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I made top ten for C++ Programming on Google!

Writing for About.com (see previous post) isn’t done just for love; they do pay and that depends upon how many people visit the site. Which means I have to write stuff that people want to read and also apply a bit of SEO magic to make sure it’s found for what people are actually searching for.

Well my C++ column (including C and C#) is now at #9 on the first page of google for c++ programming. Getting to #1 position will be a lot lot harder. In fact staying in the top ten won’t be that easy!

Now I just have to work out how to get something that people on Digg and Reddit want to read…

Passed My Three Month About.com Review!

I joined About.com a few months back as one of their 600 guides writing about C,C++ and C#– see an earlier entry. This involved passing prep, preparing a launch website then going live and building up the content. Then there came the three month review. I’ve passed that and now working on the site.

If you have a bit of flair for writing and the time and commitment (you need considerable amounts of both!) have a look at Be-A-Guide, there may be a topic on which you are knowledgeable and can write.