Blogs, Domains, And SEO
Blogs are all over the Internet these days. I still remember when blogs first began to get big. I resisted. My rationale was that I keep my thoughts to myself, I do not like people finding out what I think – why should I create a blog? Then the nature of blogs changed. I changed. My way of thinking changed. I now blog – A LOT.
There are many different blog platforms today and many of them are free. I do not see any “bad” thing about using a free blogging platform, really. However, serious bloggers would tell you that it is much better if you use your own domain. This is compared to the URL that you get from a free blogging platform. If you use Wordpress, you will get a URL with Wordpress in it. If you use Blogger, you will get a URL with Blogspot in it. And so on.
But is that enough reason to get your own domain? I think so. It sounds and looks more professional and “real” if you have your own domain. More so, for SEO purposes, having your own domain gives you an edge.
So what should you consider when choosing a domain for your blog? If SEO is important for you and you want people to discover your blog, then you should make sure that your domain name is keyword rich. This does not mean that your URL should be long – just choose the right words to put in there in relation to your blog and its contents. Let’s take a look at this in more detail in the future.
By Sparky in Basics, Blogs, Domain Names
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