Blogs, blogspot, tumblr etc
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We currently have our own wordpress blog on our site using wordpress, is it worth while having others such as blogspot, tumblr etc for seo purposes?
Or would I be wasting my time and efforts?
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Personally I think it's to do with the amount of time you can dedicate to each site. If the accounts are just there for the sake of it and aren't really being updated or filled with unique content then obviously it doesn't seem particularly worth it. The simple solution might be to just give it a try. If you find you have the time to update them regularly then great.
Also, if you are going to add anything else I would go with Tumblr as it is easy to use and very simply updated. Its users don't expect long blog posts like Wordpress - a few sentences and maybe a pic will often do.
Good luck!
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Hi David,
Personally I feel the value is debatable. If you are syndicating your own blog content then you are running the risk of either duplicate content and/or what looks quite a bit like mechanical link building, both of which are low value options.
If you are planning on creating unique content for the other blogs then you need to balance the amount of effort it will need to create something decent with the amount of time you have. I have also found that you can be in danger of competing with yourself, and the last thing you want is your offsite blog competing with your main site/blog. In my experience blogspot etc have proven to be more hassle than they are worth in upkeep and I would prefer to focus on the main blog creating good content and building strong links.
My two cents!
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Hi David,
I asked myself the same question! my thoughts were it wont hurt your SEO and Social presences to have a blogspot or a tumbler site also!!
to avoid having to add content to all the sites I used Jetpack, a wordpress plugin that automatically uploads post to tumblr and other social media sites when you create a post on wordpress...cool right? less work and more exposure!
The best part is...it sends the feeds to the other sites as snippets with a link back to the original post, so what does this all mean ? no duplicate content and traffic back to the original post (can't go wrong with that, more traffic to your site without having to do extra work!! )
There may not be much authority on the site but it definitely doesn't hurt (from my experience anyway) for all you pro's please correct me if I'm wrong.
Hope this helps
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