The Benefits of Outlinking

Liz wrote a good article on the benefits of outlinking that I want to share here.

Outlinking to quality sites can add relevance to your own blog. The key is to link to quality blogs that your readers might also like. That gives your blog a more natural connection within the weblike structure of the Internet. It also boosts your ranking in cluster search engines such Teoma.Google even checks your “neighborhood,” to see who’s in it. Want to see what Google sees?
Type related:domain.com
like this
related:johntp.com
in the Google search box to see your Google neighborhood.

Outlinking has given me readers and many backlinks later. So I completely agree with this point.
Outlinks provide a service to your readers. That’s great brand you and me relationship buildingstrategy. Readers will come back because they’ll see you as a source of information as well as a great read.
Again, I totally agree with this point. Linking to quality blogs make readers want to come back again for more info as they know you will keep them updated with interesting and useful stuff.
If you provide quality relevant content, those outlinks will be icing on the cake, making some readers more open to becoming friends with you and your blog. Yeah, an occasional person will be too busy or even be an aloof jerk about it. But most folks will be feeling great that you took an interest and think you’re really smart for choosing to link to their blog.:idea: Linking to other blogs will make the blogger want to check your blog and become friends. This results in regular readers and more traffic for your blog as the bloggers will spread the word about your blog on their blog and by word of mouth.
At some future point, some of those outlinks just might convert into links back to your blog. They’ll be natural links that came in over time and through process. Search engines will like that part the best of all.:idea: Very true. Outlinks to blogs will be converted to trackbacks and link back to your blog. Outlinks can get you friends who might link to one of your posts they like in the future.