Week 14 Reading Reflection

• Something that surprised me was when one of the founders of 3M considered an idea of using sand paper in place of razors. It's strange because I remember a few years ago watching a commercial about this concept on TV. I later saw the products at stores like Bed, Bath, and Beyond and I would always think to myself whether or not it would take off. From the lack of talk I hear about it, I suppose it didn't work.

• I did not find any part of this reading confusing. I found it to be a very straight forward read.

• Which method has been found to be most beneficial at the workplace, holistic or ethical? Do you believe it's best for entrepreneurs to pursue correcting inefficiencies in the market or improving existing companies?

• I did not find myself disagreeing with the author at any point. It was an overall very interesting reading.

Google Gold

1) I feel like I could have worked harder on search engine optimization. When it came to each blog post, all I truly did was try to promote it better by going on other students websites and attaching a link to my blog on their comments section.

2) My main keywords were my name, my blog title, and my beauty blog name. With all these key words, people interested in my ENT class blog, or my beauty blog, could be directed to this page.

3) I did not use social media to enhance my SEO efforts too much for this blog. All I used was my YouTube page that I created for the class and Yellowdig. However, I've had a very positive social media response when it comes to my beauty blog (instagram.com/evicitta). I have been enhancing my SEO for that blog through YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Social media has certainly helped improve my blog's profile.

4) My most "viral" post was "Napkin Idea No. 1". If I remember correctly, this was the post that required everyone everyone to comment on 4 posts instead of the usual 2 or 3. Because of this, I received 4 comments, instead of my usual 3.

5) When I google "Evelyn Fernandez ENT", other links of mine show up first but then my blogspot link shows up as #4. However, when I google "evicitta", my beauty blog is my first suggestion, then followed by all my other blogs.

instagram.com/evicitta