MEME: LinkLuv to My Fav Bloggers Favs

December 8, 2009 · 78 comments

Link Luv Chain

What if you could easily do one thing today that would greatly benefit your favorite bloggers?

Would you do it?

Would you only do it if it benefited you directly or would you be generous, knowing that paying it forward really works?

When I saw AussieSire‘s new Wassup blog post Why I No Longer Link to the Likes of Problogger and John Chow in Kikolani‘s latest Fetching Friday link round-up post I knew I had to read it.

When I found this paragraph within the post I decided to kick off my new LinkLuv Meme by sharing some of his favorite blogs with you. Sire (Twitter) shared these thoughts on each blogger:

There are so many other great bloggers who are not as well known, and who have a greater need of my link luv than any of the probloggers. These are just a few of those bloggers who are great at what they do but do not get the recognition of the so called ‘big boys’.

Extreme John: Now this bloke is bloody entertaining. He’s not scared of telling people how it is and won’t stand for any lip. He also understands, unlike those problogger snobs, what link luv is all about, as can be seen from his 12 Bloggers that Share Link Juice post.
iBlogZone: This is a blog that is full of great information, and DiTesco is another blogger who is not afraid to share a bit of link luv. His post Google AdSense Webinar – Free Online Seminars is just one of many posts that are aimed at helping others to improve the earning potential of their blogs.
Kikolani: Kristi the owner of this blog does weekly updates where she shares with others all the interesting posts that she has come across during the week. She calls them her Fetching Friday posts, but other posts such as 5 Bad Reasons To Quit Blogging show that she has a wealth of information to share.
Social @ Blogging Tracker: Ching Ya, like the majority of women , loves to mix it up in the social networks and her posts, like 6 Twitter Lists Applications to Expand Your Network helps others to share in her expertise.
I’m Just Sharing: Mitch is a blogger who is all about sharing and his posts are many and varied. My only complaint is that I don’t have the time to keep up with all his posts. One you might find interesting is How He Writes Blog Posts.

Of course there are many more, too many for me to name here. What I am trying to show is that because there are so many really talented bloggers out there, men and women who cover almost every subject imaginable, I don’t need the likes of those so called Probloggers. I have a pool of bloggers that I enjoy reading, ones that I know recognize my presence when I visit their blog and are not afraid to pop in on occasion to say hello by leaving a blog.

As far as I’m concerned blogging is more than sharing your ideas or ideals in a blog post. It’s also about conversing with them and dropping in on them once in awhile to see how they are going.

Would you love to find more exceptional blogs to visit? Why not start with those others recommend? As an added benefit most dofollow bloggers interact with each other so many of these blogs are going to be dofollow and have CommentLuv, KeywordLuv and possible Top Commentator plugins installed.

Are YOU a generous blogger? Do you have a post like this one you want to share with my readers so we can spread the linkluv far and wide? Leave me a comment in this post and yours could be next. You may want to use the same keyword tags I am using: linkluv meme

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Spread the LinkLuv by Tweeting this post using the Twitter hashtag #linkluv – write your own linkluv post and use that tag and I’ll search and reblog your links too!

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Anthrax who writes about Tungsten Rings December 14, 2009 at 5:58 pm

I felt really glad to know that you were sharing you link luv with the not so popular probloggers. Keep up your good work for helping the Blogging community

jayesh December 14, 2009 at 3:47 am

Hi, Thank you for the information on blog with link luv.

jayesh December 14, 2009 at 3:43 am

Thank you for the information on blog with link luv. I am a big fan of Extreme John blog.

Dwippy who writes about Dofollow Blog List December 14, 2009 at 12:14 am

Thanks for the suggestions. I also read Extreme John I just can never remember his name so sometimes it takes awhile to find it.

I haven’t read the other but will check them out.
.-= Dwippy@Dofollow Blog List´s last blog ..Get Links with DoFollow Blogs =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 15, 2009 at 1:33 pm Twitter: @GrowMap

Welcome Dwippy,

You might be interested in the Twitter lists I’m creating. I have one for dofollow and others for KeywordLuv and Top Commentator. You can find ExtremeJohn on all of them.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Thankful MEME: Who Murray Newlands Thanks =-.

Dwippy who writes about Dofollow Blog List December 16, 2009 at 10:46 am

I tried but I honestly do not understand Twitter. I “followed” you and then clicked one of the lists but it doesn’t look like a list to me just a bunch of comments.

Maybe I have an old fashioned definition of what a list is. LOL
.-= Dwippy@Dofollow Blog List´s last blog ..Blog Comments =-.

GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 25, 2009 at 4:40 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Dwippy,

I agree that Twitter lists are not what someone expects when they click on the list link. What they’re doing is showing you all the Tweets from everyone who is on the list. Think of it as a filter – instead of seeing Tweets from everyone you follow you only see Tweets from everyone on the list you clicked on.

You can also copy the link and paste it into the Follow a Twitter List at TweepML if you want to follow some or all of those on a particular Twitter List.
.-= GrowMap´s last blog ..MEME: Share What Makes You Feel Thankful =-.

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Dean Saliba Twitter: indblog December 13, 2009 at 12:13 pm Twitter: @indblog

I am a big believer in helping out other people. I’ll link to other blogs and even sign up to programs under other people’s referral links to help them out.
.-= Dean Saliba´s last blog ..Understanding Forex Trading A Little Better =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 15, 2009 at 1:38 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Welcome Dean,

You are a man after my own heart. When I buy I clear cookies and then click on the affiliate link of the person who shared what made me decide I wanted something to ensure they receive affiliate credit.

The world is as it is because so many are so selfish. While we are few by joining together in communities the generous can have a least a measure of peace in this life.

I see your blog is dofollow and I’ve added you to my Twitter dofollow blogs list that I use to prioritize who I visit and build lists I create for niche businesses. I also added you to my GrowMap Regulars list because I want to ensure I visit you often.

If you ever add KeywordLuv or Top Commentator plugins let me know and I’ll add you to those lists too.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..MEME: Share What Makes You Feel Thankful =-.

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Antony December 12, 2009 at 8:54 am

Nice post, thanks for sharing.
.-= Antony´s last blog ..Tips to Speed Up PC =-.

Frank Goley who writes about Business Success Solutions December 12, 2009 at 5:06 am

Thank you so much for your help, i agree with you that it is a platform to share knowledge with your fans and friends, it is the best way to share your personal things and thoughts too.

website hosting December 11, 2009 at 4:04 pm

These are some great blogs. Blogging is one of the greatest parts of our website hosting.

Prajakta who writes about sydney hostel Twitter: tanmay2346 December 11, 2009 at 3:09 pm Twitter: @tanmay2346

Great article …Thanks for your great information.I will be waiting for your next post.

Kikolani who writes about Art of Blogging Twitter: kikolani December 10, 2009 at 2:19 pm Twitter: @kikolani

Thanks for mentioning me and my Fetching Friday posts. Putting the link to my About page was a great reminder that it needed a little refreshing, so I definitely appreciated that!

~ Kristi
.-= Kikolani @ Art of Blogging´s last blog ..Best of Social Media on Kikolani in 2009 =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 10, 2009 at 3:44 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Kristi,

Your comment lets us all know why your blog is so popular. I regularly use your about page as an example of a great way to share information yet you are continually improving it. You are a great role model for other bloggers.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Blog Outreach: 8 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Be Doing It Now =-.

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Mike who writes about Long Distance Movers December 10, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Great post, I like how you take time to acknowledge other bloggers and give them an opportunity to get some more publicity. Also, I’m surprised that some people aren’t taking advantage of the KeywordLuv plugin – it’s definitely a helpful feature to have on your blog but I guess they’re just not aware of its benefits.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 15, 2009 at 1:41 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Welcome Mike,

Most people don’t use KeywordLuv because they don’t really understand the benefits, don’t know how to use it. Many are confused about what goes before and after the @ and what gets linked.

That is why I reply to comments left by my regular commentators showing them exactly how it works and write posts like the one I will link to this reply on how important anchor text is.

I’m glad you understand and are building your traffic and search engine positions using it. I also recommend you get your business listed in Local Search Directories.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Are You Playing Hide and Seek With Your Market? =-.

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Dennis Edell Twitter: DennisEdell December 10, 2009 at 12:46 pm Twitter: @DennisEdell

Thanks for the reminder, sorta. I’ve been meaning to do a “blogs I read” post FOREVER. Other bloggers keep asking me to do it since they can’t figure out how my avatar/logo is EVERYWHERE. lol

it’ll be a series of posts since I read so many, so I don’t want to do it until I get settled in my new home…if you can remember to kick me in the ass then I’d appreciate it. lol
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..4 Plugin Package – 75% Off! =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 15, 2009 at 1:47 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Dennis,

I am bound and determined to get my Thankful Meme spreading across the blogosphere so you have plenty of time to write a series of posts. If there are that many I recommend you split them up by niche or subject if you can.

That would make each post more popular with specific readers and more likely to get reblogged elsewhere. As soon as the holiday gift season slows down I’m going to get REALLY serious about spreading LinkLuv for other bloggers far and wide.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..MEME: Share What Makes You Feel Thankful =-.

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kolorowanki dla dzieci December 10, 2009 at 9:57 am

Wow, thanks fore sharing this useful and very interesting, Your blog is one of the most wonderful places to visit.
.-= kolorowanki dla dzieci´s last blog ..Gotowanie zupy =-.

keith who writes about horse racing system December 10, 2009 at 12:30 am

I like your search about such big and intelligent unknown bloggers. It’s a nice effort. I am also going to check out all these.

mark who writes about Bunn Coffee Filters Twitter: ChugginMcCoffee December 9, 2009 at 5:05 pm Twitter: @ChugginMcCoffee

I think it is great that you gave a shout out to the lesser-known bloggers. That is the beauty of blogging, anyone can do it. I have seen Mitch’s post before on How I Write Blog Posts, and I think that it is incredibly helpful to bloggers who are just beginning.

Ms. Freeman who writes about Baby Steps of an Internet Entrepreneur Twitter: freemanlegacy December 9, 2009 at 3:01 pm Twitter: @freemanlegacy

Sire’s post is one of the best posts I have a read in quite some while. I love it when a blogger expresses their thoughts and aren’t worried about what it. I hope to grow-up to be just like him, LOL
.-= Ms. Freeman@ Baby Steps of an Internet Entrepreneur´s last blog ..Google Takes Scammers to Court! =-.

Sire Twitter: LottoMan01 December 9, 2009 at 8:43 pm Twitter: @LottoMan01

Thanks for saying that Ms Freeman, but honestly you should call it as you see it if you really believe in something. I find it interesting, now that a problogger has actually stopped by to comment, that they seem to have the opinion that because they blog as a business and take the business approach it absolves them from looking after their commentators.

Personally I feel that they should actually be more attuned to their commentators as if not their actual customer base, they send a lot of customers their way. Maybe I’m just a thick skinned dumb Aussie, but I feel their attitude is a little arrogant.

@ Internet Stratagise…….Gee, that link is still broken, if it was a bloke he would have fixed it by now
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Keyword Abusers Force Comment Policy Change =-.

growmap Twitter: GrowMap December 10, 2009 at 2:38 pm Twitter: @GrowMap

I’m sorry Sire – bad on me. I must not have clicked Update Post before FireFox grayed out on me again. I thought I had edited that link. It is definitely working now. Thank goodness there were other ways for visitors to get to it (through Kikolani and the other link here that was working).

I agree with you that major bloggers and businesses are really missing the boat by ignoring their major cheerleaders. When you know that someone goes out of their way to link to you and share your content it would really make sense to return the favor at least once in a while.

Each of us can only consistently promote a limited number of sites, products or services. Keep ignoring those who recommend you and they WILL eventually stop – and promote others instead who appreciate what they do.

Sire Twitter: LottoMan01 December 10, 2009 at 3:26 pm Twitter: @LottoMan01: Yeah, unfortunately it seems that some of these guys either don’t get it or don’t care. Their loss and our gain I reckon.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Using Amazon’s Conversion Power To Generate Christmas Sales =-.

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DiTesco Twitter: ditesco December 9, 2009 at 2:52 pm Twitter: @ditesco

First, thanks for the mention. As you may already know, most of those not “so called” pros up there, I already know. What I did not know was about your new MEME and I will be adding you to my list of must visit sites. Hope its OK with you:) Thanks and keep up the good work
.-= DiTesco´s last blog ..DiTesco’s Weekly Echo #13 =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 10, 2009 at 2:27 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Welcome DiTesco,

One of the great things about the greater CommentLuv community is that we do get to know bloggers across many sites. It reminds me of the concept of the “Cheers” television show when we visit a new (to us) blog and instantly feel at home because we know so many others who are already there.

I am always working on multiple projects at once but rest assured that anyone who decides to participate in any of my Memes WILL see much linkluv and Social Media sharing flowing their way.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..MEME: Share What Makes You Feel Thankful =-.

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Keith who writes about horse racing betting systems December 9, 2009 at 3:39 am

It’s a worthy list of bloggers , I was not apprise about them. I will check out these sites and would get the valuable suggestion for blogging.

work at home jobs Twitter: Article_for_SEO December 8, 2009 at 11:47 pm Twitter: @Article_for_SEO

Thank you for the information on blog with link luv. I am a big fan of Extreme John blog. His blog’s pictures are really amazing.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 10, 2009 at 2:24 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Moon,

The very best way we can all reward our favorite bloggers, stores and businesses is by linking to them using anchor text that describes what they offer instead of their name. When you do that for them if they also like you and are sharp they will return the favor.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..MEME: Share What Makes You Feel Thankful =-.

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Luigi | UPrinting.com December 8, 2009 at 6:58 pm

I agree. There are so many talented bloggers. Some are not recognized and some don’t even receive comments, but if you take a look at their posts, they really make a lot of sense.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 7:11 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Luigi,

Be sure to read the comment I wrote to you in the post I’ll link to this reply. It explains how you can use your comments here to improve your search engine positions.

Please do yourself a favor and do what that post suggests and start systematically targeting your most important keyword phrases. You’ll be amazed at the difference it can make in a very short time.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Are You Playing Hide and Seek With Your Market? =-.

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Savory Tv Twitter: savorytv December 8, 2009 at 5:49 pm Twitter: @savorytv

Excellent list, many I have not heard of. Also nice to see females in the mix. Gracias and happy holidays!
.-= Savory Tv´s last blog ..Warm Up Your Holiday Party With Beer Cheese Fondue =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 7:08 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Savory,

Every time you leave I comment I get hungry.

Do you know that when you comment here you can move your site up in the search engines by using the KeywordLuv feature? Since you are already easy to find as Savory TV in search engines instead of linking the words Savory TV why not use other phrases so people who have never heard of you can find you.

Simply put other searches you want your site found for after an @ sign in the Name field. Here are some examples:

Savory TV @ Appetizer Recipes
Savory TV @ Breakfast Recipes
Savory TV @ Dessert Recipes

Our readers are invited to put the page they want linked to that specific phrase in the Website field. By taking the time to do this in KeywordLuv blogs you can start improving your search engine positions and increase your traffic.

See the post featured in CommentLuv for more details on specifically how to do this and why it is so very important.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Are You Playing Hide and Seek With Your Market? =-.

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Karl Foxley Twitter: karlfoxley December 8, 2009 at 5:48 pm Twitter: @karlfoxley

All the guys and gals you’ve mentioned above are quite new to me but I’ve become a regularly reader of them over the past few weeks.

It’s great to see people getting props for the good content they regularly share.

Regards,

Karl
.-= Karl Foxley´s last blog ..Introduce Yourself and Get Some Link Love! =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Welcome Karl and thanks for commenting. I visited your Link Love post and shared it at Twitter. I also added you to my dofollow bloggers and Top Commentator lists at Twitter. I use those lists to remind me which bloggers to interact with consistently.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How Guest Blogging Can Change Your Life =-.

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Sire Twitter: LottoMan01 December 8, 2009 at 5:03 pm Twitter: @LottoMan01

Thanks so much for giving my post a plug. Reading it again made me notice a slip of the keyboard as I meant to say comment instead of blog in the following section ‘I visit their blog and are not afraid to pop in on occasion to say hello by leaving a blog.’

Also, I noticed that the link to my post goes to a 404 error page?

Anyway, I’m glad you liked it so much that it inspired you to write this post.

The anti-spam is playing up, this is my fourth try, and I’m pretty sure my maths is OK.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..The New FTC Guidelines, How Fair Is It? =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 6:09 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Sire,

Thanks for dropping by and letting me know what needs fixing. I’ll get right on it and make that correction and fix your link now. I couldn’t resist your blog post title and I agree that linking to those who appreciate it to introduce our readers to them too is a great way to be generous. I’ll test the anti-spam too.

I really hope more bloggers will jump right on writing their own LinkLuv MEME posts knowing that will reward their own favorite bloggers at least twice – and maybe more!
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Tools Wanted for Power Bloggers, Social Networkers =-.

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Mitch Twitter: mitch_m December 8, 2009 at 3:05 pm Twitter: @mitch_m

Wonderful post, and look, I got link love twice! One of these days I’ll have to write another post of folks I follow often; not that I haven’t done it already.
.-= Mitch´s last blog ..My Top 12 News Stories Of The Decade =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 6:07 pm Twitter: @GrowMap: Hi Mitch,

You can thank Sire for that – I used all the links he provided when I did this LinkLuv MEME post. Actually you got quadruple LinkLuv – twice from him and twice from me.

Why wait? Now would be the perfect time to reward your favorite bloggers knowing they’ll get double the links when I share them here too.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Blog Outreach: 8 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Be Doing It Now =-.

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Extreme John Twitter: extremejohn December 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm Twitter: @extremejohn

Wow this was a nice surprise, thank you very much for taking the time to include me in your first Link Luv Meme, cool name and I def. appreciate the link juice.

Added your blog to my reader so I hope you don’t mind me stopping by from time to time.
.-= Extreme John´s last blog ..26 Free Christmas Social Media Icons =-.

Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap Twitter: GrowMap December 8, 2009 at 6:04 pm Twitter: @GrowMap

Welcome John,

I’d love to have you come by any time. I just added you to my Twitter dofollow blogs list to remind me to come visit your blog again. If you write a LinkLuv MEME post about your favorite bloggers we’ll do this for your post too.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How Guest Blogging Can Change Your Life =-.