1999 Style Link Love
I started webbing in about 1996 or so. I loved it then as much as I do now. I had a Geocities homepage and I joined a bunch of webrings I never really took full advantage of. Possibly that was because I had no concept of the value of backlinks. It is a lot like play if you do it right. Once you get beyond the rhetoric, it’s really about 70% game in this business anyway. I do remember back then though people would trade links and I had quite a few sites linking to my pathetic HTML mistake-ridden website.
Well, many years have passed now and I find myself seeking those precious backlinks more than I ever did then (though then I think I probably effortlessly had more). I wanted to just remind my blogging readers that there is a lot of value in including your blogroll favorites within the body of your posts. For example, I have a set of my 9 top backlink bloggers on my blogroll embedded in this post. While it is probably more ethical for the readers of the world to link them in a context that makes better sense, I put them here to make a point and show how simple it can be to do it. I save my top readers and linkers in a text file and when I sit down to blog, I make sure to link out to them. I think it’s an exciting way to get the old networking magic of 1999 back. What do you think?
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I'm Damien Riley, author and teacher. Here you'll find "think outside the box" posts on psychology and inspiration. 
Backlinks are awesome (: I just need to find a way to get more…but thanks so much for having me in your blogroll! I really do appreciate it!
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Consistent posting and commenting is very valuable over time in getting backlinks.
Getting into a comfortable routine of doing the right things for your blog is really the most secret and effective weapon I think.
Why is it I don’t have you on my blogroll but I’m on yours? i slight oversight on my part I suppose.. Oops! tell me what you want your link to read and I’ll add it asap!
I remember GeoCities! It’s been a while but I used to use it to test out layouts back in the day.
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I gotta say I love linky love…it’s a great way to be introduced to blogs you might have otherwise have missed. Those anchor words are important, too :)
I should start doing a weekly feature of my tops…I know I try to include them here and there…I think just about everybody appreciates it!
P.S. - I’ll be sending some backlinks your way in a scheduled post while I’m away…Your guest post should be up sometime next week too :)
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@Tyler: Oh I never check on those things. It’s cool to have the link love though. Thanks buddy. Wife is LOVING the headset I won on your site.
@Chelle: I need to get you more of those guestposts. Blogging for your site is so focused for me. I don’t guest blog for any other with such a focused niche. Thanks.