Here are the results of my review and the 10 types of bloggers I found. You’ll notice that they range from good to bad to sleazy.
1. Good: People who ask permission to reprint your article and add a bio with links back as requested.
These are people who are generally looking to add some content to their own sites. They usually republish the article in full, and are happy to add whatever bio and links you specify.
2. Good: People who republish without asking permission but at least link back to the original article.
I don’t really have a problem with the folks who haven’t asked permission if they at least have the courtesy of linking back to the original article. Sure, it’s not as great as controlling what the links say in a bio, but it’s generally fine.
3. Good: People who blog about something you wrote and who link to your original article, providing their own unique commentary or spin to go with it.
This is the best type of blog post as it isn’t a complete dupe of yours, and it gives credit where credit is due. Watch out, however, as sometimes these types of blog posts are critical of what you’re written. Personally, I have no problem whether people agree or disagree as that’s the foundation for blogging.
4. Okay: People who blog about what some other blogger blogged about, and link to both the original article and the blogger’s commentary.
I probably should put this one in the “good” category — as it really is fine — but it still is irksome when the secondary blogger’s post seems to get more credit than the original piece.
5. Bad: People who blog about what some other blogger blogged about it (as in #4 above), but who link back only to the blogger and not the original.
I was surprised at how prevalent this one was. I don’t think that most people intend to snub the original author, but it happens a lot! Sure, you could say it’s okay because the post they DO link to posts that link back to the original, but that’s just not good enough. I strongly believe that the original writer should get credit where credit is due in a more direct manner.
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