WordPress is one of the world’s leading and most widely used blogging software. When it comes to Search Engine Optimization it is one of the hottest programs that you can use.

This is part of a series of tip articles just about using WordPress for maximizing on Search Engine Optimization.

Tip: Make sure the blog is on YOUR site

We are often asked

If you are doing blogging for Search Engine Optimisation purposes compared to obtaining traffic purposes, then you can ONLY locate your blog in one place and one place only – On your site!

Do not even think about using a sub-web such as http://www.blog.myhappysite.com. Why would you use a sub web anyhow unless if you want a cool blog URL.

Sub webs are part of your web site but they are unclear from an SEO perspective. If you want to have the blog content 100% affiliated with your website then make sure it is off a sub folder and NOT a sub web for example : http://www.myhappysite.com/blog.

Sub webs will not gain you the same Search Engine Optimization ranking benefits across all search engines because many search engines treat sub webs as a distinctly different website.

If your blog is currently hosted on blogger.com or wordpress.com then you should consider to move it as soon as feasible if you want to raise your SEO position.

If you have some existing rankings for keywords on Google and Yahoo then you do need to be warned – adding a lot of new content may affect your ranking negativily at first.

We have experienced client ranking drop after adding a lot of new content in the form of a blog to a clients sites. Adding a blast of new content ‘dilutes’ your current site content if the new content is NOT Search Engine Optimization optimized for the keywords that you want to rank for. Search Engine Optimize the content before making it live to avoid this dilution effect. Taking the time to do this BEFORE you add it to your site will make a big difference to your existing ranking position.

Related posts:

1. How To Set Up A WordPress Blog Properly For SEO Benefits WordPress is one of the world's leading and most widely...
2. SEO Training Tips – Setting Up A Blog Properly WordPress is one of the leading Search Engine Optimisation enhanced...
3. Super-Charge WordPress Out-Of-The-Box For SEO Wordpress out of the box allows primary management of the...
4. How To Super-Power WordPress Search Engine Optimization Wordpress out of the box permits standard management of the...
5. Wordpress Blog Content is Valuable After you've picked out your theme and have inserted the...

Tags: advertising, business, search engine optimization, seo, SEO services, SEO services Singapore, SEO training, Webmaster Tools

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.