Virginia Web Design, Digital Marketing Agency

Blogs are a great way to build pages. And in many cases, business blogs equal new customers. However, you must follow basic best practices. Here are some FAQs and tips to help you get started.

DO BLOGS HELP WITH SEO ON GOOGLE?

Yes. You post rich content that is interesting, engaging, entertaining, or educational. The same holds for Blogs, websites, directories, and social networks.

HOW DO I IMPROVE MY BLOG RANK ON GOOGLE?

It would help if you encouraged people to visit your Blog pages. If you have time invested in social sites, ask yourself, ‘What role should social networking play in my business?

HOW DO I INCREASE VISITS TO MY BLOG?

There are multiple ways to increase traffic to your Blog pages, especially when you have a professional business blog design.

Use social network sites; post a teaser or snippet to garner the attention that links to your blog post. Post topical content, content that is popular or trending online. If your blog is part of your website, create a function where your most recent Blog posts are on your home page.

DO BLOG COMMENTS HELP MY SEO?

Comments (both open and moderated) are a great way to engage visitors. (Visitor engagement equals traffic) You will need to decide whether or not to enable the comments section. Nothing looks worse than seeing multiple Blog posts followed by no comments.

MAY I POST ANOTHER PERSON’S CONTENT ON MY BLOG?

It’s your blog, your website, so it is your decision. Experience tells me that you should ALWAYS write your content. Original content is more valuable for SEO. Rewriting existing content does little more than help to fill pages. Re-posting content if the information is helpful to your readership. You should always mention the source and the author’s name.

SHOULD I LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES ON MY BLOG?

Links are a good thing. Links are how we locate information on the World Wide Web. My advice is to be prudent with your links. Many websites archive their links, which will break the link you created.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO USE MY BLOG?

Use a different file name or title for your blog, such as Resources, Articles, Media Center, or Documents, as appropriate.

SHOULD I USE 3RD PARTY BLOGS LIKE GOOGLE BLOGGER?

I have written extensively on this subject. My answer is emphatical NO. Unless you have 100% ownership or control over your domain name, blog, web hosting, and Blog files, you risk losing it all. On the other hand, if you want to learn the basics of blogging, create a free Blog account at Blogger.

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