Well, I've heard that search engines love blogs and that you have a big oppurtunity to get a lot more traffic if you work with a Blog, so I decided to create a WordPress Blog keeping the design very similar to my current website. e.g. http://www.psdesignzone.com - website http://www.psdesignzone.com/blog/ - Blog I use the blog mainly as a news feed/tips and hits, am I really using a blog to it's fullest extent and is it really worth it to try implementing a blog on my site?
yes blog can be very helpful , but don't forget to make related topics to your main page for the full influence
related text like if ur blog is about cars make topics about cars but make some links to your main page to with diferent keywords, as thay may help u on google
it's true. But whatever you are writing about has to be of value to make others want to read and participate.
Strickly an Opinion: blogs could help you notch over your competition, but if your compatitions way over your head its not going to get you vary far.
Alright does anyone else have a view on this? It appears that a Blog isn't really a necessary addition to your website.
The only thing "necessary" would be a Page and a Host, right? But on a serious note - I think it helps tremendously as long as your visitors KNOW about it. Make sure you let them know and I'm sure it will help. As for SE's -- it's definately not necessary but you'll more than likely gain a little more traffic if you have something worth reading? Use your personality (as long as it's enjoyable! ) and keep the posts coming By the way - excellent job making it look similar! Looks great!
Do you think your site needs a blog? Well, let's look why you'd use a blog: - RSS distribution - Easy and quick way to add short articles - Keep users informed of new happenings Can you do this with lengthy articles? Not so much. Articles are good and should be researched. Blogs are built to be a quick way to get info to the public. So, do you think you need a blog? That's up to you.
Ok, so I think using it as a newsfeed is a good idea, people can also syndicate stuff like new tutorials or new content on my site, thanks for all the input!