Comments on: 9 Ways to Screw Up Your Professional Blog

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:24:08 +0000

Hi Darren,

I have a question about link farms that I’m hoping you can shed some light on!

In my blog posts, I like to conclude with, “If you found This Article helpful, try:” and link to 3 related articles in bullet form. (here’s an example if that isn’t clear http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/quipsandtipsforachievinggoals/653).

Plus I have an automatic “Related Posts” tool, that supplies 5 or so related posts (which aren’t always the same as my own manually generated related articles).

Does Google count this as a “link farm”? Do you think my Page Rank is negatively affected? I’m a 3 out of 10 right now, and started this blog in July 2008.

Thanks for your help!

Laurie

By: burning windmill

burning windmill — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:43:23 +0000

Gosh very guilty of a few of those :-)

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:54:44 +0000

So don’t be boring, follow the rules of those who pay you, and don’t be a jerk. Got it. I think I can remember that.

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Working at Home on the Internet — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:24:18 +0000

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By: James Sweet

James Sweet — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:01:00 +0000

I find it most interesting that you specifically mention not making spelling and grammatical errors and yet you have six instances in this very posting.

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eTNBlog — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:03:11 +0000

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Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:07:05 +0000

[...] I guess traffic has now died down a little and this is a good way of getting some more, as there will be plenty of traffic gained from this post. I think it will be short term though, which doesn’t really fit in with his plans, of earning $50 a day from websites. Perhaps Darren should add another point to his ‘9 ways to screw up your professional blog’ post with ‘10. Do not announce to the whole world that what you and your competitors do is of no value to them’ [...]

By: The banker

The banker — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:52:08 +0000

I think the bonus ideas could work as cool ideas for a blog. Especially if you always write when angry or drunk and ignore any spelling or grammatical rules. It might get a cult folowing:)

I am even thinking about trying it myself, probably because i am a three ;)

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By: Kashif

Kashif — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:34:28 +0000

I have been a victim of #3 by starting http://www.blogspk.com and not putting enough time and efforts for promotion.

By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:25:35 +0000

Hey wait a minute, I frequently spend 18 hour days at this! :-)

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By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:08:22 +0000

Tom – actually I was in an exceptionally good mode when I wrote it and did it as a bit of an experiement to see how people would respond.

Along the way I felt like a complete scumbag a few times but persisted to see what response it would have.

While I enjoyed it I don’t think I could sustain a whole blog in this voice…

By: A.B. Dada

A.B. Dada — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:50:32 +0000

If you’re blogging to make money — get out.

If you’re blogging about something you’re not passionate about — get out.

If you’re blogging for vanity — get out.

If you’re blogging for recognition — get out.

All of my blogs are things I discuss with people in real life — every day. Instead of repeating the same story 50 times a week, I post it. My blogs were originally just for friends and family (I’m a great story teller — fiction and fact), but for some reason others started reading it.

By: Tom Hanna - Financial Options

Tom Hanna - Financial Options — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:45:58 +0000

Darren, did you write this when you were angry? The sarcastic tone of the piece isn’t your usual…It’s a good piece, but not the “voice” I’m used to here.

By: Catnabbit!

Catnabbit! — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 01:00:52 +0000

We resent the implication that there is fault when writing about cats!

By: Ash Buckles

Ash Buckles — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:02:40 +0000

How about Trackbacks? Don’t trackbacks matter almost more than comments in the overall scheme of blogs? I’m newer to blogs (within the past year), but I prefer to trackback blog posts rather than comment because it perpetuates my blog as well. Furthermore, without trackbacks, it seems, that the blogosphere would eventually die? Please help me understand.

By: Cigar Jack

Cigar Jack — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:47:24 +0000

Should we start a 12 step program to recover from these dreadful faults?
I’ve found myself guilty of many of these points and make myself sick thinking about it. heh.

By: Carole Nickerson

Carole Nickerson — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:46:08 +0000

The big problem is that many people don’t know any better because of the amount of bad information out there. An entire central blog should be devoted to myths and facts in web publishing rules unless there already is one.

Of course, to start up something like that I’d be guilty of #3. I have a bad habit of putting too much on my plate and getting overwhelmed.