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    Backlink: External blog Vs. Internal blog. Which is the best?

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    • Greenman
      Greenman last edited by

      Hi,

      some weeks ago a created a blog:  mykeyword.wordpress.com Some one told me that it has got more trust that a "normal" www.mykeyword.com
      Is it true?

      So, i wrote some articles and dropped  a guide (linking inside to mysite.com) to blog.

      My question is:
      Right now i'm writing a lot of article ad i'm looking for the best channel where publish my content (post with link inside). My focus is improving quantity and quality of backlinks.

      Which way must i use?

      1. Use my mykeyword.wordpress.com (give freshness to blog and new backlink)
      2. Create ad internal blog   mysite.com/blog and add article (without link?)
      3. "Don't lose time" - Put new article only in external blog that will link to my site.

      I must manage a lot of new sites and i should increase SERP position. So, i have to choose the right way right now.

      Thanks 😉

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      • YannickVeys
        YannickVeys last edited by

        mykeyword.wordpress.com = a new website. That site needs to accumalate new google juice. So it will take a lot more time before it starts ranking and before that starts sending some nice juice to your site. It still is only 1 link from 1 ip address to your main site.

        So I would blog on your main site domain.com/blog and do a guest post now and then. Make sure you do guest posts on different sites, to add to your IP diversity.

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        • USHoleInOne
          USHoleInOne last edited by

          I would stick to one internal blog instead of focusing on two. I have tried it before and writing blogs and getting links is super time consuming for even one site. I would put my best effort on one site and give it a 100% effort.

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          • Greenman
            Greenman @YannickVeys last edited by

            Thanks Yannick.But, If I should choose just one channel where put my articles (without loosing time and energy). Two way:

            1. Looking for a external worth blog where publish my article (like a personal blog network)
            2. Publish all article in internal blog (I must create it yet).

            I know, that question could be stupid but often i see people creating channel and content just because they must do!

            My target is not rank a blog, but increase page that i created (Already all in first page).
            So, what i need is backlink to those pages...

            I must do that for 5 sites, so you can guess how i have to split my time in a perfect way 😉

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            • YannickVeys
              YannickVeys @Greenman last edited by

              If you simply want rankings: make guest posts on other blogs. As diverse as possible. Don't link with too much exact match keywords.

              But make sure you have content on the websites you link to. If you have a very thin site with a lot of backlinks won't help your rankings. You need a site of "substance" to guest post to.

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