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Paul Peixoto @paulpeixoto

Thanks for the info, David. This comes in a timely fashion for me as I launch my new blog (rebelcalling.com) along with an ebook (Blend: Work, Life, and the Evolution of You) at the end of the month. Looking to start a WWR!

HLBryant

Amazing article, and thank you for the link.

One of the things I feel is that Syndication can go both directions. One can syndicate their content out, while many API's allow the content of the social networks, blogs, rss feeds, and more to be added to a website. Thus creating a full circle.

Larry Schwartz

David - Thank you for your post and contributions to Newstex's ebook - Truth About Blog Syndication. The inspiration for this eBook was your book "World Wide Rave". Today, our first day of launching the ebook, we've already had over 500 downloads and received applications for over 50 new blogs. For us that is a major Rave!!

Thanks again for your support and advice,
Larry

Krishna De

David - thanks for sharing this. I have found there is significant value in syndicating my content - I consider it as meeting people where they choose to be.

I have just had an approach from an online marketing 'luminary' (a guru in his field like yourself) to collaborate on a project.

We are not connected on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook. I know of him but I did not think he know of me - we are in different continents.

No he had not found me through key words and SEO. He came across me through my content being syndicated else where and being listed on a top list for my expertise.

It's an opportunity I know I would not have accessed otherwise.

There are some bloggers I know who have found themselves listed on certain sites such as the syndicated content on AllTop and asked to be withdrawn from the list as they felt it was not attracting people to their site. Information about syndication in this ebook I am sure will be really beneficial to bloggers and content publishers alike.

David Meerman Scott

Thanks, all, for your comments.

I think of this a little like the way a rock band thinks of airplay. Do you want to be on the radio? Or just force people to play your music on CD only.

David

Engago Team

Blog syndication is not favored by Google as it gets identified as duplicate content.
If one of the syndication website has a higher PR than yours, it can happen your original content is decreased in importance and will be hard to find by search.
Think twice before you syndicate if you are not a top blogger.

Susan Gunelius

Engago Team,

Definitely check out the ebook, which describes licensed syndicated content (that's what Newstex offers), which ensures the blogger retains original publishing rights to their posts, so Google rankings are not affected.

Also, licensed syndicated content is distributed through companies like LexisNexis via closed systems such as Corporate research libraries, law firms, Wall Street traders, academic libraries, etc., so it's not distributed via the open Web -- again, not affecting Google rank for the blogger.

roundstone

Are those +'share' or +'Add This' buttons effective? How is it different from pings?

Calgary Real Estate

Excellent article I just need to put it into practice for myself.

Web Development Guru

Excellent Article, thanks Dave. Syndication is an essential element of web design nowadays.

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