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Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:19:06 -0000

Thank you! I am a new blogger (college project), and was looking for tips.
You have certainly given me plenty!
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Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

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Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

robinrobinson — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:56:55 -0000

Keep it fresh! There's nothing worse nor more boring than stale blog content! I stop looking at other people's blogs PDQ when they don't post regularly. If they aren't interested in their own site, why should I be?

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

tej — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:56:29 -0000

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Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

pkayfit02 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:44:31 -0000

Hello Ben,

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.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

jblu — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:45:33 -0000

Great article! I've heard people give advice about commenting and tracking popular posts, but have never heard sending out thank you emails. I will try to implement that in the future. Thanks!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Sportsdork36 — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:41:42 -0000

THis is really good info. I am new to blogging and am trying to genterate comments. I fell that I should build my hit's up first. Does it take time for the site to take off.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

usome — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:59:18 -0000

best of luck with your new blog!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Tony — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:42:48 -0000

I know this may be slightly off topic so please dont dismiss it as spam but my friend has just built a nice little forum where you can post and find link exchanges. The
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 :)

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:53:55 -0000

Tyler - I know a lot of people who have a great deal of success participating on forums and driving traffic to their blogs and building community. It's not something I've ever done frequently. Forums are frustrating because there's no push - you have to visit them, login, look around ... I much prefer blogs because I can access all those of interest to me through one RSS Reader. Even email newsletters have an advantage in that they're a push technology into my inbox.

But I know a lot of people swear by the value of forums.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Tyler Dewitt — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:28:00 -0000

Nice post I like it :). Social networks are very good for building your blog community specially popular forums and community sites like digg, rededit, stumble upon and etc.

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.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Orlando — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:13:31 -0000

I find your tips for getting more traffic to be useful. It sounds like the same principal stores should use. When customers are finished purchasing goods the store clerks should make an effort to smile and say "Thanks, come again." That truly does make you feel welcome. Repeat business.

I think you may find my Career Aspirations blog interesting. Check it out when you get a chance. http://ocha033-careerasp.bl...

If interested would you like to do a link exchange?

Thanks.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:01:07 -0000

Mary - that's great! Welcome to blogging and I'm glad I've been able to help.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Mary — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:47:24 -0000

I'm one month old blogging, and I'm finding your advice is the way to go as I need to grow my community.
Thanks
Mary

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:49:24 -0000

Galba - glad you enjoyed the post. I just read the one you linked to - nicely done. I particularly like Emma's comments that ring so true ... but, but, but...

Hope to see you around some more!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:25:28 -0000

brassmonkey - best of luck with your new blog!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

brassmonkey — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:37:40 -0000

Very Good Info and sound advice, I just started a new blog and will do my best to follow your advice and be an active participant rather than a passive one.

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

bigBiz — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:08:52 -0000

Hi
Those are very good advices!
I enjoyed reading so much. Thanks!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Galba Bright — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:02:26 -0000

Hello Ben:

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/200... Do let me know what you think :)

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:17:09 -0000

Mike -- thanks for the suggestion. I had heard of HitTail but haven't had a chance yet to implement it. What I've heard has been positive - so people definitely should check it out and let me know what they think:

HitTail

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Mike Levin — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:07:44 -0000

Hi Ben. I also wanted to suggest taking a look at HitTail as a method of growing your blogging community. It's a writing suggestion tool for bloggers, which when acted upon, can help grow your natural search traffic (influx of first-time readers).

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Freeze — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:39:34 -0000

I like no.8. I never participate in any online community site before but MyBloLog is the best so far...

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:54:36 -0000

Hey Peter - good list of tips. Interesting that you rank forums so highly - they're not something I've actively used, although I know they can be effective. And you mention going after the press, which I'm sure very few bloggers do...which is a great tip but has to be one of the harder ways to generate traffic...

Thanks for commenting, hope to see you around soon!

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Peter Flaschner — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:35:21 -0000

Ben, interesting! Just the day before you published this, I wrote Eight Tips to build Quality traffic. We cover some similar territory, both with an emphasis on building users one person at a time. Have a look http://www.theblogstudio.co...

Re: 8 Steps to Growing Your Blog Community One Person At a Time

Ben Yoskovitz — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:35:24 -0000

Flotsky - glad I could help. Sometimes we just need a reminder to get us going again. Happens to me all the time!