Top 25 Bike Touring Blogs
#1
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Top 25 Bike Touring Blogs
for those interested, the Adventure Junkies website has posted a list of 25 Top Bike Touring Blogs. They explain: The total score that every blog receive is based on 3 key indicators: Alexa Score, Page Authority and Domain Authority.
My site (biketouringtips.com) clocked in at number 18.
My site (biketouringtips.com) clocked in at number 18.
#2
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A bit misleading (not a big big deal) because "bike touring blog" to me is someone's personal trip blog, where these are general bike touring and bike packing sites, which again is fine.
there certainly are some great resources out there for newcomers or experienced folks to get info on so many aspects of traveling by bike, not to mention just encouraging and getting people to dream.
was surprised that crazy guy isn't there, just shows that it's considered old fashioned and boring, just like us on here ;-)
there certainly are some great resources out there for newcomers or experienced folks to get info on so many aspects of traveling by bike, not to mention just encouraging and getting people to dream.
was surprised that crazy guy isn't there, just shows that it's considered old fashioned and boring, just like us on here ;-)
#3
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I wondered about Crazy Guy as well. I wonder if it is his refusal to let Google and other sites to index his, which would affect his scores.
#4
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the other day I in fact did a Google search for crazy guy and was a bit perplexed to not get a first thing find for it, but just did a round about search for the blog I was looking for and until now, didn't think more than "oh, that was weird?...."
I know that the fellow has strong views on things, but like said, I know nothing of these rating and index stuff.
shame though, cgoab is a great resource.
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Google searches don't show it directly, only references
Bing search shows it first one
So there you go. I'm still ignorant of the why, but that's it.
Bing search shows it first one
So there you go. I'm still ignorant of the why, but that's it.
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Websites can exclude indexing by adding some kind of code (robot tags) in their web pages. I am not familiar with the details of Google/Bing policies wrt indexing exclusions. My query (bike touring journals) on Bing returned "we'd like to show you more but are not allowed" blurb. Same thing on duckduckgo. Google returned nothing, even when searching for "crazy guy on a bike".
No idea why the site's owner blocks robots. One possible reason is that it reduces worthless traffic (only motivated people will eventually reach the site). Would make sense if he's not sponsored or generating advertising income.
No idea why the site's owner blocks robots. One possible reason is that it reduces worthless traffic (only motivated people will eventually reach the site). Would make sense if he's not sponsored or generating advertising income.
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Websites can exclude indexing by adding some kind of code (robot tags) in their web pages. I am not familiar with the details of Google/Bing policies wrt indexing exclusions. My query (bike touring journals) on Bing returned "we'd like to show you more but are not allowed" blurb. Same thing on duckduckgo. Google returned nothing, even when searching for "crazy guy on a bike".
No idea why the site's owner blocks robots. One possible reason is that it reduces worthless traffic (only motivated people will eventually reach the site). Would make sense if he's not sponsored or generating advertising income.
No idea why the site's owner blocks robots. One possible reason is that it reduces worthless traffic (only motivated people will eventually reach the site). Would make sense if he's not sponsored or generating advertising income.