First lets clear up what is a HTTP request. Every time a web browser downloads/fetches a file from the web a new request is made to the server. It can either be an image, a page, CSS or Javascript file etc. This means that for every file the browser has to send a request to the server and the server sends a response in return.

Every website or blog owner should always try to find new ways of making their site faster and consume less server resources. This is especially important if you’re generating high traffic. Would you want to look at a site that’s loading for several seconds with every click you make? Here’s one simple solution.

This tip is extremely helpful if your articles have several images in them. Picture it this way – every time you open up an article consisting of several high-quality images (especially if you’re posting many “list posts”) all the images would have to be fetched from the server. This increases load times and also your bandwidth, what most hosting providers usually limit.

There are reasons for not wanting to start a blog to increase traffic to your website but none of them are good. People say they don’t have the time to write the fresh copy on a constant basis that will get them the rankings they need. Well, that’s what ghost writers are for.

Some say they only have limited ideas to write about. Again, that’s the job of the ghost writer. To supply both the words and ideas. See the path to better search engine rankings is clear. Remember that a blog that gets fresh content on a regular basis gets the once over from the Google spider bots often. In the end there are several excuses but no real reasons why the business owner doesn’t use a blog to their advantage.

Read the full article Why You Need To Add A Blog To Your Website by Rob Starr on BloggingTips.