What is the best way to promote a blog like blogsport or wordpress?
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Hello,
With the recent algorithm changes of Google I am wondering what the the best way is to promote a blog like blogspot or wordpress?
Looking forward to your answers!
Regards,
Thomas
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You can choose any of the platforms on a self hosted domain.
What you should be focusing on is the quality of content. The content should be unique with your thoughts and inferences/inputs even if it is about a generic topic that can add value to the users. Also, share your posts and participates in discussions on social communities to create a buzz as as as gain authority as an author in the respective niche. This is the only way forward if you want to future proof it from Google's algorithmic changes.
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