Maintaining fresh content, best way to do it?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by robbo90, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. #1
    hi guys,
    i am new and just have a quick question.
    I run 3 websites which are all wordpress based and therefore have a blog. I try to update them all regularly to help with my google ranking for specific keywords but i just wondered which way is best to do it.

    currently i have a static page as my homepage with a link to my blog in the sidebar. Would it be btter (in terms of increasing my rank) to have the blog as my homepage so that the content is constantly changing, or to keep it as it is?

    all advice is appreciated.

    cheers :D
     
    robbo90, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  2. seohelp

    seohelp Peon

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    My dear instead of putting site wide link better give link in the post. Write the post with a anchor text in the post which will be better for you to get good backlinks and relevant backlinks.
     
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  3. robbo90

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    #3
    i currently write posts which do include my chosen keyword as anchor text and then it links back to my site's homepage becuase my blog is on a different page.

    What i want to know is whether it would be better just to have my blog as the hompage and whether this will help me move up the google ranks. Or should i keep my homepage as a static page and just link my posts back to my homepage?
     
    robbo90, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  4. Rivers

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    I believe it depends on the topic of your website. Is it a corporate site? An e-commerce site? Or just a hobby site?
     
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  5. robbo90

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    just a hobby website. It's about how to recieve free consoles online.
    but then my blog also contains all the latest consoles news, apple news and other electrical goods new - this is to try and attract trageted visitors to my site.
     
    robbo90, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  6. seo999

    seo999 Banned

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    #6
    fresh content with good keywords phrases attach to it
     
    seo999, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  7. robbo90

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    ok but should i keep my homepage as a static page or use that as my blog?
     
    robbo90, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  8. Rivers

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    Cool. I would go with the blog as homepage. I'm assuming your static page contains the offer. Just add a prominent banner or button somewhere on the blog linking to the said static page.

    Best of luck to ya.
     
    Rivers, Dec 3, 2008 IP
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    Nice way, Fresh content with good keywords phrases attach to it
     
    Willsmith86, Dec 3, 2008 IP
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    you should make it change every 3 months interval
     
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    Nosfer Well-Known Member

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    if you add fresh content the crawler will check your website faster and you get quick backlinks with the right anchor texts to your new content this could be an advantage for you.
     
    Nosfer, Dec 3, 2008 IP
  12. robbo90

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    Thanks for the advice everyone, will be changing things around abit over the comming weeks to see what affect it has.
     
    robbo90, Dec 6, 2008 IP