Comments on: Write Quality Content or Trade for Popularity ?

By: Jeremy Ashburn

Jeremy Ashburn — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:41:44 +0000

I really try to write content that is both quality and popular. My blog makes computer shopping recommendations; I've found that it seems to be better to write about systems that are the most popular on Newegg or Amazon. All my posts are original content in that I summarize what people like and don't like about a particular PC or Laptop. Therefore you can easily get the big picture on the most popular systems out there. .-= Jeremy Ashburn´s last blog : This Nettop works as a Great Home Theatre PC =-.

By: michael soriano

michael soriano — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:10:43 +0000

I think both is fine as long as their good. The keyword here is Quality. Quality round ups are what gets bookmarked as well as Quality articles. michael soriano’s last blog post..Create A Subscribe Bar with CSS Sprites

By: Kawsar Ali

Kawsar Ali — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:28:11 +0000

@Heidi Cool: Thank you for your sharing your thoughts.

By: Heidi Cool

Heidi Cool — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:17:56 +0000

I think both round-ups and original posts can be useful. I've been blogging about Web development for about 5 years now, and most of my posts are long original thoughts, but I also include links to 3-5 related articles on the bottom of my posts. I like to write and often pick topics that require detailed examples or explanations, so this style is usually what works best for me and my readers. In general though I think the format should be determined by the goal of the article. Some topics require more explanation while others can be better served with some introductory commentary followed by a collection of links that support the premise. I often recommend the latter to new bloggers and those intimidated by the writing process. Many of these people are already spending time gathering resources or following news on their particular niche. For them it only takes a bit more effort to post those links and share their valuable finds with the world. Heidi Cool’s last blog post..Say what you mean—don’t let jargon drive your visitors away.

By: UPrinting.com Printing Services

UPrinting.com Printing Services — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:47:38 +0000

Roundups are fine, just as long as they are really useful. Like roundups of wonderful photoshop brushes, or design blogs, or stuff like that. Inspiring posts are always a delight to read. As well as well-researched and really thorough articles.

By: Kawsar Ali

Kawsar Ali — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:45:11 +0000

@Raymond Selda: Thanks a bunch for shairng your comment. As you said, I agree too it all depends on your goals and what you are interested in.

By: Raymond Selda

Raymond Selda — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:08:35 +0000

Updated comment. Please disregard my first comment. Thanks.

Thank you for bringing this up. It all depends on the goals of your website. If all you want is massive amounts of traffic to gain good advertisement rates, then you definitely need to do round-ups. But if you’re selling products through your website, you need to write quality articles to show your expertise in support of your products. Doing this will target a good chunk of your readership into buying your products. You need to think about what kind of customers you are trying to attract with your content because you cannot sell to all of them.

Keep in mind that even if you get huge traffic, it’s possible that you won’t get to sell anything especially if you don’t have the content to back it up. I noticed that there are sites that sell their own products but do not have any single advertisement on their site and vice versa.

To sum it all up, it really depends on your goals.

By: Raymond Selda

Raymond Selda — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:02:11 +0000

Keep in mind that even if you get huge traffic, it’s possible that you won’t get to sell anything especially if you don’t have the content to back it up. I noticed that there are sites that sells their own products but do not have any single advertisement on their site and vice versa.

To sum it all up, it really depends on your goals.

By: PelFusion

PelFusion — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:12:31 +0000

yes i think you are right about roundups as such posts also get fast in search engines too

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:01:37 +0000

Both have tremendous use in their own way. Concise roundups are great for finding tools and tips that others are using, especially on the web development front. A clear, well structured article will be useful as long as it makes a point, even if it's not one shared by the masses. One key in any blog would be to know you're audience. Envanto do it well by having lots of blogs, lots of original work, and the odd round up, so I guess it's finding the right balance. Phil’s last blog post..Simon Amstell at the Etcetera Theatre