Comments on: The easy way to get Michael Arrington and John Chow to link to your blog http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog Successful Blogging Made Simple Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:53:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: yeu2 http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14091 yeu2 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:05:46 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14091 I agree trackbacks can be a great asset to building hits to your blogs. I have been reading that more and more blogs are turning them off due to spammers, etc. Does this resonate with anyone? I agree trackbacks can be a great asset to building hits to your blogs. I have been reading that more and more blogs are turning them off due to spammers, etc. Does this resonate with anyone?

]]> By: Ashley Morgan http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14089 Ashley Morgan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14089 Joshua - Yes, you're right, it's not perfect. But not all the readers of those blogs are idiots. Many go there via search engines and may well be crying out for an exit route. Joshua - Yes, you’re right, it’s not perfect. But not all the readers of those blogs are idiots. Many go there via search engines and may well be crying out for an exit route.

]]> By: Joshua Goodwin http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14087 Joshua Goodwin Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/the-easy-way-to-get-michael-arrington-and-john-chow-to-link-to-your-blog#comment-14087 It's not necessarily brilliant. For starters, the idiotic readers of some such blogs aren't always going to find your website interesting, if you have a blog that's any good. And even if it's not identified as spam, the authors may well press "delete". Also, I belive the links in comments and track/pingbacks are nearly always <code>rel="nofollow"</code> and so will not contribute to your search engine placement - something which will irritate SEO lovers. It’s not necessarily brilliant. For starters, the idiotic readers of some such blogs aren’t always going to find your website interesting, if you have a blog that’s any good. And even if it’s not identified as spam, the authors may well press “delete”.

Also, I belive the links in comments and track/pingbacks are nearly always rel="nofollow" and so will not contribute to your search engine placement - something which will irritate SEO lovers.

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