Comments on: Bloggers: Paying it Forward http://www.mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/ Internet Marketing for those who care about Internet Marketing Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gary Lee http://www.mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Gary Lee Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:55:55 +0000 http://mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/#comment-8 Personally, I think the Z-list was first meant to be a philanthropic effort to help people gain exposure for their blogs, but soon became a tool for people to increase their rankings at the same time. I still believe in the good of the idea and think that if it's done in moderation, it wouldn't be considered "gaming" the system as much. Just fyi, I've only gotten 3 sites that have linked back to me since I've posted the list, so it's not an instantaneous miracle post that will increase your rankings. I still went to the blogs that linked to me and some of those that didn't and read their blogs to leave comments. It gave me exposure to their blog and I think that was the biggest reason for the list. Anyways, I'm biased since I posted the list, but that's my 2cts for today. Hope to hear more opinions on this subject soon. Personally, I think the Z-list was first meant to be a philanthropic effort to help people gain exposure for their blogs, but soon became a tool for people to increase their rankings at the same time. I still believe in the good of the idea and think that if it’s done in moderation, it wouldn’t be considered “gaming” the system as much. Just fyi, I’ve only gotten 3 sites that have linked back to me since I’ve posted the list, so it’s not an instantaneous miracle post that will increase your rankings. I still went to the blogs that linked to me and some of those that didn’t and read their blogs to leave comments. It gave me exposure to their blog and I think that was the biggest reason for the list. Anyways, I’m biased since I posted the list, but that’s my 2cts for today. Hope to hear more opinions on this subject soon.

]]> By: Todd http://www.mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Todd Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:32:26 +0000 http://mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/#comment-7 We may not want to perpetuate that image, but that was the original intention as I understood it. This Z-List was an interesting exercise because almost none of the links (and there were probably 50) to my blog got picked up by Technorati. Technorati's system for ranking blogs doesn't really work. Lesson: A broken system can't really be "gamed". We may not want to perpetuate that image, but that was the original intention as I understood it.

This Z-List was an interesting exercise because almost none of the links (and there were probably 50) to my blog got picked up by Technorati.
Technorati’s system for ranking blogs doesn’t really work.

Lesson: A broken system can’t really be “gamed”.

]]> By: Doug Karr http://www.mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Doug Karr Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:39:24 +0000 http://mrgarylee.com/the-z-list/#comment-6 It's important to state that the primary reason for the Z-List was <strong>not</strong> to increase Technorati ranking, it was to promote blogs that were not well known with other bloggers. By putting the list on your site, it attracts those other bloggers to your site. Many folks, including Technorati, have criticized the Z-list as 'gaming' the ranking... please don't perpetuate that image. Thanks for the mention! I'll be back to check out your site - it looks a blog I'm interested in. Respectfully, Doug It’s important to state that the primary reason for the Z-List was not to increase Technorati ranking, it was to promote blogs that were not well known with other bloggers. By putting the list on your site, it attracts those other bloggers to your site.

Many folks, including Technorati, have criticized the Z-list as ‘gaming’ the ranking… please don’t perpetuate that image.

Thanks for the mention! I’ll be back to check out your site – it looks a blog I’m interested in.

Respectfully,
Doug

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