Comments on: Podcast: Etiquette, Blogrolls, Reciprocal Links

By: jeanne over at the along

jeanne over at the along — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:05:30 +0000

My boy – who is older than me in the blogging world – said I had to find out about reciprocal linking for myself. So I consider it a Very Lucky Thing that I found you two ’cause y’all answered my question. I kept feeling like sending out an email saying “I put you in my playground (what i call my blogroll), now would you pretty please put me on yours” just seemed like when we used to send those notes to fellow classmates in elementary school. You know, the ones saying “I like you. do you like me back?” with checkboxes for yes, no, and maybe. I never was good at that. Never got the notes back – just lunchtime excuses about how the teacher was always looking.

Or something like that.

Thanks for sharing. So relieved I don’t have to send those notes.

By: dcrmom

dcrmom — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:38:07 +0000

This is great! But was it supposed to cut off mid-sentence after about 8 minutes???

Can’t wait to hear more.

By: jenni at talking hairdryer

jenni at talking hairdryer — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:48:09 +0000

Thanks for the podcast Melanie and Shannon. I respect both of your opinions and love, love, love that you addressed blogging etiquette. I just want to play nice and use my manners, and after listening, I feel like I’m on the right track. Thanks.

By: Oh, The Joys

Oh, The Joys — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:59:17 +0000

Well somehow this podcast stopped broadcasting (from the site, not download) at the end of your reciprocal link conversation. ?? Weird.

Anyway, nice job.

I do think differently about my blogroll. My google reader is the place I read from and where I keep track of the folks that I read on a daily basis.

My blogroll is simply a list of people that read/participate in my site. I can’t vouch for them in any way.

I should mention that I haven’t ever responded to requests for reciprocal links either. If someone asks to be added to my blogroll, I go and check them out quickly to make sure they are a parent blog and generally PG rated and then I add them, but I don’t ask them to add me back. If someone e-mails me directly about a random reciprocal link I usually just ignore the request.

and BTW – there is NO RESTRAINING ORDER! We’ve been over this. I doofus, you doofus, we all doofus!!

By: ukrainiac

ukrainiac — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:55:01 +0000

What fun to listen to! And good advice as well. I am relatively new to blogging — never really thought that anyone other than my family would really want to know what was happening in our lives overseas. As I discover the bazillions of interesting blogs out there, I am thankful for your insight about linking etc.

This site has also been very helpful to me in learning the blogging basics — gosh, that would be a good name for a blog! THANKS!

By: chickadaee

chickadaee — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:51:44 +0000

enjoyed that! can’t wait to hear more.

By: Holly Smith

Holly Smith — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:40:13 +0000

Looking forward to the next part! Good to hear y’all!! You sound like home
holly

By: Kellyn

Kellyn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:49:49 +0000

I learn so much from you two, and can’t wait to hear the rest.
Thanks for sharing so much of what you are and do.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:49:25 +0000

Great job ladies! ITA about the reciprocal links and the blogroll; very interesting stuff. Looking forward to hearing more!

By: Meredith from Merchant Ships

Meredith from Merchant Ships — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:15:55 +0000

I LOVED this conversation!

Not only are you sharing right-on-target information, you do it in such a fun, enjoyable manner.

Well done.