Ever wonder how some blogs make their way to the top, entering the elite group, and leave others behind? Yuna’s Village has made a research about those elite blogs by comparing 10 random blogs from Feedster’s Top 50 list and another 10 random blogs from Technorati’s Top 50 list. Eventhough the final conclusion might not 100% correct (especially with some disappointment about Feedster Top list result), but it’s still worth-reading with several good information, such as:

How often do the top bloggers update their sites
7 out of the top 10 Technorati’s sites update daily with multiple posts. The rest of the site owners blog at least a few times a week.

After reading the article, I think, at least, these are what you should do to make your blog raise to the top:

• Blogged about news and current events, even politics.
  I guess this is related to search engine. To know what people are currently looking for, check Technorati top search (available on their front page) or Google weekly top search on Google Zeitgeist. Current top search for Google, period 15 August 2005 – 22 August 2005 is Jude Law. People are currently looking for information and gossip about Jude Law and his split with Sienna Miller.
• Write something original, not just copy-paste from other source.
  Even if you blogged about the current popular events, try not just copy-paste from other source. Give your own thoughts and opinions about that topic. That way, people will see something different from your post, not just a duplicate from the others.
• Older blogs get a better change to hit the elite rank.
  Again, I guess this is still about search engine and popularity. Older sites usually have better rank than newer site since they already have some time to build their rank using every SEO techniques they know.
• Update your blog often.
  Again, people love something fresh. If they see your blog updated regularly, they will also visit yours regularly. Oh, and according to Puji from JalanSutera, search engine crawler also like sites that update often.

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