The idea here is to build authority posts or pages on your blog by regularly updating the content with relevant and current information. Not every post has to be an authority page, this would be for ever changing topics that are popular among your readers and will serve them better. The main point in updating posts you consider important is to provide the best possible solution for your readers. An added benefit to these pages, if done properly and visits increase, is Google may update your post in the search engine results pages and possibly consider it a more authoritative article.
A Little Clarification
What we’re talking about here IS NOT blog post maintenance; it’s a different way of thinking when it comes to creating certain content. Again, this IS NOT for every post we write and not for every older post on our blogs. When writing about a relevant topic that will certainly change, we write that post with the intent of creating an authoritive and up to date resource for our readers, visitors and blog subscribers.
The Video
Back on Jan 27, 2013 I covered this topic in a Hangout (Embedded below) with the Hot Blog Tips Hangout Crew and for this week’s Quick Blogging Tip Thursday, I wanted to address it here on Hot Blog Tips.
In the video below, I used WordPress SEO by Yoast as an example. That page is many years old but is updated on regular bases and has a lot of authority. As you can see, from the image above, Google shows the date the post was updated, not when it was originally published.
What Do You Think?
Do you think other websites will be more likely to link to a post that they feel will be updated? Do you think authority posts are important? Do you have any other examples? Feel free to comment below, that’s why we’re here.
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Thanks for video tutorials. Updating seo is a great part for any site/blog owner. Found it extremely useful! many thanks
I have watch this video, It is really excellent. Thanks for this post, very useful to me…!
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I think it could help.
It couldn’t hurt.
It might show the visitors that you are very involved to provide the best through your articles.
Updating could mean you are keeping up to the recent trends.
My two cents
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But if we change a post drastically it could decrease its search engine visibility, isn’t it so ?
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Thanks briand. You remind me the importance of regular update. For severa; time I miss it. Once again thnx for your sharing
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