Stop Linking to Wired…
Now, I know you’re all wondering what the deal is with me titling a post the EXACT SAME TITLE that I just titled one with. You’re all caught really off guard right now. Some of you have even wondered what the points of ellipsis are for.
Simple. the whole thought there is: Stop linking to Wired…start writing about it instead.
Now, this is actually an interesting notion. See, every blog you see out there, every web site, every service, has two faces. The face you see, and the behind the scenes face you’ll never see. That “behind the scenes” face is what some people end up writing about. Here, for example, what we put up every day is the public face. But what you don’t see is what goes into each of these posts.
So next time you’re strapped for a post topic, try writing ABOUT the thing you’d link to. Write about business news at Google or Netflix or even, yes, Wired. Don’t just take something they wrote and rewrite it with your own spin. That works great, sometimes, but do it all the time and you’ll wear your welcome thin with your readers. Instead, write ABOUT the thing you get your links from.
It’s much more original, and thus, much more credible, than the alternative.
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#1 by Gomez the windshield on January 11, 2010 - 3:24 am
You DID catch me off guard with the title. I had to check the date on the post… twice.
Agree that this is a good tactic. I have a feed reader that harvests for my key words, and I look for trends and news, then use it to spawn ideas for what I will write about.
#2 by gfonline on January 11, 2010 - 6:34 am
Everything (credible) i have been reading promotes the same angle. I guess once you write the article…about the article… you can use digg, delicious, and others to promote it?
#3 by book rentals on January 12, 2010 - 9:10 am
Re-hashing is for breakfast, sometimes you need something a little meatier in you blog posts, its one of the reasons I keep coming back.
#4 by Car Transporters | I on January 12, 2010 - 12:41 pm
I believe Originality is what people want to see. To many people just rewrite articles in their own words.
#5 by Paul on January 12, 2010 - 4:21 pm
We do what we can.
#6 by Indiasafaries on January 14, 2010 - 3:04 am
Good discussion over the point that every thing has two faces one is before the public and its opposite site is hidden never comes in front of that is some extent true.
but this is nature, it will happen every way.
#7 by Kevins Promotional P on January 14, 2010 - 9:51 am
not a bad idea. im looking for new blog ideas and this could work well for me especially in my niche.
i had started thinking that writing about news topics.. not specific news articles… so i can talk about emerging trends and new hot topics…
lets see how it works out for me.. i need all the help i can get.
#8 by radyo dinle on January 17, 2010 - 2:49 am
Hi, Thanks for sharing these tips. Also should the laptop be kept on power source always so that it does not drain any battery, or should I always take the power cord off when laptop is fully charged and let it drain and then put the charge back. I really dont know which would be the best way to keep thelaptop battery long life. In a few months time my laptop battery is down 15 min. Its Dell 1425.
#9 by Humidifiers on January 24, 2010 - 10:37 am
I'm also one of those people who always link to high pagerank trusted sites, such as Wiki. I think it is just a habit.
This post makes me want to read up on more non-popular blogs that might just be underrated.
-Kai