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JLP’s Question of the Day – Blogging
By JLP | February 15, 2007
A few months ago I installed some little bookmarking icons at the bottom of each post. They look like this:
I did so for a couple of reasons:
1. They help generate blog traffic when readers use them, and…
2. They are a cool way for readers to “save” articles that they like for future reference
Anyway, my question of the day is related to this topic:
Personally, I like the del.icio.us tool the best. I like it when I’m on a website or blog and they have this tool available. It’s so much easier than having to manually save a post to del.icio.us. I’m much more likely to save something if the del.icio.us tool is readily available on a blog.
Reddit and Digg are nice too but normally all they do is bring a huge surge of traffic with little or no lasting impact. Sure, the traffic is nice, but it isn’t “quality” traffic like you get when a blogger like The Consumerist or Lifehacker links to you. By “quality traffic” I’m talking about readers who stick around, comment, bookmark my blog, and come back again. I do submit my own posts to Reddit and Digg but ONLY because I have noticed some search traffic from their websites.
Topics: Blogging | 11 Comments »
February 15th, 2007 at 7:29 am
For all that I’ve been blogging for a year, I’m sort of technologically behind the curve and don’t really understand the whole Del.icio.us thing etc. Do you have a post that explains it better? (obviously since I don’t really understand how to use them I personally have never clicked on any of them-so that answers that question!)
And how do you add the cool little widget anyway?
I need to improve my own site. . . .
February 15th, 2007 at 8:50 am
Honestly JLP, I’ve never used them anywhere…but I may not be your target either.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I’ve been wondering the same thing. I know I never use the social bookmarking buttons, but I do click the add to Google button.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I use del.icio.us but i have it installed on my firefox, so I right click and add to my list..as simple as that..I love del.icio.us more than others..
Anoop
February 15th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Nope – never used them. Never bothered to figure out what they even are.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Ditto to anoop. I’ve never used the widgets on your page. The del.icio.us Firefox plugin is all I need.
February 15th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Sorry — I might use a text link but I have no clue what those teeny little icons even represent, and not inclined to figure them out. I’m behind the times again!
February 16th, 2007 at 8:36 am
I don’t use them either. Do you have real evidence that they are actually driving traffic?
February 16th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I am with some of you guys up there. I am a computer guy who has a we bdevelopment business and I spend tons of time reading blogs and websites but I just dont get the whole delicious thing, but I see it EVERYWHERE. Maybe I am just fighting embracing it.. haha. A nice post on this would be great.
February 17th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I have used both del.icio.us and digg.
February 17th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
I don’t use them. I don’t understand them. I don’t even know where to start learning about them. I may have to break down and ask my kids about them. *Sigh*