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We have the goal to build the most comprehensive Microsoft Dynamics ISV Add-On Directories on the web. We are actively driving traffic to these pages. In addition to your other directory listings (by company) be sure that you also add a directory listing for each of your products. · ERP Software Blog – Add-on Product Directory for Microsoft Dynamics ERP · CRM Software Blog – Add-on Product Directory for Microsoft Dynamics 365/CRM · ERP Cloud Blog – coming soon Set up your Add

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Welcome to your blog membership! Once your user profile is set up, you will receive an email confirmation with login credentials. View the recorded New Member Training to learn how to write for SEO and how to use our site. Review the Tips and How To posts on this site. Review these helpful blog post tips: My Best Blogging Tip You Think You Have Never Heard Should I Post On My Own Blog or A Group Blog? 3 Ways to Avoid Posting Duplicate Blog Content How to Safely Post Duplic

If your company has merged or been acquired , we can move your account to the new company name. There will be a few decisions to make. You can choose to keep your old listing and add a completely new listing OR you can move all the content from old account to the new one. Keep in mind that the new default author name you choose will change the default author name of all PAST and future posts. (So all old posts will appear as if they were written by your new company name). Sta

Here a few tips for all of our group bloggers to keep in mind. To keep the site focused on lead generation, your main audience should be prospects researching ERP/CRM software – make your posts relevant to them! We recommend that posts be at least 750 words. Quality is more important for readers, keywords and length (1000 words or more) are more important for SEO. Ideally, you will write for both. Write in language that prospects use – no industry jargon or marketing fluff.

To prove the ROI of blogging we recommend that you use Google Analytics on your own website to track these key metrics: 1) Increase in site traffic 2) Referral links from the blog to your site. ( Tips for Google Analytics ). This will always be the most accurate. We do our best to track the traffic to your group blog posts in our “Post Stats” widget. However, we will be honest and say that this is not as reliable as Google Analytics. So the numbers are not set in stone. Ins

You will get more SEO and branding value from your blogging if you don’t post multiple articles on the same day. Some members like to log in once and publish several articles. But the best practice is to SCHEDULE them for different days. By default your post will publish immediately. To schedule for a future date: Step 1: Log in to the group blog and follow steps to add a new post. Step 2: On the right hand sidebar you will see the Publish box. Next to “Publish immediately” c

When someone leaves a comment on your blog post, the admin email set for your account will receive an email alert. We have tools in place to try to stop spam comments, but they still slip in. Follow the link in the email or log into the blog and click Comments on the left-hand navigation bar. All of your comments will be listed with the most recent at the top. You will be able to see which post the comment relates to as well as who the comment is from. Comments: If this i

Keywords are extremely important. Here are some best practices and suggestions. Best Practices: The most important place to use keywords is in your title! Choose a “focus keyword” (or keyword phrase) for each post and try to use it at least three times in the post. Here are some generic keywords that work well for our industry: ERP Software Blog Keywords List (substitute GP for SL, NAV, AX, 365….) Microsoft Dynamics GP Cost Microsoft Dynamics GP Price Microsoft Dynamics GP Mo

You can choose to add a customized widget (box) on your own website that will display titles and links to your blog posts you publish on the group blogs. This is a great way to always keep fresh content on your website (which is good for SEO). On your dashboard (first screen when you log into the blog site) you will see a section called “My Articles” and a link to “Click here to put customized copy of the widget on your website.” Hint: If you don’t see that on your screen,

Each blog account has a default author name that you selected when you signed up. This author name shows up automatically after the title. Some companies choose to make it a generic company name, other companies choose to add a personal name. For example, it could be “BestVAR Inc.” or “Bob Brown, BestVAR Inc.” You can change the default author name on the Profile tab on your dashboard at any time. BUT be aware that this will change the author name of ALL the future AND past p

We encourage you to post at least one unique article per month, but you can post as many as you want. Check out this case study of a Dynamics CRM member who did more, and the amazing results. We encourage you to add links in your post to make it easy for visitors to get back to your website. However, we all need to be cautious not to “overlink” and draw negative attention to the blog site.  We recommend not more than 1 link per every 100 words, or 3 links per post including

As a free service from the blog, VAR members will receive email website visitor tracking alerts of companies that visit the blog sites. These are not “leads,” simply visitors to the site. These companies are not only reading your articles; they can be visiting any page of the site, and are distributed based on their geography. These emails will be sent from the domain @mergedanalytics.com . Similar to other website visitor tools, you will only receive the company name. But yo

Although the main benefit of the blog membership is Search Engine Optimization, everyone loves to receive leads. We have built proprietary systems to capture leads: the “ ERP Quick Quote Tool ” and “ CRM Quick Quote Tool .” Prospects are invited to get a free ERP/CRM cost estimate including licenses, maintenance, estimated implementation, and deployment costs. They fill in a minimal amount of info about their project, and the tool automatically generates and emails a person

Each member can choose where they want to be listed in our Industry Directories on each group blog to show prospects the vertical industries you focus on. You can view the directories here: ERP Software Blog Industry Directory CRM Software Blog Industry Directory ERP Cloud Blog Industry Directory Note: The site only shows pages for industry categories that have at least one listing. More choices are available. Each membership level can submit a different number of listings

Case studies are a great way to attract prospects. We invite you to submit links to case studies on your own website which will be listed on a case study directory page on the blog site. View the directories: ERP Software Blog Case Study Directory CRM Software Blog Case Study Directory ERP Cloud Blog Case Study Directory *Note: Please submit a maximum of 5 case studies per company. Need more case studies? We can write them for you. Get details here. By Anya Ciecierski, Co-

If you forget your login information: Go to the login page for your group blog. Click on Forgot Your Password? Check for the email to reset (don’t forget to check your junk folder) Note: The reset email will be sent to the Admin of your account. You can see who is listed as the Admin if you click on PROFILE in the sidebar of your blog account dashboard. If you want us to change the Admin on your account log in and go to the PROFILE section (on the left side menu of Wordpress

We have a section on the site for you to promote your events. Log in to the blog dashboard. On the very top bar click on “Events” and “Add Events.” Click on “ Paste as Text ” Icon (if you can’t see that click “Toggle Toolbar” icon on the far right of the top toolbar. Copy and Paste Title and Text) Add Tags . Choose applicable categories Add Time & Date Add Location (for Webinars-Choose “Webinar” at the end of the venue list) Choose or Add Organizer (This would be your co

The more traffic that comes to the blog sites the higher they are ranked giving your posts more strength too. Here are a few ways you can help: Add a link to your profile page on your LinkedIn Profile (and twitter and anywhere else you have a profile). Read posts on the site and leave your comments (comments are a sign of an active blog site). Send blog link to friends, colleagues, customers and ask them to comment on their favorite posts. Refer new members. More content + mo

Images can be an important part of your SEO strategy. But too many useless images do not add value and slow down your page load time. The best images to use are: Product screenshots that illustrate the point you are making about a specific software function. Charts and graphs. Screenshot of a PPT slide Interesting, unique images. (You can even try creating your own Ai images) Please, try to avoid using the very generic "happy smiling business people" or bland, boring stock ph

We promote all of your posts and events on LinkedIn and X and make an effort to engage with your content. We invite you to connect with us. PLEASE follow our LinkedIn pages (the more followers we get the more options LinkedIn opens to us): ERP Software Blog CRM Software Blog ERP Cloud Blog Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletters: Trending Dynamics ERP Topics Trending Dynamics CRM Topics X: ERP Software Blog: https://twitter.com/erpsoftwareblog CRM Software Blog: ...

You can now update your own profile page. Login to your account. From the dashboard, select PROFILE on the left navigation. From this page your can edit: Logos Published profile page information (company description/social links) Account admin Account contacts Set a new password Note: To update your profile page text, look under the Member Profile Information  section. By Anya Ciecierski, Co-Founder, ERP Blog LLC Questions? Email me at info@erpsoftwareblog.com

Do you have new people at your company? Has someone left? It is a good idea to regularly confirm that that the right person is receiving the right information for your group blog account. Ask us at any time to give you a list of contacts. These are the categories we use contacts for: Blog User Admin Account:  One main contact-name and email. (where password resets are sent) Blog Profile Page Contact: One main contact-name and email. Announcements/Stats/Training Emails:  Can