The main strategy I used in my blog posts for SEO purposes was to try to have tags that accurately describe the variety of terms someone might use to search for my blog post. This would include the name and words in the title, such as for this post Google and Gold, as well as general tags such as business and UF. I tried to use more keywords as the semester went on. They are free to use, after all and it doesn't hurt to add more tags. I tried using social media once or twice to share my posts, but my social circle on Facebook doesn't really care about my school assignments. I used the built in share functionality to share a few posts on Google+, but I don't think anyone actually uses Google+. Overall I'd say social media ignored my blog posts, which I am not really surprised by. If I was one of my friends seeing me post assignments on Facebook, I probably wouldn't read them either.
My most "viral" post was the Unfair Advantage assignment with 31 view. I think it reached this number because multiple people decided to comment on it, presumably for their assignments. I tried searching for this blog post using the name and all the tags, but there were over 30,000 results and after thumbing through around 20 pages of search results I was unable to find it.
Thats too bad that you couldnt find you most viral post on the first 20 pages of your google search. I think that by promoting your blog on social media outlets you will get more traffic and raise your position on Google. Who knows maybe one of your other posts will become more viral. Here is a link to my blog post: http://courtneydscott.blogspot.com/2016/04/going-for-google-gold.html
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