Comments on: Become Your Own Authority

By: YC

YC — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:00:10 +0000

Josh, that was very nice of the person to provide a review under those circumstances - I believe the best part was finding out what you could do to improve on your site, whether it was free or not. That’s one good thing about having r/s with authority figures, you learn things which you might not spotted yourself earlier.

By: YC

YC — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:56:39 +0000

Dana, I should park my contest entries with you for a better chance. :)

By: Josh Spaulding

Josh Spaulding — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:49:31 +0000

Becoming an authority in what you do really just comes from your willingness to learn and your determination to put that in place as well as how you brand your name/company/service.

You have some excellent points here. Being recognized by authority figures can and will help you tremendously and it can be achieved in various ways.

I recently contacted someone (not sure if he would want me mentioning his name) in regards to a possible site critique, as he is somewhat of an SEO “guru.” He not only gave me a review, but he didn’t charge a penny.

Getting “in” with authority figures (”Gurus”) can really pay off. Not only for your own recognition, but for good things in general.

By: Dana Wallert

Dana Wallert — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:49:30 +0000

Thanks YC. I would have said I’ve never won anything…but I woke up this morning to having a link from John Cow’s site…I won a 3 month membership to Blog Mastermind :)

By: YC

YC — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:12:12 +0000

@ Heather - How’s it going, Heather? Are your renovations done? :) Thanks for the stumble, and while I wouldn’t mind backlinks from authority sites, I just get a far greater kick from communicating with individuals like yourself!

@ Dana - Uh, I am by definition a stalker on Sphinn. ;) But you know more than you give yourself credit for - unless you’re the sort who wins every lucky draw entered!

By: Dana Wallert

Dana Wallert — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:55:28 +0000

I can see both sides of this issue. Obviously, becoming associated with the blog powers that be will always be beneficial. But seeking them out to the degree of stalking and dismissing your other blogging and social media efforts will surely guarantee disappointment! Instead trying to write the best posts you can, genuinely getting to know people you enjoy interacting with (of any authority) will likely lead to you being noticed and eventually acknowledged. But what do I know?! :)

On other thought…”The daily interaction and exchanges of information have taught me a lot, what with the communication being 2-way and CONSTANT.” Me too :)

By: Heather Masson

Heather Masson — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:57:58 +0000

Stumbled :)

I agree with you YC. I have gotten links in the past from authority sites and they can be helpful. The constant back and forth with like minded people is what I find more beneficial, and more rewarding.