After being last month’s Comment King, Danny Cooper earned his way to getting this free blog review. It’s been a while since I wrote a review about a blog, so Danny, prepare for an explosion of criticism! (Just kidding).
What Is Linkers Blog?
Just by the name of the blog, it can be easily assumed what Linkers Blog is all about. The new blog was founded and is managed by Danny Cooper, who calls himself a “junior web developer”. But there’s something about Danny that I like. He’s unique. He’s not like everyone else that tries to be like… well, everyone else. Just read his short little blurb in his blog’s profile page:
Incase you are wondering I am not earning as a living as a ‘problogger’ but I am instead acquiring a vocational qualification in the web development field…
Unlike most bloggers I am not looking to escape the 9-5, in all honesty I quite enjoy it, plus I am gaining an education while working as an apprentice. I find the 9-5 gives a structure to my week, plus most people I know are also occupied during the 9-5 period so its easier to organize events around that.
Anyway, back to the blog. Linkers Blog is all about link building. Although it does talk about other topics such as internet marketing and blogging, the main focus of Linkers Blog is to provide readers with tips and tricks on building links to blogs and websites. I know for a fact that this blog isn’t just any other blog about link building. Danny proves himself to be the real deal. He knows that blog commenting is one of the best ways of blog promotion, while at the same time gaining backlinks. And guess what? I see his name on almost every blog I visit that has a Top Commentator list! Truly a “doer” of all the tips he shares on the blog.
Design and Content
Overall, the design of the blog is great. I have never seen anything like it before, so I’d say it’s pretty unique. The only thing I don’t like about it is that the sidebar has almost no content. Yes there’s the subscription box, a link to his ebook, a few links, and a couple banners, but it could use some more things. It seems as if Danny decided to put everything in the footer area. If I were in Danny’s shoes, I would at least move the Top Commentator list to the sidebar to show readers that it even exists.
Another thing that is bothering me is the Sphinn button. Why do you need it for every post? I’m looking around the blog, and it doesn’t seem like every post is getting “Sphunn”. If nothing is getting submitted, you might as well remove the button. And if you can’t handle doing that, then it’s better off under the each post right by the Share This button instead of having it up at the top. The design just needs a few tweaks here and there, but nothing big.
When I first visited Linkers Blog, I was hooked on the great content that was posted. Below are my favorites that you need to check out.
- How To Get a PageRank of 3 In Just 1 Month
- What I Didnt Tell You About Blog Commenting!
- Blog Commenting Your Way to Stardom
- Paid Links - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Like I said earlier, Danny is a big advocate of blog commenting. It’s something that I had challenged myself to do this month by commenting on every blog post that comes up on my RSS reader. There may be times when I have to skip a few, but then I would realize that I’m missing the opportunity to gain a few backlinks and exposure on other blogs. This is something I learned from Danny’s promotional techniques.
Wrap-Up
All in all, Linkers Blog is a great new blog that is worth subscribing to. It’s a blog that has reached its way into my RSS feed as I will need to keep up with its new updates. If you haven’t checked it out yet, now is the time. Don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there!
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Thanks for the review, I’m going through a mini design at the moment, so I’ll be taking some things to you said into action. Such as the Sphinn button being removed.
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Very nice review. I do really like also the design of Danny
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Its changed now =p So your review is out of date already xD
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@Danny Cooper - I guess I should take it down then.
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Good stuff, Sly!
I really like Danny’s blog. Yes, I found it because I noticed him commenting all over the Blogospere. He said he went from PR0 to PR3 in a matter of a few months or weeks, something like that, nevertheless I had to visit and figure out what he was on.
Turns out, he has a variety of great techniques that I have learned from him. Thanks for the reminder. Let me go and see if he has some new goodies for me today!
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Awesome review. I just stumble on hes blog only like last week and I must say that I really like what i am seeing.
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well a nice review indeed…… thanks for the information its really informative…
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That’s a great review of a great site. I’m headed over to check it out after I drop this comment.
Then I’m going to come back here and figure out how to get you to review my site without spamming the hell out of your comments and actually adding some readable content to your site.
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@Sly - I agree and you should put up a review of my site in its place.
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You guys want your blogs reviewed? You can always invest in a high quality blog review like this for $60. And I must tell you, $60 is a bargain for a site like this. I’m even thinking of increasing the price to $90.
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@Sly -
I think if I were blogging on your topic I’d take you up onthat offer. I’m sure I’d be some good traffic but I don’t know if your readers would be into the same thing I’m writing about
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Sly Reply:
October 8th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Ah I see. Ya I would understand why. Well, if you ever make another blog about anything on the topics I talk about, you know what to do.
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Wow, Danny’s sure getting a lot of blog mentions, and he really deserves it too for making awesome posts. His blog content is really great and he knows what he’s doing. I’ve subscribed to his blog as well.
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Thanks for the suggestion, his blog is quite well written. That makes two great blogs I have run across today
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The truth is Danny has made quite a name for himself with his commenting strategy and he is practically everywhere. Good review, Sly and I agree on whether it’s necessary to include Sphinn button on every article. Still, I’m liking his blog design.
Yan
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Sly Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
He truly is making a good name for himself though a simple (but effective) way of marketing.
I like the design too. There’s a lot of green, but just perfect.
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Good design and content. Added it to feed reader.
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cool. i’m a big fan of blog commenting myself so his site strikes a chord.
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I’ve been following Danny’s blog for a month or so now and I think ts great. Very informative and helpful. One thing amazes me though - at present he has over 18000 links to his site!! Not sure how he managed to get that amount of links in the time!!!
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I really like the link how to get PR 3 in 1 month. I will definitely use this. Thanks!
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