Free hosted blogs

easyrider7 · 08-07-2011, 10:30 PM

I was thinking on setting up some free hosted blogs to drive highly targetted links back to my website. However, both Blogspot and Wordpress say in their terms and conditions that they don't want "commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites". Are they really serious about this - how strongly will this be policed? Would I be better to go to the extra effort and expense of setting up my blogs on paid hosting so that I don't run the risk of having them shut down at some point when they start producing results for me? Also, is there any risk in having my blog hosted on the same Hostgator account as my website - will Google put 2 and 2 together and figure out that these are not "natural" links?

simonbuzz · 08-07-2011, 11:23 PM

Paid hosting is a must if you looking for a long term business...

xylement · 08-07-2011, 11:35 PM

I'd suggest you to go on self hosted platforms if you were to ask me. There is a lot of T&C around. Anything wrong they shut your site down and that's it. All gone. All time wasted, effort wasted and etc... =\ based on my own experience! xD

BlakeM · 08-07-2011, 11:38 PM

Just get a hosting service that allows unlimited domains. Its $10 or less a month and DEFINITELY worth it.

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digitalmarketing · 08-08-2011, 06:08 AM

blog is the good for a simple profile create

Metropoli i Shqiptareve · 08-08-2011, 06:18 AM

paid host is better

Sumdor · 08-08-2011, 06:32 AM

I would go for self hosting. There is much more flexibility and control

JamesM · 08-08-2011, 06:50 AM

Um, everybody seems to be missing the point. The OP is asking regarding the use of free Blogs for SEO/traffic generation. He already has a money site.

Backlinks from self-hosted Blogs will be worth squat, as you won't get IP diversity. My opinion is to use the free services, but take the time to build your feeder Blogs into something credible before dropping backlinks. Also, when you do finally publish links I'd suggest doing it within a conversational post - forget sales speak, but instead present yourself as a fellow consumer.

08-07-2011, 10:30 PM	#1
easyrider7 Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 80 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Free hosted blogs I was thinking on setting up some free hosted blogs to drive highly targetted links back to my website. However, both Blogspot and Wordpress say in their terms and conditions that they don't want "commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites". Are they really serious about this - how strongly will this be policed? Would I be better to go to the extra effort and expense of setting up my blogs on paid hosting so that I don't run the risk of having them shut down at some point when they start producing results for me? Also, is there any risk in having my blog hosted on the same Hostgator account as my website - will Google put 2 and 2 together and figure out that these are not "natural" links?
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08-07-2011, 11:23 PM	#2
simonbuzz Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 17 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Free hosted blogs Paid hosting is a must if you looking for a long term business...

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xylement As Easy As http://easy.my Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 336 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Free hosted blogs I'd suggest you to go on self hosted platforms if you were to ask me. There is a lot of T&C around. Anything wrong they shut your site down and that's it. All gone. All time wasted, effort wasted and etc... =\ based on my own experience! xD

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BlakeM HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 233 Thanks: 31 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Free hosted blogs Just get a hosting service that allows unlimited domains. Its $10 or less a month and DEFINITELY worth it. -Blake
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08-08-2011, 06:50 AM	#8
JamesM HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 256 Thanks: 29 Thanked 70 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Free hosted blogs Um, everybody seems to be missing the point. The OP is asking regarding the use of free Blogs for SEO/traffic generation. He already has a money site. Backlinks from self-hosted Blogs will be worth squat, as you won't get IP diversity. My opinion is to use the free services, but take the time to build your feeder Blogs into something credible before dropping backlinks. Also, when you do finally publish links I'd suggest doing it within a conversational post - forget sales speak, but instead present yourself as a fellow consumer.
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