Stop Linking To Wired
Huh? What?
Don’t you love those little non-sequitur titles that just sneak up behind you and slap you upside the head with their message? Sure you do! But the point is clear–it’s time you stopped linking to Wired, or at least so often.
Plain and simple, when people read your blog, and they follow your links, and they start wondering if you just link to the same dozen sites over and over and over again, they start questioning if you’re worth reading.
See, links aren’t just about Google rank. Links are also a measure of how well-read you are. A measure of how much you get around online, so to speak, and if you’ve got lots of different places–even places no one’s ever heard of–you’ll get a bump in your credibility gauge if you can show people that you traffic in some unusual information.
There’s something to be said for being the guy who knows where the weirdest stuff on the internet is…as opposed to being the guy who can’t stop rewriting what Wired spits out.
So next time you want to find something to write about, don’t just stay on Google’s front page–go check out the back of the stacks. You never know what you’ll find lurking around out there.
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#1 by Link Wheels on January 1, 2010 - 12:07 am
Interesting post Paul, I will have to have a look at the back of the stack.
Regards, David Pagotto
#2 by Essays on January 1, 2010 - 9:04 am
Google back pages can be the strong resource for new writing ideas. I use Google adward to find topics related to my niche.
#3 by Voip User on January 1, 2010 - 3:14 pm
Perfect thinking to stop linking with wired. I'll do so. Thanks for sharing this innovative idea!!!
#4 by Fatin Pauzi on January 1, 2010 - 7:00 pm
Sometimes, I do feel weird when I see that every blogger just stick to a community of blog commenting, the same person I saw comment the blogs just like a cycle. What you are saying is good to make whoever like to stick in a cycle to realize about it.
#5 by Financial Freedom is on January 2, 2010 - 10:12 pm
I agree with you.I think it looks like spam.I believe in being genuine and honest.It will pay off in the long run.
#6 by used tires on January 3, 2010 - 9:25 pm
Is the wired you are talking about here the News service?
Till then,
Jean
#7 by jeggigns on January 3, 2010 - 9:52 pm
This is an interesting tip. Surely linking the same thing all over againg could be dangerous. Thanks for that.
#8 by iklan gratis on January 4, 2010 - 7:42 pm
I couldn't agree more, Google will always stay one or two steps ahead of us. They're surely smarter than us :). Nice posting
#9 by Jennifer Gonzalez on January 4, 2010 - 10:30 pm
Perhaps this is true.
#10 by Metal Briefcase on January 5, 2010 - 7:34 am
Good point Paul. Linking to the same sources excessively could lead people to just visit those sites instead of coming back to your site. To captivate an audience you also need to be presenting unique, interesting content. People don't want to read about the same stories over and over.
#11 by Metal Briefcase on January 5, 2010 - 7:37 am
Jean, he is referring to wired.com, but the same can be said about any specific website. If you link to any specific sources too much, it negatively affects your credibility and scares off readers. If you're going to link to the same site over and over, you might as well just redirect your whole domain there.
#12 by Bidet on January 5, 2010 - 9:21 am
Interesting post, its always good to change the sources you are getting your info from, if its always the same, it won't be as interesting to the readers and will affect your credibility.
#13 by Ruben | OurBlogLog on January 5, 2010 - 12:28 pm
Definitely some good advice there. Much Appreciated!
#14 by Paul on January 5, 2010 - 6:58 pm
Exactly, briefcase. You've got to spread the love around to get anywhere.
#15 by Paul on January 5, 2010 - 6:58 pm
Thanks Ruben. Enjoy the site!
#16 by sohbet on January 7, 2010 - 7:40 am
Interesting post Paul.. thanks
#17 by Ex Girlfriend on January 7, 2010 - 6:37 pm
People often times link to "trusted" sources only. I know what you are saying at the same time, but I am guilty of doing the same thing. For example, I would always link to CNN after writing a news article.
#18 by salt lake city cater on January 8, 2010 - 9:07 am
Good point, although this type of thing can be difficult with tech-related items when there are huge sites like engadget that post 500x per day.
-Jack
#19 by Paul on January 13, 2010 - 6:16 am
Ex Girlfriend–you just need more "trusted sources", that's all. CNN one day, MSNBC the next, Fox News the third.
#20 by Car Transporters | I on January 13, 2010 - 8:02 am
Defiantly not a good idea to link to the same dozen websites over and over and over again. Nice post.
#21 by Indiasafaries on January 14, 2010 - 3:18 am
Lots of linking could lead to the blog or website in to the spam OR darbis.