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Disqus – Why 95% Of Bloggers Should Switch

By Andy Beard | Published: June 16, 2009
When Disqus first launched, I was a little critical because I like to maintain control of comments, give commenters the benefit of Dofollow links, and ultimately retain control of their user generated content. I now feel that 95% of bloggers should switch to using Disqus, though I have some reservations. These are some of the reasons why:-
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Paid Content – A Dying Business Model?

By Andy Beard | Published: June 16, 2008
Michael Arrington in his boycott of Associated Press seemed to suggest that paid content is a dying business model. I must admit I am not a huge fan of linking to articles from Associated Press, simply because it is extremely difficult to determine the original source when these stories "go over the wire". A great example of the reasons why is when I reported about the appropriated story last year from the Museum of Hoaxes - that was Associated Free Press to blame, a different organization. Readers might also remember my run-in with The Guardian where I was a major source for an article, but didn't receive a link. The author and editor of The Guardian explained their viewpoint in the comments, but it still wrankles a little. That being said, there is a huge amount of PROFIT being made online in the form of online membership sites which is a paid content business model. Highly successful examples include:-
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Exclusive Content For Membership Sites and Agencies

By Andy Beard | Published: January 23, 2008

At the end of last year Donna wrote "Some Days I Wish This Blog Were Private So I Could Share More" giving some vague but interesting hints as to how certain links can give a site a boost, and how the benefit of those links decreases if they are removed at a later date.

This was especially significant for me at the time, because I was struggling with a problem which I couldn't solve.

A few days later 5ubliminal posted, "If I Told You… I'd Have To Kill You" - a simlar idea, again specific to SEO techniques but with

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