Blog Design Houston

Gain more SEO traffic with a blog

First, what is a blog? Wikipedia gives this definition:

"A Blog (web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media."

Essentially, a blog is a powerful and inexpensive way to connect with your customers and attract even more website visitors through keyword-rich postings. You can share your thoughts, experiences, and photos with your website visitors. You can post topics or information on your products & services that would be useful to your clients and potential clients surfing the web. Your postings and your website visitors postings will increase your keyword density and will attract more website visitors through search engines.

We are fans of WordPress.org blogs - you can download and use the application for free and once installed, the interface is very easy to use. WordPress also offers free help with installation, but only for non-commercial websites.

Installing a Blog

Installing a blog is not a difficult process but it can be a daunting task for someone who doesn't feel comfortable:

Modifying Shell access on your web server

Modifying code via a text editor

Moving files onto your web server via FTP

Creating a database and MySQL user via your hosting control panel

We have installed blogs for many of our clients and can install a WordPress blog on your hosting server for $100.