Sucess Means Not Fearing to Fail

What's one thing you'll never hear a successful person say?

"I just sat home and bam - success knocked on my door!"

What makes people successful is the willingness to try!

Sure the odds may be against them but that doesn't stop them.

So the same applies to the world of blogging!

You may think - "But I just started blogging why would an expert blogger ever reply to me if I contacted them?"

Why? Because the world of blogging is a world.

That means that people are interacting all the time.

In fact every blog post you write is your way of reaching out to the blogging community and speaking to your readers saying - what I have to share is valuable.

If that's true (and yes it is - trust yourself),
then that means you have as much right to play in the same big pond as the big fish.

But what if they won't play with me?

Then that's their loss.

The key is to persist - don't just say whelp that's it! I wrote one blogger and he didn't respond so I give up!

Say okay this one's not responding let me see if there's anyone else out there who will.

The sheer numbers of bloggers out there basically guarantees that at some point you'll make contact (take us to your leaders!)

So blog on and strike out on the pavement of the blog streets and say hi to the bloggers you pass by.

Simply walking amidst bloggers,
CB Webmaster

How to Approach A Potential Linking Source

I know you've come across blog posts online which you really liked.

That's great!

So why not use this to your advantage?

Instead of just reading the post and not taking it any further - take it further!

Contact the person who created the post.

Tell them what specifically you liked about the post.

Then you can tell them you'd like to link to their post on your blog (if you want to)

Then the ball is in their court!

But if you don't want to wait for them to "grant" you permission to link to their blog you can link to it to begin with and then say in your comment:

I hope you don't mind but I really loved your post and linked to it on my blog. If for any reason you'd like me to remove the link just let me know.

If the blogger has a direct way to contact them such as an email or a contact form use that, but if they don't you can make a comment at the bottom of the blog post. Generally these comments are moderated by the bloggers themselves so they'll read your comment.

Wait what about the potential linking source you mentioned in the title?

Well because you're linking to something you like, there's no harm in it, and it may additionally earn you a link from the blogger you linked to.

Of course you're leaving it up to them to decide to link to your blog or suggest it to their readers and/or friends.

But I find this non-pushy approach is much nicer than saying "If you link to me I'll link to you" - that just reminds me of a second-grader mentality. Why not just link to them because you enjoyed it?

Not asking for a link could = getting a link

Who knew?

Creating wacky approaches for you,
CB Webmaster

P.S. If you want to link to a specific post you liked you may want to make a brief blog post about it. Here's what I suggest.