I like your linking policy too. People who use "no follow" or worse, turn off their trackbacks and comments, are giving in to the biggest failed effort in history to stop comment spam.
If people only realized how they are killing their own business by turning off user interaction with their sites, they'd stop doing it in a second!
ASKIMET kills all my comment spam - no idea why people are so worked up over it!
Jack Humphrey
· 2 years ago
Thanks Andy - you can clarify for me anytime!
I like your linking policy too. People who use "no follow" or worse, turn off their trackbacks and comments, are giving in to the biggest failed effort in history to stop comment spam.
If people only realized how they are killing their own business by turning off user interaction with their sites, they'd stop doing it in a second!
ASKIMET kills all my comment spam - no idea why people are so worked up over it!
Maki
· 2 years ago
Hi! Just discovered your excellent blog a few days ago and have been following it through my feed reader daily. Thanks for your thoughts on speedlinking.. I actually do enjoy reading link posts because of their brevity and usefulness. No matter how much I try to read, there always seems to be some super article I've missed or overlooked.
I also agree that adding more unique content or opinion to other the other blogger's post is a great way to add value for your audience. You might also get some new readers from the blog you quoted. :)
Maki
· 2 years ago
Hi! Just discovered your excellent blog a few days ago and have been following it through my feed reader daily. Thanks for your thoughts on speedlinking.. I actually do enjoy reading link posts because of their brevity and usefulness. No matter how much I try to read, there always seems to be some super article I've missed or overlooked.
I also agree that adding more unique content or opinion to other the other blogger's post is a great way to add value for your audience. You might also get some new readers from the blog you quoted. :)
Georganna Hancock
· 2 years ago
Thanks for this post. You've given me lots to ponder. Am I being deficient in my speed posts (new term to me, but not a new concept). The analogy that really jarred me was to compare them to a fire exit -- exactly what I don't want!
Georganna Hancock
· 2 years ago
Thanks for this post. You've given me lots to ponder. Am I being deficient in my speed posts (new term to me, but not a new concept). The analogy that really jarred me was to compare them to a fire exit -- exactly what I don't want!
Marios Alexandrou
· 2 years ago
The link to Give Links to Gain Authority Status seems to be broken. It looks like Jack has changed his URL structure and didn't set up the necessary redirects.
Marios Alexandrou
· 2 years ago
The link to Give Links to Gain Authority Status seems to be broken. It looks like Jack has changed his URL structure and didn't set up the necessary redirects.
RT Cunningham
· 2 years ago
I speed link all the time, but it's not speedy at all, and I don't call it that.
RT Cunningham
· 2 years ago
I speed link all the time, but it's not speedy at all, and I don't call it that.
Blogging Experiment
· 2 years ago
Andy, I couldn't agree with you more on this issue. I've seen speed link posts all over the place and while I'm not completely against them, I think you should be inventive or creative when doing them. The quick bullet point list to posts just doesn't do much for me these days
Blogging Experiment
· 2 years ago
Andy, I couldn't agree with you more on this issue. I've seen speed link posts all over the place and while I'm not completely against them, I think you should be inventive or creative when doing them. The quick bullet point list to posts just doesn't do much for me these days
Pony
· 1 year ago
Occasionally I like to sum up the week with a few quick links, usually because I feel that they have added something useful to the conversation. I try to add a little snippet as to what I like about the article, but mostly they are articles that I think would be useful to my readers.
Pony
· 1 year ago
Occasionally I like to sum up the week with a few quick links, usually because I feel that they have added something useful to the conversation. I try to add a little snippet as to what I like about the article, but mostly they are articles that I think would be useful to my readers.
Sueblimely
· 1 year ago
I do a weekly link post because I think it adds value to the information I am providing for my readers - readers who do not spend the hours that I do researching and reading so that I keep up to date with the world of blogging. It may be speed linking but this post probably takes me longer than most others.
I may add a bit of a summary but I see little point in going into too much detail, effectively rehashing what I have read elsewhere unless I can bring a new perspective to the subject. I would rather spend my time creating unique content or presenting a different aspect of a topic.
I know the links are not too good for pagerank purposes but it is my readers who matter.
I think it is the quality of the reading material you are linking to that matters, in relation to how much value these posts add to your blog.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Hi Sue
I liken your Speed linking posts to be something different, along the lines of the WordPress Wednesdays by Lorelle on Blog Herald, or Engtech's delicious links There is a line, and I am not sure where it is were link posts become a resource.
I think it is both a quantity and presentation thing. I have been thinking of adding some additional links to the bottom of posts pulled from Stumbleupon, or maybe Diigo / Delicious.
Sueblimely
· 1 year ago
I do a weekly link post because I think it adds value to the information I am providing for my readers - readers who do not spend the hours that I do researching and reading so that I keep up to date with the world of blogging. It may be speed linking but this post probably takes me longer than most others.
I may add a bit of a summary but I see little point in going into too much detail, effectively rehashing what I have read elsewhere unless I can bring a new perspective to the subject. I would rather spend my time creating unique content or presenting a different aspect of a topic.
I know the links are not too good for pagerank purposes but it is my readers who matter.
I think it is the quality of the reading material you are linking to that matters, in relation to how much value these posts add to your blog.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Hi Sue
I liken your Speed linking posts to be something different, along the lines of the WordPress Wednesdays by Lorelle on Blog Herald, or Engtech's delicious links There is a line, and I am not sure where it is were link posts become a resource.
I think it is both a quantity and presentation thing. I have been thinking of adding some additional links to the bottom of posts pulled from Stumbleupon, or maybe Diigo / Delicious.
Arun
· 1 year ago
No one is exception in this case as most bloggers wants to provide value to their readers that's why i think it is necessary at least in a week to go for speedy links.
Arun
· 1 year ago
No one is exception in this case as most bloggers wants to provide value to their readers that's why i think it is necessary at least in a week to go for speedy links.
All Comments
I like your linking policy too. People who use "no follow" or worse, turn off their trackbacks and comments, are giving in to the biggest failed effort in history to stop comment spam.
If people only realized how they are killing their own business by turning off user interaction with their sites, they'd stop doing it in a second!
ASKIMET kills all my comment spam - no idea why people are so worked up over it!
I like your linking policy too. People who use "no follow" or worse, turn off their trackbacks and comments, are giving in to the biggest failed effort in history to stop comment spam.
If people only realized how they are killing their own business by turning off user interaction with their sites, they'd stop doing it in a second!
ASKIMET kills all my comment spam - no idea why people are so worked up over it!
I also agree that adding more unique content or opinion to other the other blogger's post is a great way to add value for your audience. You might also get some new readers from the blog you quoted. :)
I also agree that adding more unique content or opinion to other the other blogger's post is a great way to add value for your audience. You might also get some new readers from the blog you quoted. :)
I may add a bit of a summary but I see little point in going into too much detail, effectively rehashing what I have read elsewhere unless I can bring a new perspective to the subject. I would rather spend my time creating unique content or presenting a different aspect of a topic.
I know the links are not too good for pagerank purposes but it is my readers who matter.
I think it is the quality of the reading material you are linking to that matters, in relation to how much value these posts add to your blog.
I liken your Speed linking posts to be something different, along the lines of the WordPress Wednesdays by Lorelle on Blog Herald, or Engtech's delicious links
There is a line, and I am not sure where it is were link posts become a resource.
I think it is both a quantity and presentation thing. I have been thinking of adding some additional links to the bottom of posts pulled from Stumbleupon, or maybe Diigo / Delicious.
I may add a bit of a summary but I see little point in going into too much detail, effectively rehashing what I have read elsewhere unless I can bring a new perspective to the subject. I would rather spend my time creating unique content or presenting a different aspect of a topic.
I know the links are not too good for pagerank purposes but it is my readers who matter.
I think it is the quality of the reading material you are linking to that matters, in relation to how much value these posts add to your blog.
I liken your Speed linking posts to be something different, along the lines of the WordPress Wednesdays by Lorelle on Blog Herald, or Engtech's delicious links
There is a line, and I am not sure where it is were link posts become a resource.
I think it is both a quantity and presentation thing. I have been thinking of adding some additional links to the bottom of posts pulled from Stumbleupon, or maybe Diigo / Delicious.