Keep That Content Fresh
How do you keep it fresh?
If you’re blogging as a way to make money online, which is the reason most people blog, the most important part of your blogs is, obviously, your content. In the same way that a store is going to need customers to stay in business, your blog site needs a steady flow of traffic to remain active and help your online business. Keeping your content fresh is the most important thing to remember when blogging, regardless of the reason for blogging. In fact, having fresh content on your website or blog is the key to success with your online business. Here are a few tips on the best ways to keep your content fresh.
Use Keywords
Using search engine optimization (SEO) through the use of keywords is one of the best ways to generate traffic towards your website or blog. What’s even more important is using keywords that are relevant to your blog site so they’ll show up quickly on search engines. Search engines are what interested readers will use to find websites that are similar to their interests. If your site consists of several different pages, make sure you use different keywords for each page so the chances of them getting to your site will be better. The higher your site shows up on search engine results, the more traffic you’ll get to your site.
Although the idea of having fresh content on your blog all the time may seem difficult, if not impossible, there are ways you can do this if you have a plan from day one and do everything possible to stick to it. Determine the frequency of your posting or, more specifically, how often you will make posts to your blog. If you have time to make posts on a daily basis, this is great. Not everyone, due to work schedules, can do this every day but if you can, it’ll be very beneficial to your blog. Once you’ve determined what your frequency is going to be, let your readers know. This is important for two reasons. One, if they come to your blog and see nothing new, they’ll know when they can expect to see something new. If your content is good, they’ll start to look forward to this day or time. Second, by making a commitment such as this to your readers, you’re also making a goal for yourself and making yourself accountable. When you know you have to do something, it’s much easier to get it done.
Plan Ahead
Don’t be too hard on yourself if something comes up where you can’t make your post as planned. This does happen to everyone at some point, whether they’re unavailable, sick or just don’t have the motivation. Many blogging systems offer an option where you can schedule your posts in advance. This option will come in very handy if you know of something that is going to prevent you from making your regular post.
Blogging is NOT just about Blogging
Never stop researching and looking for new content you can post to your blog. Even though you may feel you know everything there is to know about your topic, there is always something new to learn. Your readers will love hearing about these new things and may have feedback and comments to add to them. Don’t just rely on the internet for your research, however, as you can learn a lot just in your day-to-day living. With the use of cell phones with cameras, you can take interesting shots throughout the day that you may want to share with your readers. Readers also enjoy looking at photos. Just make sure they’re saved in the right size and format so they won’t take forever to open.
Find small items and topics that you can add on a weekly or even a daily basis. While the main topic of your blog may be something larger, you can always break it down into small topics to keep them interested. For instance, if your site is about photography, which is a broad topic, once a week you can have individual feeds about smaller photography-related topics such as filters, lens, film, etc. These small topics or subjects will serve two purposes. They’ll allow your content to remain fresh while giving your readers even more interesting topics to read and enjoy.
Don’t be afraid to add some humor into your blogs. Although most of the readers are there to participate and possibly learn more about your topic, no one wants to feel they’re back in high school in a classroom. Put a friendly and light spin on some of your posts, which will also help you to develop a friendly relationship with your readers. Encourage them to contact you and let them know that you look forward to hearing from them. A contact form can be located somewhere on your blog and encourage readers to leave any comments or feedback they may have. Make sure you respond back to any of the comments you receive so they’ll know that there is a real live person behind the blog and that you care about them. The more contact there is between you and your readers, the better your chance of getting new content from them as well.
Your new content doesn’t have to be some long drawn-out article. It can be a short post of only 250-300 words but it lets them know that you are available and it will keep them interested. Even though your blog site is about a specific topic, don’t be afraid to add some “evergreen” topics occasionally. Evergreen topics are general interest topics that never change but yet will draw their interest. They don’t even have to be related to your blog subject but they can still be interesting. You may even consider finding some private label rights articles where you can get some great ideas. But, DO NOT COPY THEM.
Get rid of any old content that has just been sitting around there taking up space. You should do this regularly, like every other month. Keep an archive, however, so readers can always go back and find something that interested them that they may want to retrieve. An archive will also allow new readers to see that you’ve been doing this for quite awhile and that you blog is not new. This will do a lot towards proving your seriousness and credibility.
Pay attention to the seasons and holidays of the year. People will love your acknowledgment and it will go a long ways towards letting them know your content is fresh. Again, they don’t have to be long posts. It’s quality and not quantity that counts.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:13 am
You’ve given me some useful insights – thanks!
February 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Great post! I think I'm doing OK as far as content on my blog, it's my website that's another story LOL I have been enjoying using the schedule part of WordPress. It's very helpful. And paying attention to the holiday's and seasons is a great tip. I need to do some brainstorming!
February 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
i like to read and explore this kind of site.
February 18th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
thanks, you gave me a great idea for a post, I link to you for giving it to me!
February 19th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Interesting post and helpful input from Angie. The true key to success when running your own blog is maintaining a level of consistency. Readers constantly seeing that your blog is alive and thriving places a psychological tendency on them to visit more often – in turn- driving traffic.
"If your joints not poppin' people will just keep on walken" as a friend of mine who previously worked in a club used to say.
As long as you create solid content with a personality and do it often enough, you'll be successful in the blogosphere.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Nice Article about content, i know very well content is King, On the other hand, as far as the huge expense of professional SEO content writers is concerned, people can easily get away from this hassle by conducting well planned, market research.
February 26th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I have learned a lot from you angie. Blogging is not merely blogging, it has to rule an impact to the readers. Most people like something bold and better, that is why a fresh new ideas on your blogs is very important.
Leanie Belle- Your First 100 Dollars Online
March 1st, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Keeping your content fresh what makes articles interesting. And you are right, we should research our content thoroughly. This is the only way we can make quality content. And I do personally like to read articles that are shorter. Long posts sometimes ends up boring especially when you're trying to tell a personal story.
March 5th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
That's right. Fresh content is a big point in seo. If you don't write about things that people are interesting in, they won't link to you.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
I think the most important aspect of this is having a passion for what you blog about! If you are really inspired by your topic it's so much easier to find topics to keep posting about. It also makes researching and learning new things about your subject feel less like work and more like fun, and that can really show through to your readers!
March 8th, 2009 at 6:20 am
I've just started out with some blogs in my passions. I was actually paying for this sort of info. My mind is boggling at the amount thats out here for free, so many blogs seem to be making a living of just information about blogging. It is not so hard to keep up writing when it's a topic you are always thinking about anyways, hope pure amount of content is enough to get ome readers through… What about free articles?
March 8th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Beside Recommendations that "Fresh IS needed to build a better blog.what about blogging base a long tail research .?is it include what make"best to make best blog is BETTER
March 12th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Some of the Search engines want only original content. So if the Search Engine get's to your web Page on your Site and realize they have already seen this Page they won't Index it again, This can be a real hazard if you submit Articles for free Re-Distribution.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Very right. We need to write unique content for our blogs to get maximum exposure, as everyone wants something different.
March 15th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I always plan ahead for posts. One of the best things to do in case something big comes up and gets in the way. This is very informative though.
March 16th, 2009 at 10:51 am
1st of all we need to research about the topic on which we have to write. Then collecting all points, we should write the post/article in our own words. This is why it is usually said that every site needs a fresh content, as it has more exposure.
March 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Yeah , A person should post a content which is unique and add value to its web and its readers .
March 20th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Excellent tip regarding planning ahead and scheduling the blog ahead. Thanks
March 20th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
The one thing I hate though is when that one site that has no content at all ends up doing well in the rankings. I don't know how they do their seo.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 pm
When I lack ideas to write about, I take a picture (usually of my bird) or post some old pics. Since I blog about photography and my bird, this works :-)
When I'm inspired to write, I write… and schedule the posts to appear so it evens out the posting interval.
March 28th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Fresh is best!
Who likes reading stale stuff anyway?
April 4th, 2009 at 10:33 am
it is good to have a fresh content on your blog because that will attract more people and increase traffic..in that case use maximum keywords with SEO technique…
April 6th, 2009 at 6:38 am
it is good to have a fresh content on your blog because it will help you to attract more people and increase traffic..in that case use maximum keywords with SEO technique…
April 6th, 2009 at 6:41 am
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April 6th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
it is good to have a fresh content on your blog because it will help you to attract more people and increase traffic..in that case use maximum keywords with SEO technique…
April 13th, 2009 at 7:56 am
it is good to have always a fresh content on your blog because it will help you to attract more readers and increase traffic..with the use of maximum keywords with SEO technique(search engine optimization)..u will able to earn more and more…
April 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I was wondering if I was posting too much on my blogs but it looks like I am not.
Although I do wonder how to keep the keywords going – how many times can I type 'dog walker brentwood' without looking obvious and putting people off?
I did manage to squeeze it into this post though. ;)
April 15th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
with the use of maximum keywords with SEO technique(search engine optimization)….it is good to have always a fresh content on your blog because it will help you to attract more readers and increase traffic….u will able to earn more and more…
April 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Having a number of categories on a blog (lifestyle, gadgets, fashion, etc) can also help to broaden your horizons in such a way that you will not be limited to a certain topic only. So when a great content idea pops up your mind, you can easily categorize it.
Van
April 19th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Having a number of categories on a blog (lifestyle, gadgets, fashion, etc) can also help to broaden your horizons in such a way that you will not be limited to a certain topic only. So when a great content idea pops up your mind, you can easily categorize it.
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 am
Great post. Thanks for sharing. This is very good, useful information
April 29th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Keeping your content fresh what makes articles interesting. And you are right, we should research our content thoroughly
May 7th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
yes absolutely, content still the king.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am
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May 15th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Thanks for sharing this blogging tips. Will apply in my blog next time ;)
May 19th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Love the look of that lemon – it's hot here right not, and that's just made me a lot thirstier!
May 20th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
very interesting!
June 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am
You can almost compare keeping the blog fresh to keeping your food fresh. Its always important to buy a new baking soda box to put in the refrigerator to keep the food fresh, just like its important to put fresh content up on the site to keep everything fresh. You have to plan when you are going to clean out the refrigerator, and you have to learning about the different methods to keep your food fresh!
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
very nice! for me es the most important aspect for a blog about
July 4th, 2009 at 11:12 am
of course We need to write unique content for our blogs to get maximum exposure
July 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am
What an interesting stream of thoughts =)
And i like many of the things that you wrote here. My blog is of not the same genre as yours but i will surely use some of your principles here…
And yes I do think that I should care for the users. However i still find it amazing that some people are reading my posts :) So I think that i will keep on posting things and make myself more active as there are a lot of things to learn in this world and lots of interesting things coming up that my readers want to know :)
Thank you for this post and its great that someone cares for the readers as well :)
July 20th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Keeping your content fresh is one of the best things you can do for your blog and website. Google loves fresh content, and so does your visitors (which is the most important).
Till then,
Jean
July 29th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Nice post, buddy. The theories sound so easy, but in actual fact it can be tiring to follow accordingly. Le sigh…
August 4th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Very informative post. Yes the right use of keywords is really essential when it comes to search engine optimisation. Internal linking is also crucial because it will give importance to all pages. Content is king so, you need to make sure it's error free. Otherwise readers would be driven away.
August 17th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Thank You Giovanni!!
August 29th, 2009 at 7:49 am
it sound great.nice posts
November 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
In my view, CONTENT IS KING ! Secondly you have to make quality backlinks in order to get high search engine rankings.
April 6th, 2010 at 1:03 am
Hi! I’m new at blogging and I have some few questions:
1.) How much keyword is enough? Do we need to put as many keyword as we can so that search engines won’t miss our site?
2.) Will the blog be popular by filling it with contents regularly?
3.) What topics should we discuss? Can I have tips?
4.) How do you feel about a blog that is a tutorial for beginners and a personal diary relating to the experience of the blog’s tutorial combined? (ex. How to’s on Freelancing and a blogger’s personal blog on freelancing all in one blog)
I’m looking forward to your answers.
Thank You.
May 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Thanks for this. Soi many people just copy stuff, it gets right on my nerves
May 15th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
It's what separates the great form the rubbish
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June 6th, 2010 at 5:53 am
yes it true unique and fresh content is the basic thing for populartiy of blog and it SERP, Due to duplicate content Google will penalize you, Nice Post!
June 30th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Great post.I'm planning to write one post every day for the next one year or so and then evaluate my traffic stats.
July 5th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Thanks to good information
July 9th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Content is the King
Thanks for sharing
July 12th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Yeah, you don't always have to update a new post every day – instead, focus on providing value but at long as people know you're still active you shouldn't see any dips :P
July 14th, 2010 at 6:03 am
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July 14th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
It is always a good idea to try and post daily. while it is hard to do a way to help alleviate the pressure is to try and get a back up of posts and get your friends to do guest posts.
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August 10th, 2010 at 1:36 am
paying attention to the holiday's and seasons is a great tip.it is good to have always a fresh content on your blog because it will help you to attract more readers and increase traffic.
August 23rd, 2010 at 5:25 pm
This is why it is usually said that every site needs a fresh content, as it has more exposure.