by cmoneyspinner » 12 Mar 2018, 23:34
A member has asked this question:
Best platform for blogging?I contributed a short response to this question but after giving it some more thought, there is additional information that can be contributed regarding this topic.
My response is a bit long-winded so I thought it best to publish an article.
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In response to which platform is best for blogging, there are a few more questions that can be asked.
(1) First I always ask if the blogging platform is FREE. There are so many that allow you to create a blog at no charge.
(2) Another question is: Are you active at a site that was not specifically set up for bloggers or blogging, but it offers a free blogging platform that the members can use to enhance, supplement or complement their activity at that site?
(3) A related question is: Does that site enjoy a good reputation?
Depending on the responses to these 3 questions, I may decide to publish blog posts at certain sites so I can get some “link juice” that might redirect traffic to my primary stand alone monetized blog(s) where most of my content resides on the web.
Using the blogging platforms at these sites (listed below) can also enhance your online presence and reputation.
There are lots of sites you can join that have a good reputation and offer a free blogging platform to its members. You should consider publishing some content there and linking back to your main blog.
* Quora
* LinkedIn
* Medium
* We Heart It
* Bloglovin'
* Persona Paper* * *
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Quora is a Q&A site, a sort of intelligence community. When you contribute a response to a question, that response can be converted into a full blown blog post at the site. I created a blog and call it CMONEYSPINNER'S QUORA BLOGLINES.
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LinkedIn and
Medium – Lumping these two sites together even though
LinkedIn is a professional networking site and
Medium is an article writing site. In that respect they were established for different purposes. But they are similar in that both allow republished content. Before you start huffing and puffing about Google penalizing you for “duplicate content”, that's not a worry. Please check the references below regarding duplicate content. If, after reading or reviewing the information, you still have concerns then … What can I say? You're just a worry wort! Worrying about nothin'.
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We Heart It was at first an image-sharing platform but the owners decided that many who shared images were also excellent writers. During August 2017, they modified their platform and invited bloggers and writers to create content.
Introducing Articles! on We Heart It*
Bloglovin' is an influencer network and a blog reader. It helps you get subscribers for your blog and it's like a one-stop shop for your favorite blogs.
“Bloglovin' is a platform that allows users to read, organize, and discover their favorite blogs on mobile and desktop.” (Quote Source: Wikipedia) The Wikipedia description does not mention that Bloglovin' allows you to
create and publish posts.
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Persona Paper is a social blogging community. This site used to have a revenue-share plan but switched owners and the new owner does not offer a monetary incentive. However, I did not close my account because the site has a super easy publishing platform, the end result is a very nice visual display, and the site has a fairly decent Alexa ranking. Also, the site owner allows me a lot of freedom and flexibility with the type of content I can publish there. (But she is kind of picky about the images you use.)
So what is the
best platform for blogging?
The “best” is the platform that helps you accomplish your blogging goals. * * *
REFERENCES:
Southern, Matt. “Google Can Detect Duplicate Content Before Crawling It.”
Search Engine Journal, SEJ, 9 Mar. 2018,
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/goo ... ng/241875/.
Deshpande, Pawan. “Google's Matt Cutts Illuminates the Power of Content Curation.”
Curata Blog, Curata, 20 June 2017,
http://www.curata.com/blog/googles-matt ... aggregate/.
Anderson, Shaun. “Duplicate Content SEO Advice From Google in 2018.”
Hobo, Shaun Anderson (Aka Hobo) and Trading as MBSA Marketing LTD, 12 Feb. 2018,
http://www.hobo-web.co.uk/duplicate-content-problems/.
A member has asked this question:
[url=https://forumcoin.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16223]Best platform for blogging?[/url]
I contributed a short response to this question but after giving it some more thought, there is additional information that can be contributed regarding this topic.
My response is a bit long-winded so I thought it best to publish an article.
[attachment=0]blogging WAHM.jpg[/attachment]
In response to which platform is best for blogging, there are a few more questions that can be asked.
(1) First I always ask if the blogging platform is FREE. There are so many that allow you to create a blog at no charge.
(2) Another question is: Are you active at a site that was not specifically set up for bloggers or blogging, but it offers a free blogging platform that the members can use to enhance, supplement or complement their activity at that site?
(3) A related question is: Does that site enjoy a good reputation?
Depending on the responses to these 3 questions, I may decide to publish blog posts at certain sites so I can get some “link juice” that might redirect traffic to my primary stand alone monetized blog(s) where most of my content resides on the web.
Using the blogging platforms at these sites (listed below) can also enhance your online presence and reputation.
There are lots of sites you can join that have a good reputation and offer a free blogging platform to its members. You should consider publishing some content there and linking back to your main blog.
[b]* Quora
* LinkedIn
* Medium
* We Heart It
* Bloglovin'
* Persona Paper[/b]
* * *
* [b]Quora[/b] is a Q&A site, a sort of intelligence community. When you contribute a response to a question, that response can be converted into a full blown blog post at the site. I created a blog and call it CMONEYSPINNER'S QUORA BLOGLINES.
* [b]LinkedIn[/b] and [b]Medium[/b] – Lumping these two sites together even though [i]LinkedIn [/i]is a professional networking site and [i]Medium[/i] is an article writing site. In that respect they were established for different purposes. But they are similar in that both allow republished content. Before you start huffing and puffing about Google penalizing you for “duplicate content”, that's not a worry. Please check the references below regarding duplicate content. If, after reading or reviewing the information, you still have concerns then … What can I say? You're just a worry wort! Worrying about nothin'. ;)
* [b]We Heart It[/b] was at first an image-sharing platform but the owners decided that many who shared images were also excellent writers. During August 2017, they modified their platform and invited bloggers and writers to create content. [b][url=https://weheartit.com/articles/295466357-introducing-articles]Introducing Articles! on We Heart It[/url][/b]
* [b]Bloglovin'[/b] is an influencer network and a blog reader. It helps you get subscribers for your blog and it's like a one-stop shop for your favorite blogs. [i]“Bloglovin' is a platform that allows users to read, organize, and discover their favorite blogs on mobile and desktop.”[/i] (Quote Source: Wikipedia) The Wikipedia description does not mention that Bloglovin' allows you to [b][url=https://help.bloglovin.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003594408-How-do-I-publish-a-post-on-Bloglovin-]create and publish posts[/url][/b].
* [b]Persona Paper[/b] is a social blogging community. This site used to have a revenue-share plan but switched owners and the new owner does not offer a monetary incentive. However, I did not close my account because the site has a super easy publishing platform, the end result is a very nice visual display, and the site has a fairly decent Alexa ranking. Also, the site owner allows me a lot of freedom and flexibility with the type of content I can publish there. (But she is kind of picky about the images you use.)
So what is the [b]best platform for blogging[/b]?
[i]The “best” is the platform that helps you accomplish your blogging goals.[/i]
* * *
REFERENCES:
Southern, Matt. “Google Can Detect Duplicate Content Before Crawling It.” [i]Search Engine Journal[/i], SEJ, 9 Mar. 2018, https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-can-detect-duplicate-content-crawling-google-can-detect-duplicate-content-crawling/241875/.
Deshpande, Pawan. “Google's Matt Cutts Illuminates the Power of Content Curation.” [i]Curata Blog[/i], Curata, 20 June 2017, http://www.curata.com/blog/googles-matt-cutts-create-curate-dont-aggregate/.
Anderson, Shaun. “Duplicate Content SEO Advice From Google in 2018.” [i]Hobo[/i], Shaun Anderson (Aka Hobo) and Trading as MBSA Marketing LTD, 12 Feb. 2018, http://www.hobo-web.co.uk/duplicate-content-problems/.
