Hey guys. For past week I have been making articles that are just articles. They were reviews and news! By the way, my site is a game niche! So yesterday, I made an article and not on purpose, it came to be controversial. I put a link in a forum with a thread about my article and this is what happened! 30 peopled disagreed. 4 people agreed! So it didn't look good. I'm scared people gonna think my site is crap now. But since that article, I got over 100+ unique visitors! So what's the deal?
To me anything that promotes conversation on your blog is a good thing. Don't get me wrong there is a line when it comes to controversial topics so the best bet is to put it out as a question and not a statement
I suggest showing the article to more ppl who would agree with it controversial articles are a great form of linkbait
Controversial within reason will help you get traffic. To paraphrases an old saying "I don't care what they say aout me as long as they get the URL right"
I am not agree with that.. controversy can create some traffic at beginning.. but for long term it will damage reputation of your site.. so create a good brand for your site and stay away from controversy and good readers for your site..
It's classic linkbait - I say go for it - as long as you're not being racist or threatening anyone, keep it up, controversy attracts attention. There are loads of dull sites saying the same thing - carve a niche out for yourself by being different.