{"id":111,"date":"2007-04-27T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2007-04-27T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/stroking-the-ego-of-an-a-list-blogger\/"},"modified":"2013-08-30T11:52:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T19:52:26","slug":"stroking-the-ego-of-an-a-list-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/stroking-the-ego-of-an-a-list-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroking the Ego of an “A-List” Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Calacanis, A-List blogger and founder of Weblogs Inc<\/a>. (the company behind the enormously popular Engadget<\/a>) has written a post stating some general rules for link baiting<\/a> him. Follow these rules, he says, and he’s very likely to link back to you.<\/p>\n

Basically he expects people to stroke his ego a bit before bashing his usually controversial opinions. He recommends citing his past accomplishments, mentioning his bulldog, or displaying attractive pictures of him before he gained weight.<\/p>\n

I read this post earlier and went on my merry way, but then he posted a follow up<\/a> linking back to the first few people to blog about his original post. As a neophyte blogger I figure I need all the exposure I can get, so why not give Calacanis the attention he wants in return for a little exposure on his popular blog?<\/p>\n

Anyways, this is a bit of a marketing experiment and I apologize if it isn’t relevant to you.<\/p>\n

Calacanis, your narcissism is remarkable but it’s also the reason I read you. I gave you what you wanted so please link back to me.<\/p>\n

Calacanis readers, while you’re here, you might as well check out some of my other posts. The Popular Article list in the sidebar is a good place to start. Also, subscribing to the feed<\/a> is a good idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jason Calacanis, A-List blogger and founder of Weblogs Inc. (the company behind the enormously popular Engadget) has written a post stating some general rules for link baiting him. Follow these rules, he says, and he’s very likely to link back to you.<\/p>\n

Basically he expects people to stroke his ego a bit before bashing his usually controversial opinions. He recommends citing his past accomplishments, mentioning his bulldog, or displaying attractive pictures of him before he gained weight. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12163,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[13],"tags":[2289,2290,2291,1147,4633,2137,2284,2292],"yoast_head":"\nStroking the Ego of an "A-List" Blogger - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jason Calacanis, A-List blogger and founder of Weblogs Inc. (the company behind the enormously popular Engadget) has written a post stating some general rules for link baiting him. 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