{"id":125,"date":"2015-03-17T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trafficjams.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2017-08-25T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:50:16","slug":"the-benefits-of-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blogging is a hot topic in the SEO industry, and you may be familiar with the practice. However, do you know the extent to which blogging affects your online presence? Here are a few benefits to blogging:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show off your writing skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/socialtimes\/social-scores-jobs\/471793?red=at\">MediaBistro.com<\/a> did a study that found nine out of 10 companies check job candidates\u2019 online profiles before choosing who to hire. Having a well-kept, quality blog shows off your writing skills as well as your insight into trending\/relevant subjects. However, this can work against you too if you don\u2019t have work appropriate content or incriminating photos on your blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve your SEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blogs are great for SEO. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/seo-services.html\">SEO, or Search Engine Optimizatio<\/a>n, is the process of getting your site ranked high on search engines like Bing and Google. These search engines have web crawlers that \u201ccrawl\u201d your website frequently looking for new, quality content. One of the best ways to get this new, quality content is through blogging. Writing weekly posts will help boost your ranking and bring more visitors to your website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Become an online influencer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have in-depth knowledge about a certain topic? Or a hobby you\u2019re passionate about? Blog about it! Bloggers are influential and you can even be sponsored by a company in your blog\u2019s industry to post about certain products or services and get paid for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communicate directly with your audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blogs are a good source for two-way communication with your readers. Through comments and sharing on social media, you can interact directly with your audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you need an SEO plan?<\/strong> Contact Traffic Jams today at 855-599-998 or email <a href=\"mailto:sales@trafficjams.com\">sales@trafficjams.com<\/a> for a free SEO inspection.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The%20Benefits%20of%20Blogging\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogging is a hot topic in the SEO industry, and you may be familiar with the practice. 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