Anjar Priandoyo

Wordpress Blog of The Day (BOTD) is a simple feature from wordpress.com (WP) where WP listed the most popular blog or posting based on the visitor rate to the blog. The BOTD list is generated automatically by system, it is quite fair in several term. Since the rule ‘good content will generate good traffic’ assumed to be working properly. Maybe that is the WP taught in this case.

Also, In term of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) the BOTD is mean bigger that simple list of most popular blog. It give us an extra traffic and also some backlinks that give us very huge traffic. So once you get a chance to be listed in BOTD then the traffic to your site will be increase significantly, also if you understand the visitor pattern then you can decide what type of content that should you write: Job Vacancy, Controversy, Religion (hate speech) Discussion and so on – more over you can see it on the list.

I have been in that position before, utilizing the keyword and content that could drive traffic to my blog. I got many benefit from that system, have a lot of friend, and have a very good recognition. All of this is happen between 2007 and many people try to develop their good content so it can be listed in BOTD. However right now in 2008, I see the pattern of BOTD is changing. Most of people did not try to write a good content but only post controversy content about religion or gossip.

I am not blame anyone who used that method, although I believe that approach is not good for even myself – if you really interested in web development or something like that. Then I believe that one day, people will leave the BOTD list. Follow another pattern such as establishing own dotcom or doing something more useful.

So what do you think? Is there something wrong with WP BOTD?

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