See It Work See It Work

OneSpot Discussions

Related stories from around the web and reader comments—make a comment

The Importance Of Blog Linking Seems to Be Declining

(Posted on  louisgray.com  2 months ago)

I am a strong believer in the power of linking between blogs, and I still go out of my way to link, especially to peers, to smaller blogs, and to developers of services I write about. At one time, I thought being linked to by the most promine… (visit source article)
[permalink]

Was this post helpful?(12 )

15 Related Stories

SheGeeks  says…

There Are Different Steps For Growing Blogs

If you are not focused on the iPhone hype, you probably noticed that some good content was written this week. Louis Gray posted about how he thinks The Importance of Blog Linking Seems to be Declining. There was some good discussion in the b…

Mashable!  says…

The Importance of Being Linked

After examining his biggest traffic sources, Louis Gray has noticed that links from blogs simply aren’t that important any more. I agree with his conclusions, although I don’t think that the data set he uses really proves his point. The fact…

Outside The Beltway | OTB  says…

Blog Linking Less Important?

Louis Gray believes the importance of blog linkage is declining, noting that, “I’ve seen traffic from other blogs to be driving an ever-declining percentage of visits to my site, swamped by social media tools, aggregation sites, and of course…

Valleywag  says…

Sick of blogging? Data says you can quit now [Blogging For Dollars]

Valley marketer Louis Gray and Outside the Beltway editor James Joyner agree: Blog links account for less and less of the traffic to their sites, falling an order of magnitude behind search engines. "Search engines, social media sites, and ag…

Social Media, Internet Marketing, and Network Marketing  says…

What’s Going on in Social Media Across the Net

Brick Marketing shares some very simple tips for reducing reader attrition on your blog.  Reader loyalty is hard to achieve, but it can be done… easier than you think. Growing your network and integrating social media in your blog marketing i…

Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog  says…

Blog Links Are Important, Just Not For Traffic

Louis Gray started up an interesting conversation that asks if blog links have lost their importance now that readers are finding their news through aggregators and relying more on news readers. I agree with all the things he mentions regardi…

BlogStorm  says…

Why building a blog is so hard

According to a post by Louis Gray the importance of blog linking is in decline. Louis is finding that even when he gets a link from a giant blog such as Mashable, TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb the link sends only a few hundred visitors.

The Equity Kicker  says…

The declining importance of blogs

A year or two ago blogs were at the centre of citizen journalism - fast forward to 2008 and you can see two trends which are undermining that position. Firstly, the initial flush of enthusiasm for the medium has gone and some people are getti…

Attributor Blog  says…

Blog linking is about search traffic not referrals

Louis Gray analyzed his referral traffic trends, saw that blogs were delivering a declining percentage of traffic to his site and came to the conclusion that blog linking is less important than it used to be; instead he argues that social med…

Geek News Central  says…

Is how we find blog aritcles changing?

Blogger Louis Gray has been studying the referrals to his blog and has noticed that getting linked to by a large blog site or influential blogger doesn't drive the same level of traffic as it used to. The move in...

shoutingmat.ch (tech)  says…

The Importance of Blog Linking Seems to Be Declining | LouisGray.com

Jul 09, 2008, 6:28am: "I am a strong believer in the power of linking between blogs, and I still go out of my way to link, especially to peers, to smaller blogs, and to developers of services I write about. At one time, I thought being linked…

Cornwallseo.com  says…

Is Blogging the Answer?

Patrick Altoft continues the conversation started over at Louis Gray Basically, the word on the streets is that getting links from blogs is less effective than it used to. This may be true amongst the uber bloggers, but I think it’s still ver…

bijan sabet  says…

Reblog link love

There are two great posts on Techmeme right now about whether links are important or not. I agree with Stan Schroeder’s Mashable post when he says: “So, why do we still do it? Well, links are still the glue of the Internet. Without links, th…

myDigitechnician  says…

NEW NET Issues List for 08 Jul 2008

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 08 Jul 2008, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 7:00 - 9:00 pm weekly gathering upstairs at Tom's Drive In, 501 N Westhill Blvd, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. Ther…

#comments  says…

Social Rank v. Page Rank - the more things change, the more things stay the same.

I was reading this piece on Mashable, by the ever thought-provoking Steven Hodson. And true to form, my thoughts were provoked. In that piece he talks about the importance of Social Media as the means to discovering top content. which seems t…

Add Your Own Comment:

^top