Day 10.
Don’t link drop!
Do you know what I mean by link dropping?
I’m not talking about leaving your links where you are responding to a challenge or prompt, or even when you are at a blog party, where you are invited to leave a link to a particular post…
No, I mean when you visit other blogs, desperate for followers, and you type ‘Nice post!’ (Always a no no, see yesterday’s tip!) then your own blog link, or a ‘Please follow me!’ plea!
These types of comments always put me off, because a blogger hasn’t attempted to interact with me, allowing me to get to know them a little better. Often, if someone has been commenting regularly, I’ll click their Gravatar and check their blog out myself, to see whether their content is something I would want to read.
If it is, I will follow myself. If not, I won’t.
No offence to that blogger, but I’m sure they’d rather have meaningful interactions, rather than empty likes…
But often, a link drop will either get ignored, edited, or if a repeat offender, binned!
And I think I speak for a lot of seasoned bloggers when I give this particular tip…
Of course, if I have asked for your links, then by all means leave them!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Dec 13, 2018 @ 17:19:00
I generally don’t approve comments that have links in them, Ritu.
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Dec 13, 2018 @ 17:25:19
Unless I’ve asked for links me neither!
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 12:38:06
I whole-heartily agree. I saw other people doing this when I started, but it never felt right. Occasionally, I will leave an on-topic link to something I’ve written or something I’ve read, but I usually almost apologize ahead of time.
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 12:49:15
If anything I ask if they’d mind!!!
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 02:43:26
It just makes the comment seem so insincere!
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 06:54:40
Exactly Brother!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 20:26:08
I agree Sis! Have a nice evening. Michael
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 20:32:30
You too Bro! 😍
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 20:41:54
😍Thank you, Sis!😍
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 20:10:27
Fully with you, sis! Such behaviors are upsetting me. If I find a dropped link (when even with a “Nice post”) I delete it. I don’t want to be mean but blogging is not about following and refollowing.
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 20:22:44
No exactly! A proper connection is important!
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 19:47:15
👍
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 14:56:40
This is great. The whole point is to interact, that takes a little work but worth it.
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 15:46:07
Definitely! I even did a Blogging 101 course that WP had available at the time which introduced me to lots of newbie bloggers!
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 12:37:48
Really, I’m going to have to see if that’s still available. It sound like a very helpful class.
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Dec 11, 2018 @ 12:49:28
It was really good!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 08:57:13
What’s a link drop. Sorry I’m new to blogging so would love followers and not sure what I’m doing
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 11:37:40
It is when you find a new Blog, and your comment is little more than the link (your own Blog address). It is usually a sign of somebody who is not interested in the Blog, but merely wants to promote their own Blog.
Example: You come to my Blog for the sole reason of advertising/promoting your own Blog to my Followers, so you leave a comment such as “Nice blog” and follow it with your own Blog address (link).
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 12:01:33
Thank you that makes sense
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 12:30:00
You are very welcome, and all the best with your Blogging. Simple respect, courtesy, and of course interesting content, will go a long way in attracting people to your Blog.
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 13:02:27
😊
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 13:02:18
That’s just not on… At least try and communicate!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 13:01:16
This is when you randomly add your blog link to a comment and ask for folliwers!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 08:33:40
I always bin those sort of comments. If they can’t come up with a useful comment, their blog is probably not worth reading.
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 13:00:26
True April!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 08:11:39
I agree and I have never asked anyone to follow me. 🙂
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 12:59:56
Good job!!!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 07:22:27
Thank god I don’t get too many link drops! xo
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 12:57:54
Thank goodness!
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 04:10:52
So agree. Kind of pathetic I think when you ask to be followed.
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Dec 10, 2018 @ 06:57:02
I know it’s hard at the beginning… You don’t know how to go about finding followers… But yup… Annoying!
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