Does each blog post count as a indexed page to Google?

[Letsurf]

I've heard that if you have more than 100 pages on your site Google sees it as more authoritative and it can help your rankings. If you have a single blog page with multiple posts, does each blog post count as an indexed page? Or would you have to make separate pages for each article to achieve the "100" pages?

[gully]

Are you talking about your own website? Such as a self hosted wordpress blog?

In that case , each blog post is a separate page even though they are all seen on the main page. Test it like this: See if by clicking on the title of your blog post, you can see only that post alone , if you can then each blog post is separate.

[dadamson]

I assume you are using Wordpress which categories it's dashboard into "Posts" and "Pages".

While the exact number of pages it takes to create an authority site is not known (more of a gradual process, and depends on other existing authority blogs in the niche), 100 posts will count as 100 seperate pages.

As long as each post has it's own individual URL, it is indexed as a seperate page in Google. - Of course, that is if the page is backlinked and/or considered good enough to be indexed.

[Letsurf]

Originally Posted by gully

Are you talking about your own website? Such as a self hosted wordpress blog?

In that case , each blog post is a separate page even though they are all seen on the main page. Test it like this: See if by clicking on the title of your blog post, you can see only that post alone , if you can then each blog post is separate.

Thanks for the feedback. I have a wordpress site that I'm thinking about adding a blog to so I'll try what you recommended.

[Letsurf]

Originally Posted by dadamson

Of course, that is if the page is backlinked and/or considered good enough to be indexed.

I have articles that I want to share with my clients. Trying to decide weather to make a separate page for each article or put them into a blog. They are 500-800 words each...

[packerfan]

Originally Posted by Letsurf

I have articles that I want to share with my clients. Trying to decide weather to make a separate page for each article or put them into a blog. They are 500-800 words each...

Even if you do a blog each post gets it's own URL (at least with wordpress).

They may all be displayed under home/Blog, but you can also find them at home/blogpost.

[UMS]

On a typical WordPress site there are many different ways to access a post, eg: via tags, categories, archives, home page etc.

Each post has it's own page and is linked from the resources listed above.

However, don't make the mistake of thinking that quantity is what counts for an authority site. If you have 100 pages of crap content versus 10 pages of good quality content, the latter will be much better.

[packerfan]

Originally Posted by UMS

On a typical WordPress site there are many different ways to access a post, eg: via tags, categories, archives, home page etc.

Each post has it's own page and is linked from the resources listed above.

However, don't make the mistake of thinking that quantity is what counts for an authority site. If you have 100 pages of crap content versus 10 pages of good quality content, the latter will be much better.

How do you define quality content? Does it being unique make it quality? (If so, is a syndicated story on NY Times quality?) Does it need to be shared socially? (If it does, does a research paper on an extremely boring topic not count?)

We throw around "quality" a lot, but I'm still not sure what defines quality...

[Letsurf]

I plan on posting quality content and hoping I can come up with enough eventually to become an authoritative site. My definition of quality is content that is written with excellent punctuation, grammar, and overall writing skills. Plus the information needs to be something that the target audience will benefit from. A well written article that benefits the reader in some way...

Low quality content is something thrown together for the sole purpose of having content. There isn't much real information or research put into these types of articles. Most of the time this is done for spinning and mass submission in the hopes of getting backlinks.

[Letsurf]

Originally Posted by packerfan

Does it being unique make it quality? (If so, is a syndicated story on NY Times quality?) Does it need to be shared socially? (If it does, does a research paper on an extremely boring topic not count?)

Just because it's unique doesn't mean it's quality. The following is unique:

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If you have a good quality article you should share it socially if it's relevant to the audience. If people will benefit from it you can share it in hopes that people will start following you, subscribing to rss, bookmarking your site. This is how you make yourself authoritative and turn information into $. As far as the research paper on the boring topic, what's boring to you might be gold to others.

[dburk]

Originally Posted by packerfan

How do you define quality content? Does it being unique make it quality? (If so, is a syndicated story on NY Times quality?) Does it need to be shared socially? (If it does, does a research paper on an extremely boring topic not count?)

We throw around "quality" a lot, but I'm still not sure what defines quality...

Hi packerfan,

You make a great point. A lot a folks habitually use the term "quality" in the broadest context, which makes it so general in application, to point of being nearly meaningless.

Sometimes when someone uses that term they are referring to "value", or "usefulness", and at other times they might be speaking of "relevancy", or perhaps "page authority". It seems many on this forum almost never use the term in a precise fashion to mean what the word implies "to be free of defect" or "to meet an established standard". If it is the latter, you should cite the "establish the standard", otherwise the word doesn't mean anything to the reader of your post.

[dburk]

Thanks for clarifying the context of that term "Quality".