Link Bait Blog Marketing Tactics
So, I have been seeing a lot of bloggers resort to link bait blog tactics on their blogs. I have to ask you, is it worth it? I know that link bait blog tactics work; however, in my observations, it seems like bloggers typically take slight hits to their authority and online reputation when they post content for the purpose of baiting visits and traffic.
What are your thoughts? Have you used link bait tactics on your blog before? What was the result? Were their any adverse effects from it? Did you gain more regular readers after the dust storm settled? Did it harm your reputation or enhance it? Drop me a comment, I would love to engage into a discussion with you about this.
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Date/Time: 2-2-2008 20:38:08 Comment #10190
I think that linkbait, if done wisely and not done in excess is fine. Unfortunately some people go a bit overboard and end up making themselves look bad.
Last December I made my own little linkbait post - it brought in some traffic, made for some laughs, and got me some attention, but i dont think it affected me negatively in any way..
Date/Time: 2-2-2008 21:13:37 Comment #10196
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Date/Time: 2-2-2008 21:27:40 Comment #10197
Hey Thor, I have been considering it… 2007 has been a great year for me and I do have the money to invest and think it would be well worth doing so. What is the going rate now a days for Top Affiliate Challenge? I was going to use my money saved in 2007 for the new baby… but, I am sure that Angie won’t mind the baby sleeping in a card board box. (Joking) Anyway, you do have my interest… drop me a comment back or call me, or both.
Date/Time: 2-2-2008 21:42:57 Comment #10198
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The cash sponsorships start at 10K. I will email you a price/return sheet for you to look over. Let me know what you think.
Date/Time: 2-2-2008 21:58:10 Comment #10199
I’ll keep an eye out for your email and I’ll try to give you a call sometime tomorrow late morning.
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 07:07:17 Comment #10221
I think that link-bait when it’s properly done can be one of the most powerful weapons in a blogger’s arsenal. It’s true that if the “big fishes” don’t bite the bait, then your authority might be hurt. Interesting question Garry.
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 08:34:39 Comment #10224
Linkbait by creating controversies and causing ripples over the blogosphere with some evil acts will definitely stay far from my blog building plans because as you said in your videos about authority and reputation. For those who are using their actual names to blog online, I am sure that they don’t want their names being related to bad words about them.
I find linkbait can be a quality content as well, not necessary an attempt to do something “wild”. Quality contents and news-breaking attempts are positive ways to bait links as well. I guess, for those who have the flair in the niche which they are blogging about, they should go for this direction rather than the “wild” way.
However, the “wild” is something that is fun to do. Ignore me if you find me contradicting in some ways.
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 14:08:52 Comment #10231
@ Cristian,
You are talking more about baiting popular blog authors… yes, indeed that is one type of link bait practice and sometimes can be very effective. Some popular bloggers tend to jump a little on the emotional side and fall right for these tricks. When this happens the person that set the bait wins because they got what they wanted… traffic. But again, what does this do for your reputation? Thanks for dropping me a comment, I look forward to you coming back and responding again.
@ Wayne Liew,
I am not going to ignore you… LOL!!! Like I said in the video, I too have mixed emotions about these tactics. I can’t help but recognize how damn effective this has been for others. However, I must also question the effects this has on reputation. In a few instances I have seen just in the last month involving three bloggers I know and read, the bait was taken, traffic poured in, but the end result was total loss of respect and trust.
I believe as you mentioned about consolidating the news into one post, perhaps that is a very legitimate baiting practice that actually adds great content into broadcast. So, all in all… I think you are trying to say that it is ok to use these tactics as long as their is a respectable and useful balance within. Would I be right to guess that from your comment?
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 14:10:55 Comment #10233
@ Randy,
Sorry bud!! I missed yours:
I agree totally… so where is the line between something being acceptable and something being over board? How far can a blogger push the envelope and not get burned? I look forward to hearing the thoughts from everyone who is reading this.
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 20:01:40 Comment #10251
I’ve not done any deliberate link baiting…but I will in the future. However, I agree with the comments that it needs to be done in moderation. I also believe it needs to be on topic to your blog. Not like a recent political post I saw on a “make money online” blog.
Finally, there are some types of link baiting that I will not partake in…such as trashing other bloggers for a response. Not my thing.
Date/Time: 2-3-2008 21:16:56 Comment #10256
Hi Jim!
You know… sometimes things are just simply fun and exciting… Some things make you say, “Oh wow… that was cool” etc.. I like these type of posts and usually 9 out of 10 times, these are the things that go viral and end up getting a lot of exposure.
You know, this might seem off topics, but I like watching Digg. It amazes me to see which posts make it to their home page and which ones do not. Same thing with YouTube.com, its a total trip to witness which videos get a million views while others that in many ways seem to serve a better purpose don’t.
Having that said, I think one can study patterns in Digg and YouTube to get a better scope of what users want provided to them. But then again, as the about commentators have said: moderation is the key, and there is a balance. I agree too with what you say in reference to trash talking, ranting and bitching about other bloggers. I think there is a right place and a wrong place for stuff like that. Thanks for dropping the comment man.