Absolutely! But you can update them when the content is refreshed. We explore the importance of including date stamps on your blog posts.
Generally speaking, from both an SEO and user experience point of view, it is indeed good practice to include a date tag or stamp at the top of a blog post, as it helps the reader understand the context and also builds trust.
To be clear, I am referring to a physical indication of the publication date on the page itself – not included in the URL of the post.
Context
Content creators may write with a different perspective depending on the context of what else was happening at a particular time. Therefore having a date stamp will help the reader to understand why a certain perspective was taken.
This context becomes even more pivotal when the topic is technical or advice-based. For example, we’ve all read an article about how to achieve a task on a mobile device, only to find the solution no longer works as there have been subsequent software updates. Not only is this a waste of time, but it can also leave the reader feeling frustrated with the brand or organisation that provided it.
Without a date tag, it’s impossible to tell if an article was written two days or two years ago and therefore whether it is at all useful to the reader.
Trust
Including the date in a blog post, is really key to building audience trust. It’s one of those things that readers don’t notice until it’s not there and could increase a site’s bounce rate if readers...
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