Blog post updated 19/08/2019.
Managing your blog is a job in its self, its like cleaning out your closets. It's always there for you to do, but something else always pops up that requires more attention. Often leaving you with dry stagnant blog posts, and very little traffic.
Here are 5 reasons why you should keep your blog fresh by revitalizing old content:
Old Blog Content Should Be Managed Regularly
A poorly managed blog might end up costing you a lot more than you think, especially with outdated information.
Check out the reasons below why your blog content should be regularly updated:
Blog Image
You only get one change to make a good impression, don't give your readers archaic information, because they're more likely to view your website as a outdated, and unreliable.
Accountability
By interpretation a blog is a collection of public statements about your business. Any outdated information may hold you accountable financially and legally.
Disastrous for SEO
Irrelevant and outdated content is bad for SEO, taking up space and offering no value. Search engines such as Google look for good quality content to increase rankings.
Fall in Revenue
Old content may still be getting some traffic, and could still be a money maker. Don't delete in haste. These posts should be recycled, and turned into money makers again.
Don't Delete Old Posts!
Don't go crazy and start deleting all of your old blog posts, you need to go through each one and see if there is any potential left, and use what you have.
Here are some tips on repurposing your old content:
Update Blog Posts to Gain More Traffic
If your blog post has useful links simply refresh and update them.
Reaffirm Your Blog Post Relevance
Find which blog posts are out of date and refresh them with the latest information.
Updating Content May Save You Time and Money
Your time is taken up by writing new posts, so why not refresh the old stuff you've already written and keep your blog content evergreen.
Tune Up Your Blog
Give your blog a tune up by recycling or updating old blog posts.
Revitalizing Good Content
Make it relevant again by:
You've given your old blog posts a face lift, now its time to promote them again.
Make the most of social media, especially Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Facebook. As soon as you publish them post them! Link your refreshed blog posts with your current content.
Make Your Blog Evergreen
Work on producing evergreen content, with subjects that have elements that don't change over time.
Stay clear of the latest trends in your blogging arena, these never last.
Make your references strong, for example, say June of 2017 instead of June of last year.
Establish a Regular Blog Post Review
Managing your blog is a job in its self, its like cleaning out your closets. It's always there for you to do, but something else always pops up that requires more attention. Often leaving you with dry stagnant blog posts, and very little traffic.
Here are 5 reasons why you should keep your blog fresh by revitalizing old content:
Old Blog Content Should Be Managed Regularly
A poorly managed blog might end up costing you a lot more than you think, especially with outdated information.
Check out the reasons below why your blog content should be regularly updated:
Blog Image
You only get one change to make a good impression, don't give your readers archaic information, because they're more likely to view your website as a outdated, and unreliable.
Accountability
By interpretation a blog is a collection of public statements about your business. Any outdated information may hold you accountable financially and legally.
Disastrous for SEO
Irrelevant and outdated content is bad for SEO, taking up space and offering no value. Search engines such as Google look for good quality content to increase rankings.
Fall in Revenue
Old content may still be getting some traffic, and could still be a money maker. Don't delete in haste. These posts should be recycled, and turned into money makers again.
Don't Delete Old Posts!
Don't go crazy and start deleting all of your old blog posts, you need to go through each one and see if there is any potential left, and use what you have.
Here are some tips on repurposing your old content:
Update Blog Posts to Gain More Traffic
If your blog post has useful links simply refresh and update them.
Reaffirm Your Blog Post Relevance
Find which blog posts are out of date and refresh them with the latest information.
Updating Content May Save You Time and Money
Your time is taken up by writing new posts, so why not refresh the old stuff you've already written and keep your blog content evergreen.
Tune Up Your Blog
Give your blog a tune up by recycling or updating old blog posts.
Revitalizing Good Content
Make it relevant again by:
- Checking over important information such as people, titles etc
- Checking references to obsolete technology and old business information
- Referencing current trends
- Amending time based references and making them relative to the post date.
- Amending tenses and make them relevant again
- Making sure your reader knows that you've updated a blog post, by letting them know with a simple note above each
- Update your blog post with a new image, to make it more visually appealing
- Turn your new updated blog posts into an e-book
- Make a video, and create a second format
You've given your old blog posts a face lift, now its time to promote them again.
Make the most of social media, especially Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Facebook. As soon as you publish them post them! Link your refreshed blog posts with your current content.
Make Your Blog Evergreen
Work on producing evergreen content, with subjects that have elements that don't change over time.
Stay clear of the latest trends in your blogging arena, these never last.
Make your references strong, for example, say June of 2017 instead of June of last year.
Establish a Regular Blog Post Review
- Review your blog posts regularly
- Go through your Google Analytics for low page performers
- Check incoming links for relevancy
- Do search testing for your blog
- Delete only blog posts that are no longer relevant to your brand, outdated or damaging
In a Nutshell
Keep your blog up-to-date, and don't be afraid to clean and refresh posts every once in a while.
Keep your blog up-to-date, and don't be afraid to clean and refresh posts every once in a while.
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