Hey,
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Most people are going for the free blogger.com blogs because Google owns it and therefore will spider your site more often.
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Well see- I didn't know Google owned blogger.com. For myself the attraction
was easy step by step instruction, and your blog can be put in their huge
blog directory.They also will host it for free, although I have multiple hosting
accounts, and a dedicated server that I lease so thats not needed here.
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Most other blogs are too opinionated and feel like a forum without the chance to debate other than a small comments section.
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I do see what you mean. Its funny that you said that, because I've posted
comments on a few different blogs expecting when I left my email address to
receive some kind of response. Still waiting!
A good majority just want
to get their opinions seen, and don't really want your feedback.
One of the benefits that stand out for me- If you own a member site, ecommerce, ezine, etc...
You can post updates, and link to the blog and visa versa. Either way, its
easy and doesn't take a whole lot of time to do, and the result can be
residual traffic.
SEO on the other hand can be time consuming, and you must test, wait, test
some more. Its a learning process, and should'nt be left out. I see the blogs
more as a way of getting out some quick, yet informational content, and
just another way of (linking) so people can find your main site. Having keywords
within the content is mandatory for the search engine placement, but on a
blog must be written so that it can be read by humans.
Another benefit- If you own a website.
Trying to make a sale on the first visit, is like walking into a automobile dealer
saying your just looking, and not expecting them to push a sale. The person
visiting you will have their guard u, and is just looking for a reason to leave.
So a 3 step process would be better in my opinion and experience.
- The Blog- Introduction to topic (short and sweet)
- Link to website- (full information)
- Purchase button- either on site or linking to ecommerce site
I feel if the blog is updated atleast weekly, then you stand a good chance of
getting spidered regularly, and maybe even a bookmark or 2. But I'm still
learning here, as I'm new to blogs, but I can see the direction they are going.
Robert