Blog visibility

Question

On the WordPress Privacy Settings page under Blog Visibility there are two options to choose from:

1. I would like my blog to be visible to everyone, including search engines (like Google, Sphere, Technorati) and archivers

2. I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors

What is the benefit/advantage of using one instead of the other?

Answer 1

If you block search engines, you're not going to get any search engine traffic. The only traffic you will receive is from where ever you promoted your site and the people who already know about it.