Linking to Bloggers in your Professional Peer Group
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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 Davis is a web developer, investor, author, entrepreneur, and most importantly a father. 
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.