Google traffic and posts versus pages
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Hi
I read today that having a page-based website on WordPress.com is a bad idea, as it has only a small amount of ‘Google juice’ (i.e. it attracts less traffic), when compared with having a blog with posts. Is this true? If so, is there any way around it?
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RobThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi Rob,
Posts do carry a bit more weight in Google as they are a regularly updated and regularly indexed feature of your site. Pages are more static and don’t reflect new content nearly as well. You can read more about this on our page about SEO on WordPress.com, specifically, this bit:
Be sure to publish new posts or update your content regularly, even if you have a website. On WordPress.com, most sites are set up in a standard, blog-style format with a reverse chronological list of posts on the front page. However, many of you use WordPress.com for websites consisting mostly of static pages. This type of site is not updated as frequently as a typical blog, so if you do have a website, it’s beneficial to have a blog component that you update more often. Link to that “posts page” from your site’s front page, whether by using a menu tab, or by using the Recent Posts widget in the sidebar of your front page. Because most new visitors land on your front page first, providing an obvious link to your most recent posts will help Google see that your site is current and active.
If you’re posting regular content to your site (which is beneficial in the eyes of Google), it’s best to use posts for that content and save pages for more static page material.
Let me know if you have any additional questions!
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