You’re right. It’s a fine line we walk. Google loves to see those inbound links from reliable sites, and without forming relationships with other bloggers, we’re less apt to get them.

In some ways it’s easier to write for search engines, but without community on our blogs, it could end up being mighty lonely “at the top”.

You can go to sleep now. I’m back and have published a new (guest) post.

Thank you for your kind words. That’s one good thing about blogging; we get to share what we’ve learned, and can do it for free. As you said, it’s great when new bloggers can learn from those of us who have been at it for awhile and hopefully become successful – whether that means making money with their blog or gaining notoriety. I feel we’re all in this together.

I agree. Call it karma or “whatever”, but we do tend to attract those who think like us. Those who will teach us as we share what we’ve learned. And those who are like old friends. It’s not necessarily an audience we can “target”, but if we’re fortunate, it happens naturally.

Like you, I feel fortunate to have attracted such a wonderful group of people to this blog, as well.

You’ve raised a great point. If we only write for search engines, it’s unlikely we’ll attract a community of fellow bloggers. Choosing which way to go often becomes a struggle as in most cases, we don’t get both.