Comments on: The Technorati top 100 superficial list http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/ Jason Stone blogs about Web Design, Trends and Weekly Findings Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex Vorn http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Alex Vorn Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:56:40 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-1645 Just added you like favorite, add me too: http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com My blog name: Tech Gadget Blog My Blog Url: http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com/ The best! Just added you like favorite, add me too:
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]]> By: Joseph http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Joseph Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:38:33 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-1561 <p>LOL that really is some pretty funny artwork. </p> <p>The point you make is a valid one - sometimes people lose sight of their true objectives in 'climbing the ranks' and are just boosting egos.</p> LOL that really is some pretty funny artwork.

The point you make is a valid one – sometimes people lose sight of their true objectives in ‘climbing the ranks’ and are just boosting egos.

]]> By: johno http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-975 johno Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:49:36 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-975 I think that unless you're in the blogging "game" to make money (and I'm not), then who cares about making into the top 100 Technorati (I don't); I sometimes feel that there's too much emphasis on this and the other ranking and being Dugg and Stumbled and "Delicioused" and whatever; it takes the fun out of blogging. I write my blog, because I enjoy it, and it's often a welcome respite from actual work. Many of these ranking services don't bring quality traffic your site's way. I'm really not interested in page views. I'm interested in people READING my content. If they arrive via one of these services and exit without looking around or reading a single paragraph, then what have I gained? Nothing, besides a page impression that will proudly show itself in my blog stats. Good post, Aaron. I think that unless you’re in the blogging “game” to make money (and I’m not), then who cares about making into the top 100 Technorati (I don’t); I sometimes feel that there’s too much emphasis on this and the other ranking and being Dugg and Stumbled and “Delicioused” and whatever; it takes the fun out of blogging. I write my blog, because I enjoy it, and it’s often a welcome respite from actual work. Many of these ranking services don’t bring quality traffic your site’s way. I’m really not interested in page views. I’m interested in people READING my content. If they arrive via one of these services and exit without looking around or reading a single paragraph, then what have I gained? Nothing, besides a page impression that will proudly show itself in my blog stats.
Good post, Aaron.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Aaron Wed, 02 May 2007 21:26:54 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-267 <strong>Andy</strong> - Many thanks for the tips. :) <strong>Justin</strong> - I've tried a couple of WTFs but not really had much joy with them. Maki (the first commenter above) did an <a herf="http://www.doshdosh.com/blog-website-promotion/using-technoratis-wtf-as-a-promotional-strategy-for-your-blog-an-experiment/" rel="nofollow">experiment with WTF</a> which is well worth reading about. <strong>Evil</strong> - Ha ha - thank you for the chuckle :D Having just come home from the pub with a few beers in me, and a bit depressed having seen my team knocked out of the Champions League (albeit by a much better AC Milan), I needed that. Andy – Many thanks for the tips. :)

Justin – I’ve tried a couple of WTFs but not really had much joy with them. Maki (the first commenter above) did an experiment with WTF which is well worth reading about.

Evil – Ha ha – thank you for the chuckle :D
Having just come home from the pub with a few beers in me, and a bit depressed having seen my team knocked out of the Champions League (albeit by a much better AC Milan), I needed that.

]]> By: Evil Dildo http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Evil Dildo Wed, 02 May 2007 18:15:30 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-265 Sad state of blogging affairs eh? My target audience is myself. I write for one person in mind. Narcissistic but everyone has a blogging game plan of his/her own. Really hairy photo. Could have used a title related to it like: Technorati Top 100 = Shave The Fave-Slave I tried, I tried. Sad state of blogging affairs eh? My target audience is myself. I write for one person in mind. Narcissistic but everyone has a blogging game plan of his/her own.

Really hairy photo. Could have used a title related to it like:

Technorati Top 100 = Shave The Fave-Slave

I tried, I tried.

]]> By: Justin Kistner http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Justin Kistner Wed, 02 May 2007 15:53:59 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-264 Thanks for the link love, Aaron! :) I'm also glad you shared that gaming the top 100 at Technorati isn't worth it. I've been thinking about how to capitalize on the WTF action in Technorati. Any thoughts about the value of that? Thanks for the link love, Aaron! :)

I’m also glad you shared that gaming the top 100 at Technorati isn’t worth it. I’ve been thinking about how to capitalize on the WTF action in Technorati. Any thoughts about the value of that?

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Andy Beard Wed, 02 May 2007 10:55:39 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-263 Honestly, I would just accept that if your theme gets popular, you are going to get lots of links and be able to sell text links for a lot of money just like other designers. It is not your fault Technorati count sidebar links after all, and it is great for search rankings too. I would make sure the text links were unobtrusive and have anchor text to a deep link, such as "Fresco Wordpress Theme" pointing to your theme page and maybe a second link to your about page, not your TLD. There are all kinds of gaming that goes on, memes, link trains, blogrolls, blog networks, or what I did, added currently only 800 people to my Technorati favorites because I do want to read them occasionally, and encouraged others to do the same. Honestly, I would just accept that if your theme gets popular, you are going to get lots of links and be able to sell text links for a lot of money just like other designers.

It is not your fault Technorati count sidebar links after all, and it is great for search rankings too.

I would make sure the text links were unobtrusive and have anchor text to a deep link, such as “Fresco Wordpress Theme” pointing to your theme page and maybe a second link to your about page, not your TLD.

There are all kinds of gaming that goes on, memes, link trains, blogrolls, blog networks, or what I did, added currently only 800 people to my Technorati favorites because I do want to read them occasionally, and encouraged others to do the same.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Aaron Wed, 02 May 2007 10:08:14 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-260 Andy - apologies, I got my wires slightly crossed. I must confess sometimes the joys of SEO do reduce me to total confusion. Although I'm learning lots through sites like yours :) Do Technorati punnish because it is a site-wide link? Would you recommend adding "nofollow" to the link, fullstop, or apply some php so if ishome() it follows, else nofollow? Or something like that? Andy – apologies, I got my wires slightly crossed. I must confess sometimes the joys of SEO do reduce me to total confusion. Although I’m learning lots through sites like yours :)

Do Technorati punnish because it is a site-wide link? Would you recommend adding “nofollow” to the link, fullstop, or apply some php so if ishome() it follows, else nofollow? Or something like that?

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Andy Beard Wed, 02 May 2007 08:06:44 +0000 http://www.milienzo.com/2007/04/30/the-technorati-top-100-superficial-list/#comment-259 Aaron I am not saying it is cheating, or that you are doing anything wrong, but themes have a drastic effect of Technorati Authority and they do take action. Just as an example, I use a theme from plaintxt.org plaintxt.org is ranked 49 by Technorati Kicked off the Technorati top 100 and don't appear in search results on Technorati. The same happens with other theme designers who get too popular, and also happened to all the Wordpress team. It might still help regarding monetization Aaron I am not saying it is cheating, or that you are doing anything wrong, but themes have a drastic effect of Technorati Authority and they do take action.

Just as an example, I use a theme from plaintxt.org

plaintxt.org is ranked 49 by Technorati

Kicked off the Technorati top 100 and don’t appear in search results on Technorati. The same happens with other theme designers who get too popular, and also happened to all the Wordpress team.

It might still help regarding monetization

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