Comments on: Interlinking Posts

By: komirad

komirad — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:50:08 +0000

I have found 6 ways to internal link your blog

By: Jason MoneySpace

Jason MoneySpace — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:02:07 +0000

I started doing this about a week ago and my page impressions have almost doubled!!! This is a great technique!!

Thank you,

Jason MoneySpace

By: Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:08:23 +0000

Hi Darren – many of our partners see higher CTR on related posts at the end of articles than highlighted in the text. I think both approaches are smart and given they take up very little real-estate on a page, I think it’s good to do both.

Sphere has a Related Content Plug-in that is quite popular with lots of publishers and bloggers. WordPress.org users can download it at:
*http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sphere-related-content/ ;
and non-WordPress.org bloggers can download it via a Feedburner FeedFlare at:
*http://www.feedburner.com/fb/static/flareunits/relatedfromsphere.xml.

Sphere automatically performs high-precision matching based on the article’s content alone. We don’t rely on links. If article meta-data is available in the article, we can make use of it, although this isn’t usually required and may artificially constrain matching. We’ve done numerous deployments that relate content across multiple properties – all in a few seconds after a reader clicks on the Sphere icon.

If you have thoughts or experience on alternative contextual matching technologies, don’t be shy to let us know your thoughts.

By: Jeffro2pt0

Jeffro2pt0 — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:16:44 +0000

Wow. I didn’t know this was going to be the next tip but I already accomplished it the other day. I do use a RELATED POSTS plugin for WordPress which does a nice job. However, I bet creating related posts links manually are more successful at getting the reader to stay around and browse a few other articles.

Generally, If I am writing a new post and it is somewhat related to an archived post, I will do a direct link to it. Seems to me that this is one of those common sense things to do but I bet there are a lot of bloggers who don’t do it!

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:40:45 +0000

The new link for the Plugin mentioned is WASABI Related Posts but it hasn't been updated and may not work with the most recent versions of WordPress. I've created a list of Plugins which might in Blog Navigation WordPress Plugins.

By: Baz L

Baz L — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:57:26 +0000

[Sorry, wrong link. Please delete last post.] I've found that the Similar Posts plugin works better than Related Posts. It also comes with a Similar Posts Feed plugin. It just matches posts better, that's it. Also, there's the aLinks plugin. Read up: Interlink Your Posts: aLinks Plugin -- Baz L Day In The Life of Baz

By: Baz L

Baz L — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:49:49 +0000

I've found that the Similar Posts plugin works better than Related Posts. It also comes with a Similar Posts Feed plugin. It just matches posts better, that's it. Also, there's the aLinks plugin. Read up: Interlink Your Posts: aLinks Plugin -- Baz L Day In The Life of Baz

By: Angel

Angel — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:24:38 +0000

Yes, this is something we should all do. It’s just a matter of finding the time to do it.

By: ApOgEE

ApOgEE — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:18:58 +0000

Great idea! Since I’ve just linked back to my old post, I didn’t link my old post to the new one. Thanks Darren for such a wonderful idea. I’ll start doing that from now on.

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:09:45 +0000

I covered this briefly in my post on reducing bounce rates which you featured a few days ago. I always think it's best to go with the personal touch when doing this, I've tried the plugins and they've all been a bit hit and miss. I got much better results doing it manually.

By: Dadviser

Dadviser — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:46:38 +0000

As a parenting blogger, the only way I felt I could participate was to do a 31 Day Project much like your own. I guess I was wrong though, as I just wrote a post last night that linked back to two other posts on my blog. More great advice that I'll continue to use. Keep up the great work Darren.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:07:28 +0000

I haven´t been able to get the Related Posts plug in to work on my blog. However, I have been linking to my older posts and vice versa for a couple of weeks now. I think it is a good idea to mention that this is best used when you have a good archive going. I purposely waited until I had over 75 posts. Otherwise, people will remember the post anyway and won´t be interested. It is a great way to get folks reading all your older articles, though and keeping them on the site longer.

By: Elena

Elena — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:18:48 +0000

This is a great tip. I have already started inserting links between posts. Since my blog is still new and I’m still working on covering a variety of topics, I don’t yet have many “related” posts. But I have already made a note of yourself and other successful bloggers using that strategy effectively, and I plan to start adding the “related posts” at the end of my articles, as my content grows.

By: Dan Cole

Dan Cole — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:25:29 +0000

Dude, you use the same plugin as I do. I hope that plugin wasn’t as hard to hunt down for you as it was for me. It’s not published as a plugin on WordPress.org… It is a lot better than any other in WordPress’s plugin search though.

By: Crazykinux

Crazykinux — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:09:14 +0000

Since I use Blogger, the plugin won't be any good for me. What I've done instead is a Blogger hack using labels. I do have to input the label myself, but that just gives me more control. You can see the label cloud at the top of my side bar right here. It even tells me the number of labels I have for that one in particular. As for links in the post, well I'll just have something " Read more on EVE guides here". And it works wonders to increase the pageviews!

By: shaun

shaun — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:48:26 +0000

I agree I think the related posts plugin is a must have for any blog. It gives your readers somewhere to go after they finish reading your posts. I also get way more clicks on my links that are in my posts more than the related posts. Great post thanks for sharing!

By: Lucia

Lucia — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:13:22 +0000

I had to chuckle when I saw your post. I wrote a How to get Traffic post, (planning to ad it to your list) and near the end I say:

Toot your own horn! Have you noticed I linked my own plugins in this post? Have you noticed Darren Rowse mentions and links his own posts at ProBlogger? Have you noticed John Chow describes the “John Chow Effect” (leaving out the failures?)

From time to time, you should mention your most useful past articles at your own blog. If they are really useful, new visitors will want to discover them!

Now I just have to go find your form and submit this as my build a better blog post!

By: foodette

foodette — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:09:06 +0000

I don’t have that plugin – sounds like I should though! I always try to put links to old content in new posts, but rarely do I ever go back and do it the other way around. That’s a great idea! One thing I do, though, is put a link to “The Reviews” page at the bottom of each restaurant review that I do. In turn, I make sure that there is a link to each restaurant review, by name, on my “Reviews” page. I think this helps people with navigation.

By: The Buxr Widget

The Buxr Widget — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:51:45 +0000

Here is the related post plugin by Semiologic:

http://www.semiologic.com/software/widgets/terms2posts/

By: Terra Andersen

Terra Andersen — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:49:37 +0000

I don’t do this as much as I should, but I definitely have the “related links” plugin.. and it helps!