Hello Chris. By way of answering your question, I wrote a post a couple of months ago which talked about the four types of people who would benefit from using Alltop.com, including:
1. The casual reader 2. The blogger/content creator 3. The professional/researcher 4. The marketer/entrepreneur
When Guy came up with the site, I really don't understand why such a site is getting all the attention but when I actually went to the site to check it out after all the buzz on Twitter, I stayed on the site for 2 hours, prowling for more information.
I discovered a lot of new blogs to follow. I love the targeted categories that Alltop has for the general Business & Management niche.
I've been using http://scotland.alltop.com/ for a quick update on all my local Scottish news for some time now. Also used it to source the best blog for all topics for my Google Reader account. Was proud to have http://tweetabix.com added to http://twitter.alltop.com/ which has given the blog some added traffic.
Shay West
· 1 year ago
As always, Chris, your insights are wonderful. Alltop helps users bypass the commercial clutter often present in the major search engines and get straight to the business of finding pertinent, actionable information through the power of social media.
Mm... I'm being curious with this Alltop... I'll check it now... thank you for sharing, Chris.
Derek
· 1 year ago
You know, I have been using Alltop since he released it and it is one of the most useful websites. When it first came out, I was skeptical, but he completely won me over because as you said in Twitter, when you need new blogs about SEO, seo.alltop.com. The same goes for every other topic you can imagine.
Alejandro Reyes
· 1 year ago
dope article chris.
alltop has also helped me find stuff instead of googling things for research.
they also do a great job putting the best content/sites on there.
i'll definitely start using alltop more for research purposes.
Laura Bergells
· 1 year ago
May I suggest #11? Use Alltop to find platform to make friends...and influence Tweeple.
I've used the mighty Alltop to connect with people who share their fascinating ideas in blogs. We've often extended our conversations in areas beyond their blogs. Commenting leads to connecting, to joint ventures, to collaboration...
Alltop is a lovely place to meet people who share your passions and interests. I'm honored to be included therein.
Laura Bergells
· 1 year ago
May I suggest #11? Use Alltop to make friends...and influence Tweeple.
I've used the mighty Alltop to connect with people who share their fascinating ideas in blogs. We've often extended our conversations in areas beyond their blogs. Commenting leads to connecting, to joint ventures, to collaboration...
Alltop is a lovely place to meet people who share your passions and interests. I'm honored to be included therein.
Rufus
· 1 year ago
LOVE alltop.com and not just because we were listed early on in pets.alltop.com (Dog Walk Blog), coffee.alltop.com (Plain Joe) and jobs.alltop.com (NARMS) but because it does exactly what Google can't, gives you a quick view of the top LEGITIMATE blogs...
What I like most about browsing the blog listing is you not only get a listing of the top blogs, but the latest blog posts. This cuts down on a lot of useless clicks to blogs that "look legit" to Google, but are really just piled high with crap and ads.
One thing that we do a lot is link back to alltop.com and add alltop in the tags for almost all post on our brands as alltop.com is generally a source for Rufus' ramblings.
You know that Neenz has got to be spending a lot of time researching on a ton of topics. While Google does an ok job of indexing, Alltop does it much, much better.. Human editing for human beings. (which, incidentally is going to be the biggest loss when newspapers finally go under.)
Neenz, please reconsider http://www.tourneycentral.com for the soccer category... I hate rejection ;-) And Guy, Tech Crunch was (and still is) wrong about Alltop.
Angie
· 1 year ago
I just came across Guy and Alltop on Twitter last night and had no clue how to really use the site. Your post has really helped me understand how to use it. I'll have to go dig in and see what goodies I can find. Thanks!
Rafael
· 1 year ago
I had only used alltop for news and for the twitterati feature. Thanks for the post and for expanding my view of what I can use alltop for!
Rafael
Michelle Lamar
· 1 year ago
I love Alltop. If I weren't already married, I would marry it. Great post. I learn something new every time I read your blog.
Tom Nocera
· 1 year ago
A very useful post, Chris. I first became aware of Alltop several months ago, after approaching Guy about a business venture. He explained how he was wrapped up in creating Alltop.
I paid Alltop another visit about a week ago and was in awe of the progress Guy's team at Garage has made with it. I don't know of anywhere else a person can click to and wander through a well-organized virtual magazine rack. And Alltop has some useful built-in features - like reminding visitors of their previous areas of interest.
Talk about a "sticky" website. No matter what you're interested in, or want to explore, Alltop likely already has it. Their section on Genealogy is particularly vast. Because people can spend hours exploring it, because it is refreshed with current information so frequently, it was just designated as "The Most Addictive Website on The Whole Damn Net". (Sorry about that Google, however GOOG still get recognized for increasing its marketshare.)
Cheers!
selbyb
· 1 year ago
Excellent article! I closely follow the health care and medical research arenas for some of our magazines, and after just a few alltop sessions, using your suggestions, my tracking process has totally changed. Many thanks!
Karim Dahmani
· 1 year ago
This is a good article, being involved with SEO which is a research intensive activity, Search engine optimization is evolving and having all the blogs of the top in the field under one hood like Alltop is very useful.
Mary Pat Whaley
· 1 year ago
I, too, didn't get Alltop at first. Now I get it and recently wrote a post about using Alltop. I predict my readers will find Alltop a very valuable resource.
Wow, I love Alltop! Thanks for writing about this and the tips. This will be so useful to me in my technical marketing writing business and in my blog. I also have discovered some new blogs I want to follow. Thanks again!
John Welsh
· 1 year ago
I recommend Alltop to colleagues - we cover over 15 different business sectors - who are kicking off a new blog and they ask the question, "where do I find blogs in my chosen area?"
Young Che
· 1 year ago
Alltop is a great aggregator for whatever you may be into. If you can't find niches that u r into then that sounds like an opp for AllObscure
Maura McGovern
· 1 year ago
great tips - thank you! devoured every bit of it..
puglyfeet
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the submission form url.
L Martin Johnson Pratt
· 1 year ago
Thank you Chris i love when i look in my google reader and see your posts :) I have an idea for another subject and how alltop can power that --- thanks again be blessed
Natasha Baker
· 1 year ago
Chris, "Share" should be your middle name! You never cease to amaze me with the usedule, insightful information you are willing to share with you readers. Thanks, for this great post. I'm adding Alltop I my arsenal.
Naren Ubi
· 1 year ago
This reminds me of the once famous (now obsolete!)BlogRush network. However, Alltop will do good as a blog directory! All the best!!
stevenmilstein
· 1 year ago
Once again, great & practical suggestions! But I do have a question:
Awesome, and thanks for sharing this topic. I don't know about this alltop and now This Is very usefully for me. Thank you very much and I have share this post at my blog at http://ff-penang.com/iskandarX/how-alltop-power...
OJ
· 1 year ago
This is information is pretty useful! I wonder if Alltop will ever going to consider adding an spanish category to their useful service. It would make my life, and many other spanish bloggers, easier.
Thanks for sharing!
Amy
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the great information. I tried to put an Alltop widget on my blog (it's a wordpress blog) and couldn't. Here's what the wordpress FAQ said:
If you paste code into a widget, save and when you look again it has gone then the system has removed it. This is done for security reasons.
Anything that has a line like this:
or that uses Form or Input tags for instance is not allowed. There are other tags but the effect is the same - they disappear.
There are no exceptions to this.
Sure enough there was a line like that - and the code wouldn't save to my blog. Sadly, Alltop has no FAQs or help that I could find.....maybe you or someone else has an idea on how I could get the widget???
Thanks!
Linda Smith
· 1 year ago
Awesome post-you really helped to explain Alltop - I have two comments to commentors above: 1)Alltop beats Technorati in ease of use and understanding; 2)Wordpress doesn't accept code with javascript and the Alltop widget contains javascript...so, I wonder if Alltop could produce a widget that does not contain javascript?
Thanks Chris for putting useful information in your tweets.
Robin
· 1 year ago
Great info, thanks for this post!
IntoTheRough
· 11 months ago
I've only recently discovered the site, but it's become essential to me since. Hopefully this post will expose it to a few more people - it's an excellent resource.
Lisa
· 11 months ago
Wow, I have to get out more often. I was following Guy on Twitter but had no Idea he was the creator of AllTop. I submitted one of my sites a few days ago and just got in. Cool! Now I'm off to investigate AllTop. Lisa http://www.decorating-country-home.com.com
Steven-Sanders
· 11 months ago
I'd like to add that you can get tons of visitors to your blog if you find your niche in Alltop and comment on the newest post of every blog listed.
Andy Santamaria
· 11 months ago
Hey Chris, I really found this post to be very helpful! I have read Guy's Art of Start and already bought Reality Check. I use Alltop mostly for my personal use like wine and Apple but I am just starting a blog (it's so new that I won't link it up just yet) and this is very useful!
All Comments
1. The casual reader
2. The blogger/content creator
3. The professional/researcher
4. The marketer/entrepreneur
More details here: http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/10/13/alltop...
Hope you and your readers find this to be useful.
I discovered a lot of new blogs to follow. I love the targeted categories that Alltop has for the general Business & Management niche.
Wayne
http://www.affboom.com
Marko
http://www.howtomakemyblog.com
Shay West
http://www.giraffeweb.net
alltop has also helped me find stuff instead of googling things for research.
they also do a great job putting the best content/sites on there.
i'll definitely start using alltop more for research purposes.
I've used the mighty Alltop to connect with people who share their fascinating ideas in blogs. We've often extended our conversations in areas beyond their blogs. Commenting leads to connecting, to joint ventures, to collaboration...
Alltop is a lovely place to meet people who share your passions and interests. I'm honored to be included therein.
I've used the mighty Alltop to connect with people who share their fascinating ideas in blogs. We've often extended our conversations in areas beyond their blogs. Commenting leads to connecting, to joint ventures, to collaboration...
Alltop is a lovely place to meet people who share your passions and interests. I'm honored to be included therein.
What I like most about browsing the blog listing is you not only get a listing of the top blogs, but the latest blog posts. This cuts down on a lot of useless clicks to blogs that "look legit" to Google, but are really just piled high with crap and ads.
One thing that we do a lot is link back to alltop.com and add alltop in the tags for almost all post on our brands as alltop.com is generally a source for Rufus' ramblings.
You know that Neenz has got to be spending a lot of time researching on a ton of topics. While Google does an ok job of indexing, Alltop does it much, much better.. Human editing for human beings. (which, incidentally is going to be the biggest loss when newspapers finally go under.)
Neenz, please reconsider http://www.tourneycentral.com for the soccer category... I hate rejection ;-) And Guy, Tech Crunch was (and still is) wrong about Alltop.
Rafael
I paid Alltop another visit about a week ago and was in awe of the progress Guy's team at Garage has made with it. I don't know of anywhere else a person can click to and wander through a well-organized virtual magazine rack. And Alltop has some useful built-in features - like reminding visitors of their previous areas of interest.
Talk about a "sticky" website. No matter what you're interested in, or want to explore, Alltop likely already has it. Their section on Genealogy is particularly vast.
Because people can spend hours exploring it, because it is refreshed with current information so frequently, it was just designated as "The Most Addictive Website on The Whole Damn Net". (Sorry about that Google, however GOOG still get recognized for increasing its marketshare.)
Cheers!
Great article, Chris!
Mary Pat
www.managemypractice.com
"Share" should be your middle name! You never cease to amaze me with the usedule, insightful information you are willing to share with you readers. Thanks, for this great post. I'm adding Alltop I my arsenal.
How does alltop.com differ from technorati.com?
Thanks for sharing!
If you paste code into a widget, save and when you look again it has gone then the system has removed it.
This is done for security reasons.
Anything that has a line like this:
or that uses Form or Input tags for instance is not allowed. There are other tags but the effect is the same - they disappear.
There are no exceptions to this.
Sure enough there was a line like that - and the code wouldn't save to my blog. Sadly, Alltop has no FAQs or help that I could find.....maybe you or someone else has an idea on how I could get the widget???
Thanks!
Thanks Chris for putting useful information in your tweets.
Lisa
http://www.decorating-country-home.com.com
~Andy