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Humpty wrote in with this question: I want to know what a blog roll is and why someone wants one. What does it do for you?
Aside from being a clever play on words, a blogroll is a roll or list of blogs that have a similar affinity for the topics you address on your blog. For example, Michelle Malkin, being a top blogger in terms of daily visits, has a list of 164 blogs that are very fortunate to be listed there because of the high exposure. That's really what you want to consider. A blogroll is your way of providing exposure to blogs you believe are worthy of attention. It's different from HSB's Friends list because a Friends list can contain anyone and everyone you know. A blogroll is more exclusive. Similarly, if you have a passion for botany or quilting but your blog is limited to political commentary, you're not going to want to put your favorite blog on botany in your blogroll. Such a link would be more suited to an "About Me" section. Setting up a blogroll requires some HTML and some time spent modifying your template. Some enterprising folks have endeavored to make this easier for you. I have not tried them, but it looks like a fairly simple service to manage.
