Comments on: List Links: Can’t I Google For These Myself?

By: Putting Value Into Your Link Lists : The Blog Herald

Putting Value Into Your Link Lists : The Blog Herald — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:05:53 +0000

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By: cerebralmum

cerebralmum — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:28:35 +0000

I like some people’s random lists, but I don’t appreciate their blogs unless there is other significant content written as well. It’s my appreciation of their blog that will give me some respect for their links.

Some of the feeds I read do a Weekly Wrap Up of links to posts they thought worthwhile. I appreciate it, as it has brought good traffic to my very new blog and it connects me to other blogs I might not otherwise have discovered.

I think the key for random link posts is to always provide a description of the post and the reason it is worth a visit along with the link so people know what they are going to see before they click.

It’s worth remembering that while a blog might have a particular focus that makes readers keep coming back, readers aren’t limited by that one interest.

And Pelf, I wonder if comments can be a measure of a link post. Surely the number of clicks on the links is what tells us they are worthwhile?

By: Link Love # 1 - What do my Commentator Blogs About ?

Link Love # 1 - What do my Commentator Blogs About ? — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:54:37 +0000

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By: Jermayn Parker

Jermayn Parker — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:33:45 +0000

The reason why lists are so helpful and popular is because we are lazy and would rather someone else find and give us the information needed.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:58:01 +0000

Well stated! I make a point of reading links recommended by my favorite bloggers. If they like a particular post, chances are I will, too. Googling a topic means sifting through a lot of information. Links are more like endorsements – they save time.

By: pelf

pelf — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:47:33 +0000

There was once during my blogging days when I experimented with presenting a list of posts that I find interesting in the blogosphere.

But I did not receive many comments on those posts, so I thought, either:
(a) my readers didn’t like those posts I put together, or
(b) they were too assorted, and my readers didn’t know which one to comment on.

I dissed that not too long after :)

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:41:14 +0000

Thank you for posting this.

I was never quite sure why I felt odd about posting linkfests until now. A random list, or even a weak genre, is just not enough to tie links together.