10 sure-fire measures to become the boss’s favorite

There are plenty of ways for any employee to get on their boss’s bad side. But what about the opposite – how can you go above and beyond, not just to make your boss happy but make them like you?

Here are 10 surefire measures that will ensure that the boss has no choice but to hand over the coveted promotion, or give it their blessing when they start one daydreaming about who to pass responsibility onto when they retire.

##How many words is a 700-word blog post?

An average blog post ranges from 500-2000 words in a single post. Word counts vary depending on the length of your posts and which word processor you use (e.g. Microsoft Word).

Blog post lengths tend to fluctuate between 100-300 words throughout their life span (i.e. when you start a new blog post, the length is usually short).

However, if you want your blog to be highly read by editors who review the best content on the web, then you need to aim for 700 words a piece. Of course, this will involve writing more as time goes on and business accumulates/changes.

##How many keywords should you use?

Keywords are important because they increase your website’s SEO position on search engines such as Google so that people can easily find your website online.

In addition, you want to increase your page rank on search engines so that your website is ranked higher on top search engines.

The key is to have a 70/30% ratio of keywords with readable content while creating your blog posts. For instance, use 30% of keywords in the post, and 70% focused on readable content.

##How many characters are in a tweet?

Tweets can be no longer than 140 characters (including spaces).

##How many characters are in a Google+ post?

Google+ posts typically run toward the longer side, with most hovering around 300 words or less. This is a good thing as Google+ posts tend to be some of your most engaging and high-value content (especially when you get to 100,000 and occasionally up over 1 million views!).

Here’s an example of how it works: if you want to post a 700-word blog post, then make it so that your Google+ post can be no longer than 800 characters.

##How many characters are in a Facebook status update?

Facebook posts tend to be longer than 140 characters because users have the ability to include more text inside the Facebook box. Users will also go on Facebook status updates much more frequently than they would blogs or websites.

##How many people read your blog post?

The most important measure of success in blogging is the amount of readers that come to your site. As you strive to get more traffic, there are many different things you can do to attract more readers, such as writing more content, creating more compelling posts, and creating better design.

On top of all these efforts, however, it’s also important to research which content is most popular on your particular niche so that you can make sure to keep writing quality and relevant content.

When you do have a steady stream of guests coming through the website’s virtual doors, allow them access to additional content by providing them with valuable and exclusive information. This will help keep them planted on your website and likely come back for more in the future.

##How many comments are on your blog?

When people see your content, they usually want to leave a comment. If you don’t respond to them, then it’s going to appear that you don’t care and that their opinions really don’t matter.

Another reason why it’s important to answer comments is that by answering the comments you demonstrate a level of respect for members of your audience who engage with you through the written word (a big part of what social media is all about).

But if you’re going to answer them, then you’re going to want to do it as quickly as possible. Don’t leave them hanging for days on end (or even hours!) wondering when they’re going to get a response.

##How many buttons should I have?

You want buttons everywhere so that viewers will be able to navigate and find what they need more easily. For example, if you have a section where you talk about your family, then there should be a button on the sidebar of the About page that says ‘About Me’ and links out to only that section.

Also, throughout the website you want to make sure to use buttons that not only tell people how to come back to your blog via a particular category but also that they can easily do so in an instant.

While you may want these buttons to be covered by other layers of text, make sure that you include them in the post. If a visitor can’t see the button from inside your post, then they may not know it exists!

##How much content is on your blog?

When it comes down to it – and this is something that we take for granted – our site’s traffic actually depends on whether there’s quality content on our site or not. If you have a site that is basically a few sentences and has no content, then why would someone visit it?

##How long are your blog posts?

The length of your blog post should vary depending on the content. If you’re writing a short 500-word post, then it doesn’t necessarily need to be longer than that. However, if you’re writing an extremely detailed and in-depth blog post, then it could easily be 1,500 words or even more depending on the topic.

##How long does it take to get 1,000 Twitter followers?

I remember when I first joined Twitter I was blown away by how many people were using the social network. Many of my friends had thousands of followers. I was so inspired by them and wanted to follow more people in an effort to be a better blogger and marketer.

I don’t think it took me more than 10 minutes for Twitter (incorrectly) said that I already had 1,000 followers. This came as a shock because, sure, we all know that 1,000 is a lot of followers (Facebook has over 700 million), but Twitter seems to have numbers on a whole other level. They’re extremely public and easily accessible by anyone with a phone in their hands or set up on their computer.

Conclusion: If you want Twitter to be a big part of your marketing strategy, then you should make it a priority to actually ‘buy’ more followers.

##How many comments did I get on my last post?

When you write a new blog post, you’ll want to make sure that you watch the comments section closely after it goes live. This will give you an idea of how many readers liked the post, commented on it, and perhaps even shared it with their friends.

##How many visitors came to my blog?

Watch your stats closely and look for trends by month or quarter.