Comments on: Should You Have a Blogroll?

By: Full Oyun indir

Full Oyun indir — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:13:54 +0000

Thank you for the article.
It's really helpful for me.

By: Full Oyun indir

Full Oyun indir — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:12:23 +0000

Thank you for the article.

By: Wide Angle » Buzzwords Decoded: Ten Social Media Terms To Know

Wide Angle » Buzzwords Decoded: Ten Social Media Terms To Know — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:54:53 +0000

[...] 4. Blogroll: A list of sites displayed in the sidebar of blog, showing who the blogger reads regularly. Click here to learn more. [...]

By: Luke - AspiringGentleman

Luke - AspiringGentleman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:40:49 +0000

When I first started out, a lot of the bigger sites snubbed me and didn’t give me any link love. So now I’ve stuck to just displaying sites which also link to me. But I’m open, so if anyone new wants to link share, I’m always game (so long as the site content is relevant).

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:43:36 +0000

Damon, glad this helped you make up your mind. Happy writing!

By: Damon Day

Damon Day — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:54 +0000

Great post on the subject.

I found this site by doing a specific search about adding a blogger and having a blogger add you to a blogroll. I currently do not have one on my blog and am trying to figure out whether or not to do it. The cross traffic is a for sure benefit, but for me, I think the downside of having to deny someone outweighs the benefit of increased traffic.

I am very protective of my blog and have no ads on it whatsoever. My blog is a way for me to relay information about my industry and my services. So I do not need a way to monetize the blog. After reading this, I am thinking that the cons probably do outweigh the benefits for me. Thanks so much for the detailed post.

Now I can forget about the blogroll and focus on getting my next article done by tonight.

By: Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:37:54 +0000

Thanks Michael,

Very helpful information. I am going to add a what I am reading resource page with blogs and books. Seems like that is the most useful from an SEO and value to my readers perspective.

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:30:33 +0000

Eyeball, the very purpose of a blogroll is to provide interesting links to other similar blogs. No matter where you have a link, a link is always an invitation to go elsewhere. But if you don’t have any links at all, you’re not much of a resource, so it’s a balancing act. Chances are you don’t need to get rid of your blogroll so much as improve your writing and create content that is too compelling to allow the reader to get bored and easily distracted.

Linking to other posts within your posts and having a list of related posts at the end of a post are great ways to encourage deeper clicking and engagement. Not having full posts on the home page also encourages deeper clicks, since people will have to click to get past the material above the “more” link.

By: Eyeball

Eyeball — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:35:53 +0000

Lately I have been thinking of removing my blogroll. My bounce rate isn’t exactly where I want it. Is my blogroll making people half read my content, and leave for another blog when they see something interesting in my blogroll? That is the question that has been burning inside me lately.

I also read that blogroll links don’t help with SEO any longer so why would I want people to leave my blog for another blog? My whole goal is to try to get people to stay on my blog, and read multiple articles instead of just the one they initially came to read.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:25:52 +0000

I have a new blog and these are just the kind of issues I’ve been wondering about recently. Thanks for reassuring me that there’s no secret general consensus!