Comments on: Do You Link to External Sites? http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dieta personalizata http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-175155 dieta personalizata Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:07:11 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-175155 I have beeing trying to find the WWW for this information and just wanted to say thanks to u for the post. Also, just off topic, how can i download a version of this theme? – Thank you I have beeing trying to find the WWW for this information and just wanted to say thanks to u for the post. Also, just off topic, how can i download a version of this theme? – Thank you

]]> By: Ryan Ward http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-19785 Ryan Ward Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:14:55 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-19785 I think it's as simple as - will a link out help readers of the post? If the answer is yes, insert the link. There is no reason to over analyze this. Sometimes people get "SEO Tunnelvision". Think about the people you are writng for and the rest works itself out. I think it’s as simple as – will a link out help readers of the post? If the answer is yes, insert the link.

There is no reason to over analyze this. Sometimes people get “SEO Tunnelvision”. Think about the people you are writng for and the rest works itself out.

]]> By: Brian Chase, Realtor in Charlottesville Viginia http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-19146 Brian Chase, Realtor in Charlottesville Viginia Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:35 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-19146 I definitely agree that links can be beneficial and educational. I used the links in this post to learn more about the post you were referencing. I definitely agree that links can be beneficial and educational. I used the links in this post to learn more about the post you were referencing.

]]> By: Valerie Suelzer http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-19115 Valerie Suelzer Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:10:11 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-19115 I agree that from a Real Estate brokerage viewpoint, we should (and do) link out to useful information that is outside of our realm. However, do we agree that advertising other vendors on your site is another animal? We were recently approached by a data aggregator who would like us to post advertising linking out to vendors for services such as credit reports, security systems, paint, home-insurance, etc.. In that case, I think it is a bad idea. I agree that from a Real Estate brokerage viewpoint, we should (and do) link out to useful information that is outside of our realm.

However, do we agree that advertising other vendors on your site is another animal? We were recently approached by a data aggregator who would like us to post advertising linking out to vendors for services such as credit reports, security systems, paint, home-insurance, etc.. In that case, I think it is a bad idea.

]]> By: Joseph Bridges http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-19095 Joseph Bridges Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-19095 The Internet was built on sharing information. Links help continue that and build information. People cannot be islands on the Internet and Chris makes a great point about the sharing and how the commercialization of the Internet took the linking concept away for a little bit but I think that linking is back in. The Internet was built on sharing information. Links help continue that and build information. People cannot be islands on the Internet and Chris makes a great point about the sharing and how the commercialization of the Internet took the linking concept away for a little bit but I think that linking is back in.

]]> By: Jeff in Hawaii http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-18656 Jeff in Hawaii Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:10:43 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-18656 I think it is healthy for your site to link out. It is actually natural to link to other sites. I also believe your users appreciate links from your site to other useful information that can help them. Users going to a real estate related site may be interested in things like: mortgages, area information, schools, rental market information, temporary housing while house hunting and many other services that go a long with buying or selling a home. If you share the love others will also do the same for you and actually drive more visitors to your site. Its all about more exposure, isn’t it? :-) I think it is healthy for your site to link out. It is actually natural to link to other sites. I also believe your users appreciate links from your site to other useful information that can help them. Users going to a real estate related site may be interested in things like: mortgages, area information, schools, rental market information, temporary housing while house hunting and many other services that go a long with buying or selling a home.

If you share the love others will also do the same for you and actually drive more visitors to your site. Its all about more exposure, isn’t it? :-)

]]> By: Drew Meyers http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-18652 Drew Meyers Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-18652 Chris- Well said -- I certainly agree with you that people should link to a source that can explain something in more detail than they can. Chris-
Well said — I certainly agree with you that people should link to a source that can explain something in more detail than they can.

]]> By: Chris Latko http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-18650 Chris Latko Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:55:12 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-18650 Links built the Internet (web). One of the original visions of Tim Berners-Lee was to make a compendium of knowledge with cross linking to allow people to click on words or topics for more information. As the web became more commercialized, we saw the rise of information islands with no cross linking due to the hoarding eyeballs mentality of VCs and their funded startups. Not good. If you really want to provide value to your users, link out to sites you feel explain the topics better than you can. Links built the Internet (web). One of the original visions of Tim Berners-Lee was to make a compendium of knowledge with cross linking to allow people to click on words or topics for more information. As the web became more commercialized, we saw the rise of information islands with no cross linking due to the hoarding eyeballs mentality of VCs and their funded startups. Not good.

If you really want to provide value to your users, link out to sites you feel explain the topics better than you can.

]]> By: G. Dewald http://www.geekestateblog.com/do-you-link-to-external-sites/#comment-18603 G. Dewald Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:30:06 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=843#comment-18603 That last one, links get you noticed, cannot be overemphasized. I recently tweaked my ping service so that other blogs are notified when I link out to them. I get a very healthy dose of traffic back from those links. Also, since I tend to link to sites with readerships within my desired market, those visitors tend to be well qualified. Oh yeah, and my readership likes letting me do their web surfing for them and appreciate it when I link out. It's a double-win. That last one, links get you noticed, cannot be overemphasized.

I recently tweaked my ping service so that other blogs are notified when I link out to them. I get a very healthy dose of traffic back from those links. Also, since I tend to link to sites with readerships within my desired market, those visitors tend to be well qualified.

Oh yeah, and my readership likes letting me do their web surfing for them and appreciate it when I link out. It’s a double-win.

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