Comments on: BlogRush is as good for the blogger as the visitor http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/ Reflections on work and life Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-24560 Andy Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:22:13 +0000 http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/#comment-24560 Oh I see. Sorry I was in SEO mode :) Yes I see what you mean. Oh well, no-one seems to be interested in the widget on most sites anyway as it's so low down on the sidebar ;) Oh I see. Sorry I was in SEO mode :)

Yes I see what you mean. Oh well, no-one seems to be interested in the widget on most sites anyway as it’s so low down on the sidebar ;)

]]> By: Small Potato http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-24559 Small Potato Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:17:23 +0000 http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/#comment-24559 True. It's not completely useless, but "bad neighborhood" has to do with how Google sees your blog. The point I was trying to raise is simply linking to bad blogs. Normally, you wouldn't suggest bad blogs or harmful sites for your visitors to go to, why would you allow that to take place on a widget that you have no control over you know what I mean? True. It’s not completely useless, but “bad neighborhood” has to do with how Google sees your blog. The point I was trying to raise is simply linking to bad blogs.

Normally, you wouldn’t suggest bad blogs or harmful sites for your visitors to go to, why would you allow that to take place on a widget that you have no control over you know what I mean?

]]> By: Andy http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-24555 Andy Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:03:08 +0000 http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/#comment-24555 Granted. At least the links made aren't directly to the target blogs, but via a BlogRush script, so at least the originating site shouldn't be penalised for unknowingly linking to "bad neighbourhood" sites — unless of course BlogRush becomes such a site. Of course there's Technorati, and I get a lot of my niche news from direct search feeds into Google Reader, but I'm not writing off BR completely just yet. BR is certainly not a reliable, consistent, or quick way of finding new feeds, but it's not completely useless either. Granted. At least the links made aren’t directly to the target blogs, but via a BlogRush script, so at least the originating site shouldn’t be penalised for unknowingly linking to “bad neighbourhood” sites — unless of course BlogRush becomes such a site.

Of course there’s Technorati, and I get a lot of my niche news from direct search feeds into Google Reader, but I’m not writing off BR completely just yet.

BR is certainly not a reliable, consistent, or quick way of finding new feeds, but it’s not completely useless either.

]]> By: Small Potato http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-24554 Small Potato Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:58:39 +0000 http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/#comment-24554 While it can be a convenient way for your to find new relevant blogs, it just isn't worth it. Relevance for all headlines that show up on your widget is not guaranteed. You don't know what kind of unsafe blogs you're linking too. And as many have found out, you don't get the kind of traffic that the service suggest you would. If you need a way to find relevant blogs, I would suggest Technorati. While it can be a convenient way for your to find new relevant blogs, it just isn’t worth it.

Relevance for all headlines that show up on your widget is not guaranteed. You don’t know what kind of unsafe blogs you’re linking too.

And as many have found out, you don’t get the kind of traffic that the service suggest you would.

If you need a way to find relevant blogs, I would suggest Technorati.

]]> By: Andy Merrett’s article roundup: 18 September 2007-- Andy Merrett http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-24494 Andy Merrett’s article roundup: 18 September 2007-- Andy Merrett Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:53:41 +0000 http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/09/18/blogrush-is-as-good-for-the-blogger-as-the-visitor/#comment-24494 [...] BlogRush is as good for the blogger as the visitor [...] [...] BlogRush is as good for the blogger as the visitor [...]

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