blogs vs forums

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  1. Kassi

    Kassi Peon

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    #21
    If the main reason is to attract more SE traffic I believe the best option is to launch blogs
     
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  2. gotlinks

    gotlinks Notable Member

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    #22
    Both have there place and both are great for SEO, but forums need to have mods installed for SEO urls where blogs generally have that plugin by default.
     
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  3. thunderbolt007

    thunderbolt007 Active Member

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    #23
    Are you sure of what you're talking about? :confused:

    Frequent updates to your pages may increase the search engine crawl rate, but it won't increase your rankings. If your site doesn't need to change, don't change it just because you think the search engines will like it better. They won't. In fact, some of the highest ranking sites in Google haven't been touched in years.... :p
     
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  4. gotlinks

    gotlinks Notable Member

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    #24

    For the most part your right, however IMO if the search engines are indexing your site quite often its because it is powerful! That is only speculation but for me it seems to be valid.
     
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  5. analizatan02216

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    #25
    yah.. and i agree with you aira..blogs are easier to manage than forum because in forums you need to gather more people to join it...in forums you need double your time to optimize it...:)
     
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  6. qazu

    qazu Well-Known Member

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    #26
    If you mean what will rank better, then it's blogs as you write the content and can use your keywords. With forums you rely on your users for content and they probably don't care about keywords ...
     
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  7. master_06

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    #27
    Well, for me it not those two that matters. Blog or Forum, it will be useless in the SERPS unless you get the trust of the search engines. You gotta go for link building and SEO and at max, for search engine marketing to conclude this one.
     
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  8. souther

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    #28
    Blogs are much more easier to architect for search engine friendly purposes IMHO. There are a lot of duplicate pathways which you have to worry about in order not to get duplicate content issues when using a blog or a forum.
     
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  9. Brian Melony

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    #29
    You have to work on both (blogs n forums) for better search engine rankings ...
     
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  10. acwebguru

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    #30
    Both are good for SERPs still you are keeping them fresh.....:)
     
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    #31
    Blogs are better way to express your view or give a reviewon any of the topic, u cant do so through forums,moreover blogs can be proved to be a best wayto promote any of your site through your signatures or lnks...
     
    sauravgr8, Oct 12, 2007 IP
  12. Mysanctuary23

    Mysanctuary23 Banned

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    #32
    They all said it. Both are good for your site promotions.
    But in my part I think Blog is better you can directly have
    the organic traffic through your blog. That's
    what I think.:D
     
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  13. nairbuoyevoli

    nairbuoyevoli Active Member

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    #33
    i guess both can help your site SERP, but on experience mostly forums can give much help.
     
    nairbuoyevoli, Oct 12, 2007 IP
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    xxxturn Well-Known Member

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    #34
    I think it's blogs.
     
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  15. sspy

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    #35
    i think both, content is more important
     
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  16. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #36
    Best answer yet ;)

    Good content can generate both links naturally, though it does not hurt to go out there and do both on your own. Just don't be a spammer, and the links will help with both backlinks and traffic.
     
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  17. maldives

    maldives Prominent Member

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    #37
    I think blogs are better. But, of course if becomes successful forums can get you more visitors. Take digital point as an example. ;)
     
    maldives, Oct 12, 2007 IP
  18. mhaye_01

    mhaye_01 Banned

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    #38
    but the question here is which do goods in SERPs, blogs or forum posting not doing a forum..........
     
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    #39
    I think that both are important in the long run
     
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  20. a$$-wise

    a$$-wise Well-Known Member

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    #40
    i would do forum as it will produce more content.

    and it has long term gain .. you actually create a community, which will help you in downs...
     
    a$$-wise, Oct 13, 2007 IP