included." to see what I unseccussfully try to link to-(notice the same snippet on all entries) I am not actually sure if that hurts rankings but I prefer to be on the safe side. Its important to make things a little bit or a lot easier for your blog subscribers so that they are a little more able to be able have that chance to subscribe and also be able to find everything they need quickly and easily! When you ask your readers to subscribe, are you asking them to do the virtual version of writing their name underneath? Or are you asking them to agree to pay you a sum of money?" &lt; -- -WOW. This, alone, properly used, could probably increase subscription rate by 500%. "Great Theory! Now Back It Up"&lt; -- -really -- it wouldn't have been needed; the lesson is so common sense, I would've followed it regardless. I will alter my word choice in ways like, "if you want more of this, just put in your name and email-adress in the box below". Not a word about subscribing.