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[Video] 3 Tips for Excellent Quality Blog Content

Published on July 1st, 2010 by Mitchell Harper

Mitchell Harper
About the Author

Mitch (@mitchellharper) is the co-founder and CEO of BigCommerce. Way back in 2007 he built what eventually became BigCommerce as you know it. Today he runs the company alongside Eddie and along with our 100+ team members, is passionate about helping businesses succeed with e-commerce. Mitch spends time between our Sydney and Austin offices and is giving the keynote at TechConnect 2012 in Sydney on April 19th.

Building an interesting, helpful, SEO-optimized blog either in a sub folder or as a sub domain off your main website can drive huge amounts of traffic, but what if you don’t like (or aren’t good at) writing? In this video I share three different ways you can still build your blog while avoiding writing.

The first strategy is to use an iPhone or dictaphone to record your voice and then have it transcribed. This is easier for a lot of people than writing because you simply say what comes into your head.

The second is to use a ghost writer or guest bloggers who can contribute content to your blog. Guest writers will ask for attribution so be prepared to link back to their website in exchange for the content.

The third strategy is to simply post news round-ups about the products you sell or the industry you’re in. While not as effective, it’s still content and will keep Google indexing and recrawling your website regularly.

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Comments

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    Simon (July 7th, 2010, 12:44 am)

    Hi Mitchell, thanks for the video great tips with the dictation. Interviews are also a winner. Hey speaking of blogs for SEO, sub folders under your domain are def. the way to go. Do you know if there is any way to get a wordpress blog setup as a sub folder of our BigCommerce account? thanks

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    Bryce (July 9th, 2010, 12:01 am)

    Mitchell,
    I would like to second what Simon said. Also, would love some guidance on how to set up a blog with our BigCommerce account! Thanks!

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    Rich (July 9th, 2010, 12:09 pm)

    Hey Mitch, are those Eco friendly markers….lol
    You do know we have some on our site.

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