One of the first things a new reader notices on your site is how fast the page loads. Even if the web developer has the best site in the world, they will not be able to keep readers if the page loads too slowly. Google also places a high value on speed since the search engine wants viewers to have the best experience. If the website is not operating at optimal levels, it could lose its Google ranking.  Farm bloggers can check the performance of their website easily using Pingdom. This program allows them to see how fast the website loads and judge the overall reader experience. 

The first thing people think of in terms of agribusiness does not usually involve the internet. However, in today’s economy, the internet may be a good tool for the agriculture business.

To put it in simple terms, tags are words or sometimes phrases that describe what a blog post is about. Farm blogs use them to show what the theme for the post is. The blog can be further divided into categories that clearly illustrate the topic. Farmers can divide their posts into spring planting topics, opinion or weather. 

There’s a new breed of farmers in town! Modern, tech savvy who love to socialize (and, no, I’m not talking about the millions of Facebook users addicted to Farmville!).  Real-life farmers from all across the globe have tapped the online community where their platforms of choice are farm blogs and social media.

Here's Part 2 to our Top 50 Farm Blogs of 2012!  We invite you to check each of them out and see what others are talking about, bookmark them for future review, and gain some ideas of what you can be doing with your own farm blog.