Time and time again in my email, I see blog posts that highlight interesting posts from other blogs on Sunday. I just took a moment to think, “How could that help somebodies blog?”. I mean sure it gives back-links to other blogs, but theirs no real benefit to doing it for yourself. Then the answer suddenly hit me.
Why Linking To Other Articles Benefits You:
2 reasons come to mind after thinking of reasons why this is good for your blog.
- The first one is that it gives your readers something to read on your blog while you think of more content to write about. You could also call it a, “A filler post” until more original stuff gets written. That way, you can choose what you link to and provide the readers with articles that are related to what you blog about.
- The second one is that being a blog owner and getting a link from other blog is unexpected and pleasantly satisfying at the same time. Obviously, when you see a new link in your blog dashboard, it only gives around 20 words where you link was used. So then the owner will likely want to see where and why his/her link was created, generating traffic and perhaps a, “Thanks for the link!” comment. I like to think that what “Goes Around Comes Around“, so it never really hurts to give it a shot.
Is there other reasons why you would post some links for your readers to read on other blogs?
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5 Responses to “Posting “Link-Love” To Gain Blogger Respect”
Thanks for posting this topic. Now everyone who will read this article will know the benefits of linking to other sites. Keep it up and by the way thanks for sharing.
It’s true that giving is the flip side of receiving. The more you give, the more you’ll receive. I agree with you that ‘what goes around comes around’.I’m in the opinion that by compiling a list of interesting and useful articles does give more value to your readers and your blog as a whole.Yan
Hi Brad, I link to other sites in many of my posts. I find that if I want to comment on a specific topic, rather than paraphrase what some other blogger said, I just link directly to his or her post. (Plus, they get to say it in their own words anyway…)But I’ve noticed another bonus side effect. When I link back to a different blog, often that blogger will chime in with comments on my post. It really opens up the debate on whatever the topic du jour is. And anytime someone links back to me, I tend to do the same.No matter if your aim is to get more readers or to engage readers in great discussions, linking back to other posts on the subject helps get the party started.~Graham
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hi brad! I think that your blog content is really informative especially to newbie bloggers like me. Thank you for sharing this.
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Another benefit is sometimes when you add a link to someone’s blog, they will blog about it and their readers will visit your blog to see what you said. Every time I do that I notice a nice bump in traffic as people stop by to check me out.