Blog POSTS on a Link List

[T Pat]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

This is something I've already queried Walrus on, and now I'm turning to the rest of you for further input. I'm currently working on a very hybrid link list which will list a great many things, and among them is individual blog posts. Yes, you read that correctly - individual blog posts. Of course, unlike linking to free sites, AVS sites, or galleries, the blog post submitter will only have to place a one-time link to my site being that most blogs dynamically list all of their reciprocal links on every blog page.

Now, I realize that hardcore bloggers really aren't accustomed to submitting individual posts. You submit a RSS feed and your done. I wish I could incorporate such a system to my project, but that simply isn't going to happen. I'm not that smart |badidea| and it really wouldn't be practical (on my end). This brings me to my first question: Would you submit the occasional blog post to a categorized link list? (There is some other filtering beyond simple categories which allows users to locate the type of content they are seeking, but I don't want to give away the whole shebang before launch.)

For those of you who would be willing to submit posts to the list, what minimum standards would you consider fair and appropriate? I believe in the old school text blogs and would therefore like to see at least 100 words in a post. Do you think that this is asking too much today? I still believe that people who are looking for blogs are seeking text, not a crap load of blindlinked images.

I cannot foresee myself allowing free hosted blogs. Do you agree? If not, convince why I would allow hosted blogs while not allowing free sites or galleries to use free or sponsor hosting.

Would you prefer to create a brief description of your post or use a lead in from the post itself for the description?

That's all I've got at the moment. I know there's more, but I can't think of it at the moment. And, of course, Walrus is free to repeat here what he has already told me in private.

MML would be proud of you for thinking outside of the box Useless

I realy think aggregating would be the way to go, but to be honest with you I'm to stupid to to code my own aggregator too.

I've had more problems with Thumblogger blogs than I care to talk about so I agree with your no hosted blogs

[Waka-Jawaka]

I'm a little afraid when blogs are getting listed among with free sites on LLs. Won't these blogs become a "black hole" for LL traffic?
Look... you build free sites in accordance with quite hard rules: no more then 3 outgoing links, no blind links, no misleading links or banners... and so on. It's all for surfer to come back to LL after visiting free site.
But blog is the other case... I'd said If surfer comes back to LL from the blog, it means it's a bad blog

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Waka-Jawaka

I'm a little afraid when blogs are getting listed among with free sites on LLs. Won't these blogs become a "black hole" for LL traffic?
Look... you build free sites in accordance with quite hard rules: no more then 3 outgoing links, no blind links, no misleading links or banners... and so on. It's all for surfer to come back to LL after visiting free site.
But blog is the other case... I'd said If surfer comes back to LL from the blog, it means it's a bad blog

Apples and oranges.

[walrus]

Originally Posted by Waka-Jawaka

I'm a little afraid when blogs are getting listed among with free sites on LLs. Won't these blogs become a "black hole" for LL traffic?
Look... you build free sites in accordance with quite hard rules: no more then 3 outgoing links, no blind links, no misleading links or banners... and so on. It's all for surfer to come back to LL after visiting free site.
But blog is the other case... I'd said If surfer comes back to LL from the blog, it means it's a bad blog

Surfers will return to where they find what they like, whether its a free site, gallery or blog.

[ponygirl]

Originally Posted by Waka-Jawaka

I'm a little afraid when blogs are getting listed among with free sites on LLs. Won't these blogs become a "black hole" for LL traffic?
Look... you build free sites in accordance with quite hard rules: no more then 3 outgoing links, no blind links, no misleading links or banners... and so on. It's all for surfer to come back to LL after visiting free site.
But blog is the other case... I'd said If surfer comes back to LL from the blog, it means it's a bad blog

you can have rules for blog posts too - length, # of links out, # of pics allowed, etc.

I think it's good to offer the surfer choices - what if they don't like free sites? You've lost them anyway. If they find a blog they like, they'll bookmark it and come back to it. Doesn't mean they won't bookmark the directory they got it from too.

Give 'em what they want and they'll come back for more

[cash29]

Originally Posted by T Pat

I realy think aggregating would be the way to go, but to be honest with you I'm to stupid to to code my own aggregator too.

Me too and the ones available don't seem to be feature-complete enough to bother installing them. Believe it or not, I'm using wordpress+feedwordpress as my aggregator and so far it's not too bad.