Linkys To Join To Boost Your Traffic

Over the last few days, I’ve mentioned a few times that joining linkys is a good way to improve your blog traffic and to find new blogs to read.

I believe joining linkys can be beneficial at any point throughout your blogging journey, but right at the beginning, they are essential. They get your name seen, your posts read and the commenting can start to build up relationships with other bloggers.

Linkys: An Overview

If you have never joined linkys and have no idea how they work, Becky from Cuddle Fairy has written an amazing linky guide which you can read here. It tells you everything you need to know about linking your posts up and it’s really easy to understand.

Generally, one or more bloggers host the linky and you add your posts to it. Some bloggers say 1 post, some more. Some linkys are themed, some are general where you can add any post. Usually, the rules are that you comment on the host’s post and at least two others. Some bloggers specify which posts (eg the one before yours), others let you choose the ones that appeal to you.

It can be a bit tedious having to read a certain post if it doesn’t appeal to you, but put the effort in and leave a decent comment because the advantage is you are guaranteed the next person to link up will have to comment on yours – even if (shock horror) it doesn’t appeal to them.

Most linkys also require you to add their badge or a text link back to their post either in your post or side bar.

Make sure to read (and follow) the rules for each linky as they do vary slightly.

I always say that I would never tell another blogger what they should or shouldn’t do – here is an exception:

NEVER link dump.

It is rude to the host and the other people who link up and will soon be noticed. You don’t want to be remembered for the wrong reasons.

Linkys: Which Ones Should You Join?

There are a lot of options out there, some are huge linkys that get hundreds linking up, and the temptation is to only join those. Don’t write off the smaller ones. Some of them may have 20 people linking up, but those tend to foster a tighter sense of community and often you will get more interaction in these than the mega ones. It’s all down to trial and error – find the ones you enjoy the most and link to them.

Below are the ones I link to regularly if you are looking for some inspiration:

Monday

#AnythingGoes This linky is right here (shameless plug!) It’s open from 12.05am Monday through to 7pm Friday and is open to any topic. You can link up to 3 posts per week.

Tuesday

#TwinklyTuesday This linky can be found on Mumma Scribbles. You can link up 1 post, and it’s open to any topic. It’s open 6am-11.55pm Tuesdays.

Wednesday

#bestandworst This linky can be found on Run Jump Scrap and All The Beautiful Things. This linky’s theme is, as the name suggest, best and worst. You can link up 1 post and it is open from 6.30am Wednesday to 11.55pm on Friday

#BloggerClubUK This linky is one I co-host with Becky from Cuddle Fairy and Clare from MudPie Fridays. It is open to any topic and runs from 6am Wednesday until midnight Friday. You can link up to 2 posts.

Thursday

#brilliantblogposts This linky is over on Honest Mum. You can link up any topic and any number of posts. This one actually goes live Wednesday night some weeks so watch out for the email reminder.

Friday

#TheList You can find this linky over at You Baby Me Mummy. The theme of this linky is anything in a list format. You can link up to 3 posts per week.

#thatfridaylinky This linky allows you to link up 1 post and it can be any topic. It opens 12.01am on Friday until 11.59pm Sunday and you can find it on Twin Mummy and Daddy and DIY Daddy.

Saturday

#HappyDays The theme of this linky is happy posts. It is on What Katy Said and Quite Frankly She Said. This one runs from Saturday through to Wednesday.

#KCACOLS This linky runs from 10pm Saturday until 12.59pm Wednesday. You can link up 2 posts, any topic, and the person who comments the most will be featured in the following week’s linky. The linky can be found at A Moment With Franca and there is also a different guest host each week too.

Do you run (or join) any linkys that aren’t mentioned here that you would like to recommend? Let me know the details in the comments 🙂

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