Why You Should Write a Pillar Post
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What is a pillar post? A pillar post is a post that is very long, instructional, and is usually a list (or at least that’s what I like to call it). A pillar post can take many, many hours and up to days to write, but they are definitely worth it. On July 18 I published a post called 75 Ways to Increase Your Site’s Traffic. I like to refer to it as a pillar post. It is a list of 75 items and is instructional, telling you how to get more traffic to your site or blog.
You should write one because people love posts like that. They can get so much from it and they can tell you are very serious about what you’re doing. I’ve gotten more comments on that post than any other, and also more people have linked to it.
Pillar posts are not hard to write. No matter what your niche, a pillar post cannot be very hard to write, or even to come up with an idea for one. True, they might take awhile, but they aren’t hard. For my pillar post, I chose a very general topic in my niche: increasing traffic. Choosing a general topic makes it a lot easier and lets you have more to write about, and that’s essential for a pillar post. All you have to do is think up what your post will be about, and then brainstorm all the items in the list.
When you write a pillar post, and if it’s a decent one, you will receive many links from it and lots of comments. Just be sure to proofread it as best you can before you publish it and make sure it makes sense, because if it doesn’t, you’ll lose valuable links.
So good luck writing your pillar post - that alone will get you more traffic to your blog! If you have any questions about pillar posts, ask in the comments and I will answer as soon as I can - I’m leaving for vacation early in the morning of August 4. :)
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3. August 2007 at 08:52
I think you’re right about this.High quality epic posts get a lot of attention.
BTW: I tagged you! See the following for details:
http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/07/30/greatest-hits/
3. August 2007 at 14:26
Thank you, I’ll check it out and if I decide to do it will probably be after I get back from vacation. :)
4. August 2007 at 06:07
You really need to do your research and make sure you can market it well once your wrote the pillar post to make it take effect.
My last one (on another blog) got stumbled pretty well (over 1k uniques) so if the content is good the traffic will come
7. August 2007 at 14:16
Good tip, how long should a pillar be? I mean, how many character would you say? I will go check out your 75 ways, wow 75, it is probably going to be really long!!!!
Francesco
Nuovibusiness.com
11. August 2007 at 13:31
Francesco - Sorry I did not define that better. Not all pillar posts have to be extremely long. Their content should be timeless and usually in list format. I’d say over 750 words, but some pillar posts can be quite a bit more than that.
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13. February 2008 at 03:00
I’ve been trying to get a couple pillar posts together for my blog as I’ve been reading all over they are very important. I’m glad I came across this blog and I can’t wait too read the 75 traffic tips once I’m done commenting.Thanks for the great information. :)-Scott
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14. February 2008 at 02:06
@Scott,
Yes, they’re extremely important. Pillar post content is the basis of blogs and one of the ways you’ll get a lot of backlinks and recognition. Good luck with writing them, and thanks for your comment!
14. February 2008 at 07:20
No problem I like the blog. I appreciate getting back to me and I will be looking to learn some more from this blog.Thanks Tay.-Scott
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15. February 2008 at 02:42
@Scott,
Thanks, I really appreciate it. :)
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