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That was quite inspiring! I haven't been paying much attention to my blog as I don't get many comments or visitors... Maybe I'll start it again!
Nice to meet you, and I'm already waiting for Basil!!!
Cheers from Brazil!
Laura
Lyndon - not replying to comments is a huge mistake. Part of successful blogging could be being controversial. It doesn't hurt. But being controversial without responding to comments isn't that effective - controversy works best in conversation.
Regards from Argentina!
Regards,
Santosh
http://artofspeaking.org.
Wee!
Plus, now I look forward to your visit! ;o)
My overall blasé feeling towards blogs since the new year has made me feel that actually while those are good marketing tips for blogs, the key is to offer me something new and insightful. Like regular media, I want to go somewhere and learn something new. I want a new perspective.
There are millions of blogs out there and 99.99% of them have the same thing to say. A unique voice with witty writing is for me the key to come back to a blog.
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I'm going to become more hard-hitting in my headlines and the posts are also going to be shorter.
Ben, those were all great inputs. But #1 hit me in my solar plexus. Hell, I now know why even some of my friends have not responded with comments on my blog. With friends like those.....!!
Srini Murty
As usual -- excellent points! Frankly, I think not responding when someone comments is just rude. It's like having someone in your house talking to you and you just walk into the other room.
Even if it's a group "thanks everyone for the great comments" kind of reply, at least acknowledge their effort and time.
I'm going to be thinking about all of these as I keep plugging away!
Drew
The thing that stood out? One visitor at a time. It is all very well getting the big hit, but what you really want is the visitor that stays. One at a time - you are in it for the long haul, or not at all! Hey, do I smell a tagline?
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Bizimama
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http://www.lordsart.com
I did want to comment specifically on Warren's thoughts:
My overall blasé feeling towards blogs since the new year has made me feel that actually while those are good marketing tips for blogs, the key is to offer me something new and insightful.
There are millions of blogs out there and 99.99% of them have the same thing to say. A unique voice with witty writing is for me the key to come back to a blog.
Warren's not wrong. There's a lot of repetitive or uninspired content. I've written some of it. But there's also plenty of gems out there that you'll never find. Why? Because you HAVE to market a blog.
Just writing amazing stuff isn't enough. I don't think it ever has been - from books, to movies, to blogs, to any form of media + entertainment. You might be the most brilliant guy on the block but if you don't know how to market...and more importantly, how to get out there into the communities that matter, you'll be brilliant all by yourself.
Taking my suggestions with a blog that's boring, overly-focused on monetizing, poorly designed, etc. won't reap huge rewards. You need great content, unique ideas, fun twists on things AND you need to get yourself out there too.
Thanks.
What struck me as interesting was the way they handle questions -- i.e. they try and figure out what questions people are asking in search engines that result in finding your blog - with the assumption that someone asking a question in a search engine is a much more eager reader. And it's a good way of saying, "Geez, people really want to know about X or Y."
I've only been on it a few days, so we'll see what results come of it...which I will share.
I don't agree with that cliche phrasing; however, the point is that if you disagree with something at any level, and are compelled to comment, at least be constructive in your objection. Don't just leave a "you suck" comment or anything similar. If you disagree with something, intelligently engage in the conversation and make your case. Well thought comments, even if they go against the original post, help push the dialog forward.
If you answer questiona they might start considering you an authority in your area/s of expertise.
Heck, I wouldn't even mind, "I disagree" as a comment, because often people post things that are controversial in the hopes of getting comments that are negative (but not rude / pointless.)
Infonote - forums is not a world I live in at this point. I used to muck around with them, but just haven't put enough effort in there. I do know they can be hugely effective for driving blog traffic, increasing reputation and networking.
Norris
Of course I don't mean you shouldn't send your blog to your friends, but you should be careful about who you send it.
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Hi Bob,
I read your post about toy trains and really enjoyed it. I thought you might find this relevant and interesting...
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As well, the point was to send links from other blogs to friends, contacts, etc. Show that you're out there, looking around and finding interesting stuff.
Thanks for the comment!
We are getting huge interest from bloggers and as a free service have got blogs from all around the globe.
I am lucky, I get to read 40-50 blogs per day and can now tell the great from the good within ten seconds.
Happy blogging
KevinD
fuelmyblog.com
(Take a peak and add your blog free)
Thanks for stopping by!
Bottom line: content is king. nothing else matters
I've recently launched http://www.bloggingit.info as a multinational adsense revenue sharing. I get about 100 visitors a day but i'd really like to grow the number of our writers.Here'e the idea behind the community:
If you love blogging,you can signup in one of our communities ( if it doesn’t exist,just email us and we will create it ) and start writing about whatever you want in your own language as long it’s legal and not spam.In every post,we insert adsense ads.50% of the time the ads will have your ID,while in the rest of the time,the admin’s ID is used.The idea is to create a large community with writers who speak as many languages as possible.Imagine having 30 countries each with 10 writers.That's 300 writres.Now imagine each one is posting once a day.That's 300 posts a day.300 pages of content each day.That's 9000 pages of content each month.I'm not talking about black hat generated pages.These will be human created pages.belive me,the Serps will notice this community in no time !
If anyone is interested,let me know.
ProBlogger is an awesome resource, no question about it. I was happy to see him link over.
Bob - why 3 things? Is 3 the magic number for lists? I'm intrigued...
Thanks for commenting, hope to see you around soon!
HitTail
I enjoyed your post and you suggestions are good for bloggers that want their readership grow organically. I also wanted to thank you for an earlier post about blog carnivals as a promotional tool. It's worked well for me so far.
Here's the link to my first blog carnival post: 5 Little Known Ways To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence.
http://tuneupyoureq.com/2007/01/25/5-little-kno... Do let me know what you think :)
Those are very good advices!
I enjoyed reading so much. Thanks!
Hope to see you around some more!
Thanks
Mary
I think you may find my Career Aspirations blog interesting. Check it out when you get a chance. http://ocha033-careerasp.blogspot.com/
If interested would you like to do a link exchange?
Thanks.
I think honestly forums is a easier way of building social networks up on your site then what digg is, but then again that highly depends.
But I know a lot of people swear by the value of forums.
link exchange forum has only just started up but it has already caused quite a stir. Anyway check it out.. nice blog by the way :)
Wow, came across this little area by doing a whole bunch of clicking. I seem to be behind the curve just a little bit. I just starting blogging, thought it would be fun. This was very helpful. I look forward to more info on this sort of thing. I guess I better get to reading. HA! I guess I better go rework my blogging. Any advice would be helpful. Take a look.
being oa google product,i seek to develop an individual site and i apply ur tricks there ...thnk u
You have certainly given me plenty!
https://pub.mtholyoke.edu/journal/allonsy/