This brings me back to the days of trying to get my own blog up and running. I can't tell you how many hours I spent trying to create a web of links back to my blog from "active sources", all tied around a single keyword or set of keywords.

I won't lie, I HATED it and it ultimately ended up being a waste of time, as I ended up not being as dedicated to seeing it succeed as I had first envisioned.

Maybe this time will be different?

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