Incorporating Blogging to Increase SEO. Advice needed

Kevin Paul

I apologize if this is in the wrong section. Feel free to move if needed.

I would like to incorporate a blog to help raise the SEO for my site. I am not sure the best way to do this.

Is it better to host it off site on something like word press? Should I type it out and add it as part of a "page" on my site?

I have seen the smug mug help article, but am looking for a little bit more info from someone who has had success.

Thank you!

Allen

Links back from any external site will help your SEO.

denisegoldberg

I think it depends on how often you plan on writing in your blog. If it's not often then you might consider using pages in your SmugMug site. If it's often then consider using a real blogging platform. I use Blogger; other folks here use Wordpress.

Using a blog platform can have the added plus of presenting inbound links to your smugmug site. That is a good thing for SEO.

--- Denise

Kevin Paul

Allen wrote: »

Links back from any external site will help your SEO.

What other ways are you utalizing to help increase your back links?

I have a facebook, google+, Instagram, weddingwire, and the Knot profile. That's all for now though.

Hikin' Mike

It's best to host your blog on your own domain. If you are using your Smugmug site, then I would create a sub-domain (blog.photographybykevinpaul.com) and use the self-hosting version of WordPress.

Kevin Paul

Hikin' Mike wrote: »

It's best to host your blog on your own domain. If you are using your Smugmug site, then I would create a sub-domain (blog.photographybykevinpaul.com) and use the self-hosting version of WordPress.

So. I bought quite a few domains and redirected all of them to my primary domain. I also reset my smugmug account to a custom (my primary) domain.

Should I host the blog at a photographybykevnpaul.NET as opposed to a .com or do I need to buy the blog.photographybyKevinPaul.com

I am really ignorant about this, so over simplifying will not insult me.

Hikin' Mike

Kevin Paul wrote: »

So. I bought quite a few domains and redirected all of them to my primary domain. I also reset my smugmug account to a custom (my primary) domain.

Should I host the blog at a photographybykevnpaul.NET as opposed to a .com or do I need to buy the blog.photographybyKevinPaul.com

I am really ignorant about this, so over simplifying will not insult me.

You shouldn't need to buy anything if you create a sub-domain of your current domain. You already own it. I don't know what host you're using, but if you need to purchase a sub-domain, you need to find another host.