Two way street 30.10.06
If you really want to get a better understanding of
some things online and how and why things happen the
way they do.. you need look no further than the real
world.
Using an anology can be an effective way to make sense
of something, something that is confusing, hard to
grasp even hard to picture.
It has been done thousands of times for thousands of
different examples and situations.
Thats not exactly what this post is about but it is
involved in a roundabout way.. ;)
Using traffic for an example, which actually fits here
well, you only need look at the roads... ;)
Just as with the usual road traffic there is more often
than not a two way thing going on..
With a few one way streets here and there..
Blogs and websites are very similar with the linking
patterns that happen...with some using the "no follow"
in the linking they are creating a one way street...
One way streets get clogged and jammed... those that
are greedy with links and such will suffer somewhere
along the line.. no doubt.
Some just link out rarely but are happy to have people
link to them.. yes good for SE but so what..the nets
getting more and more personal as I have already said
in a previous post.
The two way street traffic will eventually be the norm
as it should be.
Obviously there has to be only one way linking with
some websites, like direct selling sites etc, they have
a specific aim..and that allows the aim to be
achieved..blogs are different.
Long term you want your blog looking like an active
community... active being the operative word here.
There are thousands of crap blogs out there..AND there
are countless great ones too.. yet so many of the great
ones have hardly any traffic, such a shame for the
majority who never get to see them.
Linking to those you DO like which are hardly being
seen is helping you both, you are sharing a great blog,
and they are grateful for the help which also leaves
them feeling like you deserve a mention along the
line..a link etc.
But NEVER expect the link back.. give without expecting
in return, just as with anything in life.. done this
way you feel happier and greatful you was appreciated..
like you earned the link.
Thats the way it goes.. but doing it with a difference
is what will make the impact..the "reason why" is also
an influence on the end result.
So Johns blog post here was an inspired one in my
eyes.. check it out as well as the rest of his blog.
posted by Rob Sellen @ 5:34 PM,
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