There are as many avenues to success as there are travelers on those avenues. The variety those different roads adds lets us improve and hone, learn and build; most importantly, it lets us share.
Two bloggers who recently shared some of their avenue-to…

I see what you mean. You are saying that the link post needs to have some additional information in addition to the links, like something that the link poster came up with on their own, right? I usually link to others only in articles I write on my own. If I remember correctly, I have yet to try doing regular link posts.
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I can see the kind of approach you have taken on this; it is very interesting. I also like how you explain simply that you don’t mind taking chances when it comes to users going away. I think that is a good thing, as it is for the benefit of the reader and we hope that the reader comes back.

Thanks again Carolyn, I really appreciate your opinion. Please stop by more; I would love to hear from you more.

As for the concern that readers might click the link out and not return, it probably happens. It’s a chance I don’t mind taking, though. I don’t know about the metrics, but it makes sense that there’s something more than the link posts that would make any blog less appealing than another.

I don’t like link posts unless the author can add something to the links. Just spilling out the weekly del.icio.us is kinda annoying sometimes because the links seem out of context. However, if you topically break it down and use the links to form some kind of argument and/or conclusion, then I think a link post would be beneficial.

I did like the way Dan handled his link post though. Good example.

Yes, link posts can bring up stuff that may otherwise not be noticed. Since many people start blogs in order to share things readers, why not help the readers through link posts along the way? I also try to avoid linking or talking about stuff that has already been posted everywhere unless I talk about it through a different lens (perspective). You are right, sometimes you want people to know things outside of your blog also.
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I think link posts are a good way of pointing your readers to something interesting that they might otherwise not come across. I try to avoid linking to posts or news that have already been widely discussed. That to me is a sign of laziness. I would love nothing more to have just my content on my site but sometimes you come across things that you can’t help but share.