http://myshingle.com/2008/12/articles/myshingle-solo/my-blogroll-is-rolling-away-but-im-giving-a-better-alternative/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://myshingle.com/2008/12/articles/myshingle-solo/my-blogroll-is-rolling-away-but-im-giving-a-better-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 Kimberly Alderman Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:18:07 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/12/articles/uncategorized/my-blogroll-is-rolling-away-but-im-giving-a-better-alternative/#comment-3102 I just wanted to comment that when bloggers are very selective about which comments they approve, it makes me shy about trying to comment on that blog in the future. I might still read, just not reach out again. Sometimes what might seem like a canned, promo post might have been the person being organic but in a sadly unoriginal way. I only mention it because its happened to me! And I entered your contest! And it WAS hard work Twittering all day! But I can never resist a good contest, especially one with amazing prizes. I just wanted to comment that when bloggers are very selective about which comments they approve, it makes me shy about trying to comment on that blog in the future. I might still read, just not reach out again. Sometimes what might seem like a canned, promo post might have been the person being organic but in a sadly unoriginal way. I only mention it because its happened to me!
And I entered your contest! And it WAS hard work Twittering all day! But I can never resist a good contest, especially one with amazing prizes.

]]> http://myshingle.com/2008/12/articles/myshingle-solo/my-blogroll-is-rolling-away-but-im-giving-a-better-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3101 Grant Griffiths Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:55:51 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/12/articles/uncategorized/my-blogroll-is-rolling-away-but-im-giving-a-better-alternative/#comment-3101 Thanks for the mention and links Carolyn. I have been kicking around the idea lately whether a traditional "blog roll" has nearly a such value as it use to. Quite frankly, I don't think it does. And that is one of the reasons we started the "Profitable Bloggers" page on Blog For Profit. Additionally as you know, I am more of a fan of using what some are calling, an organic link. Where you are actually linking to a relevant blog in a relevant post. Just linking makes a lot more sense than putting up a blog roll of blogs that might not even be relevant to your readers. Which brings me to my finally point. Keeping your post and the links you do relevant to your readers is what really matters. In the end, and IMHO, the only thing that matters is our readers. Are we serving their needs by providing them with the relevant information which matters to them? If we are not, change has to be made. If we are, then lets keep it up. Thank you again for a great post and the mention. Thanks for the mention and links Carolyn. I have been kicking around the idea lately whether a traditional “blog roll” has nearly a such value as it use to. Quite frankly, I don’t think it does. And that is one of the reasons we started the “Profitable Bloggers” page on Blog For Profit.
Additionally as you know, I am more of a fan of using what some are calling, an organic link. Where you are actually linking to a relevant blog in a relevant post. Just linking makes a lot more sense than putting up a blog roll of blogs that might not even be relevant to your readers.
Which brings me to my finally point. Keeping your post and the links you do relevant to your readers is what really matters. In the end, and IMHO, the only thing that matters is our readers. Are we serving their needs by providing them with the relevant information which matters to them? If we are not, change has to be made. If we are, then lets keep it up.
Thank you again for a great post and the mention.

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