More Traffic For Your Nerve Center or Blog With The ‘More Tag’

Hey, I was reading through my comments last week and there was a really great question I think you’ll appreciate if you’re a blogger. It’s really something that’s easy to do… but it increases the number of page views you get. Which of course leads to more comments and “retweets” on your blog posts. And as long as you’re using keywords in your headlines this will also help your SEO.

What’s more, it will make it easier for your readers to see what your blog is all about. It’s almost like giving them a box of chocolates when they discover your blog.

Mitchell Dillman asked:

“I’ve noticed on many blogs that the articles are listed as an out-take, then when you click on the ‘continue’ text it takes you over to the entire article. Is this an add-on or widget device as well? If so, what is it called and does it install much the same way?”

Well, thanks for asking Mitchell.

It’s called the “more tag” and I’ll tell you all about it today.

Of course, I’m gonna assume you’re using Wordpress for your blogging platform. I think you would have to be crazy to use anything else these days. After all, it doesn’t cost you anything at all.

What Is The More Tag?

The “More tag” is just a bit of HTML code in Wordpress that cuts-off the content of your posts and hides it until someone clicks on the “read more” or “continued” link. It helps you fit more posts on to the first page of your Wordpress blog. Which means, new readers are going to see more of your posts… and the Google monkeys are gonna love you too.

I took a screenshot of what a front page post using the “More tag” looks like but you can just as easily see it in action by visiting the homepage of my blog right here.

Above: The “More tag” in action. You see that little red arrow? Well that’s where my blog post cuts-off. You can click “Read more” to see the full post or go on to the next article. It’s almost like giving your reader a little taste of your posts before they read them.

Where To Find The More Tag Button:

You can find the more button right beside the bold, italics, and other buttons on your blog text editor in Wordpress. Of course, you have to be logged-in to see that in the first place. I tend to work in the “HTML” button instead of “Visual” so if you’re having any trouble matching my pictures that might be what’s happening.

It looks like the buttons below… but for some reason my picture keeps on getting cut off. It actually says “More” on it. So it’s easy to spot. The main problem being that it looks like all the other gray buttons in Worpress.

How To Use More Tag:

Basically, all you do is click the “More” button and it adds a little bit of code to your post. It’s really that easy. Anything under this piece of code will be tucked away until your readers click your link. All sneaky like.

But, what a lot of people don’t know (and I didn’t know until recently) is that you can actually control what the “More tag” says. You’re gonna love this…

How To Customize Your More Tag

I really have no idea how to describe this… so I took even more pictures. Essentially, you just click the “More” button and then you type what you want it to say. It should look something like my picture below… but you can write whatever you want.

Again for good measure…

You click the more button which brings up this code.

And it appears wherever you were typing at the time in your Wordpress post.

Then you edit it so it looks somewhat like our second picture. It’s easier to do than it is to describe. Then all you have to do is publish your post and test it by visiting your home page.

The only problem I have, and you probably won’t, is that I tend to forget to use the “More” tag occasionally and have to edit my post later. So it always helps to check your posts after you publish them. You would be surprised by what you miss from time to time.

Wrap up…

I know this is a simple bit of blogging advice but I didn’t even know what a “more tag” was four months ago and I figured there must be some network marketers and bloggers who are in the same boat today. With that said, I hope that you found this post useful and if you did I would like to hear your thoughts below.

Oh, and if you have any suggestions for future posts or “how to” articles, please let me know. I’m always looking for new ideas and I post about five times a week.

Thank you,

Jason The “Better Networker”

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