Why You Should Do Link Round-ups on Your Blog
/You may have noticed some of your favorite blogs doing weekly link round-ups of their favorite links they came across that week. I do my own Sunday Link Love series with health, fitness, food, business and blogging links. Some bloggers even choose to add a link-up, like Running With Spoons. I share my Sunday Link Love post on her link-up each Sunday, then spend some time checking out the other blogs. It's been a great traffic source and a nice way to find new blogs.
Reasons to do a weekly link round-up:
Introduce readers to new blogs
Get the attention of other bloggers while giving them some attention (networking!).
If you tag them on Twitter they might retweet to their followers and then possibly follow you
You're more likely to get the attention of low-to-middle sized blogs
Potential to insert affiliate links and promote things you have going on without writing a whole post about it
This does not mean sneaking it into links. Be transparent about your promotions!
Encourage conversation about interesting or thought provoking topics
People can get to know you a little more through what you like to share
The Basics of How to do a Link Round-up:
Choose a handful of interesting blog posts you think your readers will like, or from bloggers you'd like to connect with.
You can list them out like I do (the lazy way) or write your own intros to the links like we do on Danielle Dowling's Blogs I Heart.
A Few of My Favorite Link Round-ups:
You'll notice numerous "Blogs I Heart" round-ups above. A few of my clients have started a themed round-up. I recently recommended they start using #blogsiheart in tweets as a way to let readers discover even more inspiring blogs. If you don't already have a round-up and are looking to start one, that would be a good place to start!
Do you have a favorite link round-up you look forward to? Or do you have your own? Share it in the comments!
