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2 years ago
in Letting Other People Write The LinkBait on Andy Beard - Internet Business Systems Discussion
"A lot of the things I write go completely over the head of many of my readers, and in some ways that is actually a concious decision which certainly costs me a much higher readership."
Somehow this makes me feel stupid.
Somehow this makes me feel stupid.
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2 years ago
in Reciprocal Favoriting Gives Benefits & Adds Value on Andy Beard - Internet Business Systems Discussion
The Feed Train isn't started by the person you mentioned. It's origin is here: http://bobmeetsworld.com/feed-my-feed/
Care to join ? :)
Care to join ? :)
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Andy Beard
Honestly... no
Not that I don't want to increase my subscriber count or links
I honestly don't want to upset the monetization algorithms for text links that much, although if that is your intention, you probably didn't achieve that.
Not that I don't want to increase my subscriber count or links
I honestly don't want to upset the monetization algorithms for text links that much, although if that is your intention, you probably didn't achieve that.
2 years ago
in Technorati Favorites – Is This Evil, Lazy or Just Smart? on Andy Beard - Internet Business Systems Discussion
Funny how I got in that list without participating :)
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Andy Beard
Hi Bob
Because it is added as an RSS feed it shouldn't be pinging people, thus it is a related link to your content. That is a good thing.
All I did was pick up the links to DoshDosh on that post by RSS, which are being cached.
The list certainly isn't people who are guaranteed to be taking part, it is there for another purpose, because I noted a huge difference between Technorati and Google, and also another reader mentioned he wasn't being picked up by Google.
If someone did link through to DoshDosh, and isn't in the list, they need to check their ping, nothing more, nothing less.
Just look on this as one of those links you sometimes might get for an aggregator, but this one will at least have some value (though it is split up between quite a few links)
Because it is added as an RSS feed it shouldn't be pinging people, thus it is a related link to your content. That is a good thing.
All I did was pick up the links to DoshDosh on that post by RSS, which are being cached.
The list certainly isn't people who are guaranteed to be taking part, it is there for another purpose, because I noted a huge difference between Technorati and Google, and also another reader mentioned he wasn't being picked up by Google.
If someone did link through to DoshDosh, and isn't in the list, they need to check their ping, nothing more, nothing less.
Just look on this as one of those links you sometimes might get for an aggregator, but this one will at least have some value (though it is split up between quite a few links)
I could write an article today about dog training, even on this blog, and some people would be interested in it, but that isn't my defined niche.
In my case I target people who
<ol>
<li>Want in depth coverage of topics</li>
<li>Want to read someone who might have different opinions</li>
<li>Possibly a more advance user</li>
</ol>
I know I have a lot of people in my readership who totally disagree with many of the topics I write about, and yet I am still among their favorite blogs.
I even link through to them quite often to share with my audience their differing views. In some ways that is something that makes Robert Scoble in my mind a better blogger than Michael Arrington on a lot of subjects.
I know what I write is often more technical than many of my readers will currently understand, but they are free to ask questions, or do the smart thing and spend some time browsing related links, as there is often an explanation.
Note I linked through to 2 people who actually know what they are talking about.
If someone writes a newbies introduction to SEO and I don't think they have the experience to back it up, it is not going to get a link from me.
If they are a regular reader I might drop a comment, especially if they inked through to one of my articles, agreeing or disagreeing and giving reasons.