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10:38 pm
March 17, 2012
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nellterry
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I joined a few days ago, and as I've been commenting on other blogs, I've noticed that many of them kind of do a "round up" once a week or so of posts they liked from other Yakezie blogs around the 'net. I thought this was a cool idea, but I'm curious – should I email the bloggers and ask permission, notify them, etc.? I'm new so I'm wondering about the etiquette here. Same goes for the rotating blogrolls I've been seeing – should I get permission and/or alert sites I list? Is there a plugin or something I can use to make a rotating list?
Sorry for all the questions, I just want to do it right.
Thanks! 
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11:59 pm
March 17, 2012
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sooverthis
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No need to ask permission – any of us would love to be featured in a roundup, and the ones using Wordpress will get a notification that you linked to their posts. :)
As for the rotating blogroll, I use a plugin called Better Blogroll. Basically I had to input all the sites using the Links option in the Wordpress dashboard, then the widget in my sidebar picks 10 of them at random to show up at a time. But I also have a huge Blogroll page in case someone wants to see all the sites I like.
Hope that helps!
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6:44 am
March 18, 2012
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ThadP @ thadthoughts.com
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Most bloggers will be happy to be added to your blog roll. I know I would!
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8:48 am
March 18, 2012
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bogofdebt
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Okay is it because I have a free wordpress site that I don't get notifications when someone links to me? I mostly notice due to huge increases in my traffic that day.
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9:22 am
March 18, 2012
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sooverthis
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Check in Settings > Discussion to see if the box is checked for "Allow link notifications from other blogs."
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10:24 am
March 18, 2012
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bogofdebt
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Yup it's checked. The only time I get a notification is when spam people (and now I'm thinking of people made out of spam) link to me.
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10:26 am
March 18, 2012
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Edward Antrobus
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sooverdebt said:
No need to ask permission – any of us would love to be featured in a roundup, and the ones using Wordpress will get a notification that you linked to their posts. :)
As for the rotating blogroll, I use a plugin called Better Blogroll. Basically I had to input all the sites using the Links option in the Wordpress dashboard, then the widget in my sidebar picks 10 of them at random to show up at a time. But I also have a huge Blogroll page in case someone wants to see all the sites I like.
Hope that helps!
That's a great idea. I'll have to look into implementing it myself.
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10:28 am
March 18, 2012
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sooverthis
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bogofdebt said:
Yup it's checked. The only time I get a notification is when spam people (and now I'm thinking of people made out of spam) link to me.
Hmm… I don't know. I get a notification every single time. I do have it set to notify me of all comments, so maybe that's the difference.
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10:34 am
March 18, 2012
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bogofdebt
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sooverdebt said:
bogofdebt said:
Yup it's checked. The only time I get a notification is when spam people (and now I'm thinking of people made out of spam) link to me.
Hmm… I don't know. I get a notification every single time. I do have it set to notify me of all comments, so maybe that's the difference.
I have that checked to…I have a theory that I repel technology–most people at work agree with me. (I always think of myself as a little girl trying to pick up a kitten or puppy and them running away when I think of my relationship with technology)
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2:06 pm
March 18, 2012
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nellterry
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Perfect! I'm going to install that plugin and do a rotating list then. Thanks for the info!!
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5:23 am
March 19, 2012
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MoneyBeagle
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sooverdebt said:
No need to ask permission – any of us would love to be featured in a roundup, and the ones using Wordpress will get a notification that you linked to their posts. :)
As for the rotating blogroll, I use a plugin called Better Blogroll. Basically I had to input all the sites using the Links option in the Wordpress dashboard, then the widget in my sidebar picks 10 of them at random to show up at a time. But I also have a huge Blogroll page in case someone wants to see all the sites I like.
Hope that helps!
Ditto to everything said here!
I try to do a roundup every week but realistically it's about every two weeks.
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5:37 am
March 19, 2012
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Smart Wealth
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Definitely no need to ask for permission, everyone is happy to be included in a fellow blogger's roundup!
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12:07 pm
March 19, 2012
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Frugal Portland
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Okay, awesome, but is this the same as a trackback?
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12:45 pm
March 21, 2012
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Daisy
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frugalportland said:
Okay, awesome, but is this the same as a trackback?
Trackbacks are what happens (if you have them enabled) when somebody (a wordpress user) links to a post of yours. I think the person has to be a fellow wordpress user; maybe I'm wrong but there are plenty of times I'll be in a roundup or link love and wont' get a track back.
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