Blog Posts

How much do blog posts really help with link building? I see people offering good PR blog post reviews for money, do those links in those posts count as good link backs? Will they help?

 

If the blog is related to your site then yes - BL will count. I have PR7 Blogs linking to my site and my site not only gets good traffic (because it is similar topic) but my site is now also ranking high in the SERPs. Actually very close to the blog rank

 

Even an unrelated blog, but related post helps to some extent...but yeah, if the core of the blog is relevant to your field, and the links in to that blog are also relevant, then it seems to count much better.

 

If it does not help, I think people will not be buying them, so i assume they help.

 

During my "competition research" the other night i have found out that 99% of the links my competitor has come from blogs. They are doing well too. Go figure...

 

Well there are alot of benefits from a blog. You can links either and or through the blogrolls or blog posts. I myself have about 40+ blogs and they have helped considerably from the last update. A few jumped from atleast 2 PR's. And have brought in a certain amount of traffic even at a small rate of traffic.

 

Well, I have 157 blogs in my network and clients that have articles written by me or they provide their own are seeing great results from it. The backlinks alone are GOLD.

Col

 

I have personally followed the results from some of your blog posts and the users do look to be benefitting very well.

 

Blog contents can get ranking faster and if the blog has good content that get high traffic there is possibilities that your site can be noticed and might click your link. Your link also can be counted as backlinks.

 

wow... congratulation.
actualy i like to ask, wherether both site (blog & the site u talking) are they related in topic? since it help to ranked it as well.

 

Blog links are contextual and contextual links with strong keyword density is always good.

 

That is a good point.
However we can combined it
...good content and more links
Then the result will be favorable, isn't it?

 

Actually, blog posts improve serps I've spent around 700$ on blogpost and it helped me alot in serps!
Saad

 

I agree that blog post helps However, I think that their effect reduces when moved to the archive..

 

Yes. Same topic, however my site is offering something new and the concept is catching steam. Hence my site gets BLs without me trying.

 

hey, well it looks like these results are pretty much conclusive. If you guys value blog posts that much i think ill will go buy myself some posts on good blogs. thanks for all your replys guys!

 

Don't forget - the real advantage of a link from Blog post - potential traffic plus permanent back link (as long as the blog is alive). Why don't you write something cool and ask the famous bloggers to look at it - they will write up something and give you a free link, unless you want specific 'anchor' text then they may charge you.

 

yeah thats a good idea acctually. i write articles so creating one they would be interested in using me benefit me and the owner of theblog.

 

blog posts are great ways to increase your backlink quantity and a great way to get good serp results

 

But you don't just have to pay for them. There are great ways of getting blogs to post about you for free! just ask any Public Relations practioner.

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http://www.toprankblog.com/2006/10/blogger-relations-101/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401441.html
http://www.morganmclintic.com/pr/2005/08/pitching_blogge.html
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