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I love reading science related contents as i’m a student of physics. I love to know new things about any topic. Those writers who write interesting topic as a content, i try to read them regular.
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My “proverbial” 2 cents on quality posts(or articles/blogs etc)
Well, I do not want to be a big preacher, but such content should at least have:
1)Good grammar.
2)Minimum or Nil spelling mistakes.
3)Well structured content.
4)Background and Summary if possible.
5)Content that evokes interest and is not just like a boring news item.-
Same here, @ptrk12! Plus, I don’t like anything too heavy or too long.
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@blueberry/ i agree, good grammar and spellings, plus punctuation marks
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@ptrk12/ you said all the points are correct, precisely
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I feel like “quality” varies depening on what I want to read at the moment. Sometimes a personal post that reads like a tream-of-consciousness is a good quality post because it shows me the writer’s state of mind. If I want an educational article, I would only consider articles that are researched and filled with links and/or images as good quality articles.
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I also have to point out I prefer a light hearted read, nothing that comes across as trying to be too clever. I like something I can whip through very quickly, something that may be unique to the writer. I like to be able to learn something about the writer’s personality, that I may otherwise have never found out.
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I’m not really fanatical about grammar–have been known to recommend an otherwise good article with a note that the writer is from a non-English-speaking country. I like posts that tell me something I didn’t know. Links and book references are good. I enjoy looking at pictures if the computer I’m using can handle them, but many of them can’t.
There is a tendency for blogs to focus on “me me me,” what I did, what I’m thinking, and read like letters from a friend. That kind of post is interesting if I think of the writer as a friend, or e-friend…I wouldn’t say they’re low *quality*, and some bloggers report that those are the posts that attract the most page views. On the other hand…you don’t *publish* letters from your friends; I seldom “plus” or share a “me me me” post–even if it’s my own.
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You raise some very good points, @priscillaking!
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I feel that ‘good content’ and ‘high SEO value’ are so close to the same thing that the two terms can almost be interchangeable. To have high SEO value, the article must be informative in one way or another (which means ‘no fluff’ or the sorts of articles that are about what aunt Martha had for breakfast), it must be easily understandable without a lot of spelling or grammar mistakes, the title has to give some solid indication of what the article is about, and it needs to capture and keep a person’s attention. Naturally, not all articles are going to have high seo value, even if they are an interesting read. 🙂
Disclaimer: I taught SEO when I was a senior manager at Helium.
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I like content that answers a question. I prefer that it answers it quickly and in an easy to understand manner.
Longer posts seem to be what search engines and people who pay for posts want these days, but I find that the more demanding things become, the more fluff there is. People just pad the posts to hit the word count, in many cases.
I’d prefer to read good content that hasn’t been artificially extended to meet a minimum word requirement. I mean, I get that a reasonable minimum might be necessary, but I don’t agree with those who demand that every post be 750 + words. I think most people stop reading long before that number, especially if the content isn’t broken up into smaller parts.
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I prefer to read shorter articles like yours, @rextrulove. I don’t like wading through a 1 000 word article at all. Even when it’s interesting, I find myself skipping chunks so as to get to the end LOL
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@angie10, some of my articles are over 1,000 words. lol I just try to keep them in the 500-700 range. A lot depends on what I’m writing about.
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Hehe @thisnthat I can definitely confirm that I’m one of those people who don’t like long articles. Brief and concise is better for me, otherwise I start to lose interest. Yet apparently the longer the better in terms of SEO!
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@rextrulove senior manager at Helium. So you must have passed some of my articles written there back in 2009-2011
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There is no doubt, @ptrk12. I oversaw Home & Garden, Science, Sports, Travel, Education, Pets & Animals and Religion and two other channels during that time frame. I was also one of the editors and a fact checker. 😀 I rather miss those days, despite working 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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I also like original content, or at least a new spin on an old topic. There is too much repetition these days. When you are searching on a certain topic and every site you click on has the same old stuff that gets old. I love when I come across one that has something fresh instead of repeating what everyone else is saying.
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Quality content will hold my interest and make me want to comment. I will not read anything that has a lot of mistakes or that is poorly written.
As SEO is not my force, I do not pay attention to that. I do not think SEO always produces the best article if the person is trying to work on links.
As others have said, the content must be 100% original.
When returning to a writer I like to see consistency. We all have off days, but I am likely to look again at a blog where the writer keeps up a standard.
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Quality content must be to me engaging, and show the writer has a voice and style. Articles should be clear and concise, with examples or references, and should be easy to read as in paragraphs and sentence structure.
I personally don’t like too many images because it detracts, takes time to load online and sometimes the image is irrelevant and has been used purely for SEO.
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*This is what I think
1. It may not be excellent in grammar. English is not the native language of everyone. Still they tried – we must appreciate their attempts. Grammar may not be excellent but the content must be readable and understandable. That’s OK for me.
2. Plagiarism should be minimal. It cannot be 0% but it should be within the tolerance level. World likes original content. If you are copying, learn to respect the source.
3. It should drive some value. Timepass blogs work only sometimes NOT always.
4. Images can be there but should not be disruptive and distractive. Infographics work best.
5. Content should be organized. Proper Headings / Q&A. Well written and to the point. Simple & respectful language. NO selfish Agenda / false propaganda.
6. Last, we talk about SEO.
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very nice answer @fun1oriented2learning
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Thanks @Shohana
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most welcome @fun1oriented2learning
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