At the MarketingProfs B2B Forum I moderated a panel on B2B blogging. When you get a room full of marketers the conversation will sometimes turn to SEO and of course ROI. Mix the two and you have a lively conversation.



Yes we all know that Google loves blogs, but if your only reason for blogging is SEO, then you're going to fail. Back in early 2006 I posted about a newspaper that wanted to start community blogging. I told them if the reasons were revenue or page views that things would fail. The primary purpose has to be conversation and community. If you do those two things right (and have your blog properly configured) then SEO and all the other benefits should follow.


During the panel today the analogy I used was this:


If your fiance asks you why you love him/her and want to spend the rest of your life with them you shouldn't say:



A. I'm looking for increased ROI thru shared living expenses.

B. You have a great network of (hot) friends, and partnering with you allows me to position myself favorably with them.


It should first and foremost be about love and compassion (with your fiance).

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Josh Hallett is senior vice president at Voce Communications, a company that builds brand awareness through content creation and community engagement.

Twitter: @hyku