Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2013, and the plans it describes for the blog, including sporadic tracking of Spanish and US stocks, rankings, guest contributors and separating topics for SEO, refer to 2013.
As you know, a few months ago we created a subdomain, the Plus blog. From now on, market tracking, stock analysis and more direct stock recommendations will be handled there. However, on the main domain, alongside everything related to entrepreneurs, financial education, business ideas, human resources and so on, we will keep publishing the fundamental concepts of investing in the investing section, since smart investing is part of financial education.
In other words, the blog stays the same, except that we will no longer publish the more technical side of investing, our market outlook or stock recommendations. Those of you who visit the blog directly every day can see the latest articles published on the Plus subdomain from the home page.
What topics will the Plus subdomain cover?
On this subdomain we will occasionally follow both Spanish stocks and the US market. We will also publish things that have nothing to do with investing, such as news we find surprising, unusual or striking. We will publish the various rankings that come out on subjects we think are interesting. We also expect the odd guest contributor on investment topics.
Why this decision?
Given the wide range of topics we cover, it seems quite a few subscribers signed up only to receive our investment recommendations or to hear our view of and feeling about the stock market. Since this is a topic we only write about when there is something to say, or when several readers ask about the same thing, I think this is the right call. I also think separating one subject from the other to some extent will be good for the blog in terms of SEO, although, I repeat, articles about investment guidelines will still come out on the main domain.
Guest authors?
Here I would like to hear from the blog’s current readers, some of whom, I know, have been with us for more than two years, because we have had quite a few offers from authors who want to publish on our blog, some of them owners of other blogs and websites. From what I have seen on other websites that have guest authors, I see both advantages and disadvantages, because, as some of you already know, we tend to take a view on certain topics that is not always the most popular one, which doesn’t make it better or worse than any other view. On this matter, we will look for a way for you to be the ones who decide.
I hope this change doesn’t cause anyone any trouble and that it turns out to be the right decision.
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