Beginning Bloggers & Linking
Posted by Lois on 27th April 2009
Blogging like anything else has protocols and “political correctness” that you become aware of once you are part of the environment. Linking is one the big must dos, not just because it is the right thing to give credit if you have used others ideas and writings, but for self interest because it helps people find your blog as well.
Others have written about this in a far more eloquent way than I have so the following links are ones that I have found practical and very informative.
This post from the Problogger clearly explains why you should link in your blog and how it can help you develop an audience.
“I wasn’t alone – back then (we’re talking 7 years ago) blogging revolved around the link. One blogger would write something and it wasn’t unusual to have hundreds of others link to it with posts that built upon the ideas of the first post in some way. The result was that * ideas spread across the blogosphere quickly* relationships between bloggers grew with each link
* and as a result everyone’s blog grew”
The Edublogger tells you how to link to other blogs and gives the following reasons for linking
“Reading blog posts that talks about other bloggers’ posts but doesn’t include links to them is really frustrating for readers. Why? Because readers like to follow the links and check out the information in more detail but without the links they can’t! It’s good blogging etiquette to link to:-
A person’s blog if you mention a blogger.
- The post if you are talking about a particular post on a blog”
Linking is an important part of blogging but do it for the right reasons. Don’t overlink or it’s a bit like crying wolf. Readers will only follow your blog if you have genuine content with relevant links.
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