StrideRank vs. writing your own blog posts
Nobody knows your business better than you do, and some of the best local content is written by owners who answer customer questions in their own words. Writing it yourself costs no subscription. It costs time instead: finding the questions people search, writing something worth reading, formatting it for the website, and doing it again next week when the shop is busy. That is why so many small business blogs show a handful of posts and then a long silence — not because writing did not work, but because the time ran out. StrideRank is the option for when the time is the problem.
| Criterion | StrideRank vs. doing it yourself |
|---|---|
| Time per article | Doing it yourself means research, writing, editing, images and publishing for every post. With StrideRank your time goes into approving keywords once and, if you like, reading articles before they go out. |
| Consistency | DIY content tends to stop in the busy season, exactly when searches are highest. StrideRank follows the daily plan regardless of how busy you are. |
| Know-how | Writing for search means choosing winnable keywords, structuring headings, writing meta descriptions and linking related posts. StrideRank does each of those on every article. |
| Cost | Writing yourself is free in money. StrideRank Starter costs $59 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly, for 30 articles a month on one website. |
| Your own voice | Nothing beats an owner’s real stories. Keep writing the posts only you can write; let StrideRank cover the everyday questions around them. |
Source: Description of the typical service model of this category, not of any specific provider. StrideRank figures from our published pricing. · As of: 2026-10-06
Common questions
- Can I still publish my own posts?
- Of course. StrideRank adds articles to your blog; your own posts stay where they are and articles can link to them.
- How much of my time does StrideRank need?
- Setting up the website connection and approving the first keyword list. After that, only as much as you choose to spend reviewing articles.