Comments on: Write for Readers not Link Listers if You Want to Have an Audience

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25 Lessons You Can Learn From Liz Strauss - Blogging Tips From Jade Craven — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:36:31 +0000

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By: Liz Strauss

Liz Strauss — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:33:00 +0000

I’m tired of silly memes that are bloggers talking to each other as if readers don’t exist, or as if all readers are bloggers. The “should you carry the feedreader count chicklet?” meme was a great example of that one. The sides of the argument Disadvantagss of showing a low count are obvious and hardly worth a discussion in the form of a blog post. What reader has time to read several paragraphs about two sides to THAT question? That’s like worse than what the media makes up to fill time on a slow news day.

Next at 11:00 Liz writers on the controversy of whether she should sign her name as Elizabeth.

By: Liz Strauss

Liz Strauss — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:23:00 +0000

The problem with the John Chow method is that, when newbies follow the example, going a slight bit further in a “get links quick scheme,” they leave out the content. The audience and the blogger begin to develop a self-perpetuating circle in which everything depends on a new “reward” of a link almost like an addiction. Not only are they trained like Pavlov famous canines to expect that reward, but also links have compiled at rate that to maintain the Technorati rank, the blogger has to keep doing the lists and memes at the 6 months’ marks again or the blog will shed links as quick as it acquired them. Ouch.

By: JohnFTM

JohnFTM — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:36:00 +0000

I know what you’re expecting me to say, but I’m not going to say it. Not. Going. To. Say. It. Marvel at my self-control.

Anyway, OMG stop the meme madness! The link-list thing does seem to be getting out of hand, doesn’t it. It’s getting to the point where I pass most of that stuff by and hope they have something more interesting to say next time.

Of course, if you inspire me, you can make any kind of link list you like. Sadly, much of the stuff you’re describing isn’t even useful or interesting, much less inspiring. I’ll have to examine my linking habits to see how I measure up here…

I’m probably an anchor text and keyword offender, at any rate. I don’t think about either much, so I probably suck in both areas. Such boring topics – I slack.
-j