I love blogs.  To be honest, though, I used to NOT care about blogs at all.  Yet when I started reading some really good blogs and then I started maintaining my own blog, I realized just how fun they can be.  But have you heard of some web site owners who have turned to blogging merely for SEO purposes?

The truth is that blogging has been touted to help one’s SEO program get started.  I have heard people saying that if you want to be a success in SEO, then your main web site should have a blog.  Now I am not denying it – blogs do play a role in SEO.

The basic premise behind a blog is that you provide fresh, relevant, and timely content on a regular basis.  Your ultimate goal is to help improve your search engine rankings.  What I have noticed, though, is that some blogs do not do this – they do not present well-written, relevant, and timely content.  Indeed, sometimes blogs made SOLELY for SEO purposes are not interesting.

What am I trying to say in this post?  It is really simple.  Jump into the blogging bandwagon NOT ONLY because you are thinking of your SEO strategy.  When you start blogging, think about your readers, how you can entice them to read, keep reading, and stick with your blog.

In the next post, let us look at some types of blogs that are examples of blogging solely for SEO purposes.

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5 Comments to "Blogging – Your Answer To SEO Needs?"

  • Zula Ron said: On 07/21/2008 at 3:35 pm

    Great article. I agree with you.

  • Tongue Piercing Online said: On 07/21/2008 at 4:26 pm

    All very true. I think it is important to point out, that people who are doing a blog only for SEO purposes will benefit much more if they post, as you put it, “well-written, relevant, and timely content.” That´s how you´ll get the links, and move up the SEO ladder.

    Diego

  • Business Networking said: On 07/22/2008 at 1:42 am

    Good advice. I think an interesting blog also helps to sell products. You read the blog and afterward you believe the author is the expert and you are ready to buy. If the content sucks, then you don’t finish reading and you don’t buy.

  • Michael Fairbairn Cordova said: On 08/03/2008 at 6:36 am

    Indeed I have seen many blogs along these lines that do not even allow comments, and the sole purpose is “filler: content. Not good for the reader

  • Data Entry Service said: On 08/07/2008 at 7:29 pm

    I started out blogging for SEO but it kind of addicting. You can Learn so much from others and sometimes share some things. Thanks for taking the time.

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