Content Is The King That Kills Most Business Blogs

We all know that content is the king, but how much content is really needed to rank high for keywords in Google?

Believe it or not; it doesn't take huge amounts of content to rank high in Google. And content should not be the single most element that kills most business blogs.

Content isn't so much King as most of us are led to believe.

True, for the long haul pages and pages of high quality content, are exactly what Google requires to list your site on the front page of the SERPs. But consider the fact that tons of websites are listed in these locations and do not have tons of superior quality content.

You can write a long drawn out article with quality content and a simple post with only a title, and still get listed on the front page of the SERPs.

Content adds significant value to any website and rich high quality content will definitely compliment your efforts to rank high for the keyword phrases you are targeting, but so will other methods.

So how do they get there?

Can you ever remember doing a Google search for something really uncommon?

Perhaps a lawnmower part number, or a book title, or the exact name of a strange Windows Vista error message.

How frequently do you connect to pages of pure garbage that have absolutely no quality user generated content?

Do you ever land on completely worthless web pages?

This unfortunately happens all to often.

If you hit CTRL+F to find out what keyword caused the page to get the rank that it did; you will often find something stupid like an RSS feed, or some generated garbage that got it ranked there.

Although it aggravates me to no end, these generated pages make a lot of money and Google indexes them and ranks them highly!

You might consider this when writing your next article trying to improve your rank in Google.

It doesn't necessarily take a lot of content to get your top position in Google, but on the other hand, you shouldn't start publishing Title only posts either.

Content is King, and that’s never going to change. But, content shouldn’t be the element that kills most business blogs.

The point here is that you can attain a high rank with Google using minimal wording.

By choosing and using the correct keywords with a minimum amount of wording, you can achieve your goal without killing yourself.

Remember, it doesn't take 50 nails to hang one picture; one nail does the job nicely and professionally!

We all know that content is the king, just don't let it kill your business.

Twitter Can Improve Your Writing

Believe it or not, Twitter really can improve your writing.

If you haven't yet joined Twitter, you're definitely missing out on some business and marketing contacts you could be getting.

Because Twitter forces you to be brief and concise; Twitter can improve your writing skills.

Twitter users must say what they have to say, using only 140 characters.

That includes letters, symbols, numbers, spaces, and punctuation marks.

This means that users must say precisely what they want to say in as few words as possible. In essence, Twitter is a mirco blog.

Because most writers are “wordy” and often write in long drawn out descriptions or rambling sentences; it can be difficult creating a message that’s only 140 characters long and still convey their thoughts adequately.

This is exactly how Twitter forces you to exercise and improve your vocabulary.

With only 140 characters to get your message across, most people are forced to dust off their dictionaries and thesaurus to find new descriptive words to use.

You can get the job done in 140 characters when you use shorter, more descriptive words but it does take time and practice.

Twitter can improve your writing by forcing you to replace adverbs and adjectives with verbs. This teaches you say what you want to say in a clearer, more concise way.

Not only can Twitter improve your writing; it also forces you to hone in and improve on your editing skills.

When you stop to think about it, trying to get your point across by writing a 140 character message and getting your followers to take some action; like re tweeting your post, is not an easy hurdle to navigate.

You really need to dig deep into your vocabulary and do some serious thinking sometimes, to shorten your message and still have an effective tweet.

If you use Twitter regularly, you will not only find that Twitter can improve your writing, it will cause you to write better, more effective copy.

Learn more useful information about Twitter here.