Blogging advice - is this correct.

[Clodbuster]

I've hosted my blog on Google's blogspot - completely seperate from my website. It is linked in my menu and has got links in the blog texts back to relevant pages within my site. That is how I was advised to do it from an SEO point of view originally. An EXPERT has looked over what I've done on my site and his information is that it is all very well from the links point of view but the greatest benefit of a blog is the continual adding of new content and the way it is currently done I am receiving no benefit to my site. There are now too many links from that hosting to my site and it could now - or in the future - be a liability as far as SEO goes.

Maybe he has to justify his money??? What do I know - I'm just a Clodbuster. http://forum.erol.co.uk/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

[fisicx]

He is pretty much incorrect in every respect.

The links from the blog to your main site are worth vitually nothing as they all go to the same place.

The best way to blog is to integrate it into your main site. That way you get loads of direct benefit and the links look more natural.

[socialprseo]

Fisicx is right. The content you have created is an acceptable form of resource to now syndicate. By this I mean now is the time to exploit the content you've mastered and submit the content elsewhere and within your site.

I would try to find bloggers, sites and communities where your content may matter the most and submit it there. It's all about fitting in with where your consumers graze so to say. Trying to work out what they graze popularly on and you could have the perfect match on this keyword by eventually becoming a dominant speaker.

Don't forget there are other resources other than articles. Take a look if you like at a list I've created, search "socialprseo catch marketing" and have a loooook.

Warm Regards,

Matthew

[Danny@BFC]

How you were advised originally is incorrect.

The EXPERT is correct, you want the content on your site, as fisicx said - but I'm not entirely sure who fisicx is saying is wrong in every respect?

[Clodbuster]

Thanks very much. It is good to be able to confirm some advice.

I'm arranging a subdomain www.mysite/blog (http://www.mysite/blog) to host this blog on. I believe that Google will read this as one site with mine??

IYO should I transfer all my entries/postings across gradually, in one hit or not at all but go on from here?

[Clodbuster]

The links from the blog to your main site are worth vitually nothing as they all go to the same place.



Not totally correct but checking back I agree - majority do go to the home page. Is it important to spread the links over as many pages as possible?

[OldWelshGuy]

it is also a good idea to link to sites semativcally related to your own.

[fisicx]

It's important to make it useful for the visitor. If you are blogging about the effect of electric fences on wildlife then a link to your product pages isn't useful. If you are blogging about the drop off in voltage over long distances then a link to a booster is useful.

Blogs don't generally lead to new customers, it's a different type of visitor. People read blogs for information not necessarily to buy stuff. The skill comes in writing enticing posts that generate interest in the product without being too obvious.

Spend a day or two reading this: copyblogger.com

^^What he said!

[Clodbuster]

it is also a good idea to link to sites semativcally related to your own.

Sorry can't find the meaning of this - semantically?? ie similar?

[OldWelshGuy]

Similarly related

So if you are talking about Electric fences, and mention tensile stregnths, you could link to a page on another sitethat explains that. Again if you mention PH values of the soil affecting equipment, link out to a site that explains acidity and alkaline effects on metal.

Semantically related means on topic, but maybe not directly. So if you are writing about sheep fences, you would have fencing related topics, farming, animals etc. But the trick is to make the site useful for visitors, because not only will you make it more worthy of bookmarking, you will be making it better for search engine love as well :)