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articles page vs blog, which is better?

by Bkkboy88
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Hey guys,

We are just about to launch a redesign of our e-commerce site.

We have a lot of content that we will be uploading gradually, and I am wondering which is better, an "articles" page with a list of hyper-links to each individual article page, or a blog?

Is there any difference in seo terms?

Our product deals with a very sensitive male issue, so it's not as if there will be a great deal of interaction from customers.

I am just wondering if presenting the information in the form of a blog as opposed to an articles page is more beneficial?

Thanks in advance
#articles #blog #page
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    • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
      Originally Posted by bratlee View Post

      Blog is better for you.....
      Care to explain a bit more?
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  • Profile picture of the author kamlesh23
    I recommend create both section. Article and blog both have different things to offer in content. Article can be informative content about the topic you are writing whereas in blog you can create a personal touch with the visitors. One advantage is that with time you can also knwo which one is bringing good results and you can then make a conclusion if you need to focus more on the blog or on the article section.
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    • Profile picture of the author AravGupta
      If your website is new, update 75% of the posts on your own blog so that It will help in increasing traffic for your project and rest of the 25% can be submitted to directories but do not submit one article in a lot of directories, just submit one article in one directory but search for the best directories that are having good rankings and then bookmark them once they are approved. This will help in getting a couple of good backlinks for your project.
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    • Profile picture of the author StoneWilson
      Originally Posted by jamescharls123 View Post

      Both are excellent at their place but I think blogs would be much better for you as generally Google crawls the blogs much frequently as compare to Articles. One more thing you can allow the users to submit their comment that will provide your blog popularity among the users.
      Agreed. Seems like Google like blogs more and visitors might need to ask questions so blog would be my choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author iphoneappdevelopment
    Both are outstanding at their place but I consider blogs would be much better for you because Google crawls the blogs much frequently as compare to Articles.
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  • Profile picture of the author sanjuk61
    i also prefer Article page.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Taba
    Originally Posted by Bkkboy88 View Post

    Hey guys,

    We are just about to launch a redesign of our e-commerce site.

    We have a lot of content that we will be uploading gradually, and I am wondering which is better, an "articles" page with a list of hyper-links to each individual article page, or a blog?

    Is there any difference in seo terms?
    I am just wondering if presenting the information in the form of a blog as opposed to an articles page is more beneficial?

    Thanks in advance
    It would be better to mix them both. You might have observe that now a days most of the business websites are including a section for Blog (though maintaining its main static part).
    Nice yours too is actually B-site so just add a Blog Section (targeting the main niche of the site).

    Now, Why a Blog Section ?

    Google ( Guess, this might be the main targeted S-Engine !) has recently updated its algorithm and introduced "Most Recent". Means the fresher content would have better SERP ( if done correctly !). Usually Blog gets update more frequently, indirectly helps to maintain SERP of your Site and gets to organic Visitor For your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author ddshosting
    A blog is sort of a list of articles. It's just a recently (in the grand scheme of things) coined term for just that. Blog / News / Articles section. They're all basically the same thing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michel Modo
    both are important
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  • Profile picture of the author Jashandeepmax
    I think quality content does matter at both ends. But i personally recommend you Blog posting comes first.
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  • Profile picture of the author tomcat25i
    Keep both article and blog pages. Keep updating them on regular basis as search engine consider them as, your site is more active and informative.

    Other advantage of using both pages is many of the user don't like reading article so a blog can make user stay on your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author johndal
      Of course Blog! blog is like mini website and unique and fresh content of blog generate good traffic as well, you can also earn income from using adsense.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bkkboy88
    Thanks very much for all of the replies guys.

    It seems like there are mixed responses as to which is more effective.

    I recently attended a webinar, and the guy said that calling it an "articles" page may not be the best way forward (he seemed to suggest google might think your website is just an articles directory). Do you think there is any truth in that? Seemed like a wild statement to me, but you never can be sure with the big g! If so, what would you call it? A "resources" page?

    I didn't originally plan to have a blog, but I guess in this day and age, we can't really afford to be without!

    Thanks for all the advice
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