{"id":318,"date":"2015-06-06T16:25:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T16:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/help\/?p=318"},"modified":"2015-10-22T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T16:00:16","slug":"why-blog-on-magicjudges-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/help\/2015\/06\/06\/why-blog-on-magicjudges-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Blog on MagicJudges.org?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While blogs.magicjudges.org houses close to 100 total blogs, some judges choose to set up their blog somewhere else, such as BlogSpot or Tumblr.\u00a0 This is totally fine, of course &#8211; I&#8217;d never tell someone they HAVE to blog with us.\u00a0 However, I do want to make sure\u00a0 potential bloggers understand some of the benefits that being on blogs.magicjudges.org can provide over those other systems.<\/p>\n<p>Blogs on blogs.magicjudges.org&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Are easier to remember and find.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nobody has to remember if you&#8217;re on Tumblr, BlogSpot, or some custom domain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tend to show up higher in Google search results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the magicjudges.org domain name has very high page rank, and Google values content on it highly.\u00a0 For example, despite the fact &#8216;rikipedia&#8217; is right in the url of <a href=\"http:\/\/mtgrikipedia.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Riki&#8217;s blogspot blog<\/a>, googling &#8216;rikipedia blog&#8217; returns his magicjudges.org blog ( <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/\">The Feedback Loop<\/a> ) right at or near the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are aggregated into our Judge <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog Portal<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sorted with the newest entries at the top, the Blog Portal is a great way for readers to discover your content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have special tools for working with Magic cards and Magic Judges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Want to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/help\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Surrak%2C+the+Hunt+Caller&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Surrak, the Hunt Caller<\/a>? 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