Linking to Bloggers in your Professional Peer Group
September 7, 2006 · Print This Article
Ken Yarmosh knows what I mean. I’ve been making a pointed effort over the past few months to write about and link to new or less popular blogs, that I find interesting. Here, here, here, and here for example. Yea, not much, but it’s a starter. I like the way Ken frames the idea, though. He’s defining it as a “professional peer group” which gives it a much more organized feel. Sometimes when I link out, I might send the person a note, comment on their blog, or give them a trackback. But, I think now that’s just a first step in building a professional peer group. Stronger relationships with people who blog on similar topics is absolutely a goal of mine, and should be a goal of yours too, and definately do not overlook anyone simply because their blog is not very popular.
Peter…thanks for the comment and for the link
I’m glad to see others thinking along the same line.
[...] Peter Davis ran with a theme I wrote about in The Long Tail of Linking - building a professional peer group. As I thought about this idea over the last week, I had what I considered an ephiphany: What if I could create a social network that was based on bloggers - a much more open network than MySpace or LinkedIn - that would help drive forward the professional peer group initiative? [...]
Good stuff, Peter (and Ken)
An additional purpose is to be a resource. I link to as many legitimate “peers” as I can find.
If someone is shopping for services like mine, I may as well point to my “peers.” By not pointing to them doesn’t mean prospects won’t still go looking. And I become known as the “go-to-guy” in my field.
I like the idea of “peers” (competi-peers?)
Peter, I also find I learn much from folks in many different fields so when I build community I enjoy “picking other brains” for different ideas since very often this sparks new ideas that connect.
I think that’s a really good point Robyn. Thanks for commenting.