Comments on: Writing for Readers Always Beats Writing for Search http://problogservice.com/2009/11/04/writing-for-readers-always-beats-writing-for-search/ Business blogging, ghost writing and social media specialists. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:09:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://problogservice.com/2009/11/04/writing-for-readers-always-beats-writing-for-search/comment-page-1/#comment-841 admin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:34:05 +0000 http://problogservice.com/?p=1245#comment-841 @Josh, I agree completely. As a professional blog writer, I DO have to be concerned about keywords and phrases for my clients, and I make sure I follow all the rules of the trade. However, I have to balance that with the requirement of getting readers to not only read the whole post, but come back for future posts. I have some clients that give me the leeway to sacrifice an additional keyword for the sake of quality, and others who are willing to sacrifice quality for the sake of the keyword. It's important to know which client wants which side, and to strike that balance as often as possible. @Josh, I agree completely. As a professional blog writer, I DO have to be concerned about keywords and phrases for my clients, and I make sure I follow all the rules of the trade.

However, I have to balance that with the requirement of getting readers to not only read the whole post, but come back for future posts.

I have some clients that give me the leeway to sacrifice an additional keyword for the sake of quality, and others who are willing to sacrifice quality for the sake of the keyword. It’s important to know which client wants which side, and to strike that balance as often as possible.

]]> By: joshdward http://problogservice.com/2009/11/04/writing-for-readers-always-beats-writing-for-search/comment-page-1/#comment-839 joshdward Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:57:58 +0000 http://problogservice.com/?p=1245#comment-839 Great article. I appreciate your argument and you make some very good points. (I'll be honest upfront and say that I do work for an SEO) I think the best answer is write for both. There may not be value in ranking for random blog topics or phrases, but ranking for keywords your target audience is using is hugely beneficial. Now, that doesn't involve throwing crap on the wall to see what sticks, but it's not ALL about the readers. Great article. I appreciate your argument and you make some very good points. (I’ll be honest upfront and say that I do work for an SEO) I think the best answer is write for both. There may not be value in ranking for random blog topics or phrases, but ranking for keywords your target audience is using is hugely beneficial. Now, that doesn’t involve throwing crap on the wall to see what sticks, but it’s not ALL about the readers.

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