video.  Now you can read with ease.  The text is now in bold, rendering comfort visibility and easy reading.


There are a few links in each post. Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means that I will receive a small commission if you purchase from one of my recommendations  (at no extra cost to you). In fact, I’ve found exclusive deals that will save you money a lot of the time!

There is a sidebar menu at the right. Here is the space for the gadgets.  As you scroll down, you would find: 

  • the popular posts
  • the search box  
  • affiliate programs 
  • the translator  
  • total pageviews 
  • my profile picture 


My friends, your comments are always welcome.  Thank you for visiting, and see you in the next post.

Top Tool I Like Most In Tubebuddy


Introduction

The Keyword Explorer is one of the essential TubeBuddy tools that help us grow our channels and gain views. It helped me develop a lot by discovering keywords and tags to use, increasing my output! I started using Tubebuddy with a free version. After test driving the free performance for several hours, I was so impressed and completely blown away despite the fact it is free with limited usage. Therefore, I bought the paid version Star Level. This version has much more features than the free version.  The surprise upon installing the setup and login into my Youtube dashboard is worth mentioning. It simply transformed and became entirely upgraded with tons of powerful features with its tiny Tubebuddy logo at the top right corner of the TubeBuddy right sidebar menu.                                                                                                                               

 


What is TubeBuddy?
TubeBuddy is a browser extension that adds a layer of tools directly on top of YouTube's website .upon installation. It is Youtube certified and officially supported on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. It is a handy tool to grow the channel quickly; YouTube video tag and descriptions are instantly available with TubeBuddy. With this tool, we can analyze a competitor's video quickly. You'll gain tons of organic traffic.  It is safe as it is YouTube certified.


How Does Keyword Explorer Work?

This is how it works: Just type into the Keyword Explorer Search Box our video idea, and it will tell what related keywords to use in our title for high search volume! Let's type in "Halloween Ghosts and Witches for kids." It gives us a ton of keywords and video ideas! It provides a weighted and unweighted score. It also offers an overall score, helping us create content and get into the YouTube algorithm!  


I have used this research tool o fine-tune blog titles or post titles. Add an idea into the Keywords Explorer Search Box and click explore. The following charts will pop out like the following screenshots:


For illustration, I put 'NICHE AFFILIATE SUCCESS' in this blog title.  the score chart shows:

  •  'weight' score,
  •  i.e., The score above is specific to your channel...it is Excellent

  • 'unweight' score, 
  • i.e., This keyword isn't too competitive and has enough search volume to make it worth targeting. ... it is Perfect
The score is poor, fair, good, very good, excellent.  There is an overall score too.

This keyword research tool for YouTube can uncover what people are searching for on YouTube,  get relevant video topic ideas, rank higher in search results, and ultimately drive more views.


 Action button on page bottom  is for follow-up :

  • add to topic planner, 
  • copy to clipboard, 
  • add to the tag list, 
  • optimize SEO studio, 
  • insert into current video

Conclusion
  • There are more featured tools, and I would review them later, e.g., the time-saving bulk processing.  

Blogger Blog On The Go (2)

 I put two samples here to show the user-friendly aspect of mobile blogging. People can use nowadays mobile blogs about their travel holidays or any activities. It is so easy and convenient.  Thanks to the technology that improves life quality. 


 

I inserted this video here directly from my Youtube channel



RHTTC55.COM eMagazine


During the break, I did this mobile blogging in the afternoon at the Rouge Woods Community gym, playing ping pong. The gym has just been renovated and opened today for ping pong and pickleball drop-in programs among the adults 55+.  This gym can accommodate 16 table tennis.  I took a picture of the gym with my LG cellphone.  Now,  I share it with all readers via the Blogger smartphone app.   The Blogger app allows me to insert the picture and add the post title and content.  Within seconds the post is ready to be sent out.  It is indeed a very convenient blogging way. 

Mobile blogging Step by Step
  • Take a picture with your smartphone or Select  that picture  from your Gallery
  • Click the share icon at the bottom
  • Click BLOGGER icon
  • Add post title, post content, label
  • Click the arrow icon to send out 
  • it is done


Note

I am using LG X Power 3 smartphone & Blogger

Now we can do blogging with our smartphones while traveling.  It is so cool!

Blogger Blog On The Go (1)

 


Google has switched from desktop-first indexing to mobile-first indexing since July 1, 2019.  The trend has developed and become widely accepted.  I checked my Blogspot statistics on my blog traffic and found most of my traffic still comes from the desktop.  I have to put more effort into going forward and work in line with the trend.


Therefore, I installed yesterday the Blogger on the go for my smartphone.  I got the app from Google Play Store and installed the app.  It is effortless and straightforward.  After the installation, I checked back on the smartphone, and it is working surprisingly fast. Now everything is at your fingertips, simple, easy, and efficient.  It is cool.



There is no complaint, except the sidebar is gone and the advertisement is gone too, but it is neat, fast, and easy to read as the font size and click elements are user-friendly.  Navigation on the page is very satisfactory.  I like it.


With the Blogger on the go, it is more fun to blogging.  i.e., mobile blogging.  Do the blogging on travel anywhere as long as there is wifi. With the Blogger on the go app, I can share it to Facebook, Youtube,  Blogger, Linkedin, Quora, Whatsapp, Line, and other social media with a flip of the finger.  I can do a lot more with the Blogger on the go.  Just Do It On the Spot.  It is a lot of fun.  For example, I can blog while I am walking in the park. Take a picture or video, type in the post title and post description, then click Save. It is done. 

With the Blogger app and a smartphone, we can attach photos or select pictures from the photo gallery. Sharing current locations on posts is also possible by tabbing the 'My Location' bar and adding areas. We can also share photos and links directly to Blogger.  


Here to what I did mobile blogging the other day. 

Step by Step with a smartphone
  • Take a picture with the smartphone or select an image from the smartphone Gallery. 
  • Click the share icon at the bottom of the smartphone.
  • Click the BLOGGER icon of the smartphone add the post title, content 
  • Click the arrow icon to send out.    It is done
At this point, I would like to bring you guys to the sixties. When people then were using mechanical typewriters, e.g., Underwood, Brother,  in the eighties, the IBM electrical typing machines,  the nineties the IBM personal computers, in the millennium the Apple desktop pc and now everything on the go: smartphones, i-pads, tablets.  Technologies swiftly move forward.


A Blogspot Blog Performance Review

Yesterday I checked into the Blogspot dashboard to ensure the following are in place; yes, they are correctly done.

  • at 'Setting' 'privacy' .. enabled visible to Search engines, allowing search engines to crawl on the blog 
  • at  'Meta tags' added the blog title, added blog description up to 150 characters, 
  • at 'Crawlers and indexing.' 
  1. enabled custom robots.txt 
  2. enabled custom robots.txt 
  3. enabled custom robots header tags 
  4. posted description add a short description 
  5. search description filled in the search description, with keywords (150 characters) 
  • at Google search console added URL to Google search console

I also checked into my Google Search Console and found the latest development of my blog.  Today is the 28th day of this blog. It is indexed already. It is now associated with Google Analytics.   I can see the details about the blog performance and the various posts.  Below are their screenshots.


                 Search console - site overview



Most popular posts




How do people find you?



In a relatively short time, this achievement is ok but not too happy with the readership.  I am pleased with the result of being indexed in 28 days. According to my dashboard statistics number of readers and pages viewed is too few. 

  •  853  views (total 28 days) 
  •  651  views (this month 24 days) 
  •  172  views (last month 4 days)


My daily task is to write articles to enrich the blog's content.  I enjoy it.  There are more readers now as compared to the beginning week. It is a joyful experience though not too excited.  I practice keyword research for the post title and content to build organic traffic.  That is what I learn from the internet regarding SEO keywords.  Then I  planted these research keywords into the blog title, the post title, the article itself.  Over time, there would be more inbound traffic to my blog.  It is time-consuming. But I still find it a pleasurable task.  The question is, how can I do better?  Can I be as good as an SEO professional?  The answer is obviously no.  


While I am writing this content, the number of people reading my posts is few compared to the contemporary competition.  My competition also spends hours writing similar content, but they get thousands of readers. Why is that?


A friend who is a seasoned SEO expert told me recently these people have enterprise-level tools that are not available to everyone and thus have a competitive edge. I noticed that they used enterprise-level tools such as Rank Math Pro for some time, and I had told my readers in my previous post. Through my recent research, I found out more on Rank Math  as follows:








The above is only part of the complete list of features. There are much more. I am convinced why there is a big difference between general user SEO and SEO.  I would like to know what is your thing.

 P.S.

I gave this blog a new name.  

NICHE AFFILIATE CASH. 

MAKE MONEY WITH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS 

marketing commercial and digital products online.


I think the new blog title is more compelling than the previous name.  What do you think? Do you like it?

Affiliate marketing startup with Google Blogger = Increase Blog Traffic

Introduction

Write more and post your article consistently.  It is best to do 1 post daily, or even one post weekly. The key is consistency and the article content. Stick with a lot of information and nicely presented do matter in gaining the attention of the search engines. e.g., Google, Bing, Youtube, Yahoo.  Studies show that the more often you update your blog, the more traffic it will receive.  Posts too short or duplication are not welcome at all.  If you want attention from these big players, your article must be rich in content and long size.   


Write Better Titles Utilizing SEO Keywords Tools 





Blog titles and post titles are signboards of your blog and posts. Readers' first attention is of utmost importance.  
Their stay and leave are at this very moment.  
The same applies to search engines.  
Therefore, we first pay attention to keyword research 
for the blog title and post titles 
then we proceed to the actual writing of 
these titles and content.  
This act is a sure win in the long run.  
 It provides both Google search keywords and 
Youtube search keywords, but separately. 
 I am thrilled with it.


Focus on Your Niche 

The word niche is nowadays used in the marketing arena.  It means a small subset of the prominent market that is unique and small but with many potentials.  The market niche defines the product features to satisfy specific market needs, price range, product quality, and demographics.  It is highly specialized, aiming to survive among the competition from the big companies. 

As regards my niche, it goes with my passion for an online business.  Hence, I am working on my computer, communicating with friends with a similar passion.  Socializing with people in the internet world while selling affiliate products online to prospective clients.  I am inclined to sell digital products and educational programs partly due to my passion. The other reason is they are recurring passive income.



Add Keywords to the Blog (Google Blogger)

Now we are at the Blogger dashboard, do the following:

  • scroll down the left sidebar menu to 'Setting', 
  • then scroll to privacy. ..enable visible to Search engines, and allow the search engines to crawl on the blog 
  • then scroll down to Meta tags add the blog title  
  • add blog description up to 150 characters, click save 
  • continue scroll to Crawlers and indexing enable custom robots.txt to enable custom robots.txt to enable custom robots header tags 
  • then go to the posts - the page with thumbnails add short description 
  • scroll down to find the search description and fill in the search description, with keywords -150 characters then click update 
  • go back to the blogger dashboard left sidebar menu scroll to 'Setting' ... 
  • at Google search console add  your URL to Google search console

Now it is done.

There is another way to add keywords to your blog as follows:

At the left side is a sidebar; scroll down to 'Theme.'

  • Click at customizing, then choose HTML edit.
  • Then Insert under the "head" tag to define your keywords. In the "content" attribute, type your keywords between the quotation marks and separate them with space.

Add Videos or Photos

In today's marketing, videos are better than photos, and photos are better than words.  So, go video, video, and video. That is the trend. Visit me on Youtube.


Add Links to Your Post

Add links to your post, such as your favorite link that is inspiring to you, and you like to share it with your readers, or a link to your affiliate program/product introducing it to people following your blog.  I would suggest linking with influential sites such as Linkedin, Quora, Digg, etc. 


Add Social Sharing Buttons.

Google Blogger has plenty of gadgets that I like. one of them is the social sharing buttons situated at the foot of every post you make.  The position can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Email, and Pinterest with a click of the mouse.  If you need one, here is an excellent tool for free social sharing buttons, Addthis.  


My Reminder to the Readers

Make sure that your blog is mobile responsive, for it may adversely affect the traffic to the blog due to the following issues. 

  • The text is too small to read
  • Clickable  elements too close together
  • Viewport not set to device-width
  • Use incompatible plug-in
Smartphone users are much more than desktop users, and the trend is growing.  You would agree that we cannot afford to lose these potential customers.


Google Blogger for Beginners Expressing Ideas

 Introduction

Google acquired Blogspot in 2003.  I was excited by this news. It provided a free publishing platform under Blogger.com while BlogSpot is a free domain service provider. They are owned by Google and are used together on the Blogger platform servicing in 60 languages in different countries.  I have been a big fan of Google Blogger using it for my blogging since 2004.  Google Blogger is 100% free, and it works amazingly well. All you need is a Google account to get started.




Sign up and Sign in

Go to the Blogger website and then sign up with your Google account. After that, click the 'Create New Blog' button. You will be guided step by step to choose your display name, check the availability, then create your unique URL. Your blog URL will be 'https://yourdisplayname.blogspot.com' If you choose your own domain, it is upon availability and at a fee. Then your URL will be 'https://www.yourdomain.com.'  Both of them are under 'setting,' 'publishing,' 'blog address,' 'domain.'  Just follow the instruction,  you then create a blog title, blog post title, Check out the left sidebar and scroll down slowly to set up the basics.  


Once you've done that, your blog will be set up and automatically hosted by Google.  Hosting is free too.  Next, you can fine-tune your blog settings, choose and edit your blog theme and layout, add posts creating content with text and videos right away.  It is user-friendly and straightforward.


Template Options:


There are plenty of design templates called free Themes. They are simple to download and easy to install with just the click of the mouse.  

  • Free Temples Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable, Essential, Simple, Dynamic Views, Pictures, Awesome Inc, Watermark, Ethereal, Travel with layouts to suit different purposes.


We could customize the layout to adapt it to your purposes if we are familiar with web design.  It is user-friendly too. 

  • Flexibility to Customize the template 



  •  Plenty of gadgets(plugins) such as Google Adsense, header, footer, popular posts, featured post, about, label, HTML, CSS, edit, videos and image add-on, etc.
  • Images and videos can be imported directly from Youtube and your computer at the click of the mouse. 
  • Posting to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, emails is easy and fun at the click of the mouse too.


Tips for Design

1. Match Design Elements to our Subject Matter

The layout of our blog's theme should also fit our subject to our choice of colors, fonts, and other individual elements. Don't be misled by graphical gimmicks. Think carefully about how our layout will suit the content.


2. Keep It Simple

Our selected layout template should have no technical defects code. Loading times are critical. This is increasingly important for search engines and users, who will leave a site quickly if these are too long. A simple layout is likely to load quicker.


3. The Usability

In addition to visual design elements, usability plays a vital role in blog design. In general, we should keep it simple and straightforward.  Another point to watch out for is the expandability of the blog for future growth.  If our blog's purpose is to earn money, then make sure that none of the layout's elements get in the way of this goal, ensuring our sidebar is wide enough to integrate banners; leave enough space for a flag in the header. 


In addition, the content area should be clearly and readily visible, not only better for the user but also allowing for a better presentation of Affiliate Links and other monetized content.


Ask ourself

Is the navigation on the blog user-friendly?

How easy is it to find important content?

Are there too many or too few choices?

Are there any confusing elements?



Conclusion

In a nutshell, the Blogger platform is better than WordPress when you create a blog for no other reason than expressing your ideas. If you are happy with the features offered by the Blogger platform, then this is a great choice. 

Google Sitemap.xml for Blogger

What is a sitemap?

A sitemap is a blueprint of your site that helps search engines find, crawl and index your site content. Sitemaps also tell search engines which pages on your site are most important. In short, it is a way of mapping out the structure and organization of carriers and content in your area. It is a file with a list of all website pages similar to a book's table of contents, except the sections are links. It tells Google which pages and files you think are essential in your site and provides valuable information about these files, e.g., when the page was last updated and any alternate language versions. 

The sitemap is of great SEO value. The most crucial sitemap optimization guideline is: Include the pages that are important for your site in your sitemap. These are the pages that have high-quality content and are more likely to bring organic traffic to your website. 


WHY IS A sitemap Important?

A sitemap lists a website's most important pages, thus, making sure search engines can find and crawl them. Sitemaps also help understand your website structure making it easier to navigate your website. It makes it easier for search engines to see all the content you want to discover and rank on your website. Sitemaps benefit both search engines and end-users.





How to submit a sitemap in Google Search Console

Find your sitemap page on your live site. ...


Navigate to "Sitemaps" under "Index" on the left side navigation pane.

Remove old, outdated sitemaps, if any.



Under "Add a new sitemap," you can add your sitemap URL and click submit.



How do I find a sitemap on Google?

The sitemap.xml file is typically located in the root directory of your domain  (ex: https://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml). 

Try typing in your domain name e.g., https://yourdomain.com with the following endings

/sitemap

/sitemap.xml

/sitemap_index.xml

You would find something similar to the following:



My Final Thoughts

SEO has significant benefits for blogs and sites. It is a form of attraction marketing that broadens our brand's reach through targeting long-tailed keywords. Brands that invest in SEO can build credibility and trust with the audience leading to long-term exponential growth. SEO tools are an essential consideration to help optimize a blog/site for search engines. Content marketing alongside other exciting social media is the trend. 

Linkedin learning worth it

Yesterday I got an email from #LinkedIn advising me to keep up my regular posting to their network.  There are some tips for me to promote the readership of my posts.  I share these tips with my readers and supporters visiting this blog. Linkedin only accepts quality posts. With regular and quality posts to Linkedin, it helps our ranking in #Googlesearch.




Hi David,

High five — you've been posting!

You build stronger connections through online conversations when you regularly share with your network.

Keep it up: share another post with your network today.

Tips for Great Posts
Use hashtags and @mentions
Use hashtags and @mentions
Include relevant and niche hashtags and @mentions in your post to reach the right people and encourage engagement.
Pro Tip: See our hashtag best practices guide for more details.
Make your posts visual
Make your posts visual.
One of the easiest ways to capture attention is to add pictures, videos, or documents.
Pro Tip: While LinkedIn is a professional community, images and video don't always need to be overly polished. Be authentic!
Get Inspired
Get Inspired
Not sure where to start? Share an article that inspires you and add your thoughts.
Pro Tip: Browse industry trends and news for the latest on LinkedIn.


By the way, the following is an abstract from Wikipedia regarding

Linkedin: 


LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. As of 2015, most of its revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. Since December 2016, it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft. As of September 2021, LinkedIn has 774+ million registered members from over 200 countries and territories.


LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and "connect" with each other in an online social network that may represent real-world professional relationships. Members can invite anyone (an existing member or not) to become a "connection." LinkedIn can also organize offline events, join groups, write articles, publish job postings, post photos and videos, and more.

Wikipedia.com


Linkedin has an excellent reputation, and its ranking is very high in google searches.  It matters substantially about content bloggers like ourselves.


Start a blogging journey may be a challenge to you?

I am David Au, a grandpa with two grandkids.  At my age, being able to contribute and share is most essential.  My passion is to share my knowledge and experience with more people, especially the young ones.  While I am here to empower more people with knowledge and expertise during my retirement years, I enjoy the daily task of doing my daily blog and youtube updates.

 


All grandpa and grandma can do it if they endeavor.  We can do it even without money.  Yes, I mean it.  There are great tools, such as Google My Business, Blogger, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media, etc.  They are free and effective. They can help us spread our words, thought, and know-how worldwide, which has become a global village brought about by electronic tools and software.  They are accomplished at lightning speed.  They are the best tools for building and developing your own online endeavors for fun and sharing and business online.  If you desire, you can build your own interest group, community, online and e-commerce, e-store.  The online company has no boundary.  



Starting a blogging journey may be a challenge to you?  Launching a blog for the first time can seem intimidating. With the right tool and a plan, your launch can be a success. I remember I started my "grandpa" blog on 12 Jan 2019.  This blog is a gift for my child and grandkids.   Blogging now becomes my daily task for the golden years to come. You can follow my blogging journey, and I will post updates. Stay tuned in, and have a nice day. 


The Google Search Console Benefits

 A couple of days ago, I routinely checked my blog RHTTC55 e-Magazine. At the Blogger (Blogspot) dashboard menu under "Setting," I scrolled down to "Crawler and Indexing" then clicked at "Google Search Console" and found some issues brought up by the console, namely the mobile usability.  



My blog, RHTTC55, is not mobile responsive, and it adversely affected the traffic to the blog due to the following issues. 

  • The text is too small to read
  • Clickable  elements too close together
  • Viewport not set to device-width
  • Use incompatible plug-in


I checked into my cellphone and my laptop right away.  I clicked into the blogger dashboard and studied the "Theme" at the left side menu.   I scrolled down and selected "Theme," then clicked customize and switched the default desktop-first indexing to mobile-first indexing and previewed it before saving it.  Now it is good, and it is mobile responsive. I checked again with my cellphone. The issue is fixed, and I gave feedback to the Google search console updating that the fix started.  I am surprised by Google's prompt reply saying problems are resolved. This conversation happened at the Google Search Console.  


I appreciate it very much for this feedback because it helps me fix the issues and improve my reach out to both desktop and mobile users.  My friends, are you aware that Google has switched its focus from desktop search to mobile search setting? 

Note:

Google: We'll be switching to mobile-first indexing for all websites starting September 2020.


Google Search Console is free, but it is an invaluable tool and service offered by Google.  It helps us monitor,  maintain, and troubleshoot our site's presence in Google Search results. We don't have to sign up for it.  Just signing in with our Google account will do. Google Search Console offers us tools and reports for the following:

  • Google finds and crawls our site and confirms to us accordingly.
  • Index our blog/site, fix indexing problems and request new or updated content re-index.
  • Provide Google Search traffic data for our blogsite: 
  • How often our blog/site appears in Google Search, 
  • Which search queries show our blog/site, 
  • How often do searchers click through?
  • Provide alerts when Google encounters indexing, spam, or other issues on our site.
  • Show us which blog/sites link to our blog/site.
  • Troubleshoot issues for AMP, mobile usability, and other search features.
My friends make good use of this priceless tool.  It is perfect.