FAQ's, Tips, Known Bugs & Fixes

Below is a list of FAQ's, tips and known bugs and fixes. If we've not answered a question you have or if you find any problems on the site, please let us know using the red feedback tab and we will update this list page.

FAQ's

 

  • What is a Seed?

  • Planting is a Seed is you telling other bloggers about your blog post and inviting them to continue the conversation on their blog and link back to you.

    The better the Seed conversation and the more extendable / debatable it is, the more other bloggers will Buzz about it on their blogs and link to you. That's why suggesting ideas on how a Seed conversation could be developed is a good idea.

  • What is Buzz?

  • Buzz happens when another blogger picks up on, writes about and links to your blog post.Like with Seeds, bloggers also tell the community about how they have managed to carry on the Seed conversation by submitting their Buzz on the site.

    Because we ask that where possible a Buzz post links to the original Seed post PLUS one other post that has Buzzed, links will be earned from Buzzing as well as Seeding.

    Buzzing is also how you can earn more Seed credits.

  • Why do other bloggers write and link to my post?

  • They will write about your blog post if it's useful, newsworthy, opinionated, interesting, funny, contentious and all the other types of successful blog post.

    If they do write about you they will also be helping to promote their own blog. This is the win-win of SeededBuzz.

  • How does having other people write and link to me help me?

  • If another blog writes about you and your site you will get immediate exposure their readers, some of whom may chose to come and read more of your work, and even subscribe.

    In addition, Google and other search engines use information about who is linking to you to form an opinion on where you should be ranked. The more quality and relevant links you have the better you will rank. This once again will increase the traffic you get to your site.

    If you generate revenue from advertising or product sales, this increased traffic should mean more money in the bank.

Bugs & Fixes

 

    Problem planting a seed with zemanta installed

    We are aware of an issue with the zemanta plugin which is breaking the plant a seed page. We are working on a fix, but the workaround is to disable zemanta for blogs in the Tools menu.



    How do I edit/delete a seed

    If you need to edit a seed after submission, make sure you are logged in and click on the seed, and you should have the option to edit in the tab above the seed. At the moment you cannot delete a seed, so if you really do need to delete a seed just contact us.



    Problem planting a seed - it never appears in Seed list or My Seeds

    We have had reports from members that they have submitted a Seed but it never appears in the Seed list or My Seeds. A Seed is published immediately, so if you experience this problem can you send us the following information: time you planted the seed, your computer PC XP/Vista/W7 Mac, the browser used IE6/7/8 FF3/3.6 Safari Chrome, any toolbars, extension and add-ons you have installed, and finally the categories you selected for the post.

    Fixed 02/07/10 - but if you experience a similar problem please send us the info requested above



    Problem with Wordpress URLs in Seeds and Buzzes

    There is a problem if you use URL with parameters - http://myblog.com/?post=12345 - the parameters are not stored with the Seed or Buzz. Depending on your setup this can affect Wordpress URLs. We are working on a fix, but from an SEO perspective you will get better ranking if you switch to the alternative url format http://myblog.com/post/something-interesting.

    Fixed 01/30/10