How do you do it?
When I link to other blog posts, I like to use the double link technique. While it's not essential, and certainly not mandatory, I prefer it.
I believe it's simply extending a courtesy to the blogger.
As we all know (or at least I hope we do), it's necessary to provide a link to the post you are quoting.
You can link to the post in question, either using the permalink, or the trackback feature. I always use the post's permalink, because Blogger has some issues with trackbacks. I hope they remedy that shortcoming soon.
I also provide a link directly to the blog home page as well.
Many people do not believe that it's necessary, or even important to do so. I disagree for a number of reasons.
1. The reader of the linked post gets a quick opportunity to read the entire blog.
2. Reading the rest of the blog might entice the visitor to return, where landing on a single selected post might not.
3. It seems polite to me to acknowledge the blogger, in as many ways as possible,
4. It provides a highlight of the home page and the display of the blogger's outgoing links and blogroll for further exploration.
5. The added link to the blog home page, provides a boost to that blog in the search engines, for the blog's particular theme and topic.
I am always happy to provide some additional support to some of the great blogs available.
One of the ways, in which I give some extra assistance, is through the double link method.
I link to the blog post under discussion.
I link to the blog home page as a courtesy.
It's up to you if you want to borrow that technique.
I have borrowed it from several other bloggers myself.
