Originally Posted by Paul Markham

The problem I see with so many blogs is the first and last aim seems to be getting it SEO friendly. They lack personality, information and above all a reason to come back.

SEO should be 4th on the list. First being something of interest to the reader, second trust (don't talk up shit to earn $20), third loyalty from the reader so he comes back, then SEO. Maybe having something very different and slotting that in as 4th and shifting SEO down.

Building traffic is just one part of selling, needs to be done, yet not the prime concern. Write something interesting, true, intriguing, selling and unique.We sell to human beings not spiders and algorithms. No point in building traffic unless you keep it, if it's just to replace the lost traffic it's a job of treading water to stay afloat.

Probably for some here SEO and impressing spider and algorithms is their level.