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What kind of hosting plan are you on (shared, dedicated, etc)? There are a lot of annoying hacks going around affecting WP based sites on shared servers.

Phil from Distilled weighed in on this question today in a different thread at www.seomoz.org/q/best-way-to-host-video; his answer might help you as well.

I think there are some good points here, but I want to warn that it really depends. There are sites with 250-word pages that do well, if that content is unique and isn't buried in ads, etc. If you have 1,000 words but it's all syndicated from other sites and jammed with ads, you could have Panda breathing down your neck. I would generally not worry about keyword density. Write natural copy, with solid topic focus, and your keywords will organically end up represented in various forms. Google is a lot more sophisticated than just counting keywords or density these days, and trying to engineer the perfect number is more likely to harm you than help (as others mentioned). Plus, you can drive yourself crazy for something that will ultimately have a very small impact. What I think is a lot more important is your overall keyword strategy. Instead of worrying about how many times a keyword is on a page, focus on the structure of your site. Which pages target which keywords? Are there important variants that need their own content (and can you create unique content for them)? Are you spread too thin. I see many more problems caused by bad keyword strategy ACROSS sites than within any one page.

I would add the canonical to both, pointing at the preferred blog in both cases. (i.e. the preferred blog canonicals to itself.)

As long as your blog content is available via RSS feed, you can use the method described below to have Facebook auto-magically import your content. http://www.facebook.com/notes/penny-butler/how-to-import-rss-feed-into-facebook-fan-page/10150170331180626

One thing I like to do to find fresh content to write about is the following. Set some google alerts for topics in your own industry as well as vertical industries. When you get the alerts you will be able to sift through them and find new stories, products, happening etc. This can give you things to talk about as well as gives you more insight into what is going on in your industry. There have been many times where I have also discovered other things I should be doing in my business this way.

When you create a blog you should first choose a "target". what is your blog' s purpose? 1. If you wanna have a blog just for getting visibility, you should write almost 1 article per day and post it in your blog.      Write article that follow the topic of your site but "dropping" most searched keyword in your content 2. If you wanna have just backlink, use your energy and your content posting your article in guests blog. I see a lot of blogs that set theirs link "do-follow". If you don't want to see your page rank improve and don't let your blog being filled of stupid/no sense fake (SEO) comments, i think that you should keep no-follow setting.

Thanks First, Unfortunately, a lot of these advantages of using Textbroker don't seem to be offered inside of Raventools.  For example, you get to choose the interests of the writer, but you cannot retain a writer if you have found one you like.  Essentially, each time it is a crapshoot. I like the convenience of it being inside of the tool, but I'm not sure if I am willing to roll the dice every time.

LOL Yes you could look at it the other way around. If they write blogs in the company's time, tell them to rel=canonical to the corporates blog version.

For who you write? for example a medical article or a diet articule with just 200 words won´t rank good in Google, some times you need to be more specific when you write content all depends of who are you readers. Regards,

I would really need more information on this blog structure for example is it sitting on a sub domain? In my opinion the best way to treat a company blog and with the blogs I have worked on in the past we do have our list of mid-low tier keywords we aim to factor into posts, yet if the post is going to sound SEO spammy we do not include the keywords in titles, move for the url, really foucs on top quality content and bringing in content that the users will want to share. Develop a content strategy around the blog plan what you will add to the blog over a term of time. I would advise on the following: Video content (how to videos/ any thing interesting depending on your niche) Infographics - Market trends/ analysis - show your customers you know your stuff. Community events, I have seen a few company blogs where they show weekend events near the company and how they are involved, it is easy content and easy traffic. Have a separate section for it. We blog to make the customers love the posts yet also ROI is factored in. Hope this helps.

Would anyone know where i could fund affordable, reliable blog post writers who would be able to produce quality posts at affordable rates? Unless your website is about some yada yada yada subject I would only accept this type of advice from a person who is knowledgeable about your content area. So, to find qualified authors go out there and find out who is already writing about this subject with enthusiasm, authority and verve and see if you can convice them to write for you. .... and about your "affordable price"... you will have to pay them what they want or take your chances with getting content that will make you look like a fool.

Hi Maria, I think Dan gives some good advice here as far as due diligence goes when picking a theme, namely choosing one through a reputable source, qualifying your options by considering reviews and usage, etc. There are certainly a lot of well designed WP themes out there to choose from, and I think if you employ the approach that Dan suggests you will help yourself to find something suitable.  That being said, this is the way I personally looked at my situation when deciding on the course I wanted to take. You have some options: Custom designed WP theme: If completed by a quality designer, this option is arguably the best.  This option is, of course, the most expensive, but can potentially suit your needs most effectively.  I think whether or not the upside is worth the additional expenditure depends on the depth and complexity of your business model, goals, and uniqueness of your offerings.  If you're dealing with a traditional and established type of business or are simply aiming to have a presentable, clean, and professional looking blog or simple site using WP as a content management system, then you will probably be fine with one of the vast number of available already created themes out there.  However, if you have a business model that is less common or are looking to add a lot of additional functionality, then custom design may be the way to go.  Personally, I had a custom WP site created by a development team, that I would be happy to recommend if you like - they have been great to work with.  For me, a custom site was the best option to achieve the look and functionality that I desired.  These considerations, as well as of course budget constraints, will help to influence your ultimate decision. Premium WordPress Themes: This option is not free, but will most likely cost you far less than paying a developer for a custom theme.  A great thing about WP is that the community contributing to the product is large, and therefore any person creating a theme, plugin, add-on, etc is subject to competition and mass feedback, providing at least some incentive to create a quality product, especially if one is trying to earn revenue from his or her efforts.  When there are a lot of participants in a marketplace like this one, you are more likely to have transparency into what is quality and what is not.  Because of this, I believe a premium theme creator is more likely to be compelled to produce a quality product that conforms to appropriate guidelines and that is supported and updated accordingly. Free WP Themes: There are also many free WP themes to choose from.  While free has it's upside, I would be particularly observant if you choose this option.  I'm not suggesting that all free themes have problems - I imagine that there are many that follow the same best practices as do custom or premium themes.  However, I do think that the lack of financial incentive for creators of this theme gives rise to a greater risk than do the other two aforementioned options.  If you choose this option, then I would heed Dan's warning with particularly strong vigor. While I agree with the sentiment that what you do with your WP site is more important than the theme that you choose, I think there is something to be said for the foundation on which you build your house.  Rotten site design can significantly hinder your ability to accomplish the goals of your business and website, regardless of the quality of the effort you make in optimizing and promoting it.  Yes, you'll want to create original, compelling content as well as engaging in a myriad of other SEO related efforts, but I do believe it's critical to make sure those efforts aren't destroyed nor damaged by a problematic base. Finally, Yoast is respected in the field and I've heard positive things about his SEO plugin, including those echoed in the other responses here.  I personally have been using the WordPress SEO plugin by Joost de Valk and have no complaints thus far.  That's not to suggest that what I have been using is any better or worse, it's just the only WP SEO plugin that I am qualified to comment on at this time. Kelly

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Before writing the question on SEO Moz I leaning towards a subdomain for the exact same reasons you listed here.  However, based on the input below it seems as if links and PR can be passed from both a subdomain and subdirectory. Do you disagree?

Hi Seomoz, i'am new on seo and i have 1 blog hosted on blogspot. Few 2 weeks i host my blog (unlock-all-phone.blogspot.com) to domain (http://unlockboot.com/). My page rank on *blogspot is 1, but on the new domain is 0 Any solutions?

I would totally recommend Google Sitesearch. I found that in our latest client, they manage to increase conversion rates and thus increasing their profits...coincidence? Nope. I found that the display of results enticed the users to stay on for longer and make it more engaging. It’s faster than a open source search engine Hope this helps. I would really love to give a demo and stats on my clients work but i cant due to a confidentiality clause. Two thumbs Up!

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