I'm kind of backwards with my blogs. LOL.

I have a regular real estate blog on wordpress.com and it has its own URL.

I also just started a wordpress.org blog on my regular website, found here: http://www.wallenpaupacklakeproperty.com/blog

This is not going to be a real estate blog, per se, except with subtle references. It is going to be a photo blog of local content...sights, restaurants, businesses, wildlife, events, etc.

I want to encourage community involvement - people contributing their own pictures, etc. Hopefully to build up traffic and possibly end up on my real estate blog or website.

I figured the local content would be a good thing.

My question is - should I have just put this on a different server, instead of as a directory on my current server? What if I buy a domain name and point it here? Will that be helpful, or not helpful at all?

I don't want to use wordpress.com because it's limited in what I can put in the blog (embedding flash/videos etc.) Should I pony up and buy hosting space and just host the wordpress.org version on its own place? Or will a domain pointing to the directory do just as well?

Hi, In my opinion it might be better to get some related domains and make an independent site for each one, that way you can link them all together. Each one can act as a portal to bring in more traffic especially if they rank high for different keywords.

PS: if you want I can post some related domains for your area that are available (or if you prefer I can PM you the list).


(Not meant as legal or professional advice.)

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I'm a fan of having multiple websites.

When I started my multiple site system I was told I was making a mistake but now they pop up for all kinds of long tail hits that I never imagined.

I link all the sites to each other, I was told that's a mistake too, but each site is it's own entity and they all compliment each other.

It is working for me.

After Reading a few articles about the Wallenpaupack lake and the Pocono Mountains I was amazed by all the outdoors activities and vacation resorts that were available year around in this area, so I got the following domain name to make a website about Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania.

PoconoMountainsPennsylvania.com

What do think Perky.

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Nice.