Comments on: Blogrolls–Long or Short? http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Anonymous Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-97 Thanks for your post which helped me to clarify my thoughts on the subject. I'm more of the 'selective blogroll' school of thought, but can see the case for the other side. The element which I missed from your and Garry's discussion is that your blogroll is an inherent part of your reputation as a blogger. So even for a long blogroll, I would not add links casually. Thanks for your post which helped me to clarify my thoughts on the subject. I’m more of the ‘selective blogroll’ school of thought, but can see the case for the other side. The element which I missed from your and Garry’s discussion is that your blogroll is an inherent part of your reputation as a blogger. So even for a long blogroll, I would not add links casually.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Anonymous Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-96 I thought you might be interested to know that I have written a <a href="http://jonswift.blogspot.com/2007/02/blogrolling.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> about blogrolling in general and my liberal blogrolling policy. Although I am a very promiscuous linker, contrary to the assertions of your SEO experts, it does not seem to have damaged my Page Rank rating at all. I thought you might be interested to know that I have written a post about blogrolling in general and my liberal blogrolling policy. Although I am a very promiscuous linker, contrary to the assertions of your SEO experts, it does not seem to have damaged my Page Rank rating at all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Anonymous Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-95 Hi Brad<br /><br />Upon reading this I decided to <a href=http://www.yackyack.co.uk/2007/01/23/will-a-long-blogroll-flush-your-site-down-the-search-engine-toilet/ rel="nofollow">blog</a> on this very topic just yesterday.<br /><br />From an SEO perspective, I think we can all get a little SE centric at times. Whilst its a good thing to watch their moves and think accordingly, I do also believe that our ability to influence them directly will diminish overtime. Don't get me wrong, links and structure and numbers will matter too, only not as much.<br /><br />As you point out, the social marketing metrics will have an increasingly bigger impact both in terms of repeat visitors, networking and relevance too.<br /><br />Personally, I tend to scan blogrolls and might well clickthrough on something unusual or catchy. Personal Names dont really do it for me, unless perhaps they are well known.<br /><br />2c's<br /><br /><i>p.s I couldn't comment via IE6 or at least thats how it appeared, sorry for any multiple posts that may have appeared.</i> Hi Brad

Upon reading this I decided to blog on this very topic just yesterday.

From an SEO perspective, I think we can all get a little SE centric at times. Whilst its a good thing to watch their moves and think accordingly, I do also believe that our ability to influence them directly will diminish overtime. Don’t get me wrong, links and structure and numbers will matter too, only not as much.

As you point out, the social marketing metrics will have an increasingly bigger impact both in terms of repeat visitors, networking and relevance too.

Personally, I tend to scan blogrolls and might well clickthrough on something unusual or catchy. Personal Names dont really do it for me, unless perhaps they are well known.

2c’s

p.s I couldn’t comment via IE6 or at least thats how it appeared, sorry for any multiple posts that may have appeared.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-94 Hi Liz,<br /><br />Surprised to learn you're a Chicagoan! For some reason I thought you lived in California. Let's chat! Hi Liz,

Surprised to learn you’re a Chicagoan! For some reason I thought you lived in California. Let’s chat!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:05:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-93 Brad!<br />I had no idea until I read this post that you were a Chicagolander! YEA!!! We're going to have to talk on the phone very soon. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the notes on my little blog there. I appreciate that you think my words are worth sharing. <br /><br />Smiles,<br />liz Brad!
I had no idea until I read this post that you were a Chicagolander! YEA!!! We’re going to have to talk on the phone very soon. :)

Thanks for the notes on my little blog there. I appreciate that you think my words are worth sharing.

Smiles,
liz

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:41:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-92 Hi Gary, thanks for the comment and clarification. Really, really interesting. The only point I was trying to make in my post is that piling up blogroll links endlessly is not a sound SEO approach. Your commentary explains why that is so very thoroughly. Thanks, Brad Hi Gary, thanks for the comment and clarification. Really, really interesting. The only point I was trying to make in my post is that piling up blogroll links endlessly is not a sound SEO approach. Your commentary explains why that is so very thoroughly. Thanks, Brad

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/blogrolls-long-or-short/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/uncategorized/blogrolls-long-or-short/#comment-91 Hey there,<br /><br />Thanks for the mention.<br /><br />As you know my thoughts on this subject are mainly <strong>controlling your links</strong>. I use a secondary page for my blogroll. But I market it to help people who are listed in it get traffic by leaving the URL to my links page in the various sites that I comment on (such as this). Your home page (start page) is precious. It delivers the first impression and should be highly micro-managed. I have two links on my home page that point to my blogroll. And on my blogroll I closely monitor that page to make sure the page doesn't exceed a total of 100 URLS. Not 100 links in the blogroll, but 100 links total on the whole page... includes navigational links, footer links, etc... Once this page has a maximum of 100 URLS, then I will start a second page to expand the blogroll. <br /><br />Eventually my blogroll will be re-done to include excellent and high quality and SEO descriptions for all my blogroll entries. But for the time being, the links are there... and I market my blogroll more than I do my own homepage.<br /><br />Why? Because I am honored every time someone takes the time to add my site to their blogroll... and marketing my blogroll page is the least I can do to return the link exchange favor. Hey there,

Thanks for the mention.

As you know my thoughts on this subject are mainly controlling your links. I use a secondary page for my blogroll. But I market it to help people who are listed in it get traffic by leaving the URL to my links page in the various sites that I comment on (such as this). Your home page (start page) is precious. It delivers the first impression and should be highly micro-managed. I have two links on my home page that point to my blogroll. And on my blogroll I closely monitor that page to make sure the page doesn’t exceed a total of 100 URLS. Not 100 links in the blogroll, but 100 links total on the whole page… includes navigational links, footer links, etc… Once this page has a maximum of 100 URLS, then I will start a second page to expand the blogroll.

Eventually my blogroll will be re-done to include excellent and high quality and SEO descriptions for all my blogroll entries. But for the time being, the links are there… and I market my blogroll more than I do my own homepage.

Why? Because I am honored every time someone takes the time to add my site to their blogroll… and marketing my blogroll page is the least I can do to return the link exchange favor.

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