User:JannelMease297

Marketing with blogs has really taken off in recent years and many people are using blogs to promote their business or personal views. But why would you use a blog instead of a normal website? Find out in this article.

You can have the best of both worlds with a blog, that is, it can generate more traffic than a conventional website and still have the same look of a website rather than a conventional blog which doesn't always look too good. Blog marketing is the right way to go.

P.S. WordPress is a very popular blogging platform which is what the methods in this article refer to.

How can a blog generate more traffic than a conventional website? The way a blog is structured and set up means it attracts more traffic than a website. How? The navigational structure of blog is set up so you can post relevant posts in relevant categories. And the search engines love relevancy.

Blogs are also interactive (which is all the rage), which means that users can post their views about your content. This means your blog is more likely to have fresh content on a regular basis.

This all means that search engines index blogs quicker and more often (depending on how often you add content) than websites. This means you get more free traffic from the search engines.

How can you modify your blog easily? The way you can modify a blog means you can make it look exactly as you want and have any function you want it to have.

These functions can be enhanced with the use of plugins, which, like widgets are placed on your blog to display advertising, social media links and just about anything you want. Plugins are very easy to install, just search for the plugin in the admin area of your blog and you can install one in under a minute.

The way your blog looks can be changed with different themes. Some are free and available from WordPress.com and take just 30 seconds to install with the click of a button (in the admin section of your blog). The best themes may cost you, but you can buy 3 for just $70 at sites like WooThemes.com.

Summing up A blog is much easier to set up than a conventional website. You don't even need a web designer. You can have one set up in minutes and modify the look and functionality in just 2 hours (depending on the changes).

Blogs are also more search engine friendly than websites. This means they are indexed quicker and will get more traffic, I've had a blog indexed within minutes of going live.

If you use a blog you can have all the benefits of a website and a lot more.