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Search engine optimization does not happen in a vacuum. Much like in a traditional business setting, you need to take your competition into consideration when evaluating ways you can improve your blog and get more traffic. This article will give you some tips and tricks for how to perform a SWOT analysis , use the information to drive visitors to your blog, and get yourself on that coveted first page—maybe even in the top spot—on the search results. Perform a SWOT Analysis on Your Own Blog Before you start diving into what your competitors are doing, make sure you have taken an objective look at your own blog. A SWOT analysis (evaluating strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) will give you a solid understanding of your blog’s baseline status. Strengths What do people like about your blog? Which content is getting the most engagement or longest read time? What are the most popular pages or articles? Weaknesses Which pages or articles don’t have any activity? Are there any se...

Domain names are valid for a specific duration. In most cases, this duration is one year from the time the owner registers the domain. If you fail to renew your domain after its expiry, the registrar renders it expired or dropped. A dropped domain is a domain name that isn’t renewed in time. Domain names expire because owners abandon them, lack renewal funds, or forget about their existence. But when do domains drop? Read on to find the answers. How Domains Drop Dropped domain names don’t become inactive abruptly. Instead, registrars give owners a grace period to renew them. The grace period varies, but here’s the general process of how they expire. Expired Status If an owner fails to renew their domain registration, the domain name enters into an expired status. This is a 30- to 40-day grace period during which the domain name is salvageable by the owner. However, all the domain’s services aren’t operational. If the owner decides to renew, then the domain ceases to be a drop domain na...