Is SEO Really Necessary For Blogs?

We have been talking about SEO in relation to blogging for quite some time now but an old question struck me once again today. Do we really need SEO for blogs? If so, why? In order to answer this question, perhaps it would be better to take a look into what you want to achieve with your blog and what SEO does. If the answers to the two things coincide, then our original question would be answered as well.

So what do you want to achieve with your blog? Different people would have different answers, especially if you take into consideration the kind of blog that they have. People who have personal blogs might say that they just want a venue to express themselves and meet new people on the Web. People with niche blogs may be looking to monetize their blog more. I think, though, that whatever your basic premise for starting a blog is, one thing is common: the more people reading your blog, the better it is.

And how do you get more people to read your blog? One, you could do it manually and ask people to visit it. Two, you can rely on search engines to attract people to your blog. The second point is more effective in the long run. And this is where SEO comes in. The better the results you get from your SEO practices, the more people will discover your blog. And that, I think, answers the question. Yes, SEO does wonders for blogs.

By Sparky in Basics, Blogs

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