After a long contradictory discussion that I had with some of my fellow bloggers, I have decided to research thoroughly this matter, in order to settle the everlasting dispute.
Quantity or quality, which is the most important feature of an outstanding blog? Is it better to bombard the visitor with thousand of meaningless articles every day, or write just twice a week, but care about reader’s opinion and even try to make them interact with you, by stimulate them to comment the things that you have wrote?
This two concepts can be bond to two different characters, the powerful S.E.O. that is trying to maximize his profit by flooding the search engine with pointless articles filled with keywords and, on the other side, the blogger that cares about his readers, trying to get their attention and even admiration.
It is up to your decision, if you want to get traffic fast, you can flood your blog with useless articles, but this is a short term solution and you may regret it later. If the visitor will guess your intention, then he may treat your articles disinterestedly, even if you write something very interesting. In my opinion this is a desperate measure and I’d rather choose another option.
By the other hand, the first step to rise your traffic is to build your credibility, and if you are a novice blogger like me, the best way to obtain credibility is to provide good content. You must realize that you are not the only blogger on the network and you must admit that people don’t know you. Before you will stand out from the crowd, you will need a continuous flow of original article. Once people notice you care about what they think, you may see some encouraging results.
In conclusion, my personal advice is to keep things simple, because often simple is the best option, and try to impress your visitors. You will be surprised by the results. And as an experiment, you may try to combine quality with quantity, but I consider that is exhausting to write a lot and well, especially if you have a day job or classes to attend to, or both, even though this combination can offer far more superior results.
I consider this subject far from closed, and if someone disagrees with me, I will be delighted to hear their opinion. This is my way to keep things interactive.
Written by: Liviu Moldovan
