Is Publishing More Content a Waste Without Promotion?

[Emma Morgan]

Hey guys,
Some people say publishing content regularly is key, but others focus more on promotion.
Is content alone enough anymore?

 

[tazarbm]

Is content alone enough anymore?

do you have any sites? If yes, what's your experience regarding your own question?

 

[Jack Turner]

Even good posts don't get traction without some push. A bit of promotion, internal linking and getting initial visibility makes a big difference.
So content is important but it needs support.

 

[HeroSMS]

content alone is rarely enough. The old '80/20 rule' still applies: spend 20% of your time creating high-quality, SEO-optimized content and 80% on promotion. Without a solid backlink strategy or social signals, even the best articles will just gather dust on page 5 of the SERPs.

 

[Kingen Agency Network]

I think posting a lot of content without promoting it is quite wasteful. You can write great content, but if nobody sees it, there will be no traffic, no distribution, and that content will hardly generate any money. When you post relevant content, for example, SEO content that is found through Google, has keywords, and is optimized, you don't need heavy promotion. But you do need to understand search engine optimization; in my opinion, that will help avoid wasting resources.

 

[megakim]

Content alone rarely works now. Without links or promotion it just sits.

Push each post or it won't rank.