Comments on: Bloggers love to link Webmasters do not

By: JTPratt's Blogging Mistakes

JTPratt's Blogging Mistakes — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:38:51 +0000

There’s not much of a comparison since traditional webmaster are all but dead, and not what they used to be. I have been creating and maintaining sites as a webmaster since 1995. But as far as I know, I don’t have a single “static” web site left. If the ones that aren’t “blogs” I run with blogging software or a CMS – so IMHO static sites are dead, unless you’re an affiliate marketer with a bunch of landing pages selling specific products. I think even the title “webmaster” isn’t really used anymore.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:53:16 +0000

It looks like most people agree that Bloggers link out due to the constantly changing dynamic of the Blog as opposed to linking out from traditional static sites.

I think I agree too

By: Colin Temple

Colin Temple — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:54:22 +0000

I think the whole nature of a blog has something to do with it. Blogs are very much about conversation, and often those conversations either respond to something on another blog or site, or they’re actually with another blog or site.

That said, I run a number of content, non-blog sites and although I don’t have as many places where links come up, I don’t hesitate to link to valuable resources when they fit in my content.

By: nepspeed82

nepspeed82 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:59:59 +0000

I’m not sure with my answer but I think webmasters have a different set of SEO techniques and values compared to us bloggers who publishes a lot of pages compared to them. I’m hearing some old SEO ideas which constantly recurs in some forums these days about having a page that bleeds pagerank to death because of too much links in it. That’s why they are very picky about linking out.

By: Muse

Muse — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:20:26 +0000

I agree with oliver, linking to good articles is blogging culture. This shows that you write a good smart article.

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By: Olivier

Olivier — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:54:09 +0000

I guess it has to do with the number of pages you write every week. Static pages are not updated that often I guess so it is normal they link out less.
I guess it also the ‘culture’ of bloging to do this: everybody puts up a lot of links, so one should also do this.

Just a few random thoughts.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:07:43 +0000

It’s simply easier and makes more sense for a blogger then a “static site” owner. You blog constantly as is its nature, so linking to other bloggers for reference or whatever just comes naturally.

Statics tend to only link with other relevant statics….these you find in their reciprocal “link” pages.