Comments on: Too much linking to yourself is a bad thing http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Luke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Luke Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:04:04 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3209 Paul: "The BBC is an offender." Interestingly they have just started trialling links in articles. The user can turn them on and off. Paul: “The BBC is an offender.”

Interestingly they have just started trialling links in articles. The user can turn them on and off.

]]> By: rhhfla http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3127 rhhfla Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:17:38 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3127 A theme you should return to. Of course, internal linking is so annoying that maybe some of these blogging combines will be taken down a peg. A theme you should return to.
Of course, internal linking is so annoying that maybe some of these blogging combines will be taken down a peg.

]]> By: leafar http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3124 leafar Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:32:32 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3124 There is a cost to don't do evil ! For me crunchbase is a good idea since it sum up information not always available on corporate website like amount raised... But i do agree with you Nic, outbound like are good but cost you because it reduces your # of VP. So since the advertising industry is still lagging and we are in a phase of rentability we should see more of this in the coming years. Nevertheless, i do feel that it destroys value for me as a user (again maybe not with crunchbase but they should put both links). Semantic will probably do more arm like this. People with larger properties will be rebuilding what's available elsewhere. Web is jungle ! There is a cost to don’t do evil !

For me crunchbase is a good idea since it sum up information not always available on corporate website like amount raised…

But i do agree with you Nic, outbound like are good but cost you because it reduces your # of VP. So since the advertising industry is still lagging and we are in a phase of rentability we should see more of this in the coming years.

Nevertheless, i do feel that it destroys value for me as a user (again maybe not with crunchbase but they should put both links).

Semantic will probably do more arm like this. People with larger properties will be rebuilding what’s available elsewhere.

Web is jungle !

]]> By: Paul Walsh http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 Paul Walsh Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:58:43 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3123 The BBC is an offender. The BBC is an offender.

]]> By: Sam Michel http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3122 Sam Michel Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:50:46 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3122 Good point, well made. The bigger the media owner, the less likely to link externally? Discuss. Good point, well made.

The bigger the media owner, the less likely to link externally?

Discuss.

]]> By: Paul Walsh http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/19/too-much-linking-to-yourself-is-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Paul Walsh Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:44:17 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/?p=874#comment-3120 Furthermore, Google indexes sites partly on the quality of outbound links. Inbound links is a 90's trend coming back. The fact of the matter is that outbound links don't drive traffic away, they make the site more trustworthy, reliable and sticky. You need to find the right balance so that you can highlight previously written material that your readers might not be aware of. Keep up with the Twitter links - I no longer use my RSS reader :) Furthermore, Google indexes sites partly on the quality of outbound links. Inbound links is a 90′s trend coming back. The fact of the matter is that outbound links don’t drive traffic away, they make the site more trustworthy, reliable and sticky. You need to find the right balance so that you can highlight previously written material that your readers might not be aware of.

Keep up with the Twitter links – I no longer use my RSS reader :)

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