Comments on: The Top Beer Bloggers Revealed - Part 2 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/ A visual tribute to beer and the people who love it Fri, 16 May 2008 18:58:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: A beer blogger! http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-1716 A beer blogger! Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:11:28 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-1716 Come on guys, time to do this again and see how things have changed! I hafta know! :mrgreen: Come on guys, time to do this again and see how things have changed! I hafta know! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Jay Brooks http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-71 Jay Brooks Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:26:03 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-71 Thanks for taking the time to combine the old and new stats. The switchover has been a nightmare in terms of getting people to update their links. It's pretty humbling to be so high up. It's a nice shot in the arm to the ego. Cheers, J Thanks for taking the time to combine the old and new stats. The switchover has been a nightmare in terms of getting people to update their links. It’s pretty humbling to be so high up. It’s a nice shot in the arm to the ego. Cheers, J

]]> By: Captain Hops http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-49 Captain Hops Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:27:46 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-49 It's an honor just to be nominated! I can't believe I made #6. This is a neat little experiment. I like the way that none of the blogs in the list are clones of each other. Each approaches our growing little niche from a different perspective and each has something unique to offer. I think the fact that the list can generate a little controversy speaks highly of the fact that there are a lot more than 10 great beer writers out there. I also agree with Alan that it is important to keep writing and not give up. I am coming upon the 2nd birthday of <a href="http://www.beerhaikudaily.com" rel="nofollow">Beer Haiku Daily</a> - there's been at least one new beer related poem every day for two years - and I think that has a lot to do with my placement on this list. I'm sure I will be punted off soon enough when the formula changes, but that doesn't take away my bragging rights today. And I will admit that I do plan on using Beer Sage's line on my wife. :wink: It’s an honor just to be nominated! I can’t believe I made #6.

This is a neat little experiment. I like the way that none of the blogs in the list are clones of each other. Each approaches our growing little niche from a different perspective and each has something unique to offer.

I think the fact that the list can generate a little controversy speaks highly of the fact that there are a lot more than 10 great beer writers out there.

I also agree with Alan that it is important to keep writing and not give up. I am coming upon the 2nd birthday of Beer Haiku Daily - there’s been at least one new beer related poem every day for two years - and I think that has a lot to do with my placement on this list.

I’m sure I will be punted off soon enough when the formula changes, but that doesn’t take away my bragging rights today. And I will admit that I do plan on using Beer Sage’s line on my wife. :wink:

]]> By: Alan http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-47 Alan Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:55:22 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-47 I showed my wife <a href="http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed/#comment-37" rel="nofollow">this comment</a> that the Beer Sage posted at part 1 - oddly she was not quite persuaded by the argument. While it may nteresting to note that since this post, I have 160 Blogliners in addition to now 149 Authority on Technorati I am also very aware that the bulk of content plays a huge part in this. I have blogged about beer since 2003 and had a dedicated site for three years with 882 posts now. So there are many google hits just because there is content to hit. And because there is content there are links. I point this out not because I am overly proud of the blog but as maybe the one good lesson for others I have learned. {Maybe the only one other than turn off the flash when you are photographing beer.] That lesson is "write" - write all the time and don't worry if today's one item is not as good as the last. If we are to expand enthusiasm for beer we have to be enthusiasts. It is a nutty calling to write about beer, collect beer, home brew our own beer and buy books and got to festivals and all the rest. But because there is so much to discuss and because beer itself makes for discussion, the opportunity is there for way more beer blogging content than I could ever have imagined when I started out. Frankly, I was sure I would run out of things to say within a month. I had no idea how big good beer is. I showed my wife this comment that the Beer Sage posted at part 1 - oddly she was not quite persuaded by the argument. While it may nteresting to note that since this post, I have 160 Blogliners in addition to now 149 Authority on Technorati I am also very aware that the bulk of content plays a huge part in this. I have blogged about beer since 2003 and had a dedicated site for three years with 882 posts now. So there are many google hits just because there is content to hit. And because there is content there are links.

I point this out not because I am overly proud of the blog but as maybe the one good lesson for others I have learned. {Maybe the only one other than turn off the flash when you are photographing beer.] That lesson is “write” - write all the time and don’t worry if today’s one item is not as good as the last. If we are to expand enthusiasm for beer we have to be enthusiasts. It is a nutty calling to write about beer, collect beer, home brew our own beer and buy books and got to festivals and all the rest. But because there is so much to discuss and because beer itself makes for discussion, the opportunity is there for way more beer blogging content than I could ever have imagined when I started out. Frankly, I was sure I would run out of things to say within a month. I had no idea how big good beer is.

]]> By: Beer Sage http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-46 Beer Sage Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:31:08 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-46 Chris -- Actually you (and a couple others) did get ripped off. Because my script gave equal weight to all search terms including "micro brew", "craft brew', etc. (an effort to eliminate blogs by Coors binging college students), sites like Hail The Ale got hammered. If the scoring had just been run based on "beer" and "brewing", you'd have landed at a very respectable number 7. Working on how to fix that... Chris –

Actually you (and a couple others) did get ripped off.

Because my script gave equal weight to all search terms including “micro brew”, “craft brew’, etc. (an effort to eliminate blogs by Coors binging college students), sites like Hail The Ale got hammered.

If the scoring had just been run based on “beer” and “brewing”, you’d have landed at a very respectable number 7.

Working on how to fix that…

]]> By: Chris http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-45 Chris Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:08:47 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-45 I'd cry foul and whine that we aren't on the list, but you did a great job in explaining your methodology so you've even taken that away from me :smile: I’d cry foul and whine that we aren’t on the list, but you did a great job in explaining your methodology so you’ve even taken that away from me :smile:

]]> By: Beer Sage http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-44 Beer Sage Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:49:06 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-44 "Shouldn’t Lew Bryson’s Seen Through a Glass be in here somewhere?" Probably -- his Technorati Authority is 74, and Google Page Rank 4. But when I ran his blog against the keywords I mentioned his site came in at number 21. Running a "blog cloud" against his site my guess is he doesn't pop higher because over the past 6 months he's written a good many things specific to Pennsylvania (especially Philadelphia), which can affect the rolling ranking. “Shouldn’t Lew Bryson’s Seen Through a Glass be in here somewhere?”

Probably — his Technorati Authority is 74, and Google Page Rank 4. But when I ran his blog against the keywords I mentioned his site came in at number 21. Running a “blog cloud” against his site my guess is he doesn’t pop higher because over the past 6 months he’s written a good many things specific to Pennsylvania (especially Philadelphia), which can affect the rolling ranking.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-43 Stan Hieronymus Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:37:47 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-43 Shouldn't Lew Bryson's Seen Through a Glass be in here somewhere? Shouldn’t Lew Bryson’s Seen Through a Glass be in here somewhere?

]]> By: Jon http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-42 Jon Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:09:58 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-42 Wow, I'm very surprised to be #4... I would've put a bunch of the others ahead of me. But yeah, like Stonch, a nice ego boost. :smile: Wow, I’m very surprised to be #4… I would’ve put a bunch of the others ahead of me. But yeah, like Stonch, a nice ego boost. :smile:

]]> By: Stonch http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-41 Stonch Thu, 31 May 2007 21:51:07 +0000 http://www.mybeerpix.com/the-top-beer-bloggers-revealed-part-2/#comment-41 :shock: Amazed, and proud as punch to be the only non-North American in the top 10! I'm very pleased with how things are turning out, after only four months. Just the ego boost I need to set me up for a miserable afternoon in the office! Cheers :shock: Amazed, and proud as punch to be the only non-North American in the top 10! I’m very pleased with how things are turning out, after only four months.

Just the ego boost I need to set me up for a miserable afternoon in the office! Cheers

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