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Posted Aug 21 2008 3:17 PM by Colin Clark

Well is it?  At last weekend's blogINDIANA conference Chris Baggot of Compendium Blogware argued that the blog is the perfect search result.  He argued that it is in google's best interest to provide information that people want.  Now I love to blog.  I find it fun and therepudic and extremely enjoyable, but I don't necessarily believe that a blog entry the most relevant organic result on any given topic.

That's not to say that I'm angry.  I'm glad that my old friend google loves blogs so much, because it helps me rank for many of the terms that are relevent to my business, but I have to think that if I were searching for 'indianapolis corporate blog software' that I would rather be taken to a page that had definitive information on the topic, not some random blog entry written by someone like me.  I know that google's love affair with the corporate blog is good for marketers, but is it good for the consumer?

With that in mind, how long can google's blog obsession last?  How long before blogs are relegated to the types of specialty blog searches of the past and what will those who have invested heavily in the blog as a marketing tool do if it someday goes away?  I don't have the answers to these questions, but for now I'm glad that my blogs are tops for search.  I'll rest easy knowing that a full featured content management system with blog technology is doing its job by positively impacting my marketing stra 

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Comments (3)
Chris Baggott wrote
Great questions Colin. But there is an easy answer her right. You look at your analytics :-) Do your blogs get more or less engagement than your site? Which is making your searchers happier? A typical Compendium Blog has a bounce rate of about 45% (compare that to a website average of around 75%), a read time approaching two minutes, Average 2.6 pages viewed and a really high conversion rate. When compared to a site, these metrics look pretty good. Granted, every business is different and every searcher is different. But what's great about internet marketing is the simple fact that there is very little ambiguity. Have a question? Usually you can find the answer in your data :-) Best, Chris Baggott CEO Compendium Blogware www.compendiumblogware.com
Posted Aug 21 2008 7:10 PM
Colin Clark wrote
Thanks so much Chris. I'm glad to see those analytics numbers, because honestly I love blogging as a marketing tool. I think sometimes I underestimate the average searcher. It's hard to get into people's heads and figure out what they're thinking when they stumble upon a certain search result. I really enjoyed listening to your presentation last week.
Posted Aug 22 2008 1:28 PM
larryedit wrote
Dude. Check spelling. Check grammar. I'm not saying your grammar has to be perfect - it's a blog, for cryin' out loud. But you can't leave out words. It's your COMPANY'S blog!
Posted Sep 19 2008 8:47 AM


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