Lists are always disappointing when you aren’t on them and even more disappointing when there is no personal or useful input.

Must resist looking

First off, let me say I LOVE your site! Visit it often and subscribe to the feed.

Second, I think you summed this up better and more succinctly than I came close to. “I think that if you’re not generating any new content in the process (and it’s consistent trend in your posts) you need to re-evaluate.” I could not more heartily agree!

Thanks for the visit and great input!

That being said, I think there’s often a difference between a list and a roundup.

I’ve actually enjoyed a lot of posts in the model of “10 Tweaks to make Wordpress Run Faster”, where the content is actually in the post as opposed to linking out.

On Build Internet, we do occasionally do design roundups (Like themed logos and single page site designs) but the focus is never to make a giant link list for the sake of being “comprehensive”.

If I want to link to other great posts on the internet, I include a “Further Reading” section. I think that if you’re not generating any new content in the process (and it’s consistent trend in your posts) you need to re-evaluate.

So that’s my rant. I guess I’m just tired of the 20% of people making content, and 80% of them running blogs that just link to it. It’s litter.

I do love going through lists posted by others – organized and all, but sometimes I prefer those one-on-one kind of post, where the writer discusses about a certain design or something. Or even tutorials! Yea, they’re good.

What a great start!

~ K.

P.S. About the lists.. I agree with you on that one. Read tonnes of articles about “the perfect name for a blog post” and the 2009 trends say that 37+ 50+ 102+ 339+ bla bla bla are attractive =)