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Want People To Visit Your Blog? It's Simple.
Posted by DaneMorgan • 10/20/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog marketing, blog promotion, blogs, wiffm
All you have to do is answer one little question.
WIIFM?
What's In It For Me?
Why should I visit your blog? A dozen (or more) other people have posted a thread to the shameless blog promotion area today asking me to visit their blogs too.
By and large that's all any of you said. "Visit my blog".
But people aren't going to visit your blog because your mother is proud of you, or because you added more noise to the forum or because you told them to or even because you asked nicely.
You have to give them a reason. Tell them what's in it for them. What will they gain by visiting?
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Visit my blog because my mum is ill in hospital.-
sounds like your family is having a just awful month. my thoughts and prayers are with you -
I was trying to be humorous i guess i was crap at it, but the mum is in hospital and i appreciate your thoughts
So visiting my blog would cheer me up a bit!
Loved your please go away post on your test blog, i did indeed go away
I just wonder if the shameless 'shameless' promoters ever take in some of the great advice that is offered by some of the really good bloggers here. -
Cheer you up? That's what's in it for you. You gotta tell em what's in it for them! [TIC]
Sorry to hear about "the mum". Best wishes and speedy recoveries are wished your way. -
I will raise a pint in their honour when i am out at the pub later and cheering me up will leave them feeling warm and fuzzy or something like that
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and that brings up another good point. If you trouble to make friends with people here, that may give them an interest in You which by extension may lead them to reading your blog regularly to keep up with you. And for Those readers a simple reminder that you're around or have recently updated may be enough
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Oh, yeah. Personality can be as much a reason to read a blog as content itself. A lot of people would rather read what they feel isn't quite as good an examination of a topic from a personality they like than a great one from a personality they abhor.
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hey ...get your sister to make your num lentils, that'll fix her :-) -
Your skeleton on the crapper is hilarious! I smell a greeting card coming. -
People would definitely want to visit my blog because I compile the coolest gadgets in the planet. No need to sort through the rubble in most internet sites.
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My blog is in the hospital.
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Visit my blog out of curiosity. We all visit blogs out of curiosity and, maybe, 1% of all blogs visited in a day, let's say, it's interesting. How can I convince you my blog is worth your visit? What can I say about it?
I just say what I do, what I write about, and I point to my best resources. -
visit my blog because it's got lots of fun Halloween stuff added this month. :-0-
Costume Ideas? Unique party stuff? Cool Halloween history? Tell us about it!
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Well, if I wanted you to visit my blog Today, I would tell you that I'm a writer who works in a library and I know about all kinds of interesting books you probably haven't heard of. I'd tell you that my blog has dozens and dozens of great book "presentations" (I don't actually 'review' which would indicate giving a full plot summary and detailed critique of all elements of the book; I present readers with just enough information to give a sense of the book and whether it would interest you). I would be sure to mention that for all books I talk about I provide a link to a special library meta-search engine so that you can find the books in a library. (Not only does borrowing from the library, which your taxes pay for, save you money it also helps the environment by reducing the need for printing new books and saves the paper and other resources producing more books would consume.)
I also link every title to Powell's bookstore in Portland, Oregon so that readers who do want to buy books can do so from an ethical, locally owned source.
I might also mention that I recently reviewed a very interesting book about gun ownership in America. Whether you're a card carrying member of the NRA or a strong supporter of gun control you might be very interested in reading
blog.libdrone.org/2007/10/guns-friends-and-fears.html
And finally I would add that I have a lively and interesting comments section and that my blog is Do Follow so if you do comment and leave a link, it will be spidered and counted and will help to increase your stats.
That's what I would say. IF I wanted you to visit my blog today
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That's what I'm talking about!
Good Job Alan.
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visit my blog because its fun and entertaining ( i think ). Also everytime somebody comments you get a chance to get a link back if you are a top commenter in the next post.
My blog is going through a makeover right now so might wanna wait 3-4 days and everything will be rolling. I will have some nice additions to the site which will give you plenty of reasons to visit my blog, I assure you :-)-
Since I've seen some of your work I know damn well you can do better than that!
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Visit my blog because it has a very cool layout, an organized sidebar, a nice background picture, and killer content that every apple fan should read.
apple-report.blogspot.com-
Tell us about the content, AppleMan. If it's killer content about something I'm interested in my visit is worth something to you. If it's exposes about the care and feeding of old guitars, I'll be dissapointed no matter how great the content is, and you'll have missed an opportunity to entice some one who needs to feed and care for their old guitar, but didn't visit because they never knew that's what was there.
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Well my blog has apple news, reviews, tips, hardware, software, updates, wallpapers, and more. I write one or two posts every day about useful topics that every mac, ipod, or iphone user should read.
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You could rely on curiosity. But then you really are subject to that whole 1% thing.
It could be that a more profitable approach would be to offer some sizzle. Tell people about some specific benefits.
Like some cool Halloween ideas
Or maybe you've recently written an article about something that people have been asking questions about here on the forum recently like, say
"What Are Inbound, Outbound and Cross Links" Learn to tell the difference and use these to make your blog more popular!
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Hey Dane, if I lie about my blog and present it in the brightest of lights, would you visit it? Would lots of people visit it? I guess so, even if only ONCE. And then you'll lose credibility.
So, how do you know if someone tells the truth about his or her blog? You'll just have to visit the blog. Or not. But then again, what's the point of posting here?
UPDATE: Thanks for your great comments. I've written the post and then I saw yours.-
When did I ever say lie about your blog?
This is about letting the people who will be likely to be interested know what's there that is interesting. -
>>You'll just have to visit the blog.
actually, no I won't. There are a zillion blogs out there and a huge number of them are about things I am NOT interested in. So before I even think of clicking your link I need to have an idea of what I'll find or I will never bother to check it out.
it is NOT a question of making your blog out to be more than it is or lying about your content. it is a question of giving a potential reader enough of an idea of WHAT that content is for them to determine if they are interested. And the burden is 100% on you to give potential readers a reason to click through and read your blog.
Because the fact is, No One has to.
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You didn't. I was playing along. Thanks for the visit and for the advice. We all learn sooner or later.
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I honestly believe that this approach will find you not only more visitors, but more readers. And THAT's what it's really about.
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Absolutely right. It's the visitor to reader conversion rate which matters the most.
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DON'T visit my website! If you find it on a random Stumble, press the damn button again and save yourself from having to realize how much of a pompous, ignorant jack-ass you (and everyone you know) really are. If you find it in a Google search, skip over it and save yourself the agony of having your sanity ripped out of your skull!
I don't recommend that anyone reads my website because it's not suitable for children (due to harsh language), old people (due to the content), zealots (due to me not buying into their cult), teenagers (due to my hatred of their "style" (or the lack thereof)), couples (due to my criticism of society and dating), hopeless romantics (due to the fact that they should be kicked in the head for being whiny little bastards), politicians (due to the fact that I say what I want, when I want, how I want, and for any damned reason I want), or internet users (due to the lack of txtspk on my website).
What do I offer my visitors? Not a damn thing. I post my opinions in a form that some people apparently find funny, and the traffic rolls in. Some people have told me that I'm a "visionary" and that my rants (as I call my posts) have cause them to realize "how stupid everyone is."
Two things to consider:
1. Everyone is stupid. No exceptions.
2. Everyone likes to think they're an exception.
By continually mocking everyone and everything for being shallow, vain, and utterly, incomprehensibly stupid, a lot of people stick around. Occasionally one of my pages will get a lot of attention from StumbleUpon for a day or two but that always dies off when the trolls reach my page.
(Note: This entire post is meant to be a counterexample to the Visit-Me-ism of this community.)-
"(Note: This entire post is meant to be a counterexample to the Visit-Me-ism of this community.)"
And yet is one of only two truely promotional posts in this thread at this point.
Another Job Well Done (or not as the case may be ) -
Haha yeah. I believe there's something on this in "creative marketing;" but I've yet to ever get dragged along to a marketing class so I don't know. I got this idea from an episode of South Park where Eric Cartman opens an Amusement Park.
EDIT: If anyone is actually interested, my website is www.kobrascorner.com -
I was gonna write something about your damned site but after seeing the cartoon of the pierced twat I am laughing too hard to write much of anything...
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This will transition to maniacal laughter soon enough.
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Very good Dane. You are spot on.
The first thing we tell our clients is to be less self-focused and more customer-focused. As the old saying goes, nobody is more interested in your product than you are. The trick is to make other people more interested so instead of talking about you, you talk about what you can do for them. These proven concepts work for blogs as well as products. -
People seem to lose sight of the fact that a blog IS a product in many ways. Often we are using the blogs as vehicles to promote other products, but then when we go to promote the blog we miss that the same rules of effective promotion apply and now the blog itself has become the product.
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lol Kobra dude
I like your blog! and the comments on the bottom! hehehe
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HB~
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The best reason I can give you to visit my blog is to gain a different perspective on a variety of topics. The most recent topic I've posted about is the North American Union, and from what I have read, not very many people have heard of it. I still need to do some more research on the topic and will definitely be posting more of what I learn. Visit and enjoy.
majik2903.blogspot.com-
Is there any particular reason that we might want to learn about the North American Union?
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Yes, every article I have read says that it is inevitably coming, and is just a stepping stone towards a world government. If you're not interested thats fine, keep your blinders on, no real need to learn about coming change is there?
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Then tell them that.
"One recent topic that should be of particular interest to you is the current attempt to form the North American Union. While you may not have heard of this yet, it is the (first/next/last) step toward establishing a one world government. Get the basics of this (great idea/sinister plot) in my latest blog post, and I'll be sure to keep you up to date with all of the new information coming out on this!" -
Thanks for the feedback, I will definitely include your suggestions in my next post on the topic!
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If I really have to give a convincing, enticing answer to the WIIFM question to get repeat readers, I know I won't be able to because I don't have such an answer.
I guess I must make do with the one time readers who sort of find me by mistake and don't make that mistake again.-
Look, this may sound harsh. It really isn't intended as harsh, but it also is in a way.
Then why bother? If there is nothing that you feel is worth visiting your blog for, why blog? -
Don't worry. I can handle harsh!
To answer the point you raised, I blog because I see the worth in it for myself. Whether another person would see the worth in it to keep visiting is up to that person to decide. That is not a decision for me to make.
That's why I said I didn't have an answer for the WIIFM question that others might want answered before they come to my blog. -
This sort of relates to the point I made below. I think there are a lot of people who blog with no particular goals. For thirty years or so I wrote down things that came to my head and I felt like writing and then tossed them in a desk drawer, content to have written them down and with no need to disseminate them further. To a great extent, I use my blogs the same way today. Once in a while I have something I actually want people to hear and think about, but mostly it's just because I have to write it somewhere. I suspect there are a lot of bloggers with similar motivation. Of course, they're probably not the ones posting "visit my blog!" every day, either... -
Don't think of it as making a decision. Just tell people what the value is in your writing for you. If others find value in something similar, then you have told them WIIFM.
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There's nothing in for you, but that's why you should come. Brainless fun, except it's not brainless and probably not fun too. -
Dane, I think you raise an excellent point, and one that's been raised in the past but always briefly, never with the degree of explanation and feedback that you're offering. Thanks for getting it started and sticking with it.
I see two problems that keep this from working for many bloggers, but they're just exceptions, not any argument against the "rule".
The first is that so very many bloggers who are JUST in it for the money set up blogs without any real intention to provide any benefit to the reader or knowledge of what that means. Thus, they have no answer to this question.
The second is that I think many instinctive writers find themselves in the same boat. I don't know why people read my blogs. The only blog where I consciously think about delivering something to the reader is RockStories, and that's just constant reinforcement of the theme that everyone who says it's impossible to break into writing or that you have to follow rules x, y & z to do it or that you might as well give up and "get a real job" is full of something I can't mention in a family forum. Now, maybe that means people shouldn't bother with them--but I don't know why magazines and websites buy my articles, either, or why people buy my books. I just write stuff down. And people seem to want to read it. I'd have to hire someone to find the answer to your question (and I make my living in MARKETING).-
"The only blog where I consciously think about delivering something to the reader is RockStories, and that's just constant reinforcement of the theme that everyone who says it's impossible to break into writing or that you have to follow rules x, y & z to do it or that you might as well give up and "get a real job" is full of something I can't mention in a family forum."
That's a great start. Just rephrase it as benefits that will interest those who are in the audience.
Really this boils down to having a clear picture of the purpose of your blog and communicating that in a way that lets people in synch with it know there's something they want to look at.
ie. becoming a successful writer and breaking through despite what common perceptions seem to be. -
Try this MadameX,
Take the last article you posted to one of your blogs. It has value to you. Otherwise you wouldn't have written it and posted it to your blog.
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You know. I have the same problem. I don't really have an answer to why should someone read my blog. Damned if I know. I write down my personal truths, things that happen to me, things that irk me, my fiction and poetry and people just seem to like it. Perhaps there are a lot of folks who can identify with the things I write about. Other than that, I have no clue but I do get a whole lot of return visitors, so there has to be something that keeps them coming back. -
Dane, I get your point and I don't disagree with anything you've said from the standpoint of someone who wants to promote a blog. I guess my downfall is just that I frankly don't care whether people read my blogs or not. I manage content for a ridiculously successful Internet marketing company, and everything you've said is dead-on from a marketing perspective. I was just trying to make the point that there are a lot of people who blog for personal reasons that aren't necessarily thinking about what's in it for someone else, and that's fine so long as they don't have goals that require driving a lot of new traffic.
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Dawn,
AntiBarbie.net is a personal blog with a distinct and distinctly dark world view. Topics as diverse as body image issues and Google's latest high tech hi jinks are discussed with wit, humor and goodly measure of Attitude. An active and lively comments section allows visitors to discuss the issues raised and aspiring bloggers will be pleased to learn that AntiBarbie is a Do Follow blog, so commenters get a little link love for sharing their perspectives.
Tiffany,
I really do believe you that you don't give a fig about promoting your blogs. But participating in a discussion about blog promotion strategies, tends to have that effect, even if unintended, no? -
Honestly, Libdrone, I'd expect that to be the last place to accomplish any meaningful promotion. It's a place everyone comes thinking about how to advance his or her own blog and not out of interest in finding other blogs. And, of course, the more blogs that get listed and discussed in a thread, the less likely it is that anyone is going to actually click through to any particular blog--especially when links aren't listing and it requires going through the profile to get there.
For someone who really wanted to promote a blog in a place like this, Dane is dead-on. A shameless promotion thread with enough information to hook someone and make them want to read further--and the added advantage of not getting lost in a long thread of other blogs and descriptions--is probably one of the two most effective things a person could do. The other is to engage in intelligent discussion related to the content of his/her blogs and to reference those blogs when relevant to the discussion.
To circle back around to the effectiveness (indeed, necessity) of what Dane propooses...imagine a world of television and newspaper advertisements that said simply, "Visit our store!"
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Thanks Alan, who do I contact to get you on my PR team? hehehe
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"I was just trying to make the point that there are a lot of people who blog for personal reasons that aren't necessarily thinking about what's in it for someone else, and that's fine so long as they don't have goals that require driving a lot of new traffic."
Ahhh... Got Ya! Sorry. I missed that point before (bad me) LOL.
Yeah. Definitely. And no problem with that at all. They don't typically post "come visit my blog" either.
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HR3835 is a bill in the US House of Representatives introduced by Presidential candidate Ron Paul "to restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers."
If you are concerned about the trampling of civil rights, due process, habeas corpus or exceptional rendition, read about this bill on my politics blog at
capitalels.blogspot.com/2007/10/call-your-congresscritter-and-urge.html-
Left you a comment roughly the length of your post.
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Thank You. (I have been bizzy changing the template on my other blog and haven't even looked there today)
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Visit my blog, 2 days old but already featured on a few sites, learn from one persons advebtures in the world of blogging as I go from a plain site to a fully fledged blog.
Join me on the way as I give step by step instructions on what I have done and how I have done it.
With comments such as 'You sure do cover a lot of bases not normally covered by the many so-called SEO “experts” in the U.S.' and 'I think your Google search rankings are a testament to your blogging skills, and ambitious bloggers everywhere should listen. I’m all ears.'
But as I state Im no expert its just things I always do and what I think others may benefit from.
With articles such as 'Adding and Using Gregarious for Bookmarking' and 'Showing Related Posts' you will always find something of interest to read'
Dont take it from me have a look yourself, leave a comment, even if its just to say hello everyone is welcome and well catered for.-
"Join me on the way as I give step by step instructions on what I have done and how I have done it."
Be specific. step by step instructions on how you've done what? And if I follow those instructions do I have a high likelihood of repeating your success? What will I have at the end of the process? -
I get your point, its strange putting my blog to you as I know you know your wordpress stuff. Ive altered it slightly.
Visit my blog, 2 days old but already featured on a few sites, learn from one persons advebtures in the world of blogging as I go from a plain site to a fully fledged blog. Join me on the way as I give step by step instructions on what I have done to improve my blog and how i made the improvements. With reading my blog you should have a better idea about blogging and using wordpress, plugins, themes and blogger. If you use what I show you, you should have a blog that improves in rankings, looks better and encourages readers to come back again and again.
With comments such as 'You sure do cover a lot of bases not normally covered by the many so-called SEO “experts” in the U.S.' and 'I think your Google search rankings are a testament to your blogging skills, and ambitious bloggers everywhere should listen. I’m all ears.'
But as I state Im no expert its just things I always do and what I think others may benefit from.
With articles such as 'Adding and Using Gregarious for Bookmarking' and 'Showing Related Posts' you will always find something of interest to read' -
heh, I read a LOT of blogs about WordPress written by people who probably don't "know their WordPress stuff" as well as I. They often have fresh insights into things that end up teaching me something that people who know it better than me could never have taught me.
That said, that's a much better go because it targets people who may not know as much as you and will want to learn what you've learned and thus are exactly who you want visiting!.
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Thanks very much, a compliment is worth a thousand comments or visitors
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But don't forget. You get a reward if you visit a blog and leave a comment. Everyone else that goes on the blog and comments will see your post. It is free exposure.
Don't think nobody clicks on names in the comments section? They do for the interesting post that have a picture next to them. They catch my eye. Of course I only read comments when I post one. But they stay on forever. It is free traffic as small as it may be.-
Buyt there are countless blogs that I can leave comments on. Why should I visit your blog to see if there's anything I want to comment on?
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Interested in graphical IQ test? check out on this post of mine!(joel-robinson.blogspot.com/2007/10/stir-up-thursday.html)-
Not enough. Tell me why I might be interested in this "graphical IQ test" what are it's advantages to me over a normal IQ test, what will I gain by reading this post?
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Well, graphical IQ test are more likely to be checked, than the normal one's. In fact, majority of them shun away normal IQ test since it will be the same old question.
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If the content is good and if it's something you are interested in that's a reason to return. But why should anyone visit in the first place if all you've done is say "visit my blog"?
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The great thing also is if a blog has no comments and yours is the only one. Most blog owners check your profile out then. You can get lots more people this way. They may add you to blogcatalog or the other sites if they like your stuff.
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I like this game!
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There are plenty of reasons to visit my blog as there is something there for pretty much everyone. I have posts about life and love that usually end in thought-provoking questions which usually lead to great comments from readers. I offer humor in the form of "In Tens" ( a list of ten random, yet funny things). I have unique posts that play on words such as my post "Pit Puddles" where I used deodorant names to complain about my distaste for deodorant without the antiperspirant. I also have a weekly series entitled "Rules of Fabulousness" that is all about challenging us to be better people. If you don't find something on my blog that interests you, you just haven't looked around enough
suburbqueen.blogspot.com/
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got me back for my second visit of the day
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Thanks
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Good. But consider focusing this into two or three separate messages. One for people who like thought provoking articles on love and life and at least one other for the more entertaining, fun posts. Address each audience individually. And tell it like you were telling a friend about the post you just know they would love.
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One of our sample ' why you should visit us threads' is:-
Dont just visit GO! Smell the flowers but post a comment to to inpire someone or to be inspired! We'll brighten up your time on line. Don't be shy - get amongst it!
Smell the flowers while you still can and subscribe to GO! into our free flowers for 1 year draw - 1 lucky subscriber will win flowers for 1 year delivered anywhere in the world.
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I can't figure it out yet guy. Don't tell me the answer yet.
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"What's in it for you?" is actually part of the title of my blog. I get a lot of questions about what I do at home, so I aim my blog at people who are interested in what I do for a living, people who are looking for a way to work at home.
For anyone else, there really isn't much reason to visit my blog unless you're bored out of your mind and looking for something to click on. LOL
medicaltranscriptionforyou.blogspot.com/-
That's a good thing!
The most successful blog (No matter how you define that success) will be the one that speaks directly to it's audience and deos not water down it's message to appeal to anyone else.
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What's in it for you to visit my blog? Everyone loves a great story, right?
So come on over and read Mary Quite Contrary!
mqc-comic.blogspot.com
How's that? ^_^-
What kind of story is this? Is there a moral or other lesson for me to learn from it? Is it great entertainment? Would my kids love it? Tell me what the benefits of reading the story are for me.
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I did it! I solved it! It took about 15 min or so though.
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They all shook their hands up! Cool test. I pass.
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I'm really just not sure what you're on about...
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Well everyone has their point to prove, may be all are correct. Keep blogging. Now about my blogs, if you will go through my blogs you will find that, they are for the issues of common persons i.e. for the society. What we are doing in our society, that kind of issue has been raised by me. And I am glade that I am getting good people to read them and their comments too. It gives me satisfaction to spread something good in our society. Just visit and tell if anything wrong in it.
totaheri.blogspot.com-
What society? What issues? How will the knowledge or understanding about this societies issues posted at your blog make me and my place in my society better?
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People would want to visit my blog because there is actually something in it for them. The subject of my blog is mainly background checks and investigations. Just about everyone at some point or another is going to be looking for a job and it would serve them well to be educated on the subject. Before you go through the employment screening process it is a good idea to learn as much as possible about it. My blog not only educates the employers, but also the applicants. There are numerous questions that can be answered by conducting just a bit of research, my blog provides that avenue.
I also provide resources to those people looking to conduct background checks, mainly for free! Would you like to know how to conduct a completely free, legal criminal record check on your creepy neighbor? I can teach you how! Is condcuting background checks on ordinary citizens legal? Come visit my blog and find out. Is the super special secret agent net investigator software worth the price? Probably not, but you can find out for sure on my site.
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Good Job. Especially the second paragraph.
The first leaves some questions you might want to focus in on. How will this knowledge actually help me get that job or help me fire the right employee? -
Thanks Dane! I will keep that in mind.
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because ive been visit your blog just now..is it right?..hohoh-
I'm sorry, but that's probably one of the last reasons I'm going to visit your blog for.
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If you want to: 1. See the funniest movies and pictures on the internet 2. Learn more about SEO and making money online 3. Read my rants and poems - This blog is NOT for you!
...but if you're slightly interested in computers, biology, philosophy, mythology, physics, math or science fiction - you might wanna check out
urikalish.blogspot.com/-
That's a valid and useful strategy. But again break the message down. I'm interested in Sci-fi and Computers. Tell me a little about your coverage of those topics that make your blog a place I really need to visit!
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Very funny Urikalish,
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Heh, You'd better provide an example.
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Are you talking me? Are you, punk?
Just kidding Dane. Why would you want to visit my blog? Because one day my blog might be about you ... I write about the good, bad, and ugly of communication, especially social media: single post stories like the guy who landed Letterman because of a YouTube video and challenges to self-proclaimed A-list bloggers to living case studies in play like Jericho and Veronica Mars fan campaigns, the decline of Bud TV, the disingenuous of CEO John Mackey, and the atrocity of Crandell Canyon Mines crisis (with more on that this week). It's a mixed bag, sometimes serious sometimes not, but you might learn something along the way anyway.
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This thread is very interesting to follow!
But please do not visit my blog as i do not have the courage to convince you
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Fake it.
If you don't tell me why I should visit your blog, I won't. If you do, I might, and if I still don't there's no difference. -
Agreed. Here it goes....
Suppose I say my blog has lot of tragic stories, humorous poems and some bizarre posts, I doubt whether you will be interested to read them.
You can try if you still want to read them. Or you can ask what the stories and posts are about, which I can explain in detail too. -
Do the stories, poems and bizarreness lead to anything?
Take your last post. It had value to YOU, or you would not have posted it. Tell me why you chose to post that. What about that post made it something you wanted to share on your blog? -
See, I write stories, poems and the like which are humorous and you can laugh it out if you like it. If not, you can pity me and even laugh at that. I also write stories which are tragic or horror filled. You may look at them if you are brave enough to read a story by a small girl who has recently started writing. You may even learn something on how not to write by reading my blog. It is up to you (or the reader) how to take it
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Every time I start a "shameless promotion" category thread I try to provide a reason, or an enticement for a visit. Too many people overlook the fact that a lot of threads are started here with a "just visit me" mantra... which doesn't work that well for most people.
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I've seen your promotions, and you do a good job. I'm not really a humor blog reader myself and you've hauled me in to read your blog a couple times and even elicited a comment once.
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Want something to enhance your spirit and feel welcome visit my blogs. You can find lots of interesting content of a blog like quotes, nice stories, encouraging words for the soul and other content. If you want to visit you are very welcome. Thanks everyone.-
Try to avoid statements that include "the content". Yes it is content, but when we are trying to entice readers that shouldn't be the focus.
Tell me about "quotes that will ...", "nice stories of ... and ... that will help you realize ...", "encouraging words for ... souls" how these encouraging words will impact/lift/strengthen/fortify/release/uplift/inspire my spirit/soul. How will I feel (differently?) when my soul is treated to this?
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Visit by blog 'cause I'm the only armadillo with a blog!
I'm currently renting a burrow somewhere, and a few days ago I found this half-broken semi-operational laptop on a ditch near the highway.
I'm interested in your history 'cause I wanna prove that armadillos played a crucial part in every significant event in human history.
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Hi Dane,
"Telling It Like It Is" is straight-forward talk, no "b.s.", with topics about:
*Abuse:, affects on sufferers and how to move on in life, despite the history of abuse-(Child Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Abuse of Elderly, Religious Abuse).
*Relationships: Discussion and Tips on Dating, marriage, divorce, blended families (ugh), properly caring for our elderly parents, parenting tips (I survived 6 kids, whew!), how not to lose your sanity with Teenagers in the house, How To be a True Friend!, dealing with death and grief, etc.
*Religion: Discussion, from personal experience, on religious authoritarianism, mind control and cults.
*Writing Tips: I also provide helpful tips on improving writing skills, some from personal trial and error.
Based on stats reports I've received over the last few months, especially yesterday, I'd have to say I'm doing pretty darn good so far. My visitors and subscribers have tripled in less than a week. I must be doing something right. -
That's good, tiddlytwinks.
Try rephrasing exactly what you said here, but instead of saying "I provide" say "you'll learn" or "You'll be".
Instead of just listing the topics, tell me how I'll grow/learn/improve from reading about these topics at your blog.
You have the right stuff, there. Just need to shift the focus from your perspective to your reader's perspective.
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MadameX,
I do see your point. BUT. I, personally have visited about a dozen blogs that have been discussed in this thread, some blogs I had visited previously and forgotten about and others that I heard of for the first time here. I can't honestly say that I visited your blog from this thread, yet it seems possible to me that I might have.
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That's the problem with most people. They're so intent on getting exposure they don't take the time to plan a well thought message to create some interest/intrigue in their effort/desire to get traffic. Since you started this thread 3 other shameless promotion threads have been started with next to nothing being said, other than come visit me. (Although I think SPP has deleted a couple of them.)
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It's hard for me to say something about them mikster because I'm pretty sure I did something similar when I first joined BC...but to do it in a thread that already states not to...that's just wrong
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Let me tell you a little story about my recent experience with the issue of positioning a blog (to borrow a term from Marketing 101). I'm a niche blogger. The 'old hands' here at BC know me as the person with those very niche-y aviation news blogs -- mostly of interest only to people who fly for a living (and most of those folks are not bloggers).
Then a few months ago I launched a new blog (The Right Blue) in partnership with my husband. It's another niche blog, but on a totally different topic this time, and very personal. It's about our lifelong love of the ocean, from our point of view as divers who have traveled the world for decades to explore tropical reefs and take underwater photos of marine life. The blog recounts those experiences, and what we have learned about the ocean - with pictures.
Okay, so we figured the blog's content would mainly be of interest to other divers -- especially our own diving friends, since our stories are their stories, too -- and perhaps other ocean fanatics. We look upon the content -- both the stories and photos -- as very personal, so we didn't do anything too aggressive to promote it. We emailed the link around to family and old friends, and I listed the blog here and on MBL & Technorati. I did do a couple of Shameless Blog Promotion threads here early on, just in case there were any divers lurking who might be interested. And, prompted by Claire (crpitt) I decided to participate in the Wordless Wednesday meme -- the one where you post a photo-without-text every Wednesday. We've done that for the past three weeks. (I'd never before perticipated in any kind of meme.)
Then a funny thing happened. The Right Blue took off like a rocket! People from BC, MBL and Technorati dropped in out of curiosity (I guess), and then many started returning on a regular basis and participating in conversations in the Comments on the blog. Some more arrived via Wordless Wednesday, and now a number of those are turning up on a regular basis, too.
The search engines picked up The Right Blue, and we're now getting substantial and steady traffic from search -- mostly from search terms related to the places and critters we blog about.
At the same time, among the people we thought would be most interested in The Right Blue -- our family and old friends -- only a few have become regular readers. Most looked once, emailed us to say "That's nice." and never came back again.
It turns out that most of our regular readers -- including most who have told us that they've subscribed to our feed -- are NOT divers, nor have they had much experience with the ocean. Many seem to like my photos, and in fact quite a few regular visitors are photographers -- but not underwater photographers!
Why am I telling you all this in this particular thread? Because this whole experience has left us delighted (at the traffic and the loyal readers) yet completely nonplussed, because the readership turned out to be so completely different than we imagined it would be -- very different from the audience we had in mind when we began this project. We have learned that you just never know which bits of your material are going to be of interest to whom.
If you had asked me awhile back why you should read The Right Blue -- what's in it for you? -- I might not have bothered to even answer, figuring there probably was not much of interest there to non-divers. Now we are seeing that lots of kinds of people are interested in learning about the ocean, following our underwater adventures, and looking at pretty pictures -- even if they have not shared the experience themselves.
If you think you have a niche blog aimed at a limited or specialized audience, or that your blog is full of personal stuff that probably wouldn't interest anyone else, think again. If your stories are interesting enough that you feel they are worth publishing in your blog, and/or your photos are nice enough that you are interested in showing them to others, do it! But be careful in positioning your material too narrowly. You might sell yourself (and your blog) short.
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Your blog rocks Bobbie. Elvis was sited there once even.
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That's great. And it's often true that the market we thought we had isn't the market we get. It's wonderful when you can adapt and provide the market that showed up with what they want.
I would still caution splitting your marketing message when doing promotions. Talk to one group with one promotion and to another group with another promotion. This simply lets to be more effective when speaking to them. You wouldn't sit your 15 year old and your 6 year old down at the same time to deliver one of those "life" talks. You'd tailor the message to each and present it separately. Same principle here.
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I take full credit for improving your blog stats Okay the content might of had something to do with it too.
That was a great answer and although we have totally different blogs, the same kind of thing happened to me.
When i started my blog, it was a just a tool for my counselling homework and then i got totally sucked into it. I had no idea what a blog was or html thingie stuff, but i started to have a mess around anyway. I thought friends and family would read it, but no they are not interested. Then i started adding posts about my hiking, memes and my attempts at humour, visitors came and quite a few actually stayed. I tried to get rid of them but they insist on coming back.
Although i say my niches are counselling homework and hiking, personal stuff, memes and paid posts take over now. I need the pocket money and hopefully i post enough stuff that folks ignore the crap!
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Thanks guys.
@ Mikster - Who knew Elvis was a diver?!
@ Dane -- Up to a point, it's "give the people what they want," isn't it.
@ Claire -- Well you are responsible for the WW portion of the traffic, because I never would have thought to do that on my own.
Okay all, carry on...
Bobbie
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Quality advice as always Bobbie, your pals in Dubai - Flowers!
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ok, here is my reason why you should visit my blog. it's funny, well, at least i think it is. www.suchsimplepleasures.com it's funny, entertaining, witty and it's written by me...and i'm funny, entertaining and witty. -
Personally, I don't really care if you come to my blog - although, if you are searching for something and my blog comes up in the results, I hope you find what you are looking for and do not go away disappointed.
Same goes with my RSS Feeds .. It doesn't take anything to keep RSS feeds in your readers and all you have to do is scan the headlines to see if it's interesting. I don't care if it's not interesting to you and you don't come, but then again .. if you do find the heading or topic interesting and come visit my site .. I, again, hope you do not go away disappointed.
Just because there's nothing in it for you (WIIFM) .. there are a lot of people out there that may have something in it for them.
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I think you completely missed my meaning Or perhaps I completely missed yours. It has nothing to do with whether **I** think your blog is interesting.
It's about posting **something** about your blog to let people **who would be** interested know that this is the case.
Simply posting "visit my blog" and providing a link, no matter how nicely it is said, doesn't do anyone any good.
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oops... sorry, I guess I did miss your point. Unfortunately, for those of you that constantly talk about Marketing terms WIIFM and other terms SEO, SMM, XYZ and whatever .. you too also start to lose site of what this blogging is all about.
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random? like a link farm?
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That is somewhere between not a good reason and not a reason at all.
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I'm a budding stand-up comedienne blogging her way to stardom via the environs of NYC.
What could be a better reason than that?
Quest For Comedic Stardom:
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Visit my blog because there is no rhyme or reason to my posts. I just post what ever is on my mind at that point of time and so I talk about everything from Religion to Computers, Politics to weddings.
Plus the more people who read my random thoughts, the more I am liable to post.
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Not to sound like a jerk but the two previous commenters are exactly why this won't work. Very few people want to take the time to give you a compelling reason to visit a blog, they just want a visit.
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I like to think that it is a matter of still not Getting the point of this thread rather than deliberately defying it.
Here's a shout out to anyone about to post a lonely link below:
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Well, what exactly are you looking for, Mikster? The meaning of life? Most people aren't going to take the time to read a lengthy description. Your battling against copy after copy.
That's why when marketers push a movie, they dwindle it down to one LOGLINE because most people aren't going to spend the time reading the laundry list of reasons to go see a movie.
If Mr. Morgan is specifically looking for a few choice paragraphs catered to him, then that's cool. He's obviously doing us all a favor by recommenting back giving suggestions, being an overall gracious host.
But I think your comment was uncalled for.
The way I see it, if the copy hits you, then so be it. It worked. If you weren't compelled, then you move on. Chalk it up to disinterest.
I think it's a bit cynical to say, "They just want a visit." We ALL want a visit. That's why we signed up to BlogCatalog. Isn't that why you signed up?
And regarding MY blog, if you don't like comedy, there's no reason to even step foot on my blog. I stated that in the first line. BAM! So everyone knows from the get-go! "This blog is about comedy."
So why am I going to write line after line on all-things related to comedy, if that doesn't even strike your fancy.
I just think it was uncool for you to say that.
Okay, here's your "compelling reason."
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In my stand-up comedy (and my blog), much of what I write/talk about stems around societal/individual responsibility, as well as a host of taboo subject people don't want to talk about-- race, class, socio-economics, etc.. I think it's about time we get subjects like this noticed and make it normal for once.
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Well Lucy, in those two sentences you just used were much better than "I'm a budding stand-up comedienne blogging her way to stardom via the environs of NYC."
It gave a much better reason to visit your blog and would work better for getting traffic. Just stating you're a standup comedienne doesn't mean that much. I've been there, done that myself. Comedienne's are a dime a dozen.
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Lucy. It isn't abut what I like or telling **me** about your blog. It's about telling **your audience** about your blog in a way that lets them know a little about why they should visit before they ever get there.. If thinking of it as marketing bothers you, think of it like the blurb on the back of a book. Would you buy the book if all it said was "it's a comedy"? No. If you would then that's all the book jackets would say.
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lucydee ... umm, people do NOT go to a movie because of the tagline, despite the copywriters' blood, sweat and tears creating it. they go to the movie because they've seen previews that entice them.
and that's what this thread is all about. nobody's gonna go to any blog because of a tagline. (at least, it's pretty unlikely) however, a short paragraph or two, cleverly done, will act as a nice "preview" for the readers and will much more likely draw folks in. (as antibarbie says)
and, frankly, if your tagline is "I'm a budding stand-up comedienne blogging her way to stardom via the environs of NYC." as you wrote above, it does not do the job of a good tagline. it doesn't do anything more than baldly and boringly state the facts. there's nothing memorable about it; there's nothing that evokes your blog. frankly, i want a comedian's tagline to have at least some humour to it. if they can't come up with a comedic tagline, as an audience member, i'm not sure they're gonna be funny and i'll probably pass on visiting that blog.
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Dane I have word scrambles on my blog now. So if you like thinking games, come on and have fun! 3 new per week will be added.
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Wow. So now my post is the oldest trick in the book? Damn.
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and you're a _comedian_, Lucy? I have to say I've rarely felt less like laughing. Think I'll pass on checking out your blog.
(did you ever hear the one about if you're lucky one satisfied person will tell one other person about you, but a dis-satisfied customer will likely tell ten?)
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lol. I forgot. You're a New Yorker.
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Interesting thread, perhaps the most interesting I've read yet.
O.K. Here's my pitch. And, it's all built around YOU.
IF you think 10,000,000 cases of identity theft in the U.S. alone each year might indicate a looming threat to you...
IF you consider 9,000,000 yearly cases of tax payments to IRS under the wrong social security number to hold ominous portent...
IF you think the internet black market, where you can easily purchase driver's liscense, social security card, credit and debit card number, bank account routing number, birth certificate, visa, passport, and death certificate to possibly hold out a dire threat to you, as well as all of the rest of us...
IF you are unaware of a precedure offered by our U.S. Postal system that makes mail theft as easy as stealing cookies from girl scouts...
IF you know little about the turn of mind, ambitions, antics, operating procedures of the professional con artist, and think, well, maybe I should learn more...
IF you think, gosh, about the last thing I'd ever want is my identity mugged, raped, raked over the coals, ripped from me--and you wish to save yourself, through knowledge, from becoming a drooling head banger--then...
You might want to check out my blog..
www.legalthriller.blogspot.com
(Note: If you visit, ignore the top piece on travel scams. It's a mess--a hurriedly written rough draft, that did not undergo editing, that was posted by mistake--and is awaiting replacement.)-
That's actually a great promotion and I'll warrant highly effective with your target audience, since I know a few of them.
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Regarding the topic, I think I've seen something akin to this on one of those "Blog advice" blogs. Copyblogger, If I'm not mistaken.
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It's not new advice by any means. It's as old as marketing. But it's also largely ignored.
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This thread is really taxing my dial-up modem! Im patient though.
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you might consider subscribing to the discussion and reading it in an RSS reader. might be easier than having to reaload the whole long thread for every new comment
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The answer is really in your question. There is nothing in it for you unless you like the content offered. However this can be a win/win situation because you may be so inclined as to give feedback that may help mold the blog into something that not only you will want to visit, but others as well. Granted much change is even needed.
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I second Genek's statement.
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The point isn't whether there is anything in it for **me**. It's about how you present what's in it for the people you want to draw to your blog.
WIIFM is a marketing term meant to help people remember that when describing their products (blogs) they need to think and speak in terms of you, not I.
Rather than simply ask people to visit your blog, tell them about the benefits they will receive by doing so.
That's the whole point of this thread.
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Visit my blog, if you somewhere, somehow realize that there are no solutions offered to your human condition anywhere that will ever satisfy you. You have tried many ideas, and made a lot of attempts to change things for the better, yet nonetheless nothing really changed, or things even got and get worse.
I blog about a truly remarkable training and tool to change things at their cause. Here is where you, as everyone does, will heavily object, because in this perspective, called A Course In Miracles, you are responsible for EVERYTHING you see, no matter where and what you see.
This is the standpoint you have to take to really be able to change. It is not about a change of the world, for the world is merely an out-picturing of what you think and value. Real change is taking place where your power lies. Your power is the power of your mind. There is no other power.
A Course In Miracles offers the most unique mind training to become what you may be afraid of the most, but what will make you happy like nothing else ever will and can. My blog reflects on ideas of A Course In Miracles, and experiences, that I have with it, or want to have. Sharing these ideas will inevitably make them stronger, and we will benefit both of it.
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My blog revolves around health matters. It is an adjunct to my store that sells massagers of all types (and related products).
Once I started talking about the benefits of massage, I realized that beause I'm a Nurse I have a lot more to say that just might genuinely help people - so I expanded my blog to include more health topics.
I don't want to be sick, I don't want to get sick, and I hate taking medications. In fact, I'm a terrible patient. My own patient's don't comply very well either with their own medical treatment plans, and I've been listening to their concerns. People want knowledge and they want to make their own choices.
That having been said, I try to present a lot of self help options. I jump on current research, news, common ailments - then follow it up with ways you can help yourself stay healthy or improve an existing problem.
The goal is to read and learn and hopefully feel a bit of empowerment toward making your own decisions toward good health.
massageforadults.blogspot.com
Health Matter - From Massage for Adults -
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All I can say it involves hookers and a jar of fluff, if that isn't a reason I don't know what is-
I'm all over it.
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My blog is a Christian blog which is for everyone yet my readers are all Christians. There are some Bible studies, practical application, encouragement, warning, and topics that may make you a little uneasy but they are necessary. I wouldn't classify my blog as being 'fun' because it is filled with serious content that has eternal value.
thebiblethumperssoapbox.blogspot.com/
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I share Hope in the Blessed Hope(Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing) The Rapture is an Incredible SuperNatural event,and will change everything in the Twinkling of an Eye! The World,and the Dimensions as it is presently understood, will begin the process of being totally altered. The physical realm between heaven, the earth, and beneath the earth will be completely changed. Presently there is a gulf or separation between these separate Dimensions, but that appears to change almost immediately after the Rapture. Grab a cup of Coffee, and experience new eternal thoughts, That usher Hope, and Light to help navigate one on the right path! www.raptureprophecy.com -
Um. Well.
Most of this thread has been very useful; in fact, I suspect I've learned more about how to promote -- and how to not promote -- my blogs in this one discussion than in many others.
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Look forward to reading it.
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"Compose" is such a nice word in this context. It suggests that you're going to put some thought into it. Good stuff.
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Visit my blog because... because... because... um... it's coming... um... just a second... wait, here it is!
A person visited the Apple Report and read about the wonderful world of Macs, iPods and iPhones. They turned into a person, and learned that there is hope in life.
Visit my blog. If you use Windows and you come to the Apple Report and decide to buy a Mac, your life will improve in ways no monk can ever teach you. Macs have been proven to relieve stress, bad-design syndrome, square-box syndrome, cubicle-dullness syndrome, windows syndrome, gates syndrome, and many other common illnesses.
Composed by AppleMan
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Does gates syndrome come with a talking house and a personal army of bankers?
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hey...appleman...we only use macs in our house!!! and ipods(ihave a nano). my husband made me get rid of anything windows when we got married. so, i've converted!
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Have you visited the apple report yet? I think you'll find a lot of helpful stuff.
apple-report.blogspot.com
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Are you interested in yet another article on business and professional blogging; search engine optimization; making money online; or minimalist blog design?
Then Blogging Blog is NOT for you -- though we do link to sites that offer these features, and we're happy to send you there.
Are you interested in blogging as a vehicle for personal and creative expression? Do you want to have fun blogging? Would you like your blog to look -- and be -- attractive and interesting to others? Do you like blog widgets and toys?
Then Blogging Blog IS for you!
We offer articles and reviews on blogging tools and platforms; comprehensive resource lists on all aspects of personal blogging; and thoughtful pieces on why and how and where to blog.
Come visit the bears at Blogging Blog: www.bloggingblog.org !-
Interesting approach; I like it!
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Nice Job. Good Composition. Well targeted and focused on reader's wants.
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Why would anyone read a blog with poetry and cats?
This is what the readers say:
* "If I said "poetry and cats" you'd roll your eyes heavenwards wouldn't you? Go see, it's so much more than that."
* "Deeper Magic"
* ". . . Clean, bubbly and refreshing."
* "Her lovely poetry . . . is always entirely in the moment, and her photography . . . mostly of natural things, is exquisite. Go there, be refreshed."
* "sometimes after reading one of [her] "snapshot" poems, I feel a sudden, inexplicable desire for a cigarette..."
* ". . . If I had one chance to be transformed whole into verse, I would want it to be by her hand."
* ". . . a journey of constant discovery . . . everything in the world falls back into its proper place."
There's more: www.sbpoet.com/plaudits.html
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I like that strategy, sbpoet.
Testimonials can be very effective as a marketing tool. In the case of your poetry blog, this works particularly well.
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If you visit my blog www.royalcliff.info then you will you will feel good for helping a fellow blogger getting exposure.
I dont claim to be the best but i have put in alot of effort in this one and i believe my blog is fairly infomative for people wanting to know more about a hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, so check it out : www.royalcliff.info and whilst you are there please vote for me at www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/31912/?utm_source=bloggerschoiceawa...-
What will we learn about a hotel in Thailand and how will learning that help us?
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Hello,
My blog is about sharing and refreshing the memories of people about their beautiful experiences in the Philippines. What they miss the most. Their fun times with their friends long forgotten.
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Well, if you like Jamaican food that is a good reason to visit one of my blogs. I have some awesome recipes on there. I mean even Computer guys have to eat right?
Here try some of my Jamaican Jerk Chicken...it will be okay. I promise
www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=341789923&size=sq-
Tell us a little about the Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Tell us about the flavors of the cooking that will spice up our meals and impress our significant others when we cook them.
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My blog may have a rather small following... but I think that animal/reptile lovers will find it entertaining. It is about my new, wonderful, funky, baby pet chameleon Tilly. Because Tilly is my first chameleon, the whole process has been a bit of a learning curve for myself. The blog is a way for me to share my discoveries with you and for me to document her uniqueness. It also includes some random chameleon stuff to.
littleliz.tumblr.com-
This is good in that it describes the blog, but you could do even better by rewording your points to the readers perspective. Less "my blog is" and more "you will learn" or "you will find"...
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You'll learn all sorts of neat little tips and tricks that many other bloggers don't dare touch or know nothing about (if you've ever read a guide about sitemaps written by a blogger who knows nothing about it - you'll know). You will also find some little tools and scripts I've written up that will make your life much, much easier.
Most of the stuff on there is written based on my experiences - so you'll usually get a fairly interesting perspective.
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Nicely done.
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Thanks Now time to go get breakfast.... actually lunch.... wow I slept in late.
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My blog is dedicated to revealing positive ways of overcoming encounters with stupid persons (stupers, for short). Stupers are people who are completely unaware of, feel no regret for, or care about their deficiency in brainpower.
This blog aims to serve as comfort to those, like myself, who’d been held hostage by the hollow headed once too often.
After years of experiencing, observing, researching and experimenting with many varieties of stupers, I’ve found answers. Case histories and anecdotes are provided to promote successfully conquering the meager minded among us.
Stupidity is revealed, processed, disengaged, then discarded - by being resolved in the best possible way. Merciless idiocy need not be a part of daily life.
www.counterfeithumans.com
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Hi Keli, try to rephrase all of that from "myblog" to "you will". Take every statement where you say my blog or I or I've and turn those into "You". Don't tell us about what your blog does. Tell us about our experience when we read it.
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Dane, what one can learn from a hotel in Thailand is marketing, creating exposure and to be persistent. Hey u might even learn about a new destination for your next holiday or company meeting.
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You should observe "The Daily Rambler" because it is the all-reference blog on how to make YOUR blog successful. You'll find: Tips and tricks, unique widgets, website reviews and other items. What do you have to lose?
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Did you read anything on your way to the post box?
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You should visit my blog because, if you don't, an assortment of everything from ninjas to pirates to dragons will attack you and steal your money.
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Fear of loss can be a great motivator, but it has to be believable.
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Visit my blog because it involves you.
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It's a daily dose of knowledge, interesting facts, quiz questions and competition for the readers.
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Dane you have raised an excellent point. This was exactly what I was thinking when I posted on Saturday REQUEST A SKETCH. I thought it would be a fun way to get people interested in my blog(by making it interactive) plus I wanted to see if anyone actually goes to my blog. Unfortuneately, no one does go to my blog. So IF you go to my blog and read my most recent post you can request a sketch and I will sketch one request(maybe more) a day:).
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Hey guys I've worked in internet advertising for seven years now (I'm not the one that writes the ads but the one who tracks them. I just wanted to share that generally speaking, the ads that seem to convert the best are one to two short paragraphs of witty material that best sums up what you are offering (this may or may not apply to BC, it's just a trend I've noticed).
Here are some suggestions:
* Start off with a sentence that will capture the attention of the viewer.
* Don't be afraid to include a short plug of your latest contest (ie. and don't forget that October is Halloween Havok time, where YOU can win a hauntingly good trip to Salem, Massachusetts!) people LOVE freebies!
* You only have a few seconds to hook a person into clicking before they move on. Keep the ad on target and don't ramble! The average viewer is not going to sit and read a page long advertisement.
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Visit my blog because it's about Who's Who on Ebay and about a sock monkey named Solicity and it's for a good cause, for a 2 yr old named Charly and her greater destiny.
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visit my blog because I have one free ticket for blog world given to me by blog world public relations to give out for best comment about why you should go to the expo in November. Then cut and paste and add it to the link at the bottom of bloggersschool.blogspot.com/2007/10/win-blog-world-expo-ticket-contest-fro.... -
Looks like I'm the only one on the face of the Earth who hasn't asked you to visit.
My blog is a bunch of stories surrounding events, observations or stories I have - mostly at the expense of my health, sanity or patience. I've had some of these stories submitted to Letterman - which I'm proud of - as I believe that the majority of what I write is pretty funny. Not sure how it all happens...but it happens...and I write about it...and people laugh.
Nice thing to have happen.
Give it a go. Let me know what you think. Here's the site if you're still interested in maybe cracking up a bit:
Mental Poo
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The latest batch have slipped back into talking about the blog. You will do a lot better by talking about the reader instead.
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It has taken me all of two days to read this read. No I am not slow LOL I wanted to make absolutely sure I understood the concept of what you wanted. Also to think about the best approach to present things to you
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Have YOU ever thought about a program that not only offers the above but also incorporates "Residual Income" and "Multiple Streams of Income"
Are YOU searching for a "Global Wide Business-in-a-Box"
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HI! Im glad you mentioned that.
I think we both know why we want people to visit our blogs. I put quite a few ads on mine, Im sure you did too. So let me put it this way, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Or in this case, I'll "check out" your ads if you check out mine. so, Hi Like your blog, come and visit mine @ mvkq3.blogspot.com wink wink..... :o) -
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Hi reader, you're the best. If you read my stuff (oops..actually mentioned my site), you will win McDonald's Monopoly game. I promise.
If you don't, you'll go to Hell and be accosted by Rachel Ray look-alikes until the end of time.
How's that?
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Greetings
My Blog sucks, you don't what to see it, even though I give away free e-books and software for viewing my business presentation.
pathtototalfinancialfreedom.blogspot.com/
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My Blog is title Living Life Abundantly and its about changing the way we think to change our lives for the better. There are various categories but the overall theme is the same.
Visit my blog to be entertained, educated, empowered, inspired, enlightened, motivated
marenda.biz
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I'm sure I'd have more traffic if my posts weren't as long, but thats hard for me. I don't want a lot of traffic, but to find people who can relate to the story I am telling.
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i blog because it's cheaper than therapy. i think i'm so vain that i blog to impress myself. i read and re-read my own posts and give myself high fives or kudos.
this is an interesting post. i'm not selling anything but myself, i guess.
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Visit my blog if you want to read how Bush is messing up my part of the world. Oh also I write on sex, books, Islam and basically anything that pays. So if you visit my blog and leave comments/feedback for me then I'll surely look up your blog and we can mutually help each other.
Who am I kidding? This is my shameless way to drive up traffic to my blog.
Come and check me out at
www.rhapsodysinger.instablogs.com
Everyday I write about 5 posts. Also while u r there check out my previous posts too and let me know how you feel...
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My blog is all about making things happen in your life and for the world. I offer simple tips and lessons from on life so my readers can also make things happen for themselves:-
www.arvinddevalia.com/blog
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DON'T VISIT my blog...
because there are hundreds of thousands of similar blogs over the internet.
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wow, this girl could have better not bothered to post something, if only she'll will not to visit her blog. reverse psychology eh, puja?
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Visit my blog and you could win a $400 portrait of your choice for Christmas...
Dead easy for writers who are creatve.....
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If you are a person who is interested to know about varied rich cultures, varied rich and wierd customs & practices, colorful & lusterous festivals, people from different origin with so many languages, practices and customs, places rich lushy and green, or the deserts or the mountains and ranges, art that is unique in its own way depending on the region it originates from and architechture like Taj and Temples in the South and not but the least, the rural life style -- and if you want to know more about that one land - India visit www.flowergirlindia.blogspot.com .. you have illustrations with more photographs and videos
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My Site offers a very diverse service. Whatever your needs are it covers them, It is also a blog that while being fun is entertaining. Their are soo many benefits asscociated with visiting my blog and a major one is the How-to section/ Tip of the day.
Have a problem you need help on, their might just be a solution on my blog. BUT you'll never know till you GO
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I read 'some' of the content here though it took a bit of time... lol
(great topic!)
my blog is about 6 months old going by date of creation... but for adding content to it well... it is then only about 1 and a half months old at the outside.
the reason for creating this blog is explained in the 'about' though it is short it is right to the point.
TorrentOOgle - 3,000 Torrent Tracker Search Engine!
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Torrent, Search, Scan, Find, Download, BitTorrent, File Sharing, P2P, Anime, App, Ebook, Game, Hentai, Manga, Movie, Music, Music Vid, Pic, Toon, Tv, Video, Torrentz.
need i say anymore?
no? good i am already typed out! lmao! nite all.
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www.gadgets-news.com
you might think... oh no, not another gadgets page.
well here it is
so why should you visit it or even subscribe to my rss feed?
it's just different cause i think i am posting gadgets with a little twist.
i try to focus on eco gadgets and useful tools
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Well I dont look at it that way "Whats in it for me"?
If they have a sense of humour about their post I'll visit them. I'm not the type of person I'll visit your blog if you visit mines its so superficial and this doesnt mean that they will come back just becuz they gave your blog the once over. I find no harm in wanting to promote your blog, how is someone to get the word out? I have met some cool bloggies here in the last few weeks~ I knock no one who wants traffic to their blog or new bloggers like myself making some noise~
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Aaah - what carrot shall we dangle then? My blog is fairly new, I am a pagan witch of sorts, just letting it all out..you can hear secrets I am divulging for the very first time. You may think Ive lost the plot, or you may learn something new, whichever way it goes, welcome and blessed be!
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I've heard some say that after reading my blog their IQ went up, found their missing car keys, lost 15 pounds and even got back together with their ex.
At the very least, you'll finaly read something automotive related that isn't boring.
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You should read my blog if you're on a budget and into fashion. You'll get style advice, tips on affordable finds, and notes on how you can shop for a cause. There's also an aspirational item and info on brand collaboration here and there. It's in a casual, conversational tone, and you may even get a chuckle or two. Plus, I'm new to this... so I need a little love.
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Hi Dane,
visit my blog, if you like excellent music of a very unique style. Kaki King and Michael Hedges inspired me to this post. I learned about these acoustic guitar players after seeing "August Rush" where Kaki King plays two songs, though it seems the young boy August Rush is playing.
I try to share my experience of music like theirs, and a memory of a walk through snow-covered woods. Music like theirs seems to be an instrument to experience something beyond concepts and the limited horizons of this world. With some music you just have to say, "don't tell me, there is no God". You get to listen to two of their incredible songs.
You also learn what it takes to stay in this passionate ecstasy of peace and joy often provoked by listening to music such as this, or moments in nature.
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Hey you, I want to know why you didn't comment back to me? I posted in here ages ago. Atleast I wasnt b.s.ing you.
I do enjoy your blog, when I actually have a chance to go blog visiting.
I, on the other hand am still trying to find my blogself.... thats why you should visit, just to leave me comments that might help me improve my blog..it kinda sucks.
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visit my blog, because i'm new.. and i try my best to put effort in my blog content, so i hope it satisfy people need..
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Started a series of hints, tips, apps and sites that can help you get better at SEO and getting those readers you long for
Maybe a little education too ...At least I'm up for a little education when it comes to this
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Visit our blog. Ask questions and learn something new about love, romance, sex, relationships, tantra, kama sutra and more staff about sexuality.
We have a Question and Answer category where you can read someone's questions and problems and with our answers for them.
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It is very easy for me. I have a lot to say about books and reading. It is just me saying it. Hopefully, you will find it interesting.
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as mikster mentioned, this is great thread about How to market your blog on BC. sending it up to top so you can see it.
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did you read any of the thread at all before adding a link without giving any reason Why someone should click it?
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Alan, giving this thread some bounce might be a good idea, but the thing is so darn long at this point that starting a new one might be in order. I suggest rephrasing Dane's main points and including a link to this beast, just for the sake of honesty and completeness. Hopefully, though, newbies will comment on the new one.
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You will visit my blog because it's the axis. It's that little dot in the middle of the spinning wheel pulling you in. Your hypnotized by the power it holds over you. It is so strong you will get there and go... damn, I fell for that again?
The best thing about my blog is I have a.d.d. Just because you don't like a story one day doesn't mean you won't like what I have to say the next. It takes something really good to hold my attention that long. Like the human/alien hybrid baby pic I posted yesterday. Basically, I really care about whatever I'm writing about, because at the moment, that's all I can think about. Hence, you get passionate writing on a wide variety of topics, without any overkill because once I hit the publish button... I'm over it already.
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Hey You're absolutely correct!
So visit my blog to get a good laugh! Here's a link to a funny post:
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@trailer that was a good promo. Looks like you Did read the thread and get the point before posting. Also looks like brqs Didn't read the thread or get the point.
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Easy. Whenever someone visits my blog and says something about it either o the blog or in the blog review..........heck even if they send a stupid friend request.....I go to their blog in return and review it for them. It's just common courtesy. That's why I could never start a "let me see your blog" discussion. There is no way in hell I could ever respond to everyone properly. -
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Want to keep up with the times and hear a fresh perspective that isn't afraid to bash Juno or Nickelback while remaining completely open to the highest and lowest of culture if there is good to be found in it? I think that's what we at PopSense have to offer, an unwavering commitment to Cultural (T)ruth from music, movies, gaming, the internet, and more. -
My blog is at lacsonplanet.blogspot.com
Besides posting about humorous personal experiences with art, chess and engineering, you can also enjoy the following:
1. Games room ---play games that are updated regularly
2. News room --- a global map to click your own location and read local news, there is celebrity news as well.
3. Link to a daily horoscope
4. Get free email account that supports many languages.
5. Useful links.
6. Online store that sell books and gadgets.
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not a bad promo, good for you. (I've visited your site before but heading over to check it out again).
And for more tips from me and Dane on marketing your blog, be sure to visit our new site chaindrop where we are all about using social networking to promote your blog.
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Visit my blog (simonjjames.blogspot.com) because I am a lofty, less than dynamic figure, often seen staring at ornate houses or making strong Gin Martinis. My past is not checkered but I have failed as a paper boy, a charity worker and a wine waiter, all still haunt me.
I curse openly, freely, sometimes loudly, but always heartily and with the best intentions, much like a pirate I'd imagine. Effing and jeffing, as it is sometimes known here, is recognised as a skill, right or wrong, and I am seen as more of a man by some and a slob and an illiterate by others. The latter are correct but both, in all senses, fascinate me.
I write books, situation comedies, stand-up routines, articles and humorous emails. I manage time relatively efficiently, I can tread water but distance swimming is a problem due to poor coaching as a boy. I have been able to ride a bike for many years now, a skill that gives me a sense of tremendous well-being but I remain fearful of its awesome power.
At time I have displayed astounding catching skills and cat-like reactions, at other times clumsiness beyond conventional understanding. I am able to play no musical instruments but can recognise 95% of them by sight alone. I am an efficient climber of trees. I like to cook and but regularly ignore baking times and chopping instructions, I would be considered a maverick in the rigid and conforming hospitality student circles. I do not have criminal record, nor do I want one, thank you.
I like to think of myself of a protector of the people but would be considered a coward and a blaggard by those same people if I ever stated my view. I can twirl a staff like a Kung Fu expert but however impressive it looks I have painfully found out it is not an essential life skill.
Ants fascinate me as they are organised enough to have possess armies (which is as unsettling as it is impressive), armadillos strike me as nice guys, bears as misunderstood and jelly fish as just downright irresponsible.
I like to think that I could have been a professional soccer player but my deeper instincts recognise that I would have been injury prone and frustrated. Constant exposure to Gamma rays has not facilitated any superpowers (except the ability to find the perfect name for things, I am currently sitting on Lenny the leather chair) but may have contributed to my tallness. I am good at softball and can hit many objects with sticks to an advanced level.
Dogs and children trust me, cats respect me and monkeys are strangely calm around me, which obviously draws me to them.
I can throw. I like shopping. I could have been a spy and wouldn’t have minded if they wanted to turn me into a part-machine type cyborg, as long as I got 6 weeks of holiday a year, it’s a stressful job. As I am sometimes clumsy and awkward I think this is linked in someway to the phases of the moon or radiation emanating from the satellites watching my every move.
I have a fair idea where Elvis is.
I balance, I duck and weave, I dodge, I frolic, I gambol, I skip, I dance the funky chicken and pay my bills on time occasionally. Long phone calls make my ear go uncomfortably hot.
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I offer free design advice on my blog to all subscribers. I just don't tell you your blog's design needs to be changed. I offer advice on what steps to take to make it better.Their is also a rating system from 1-10.
I am different from other bloggers that provide a similar service because I am a full time freelance web designer, so you are getting the opinion of an expert.
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Hi! I visited your blog, and it is really terrific. I especially like your header, very cool. I didn't see on the blog, though, where you offer the free advice... soooo... here is a link to my blog: www.katzeyes.blogspot.com. I would love to know what could be improved upon. It's not really a niche blog, more of a personal blog that I try to make as interesting as possible. :-)
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Hi, visit my blog because i can provide you a software you need. and i can inform you about internet scams.
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I want people to visit my blog bc if their home is in foreclosure they can go to the courthouse steps just like i do and ask people not to bid on their home and start MAKING the mort.co work w/ them. I want people to visit my blog so if u can't afford health ins. u can call ur state rep and senate and ask them how they are going to pass legislation to make it affordable to u. I want people to visit my blog bc they can leave me their comments and I can tell them where 2 start. So I can tell them the gov't works for u and not the other way around and if enough people start seeing things the way I see we can actually get something accomplished -
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come and find all about travel, tips, route, hotel and many more.
at www.tradlink.blogspot.com
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Visit my blog to read up on an interesting story. A flight landed on the wrong runway while folks were repairing it. Image a 100 ton plane coming at you at 150mph.
And out of the kindness of your heart, give me some feedback on how my blog looks. As far as the WIIFM goes, it will be your good deed for the day
Which I will be happy to reciprocate if requested.
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Life in Pain is hard, to say the least. Most people know someone that struggles with either daily pain, or a 'hidden illness'. The Blog called, "Shauna's Life in Pain and Other Fun Things", revolves around my life in Chronic Pain. Being a Nurse, there is a wealth of Health information that will help those in pain to deal with their daily lives much easier, such as going to the doctor armed with a list of recent symptoms, any tests done since their last visit, and keeping a pain journal.
If this Blog reaches only ONE person that is either new to the world of daily pain, or struggling with their lives in pain, I feel that I have done my job. If they feel not so alone, know that there are many of 'us' in pain out there, there comes a feeling of being included. There are many links to health sites, health information, and other blogs that are written on similar subjects.
shaunaslifeinpain.blogspot.com/
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Just a plug for the top half of the thread here. I know that a lot of people are jumping in to plug their blogs (and some doing so quite well, makeupgal), but there is a lot more to this very long thread than "drop your link". Dane's initial post and comments/discussion with early posters are chock full of invaluable advice, so it's worth digging through.
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And here's a really good bit of advice from Tiffany in this thread as well.
"A shameless promotion thread with enough information to hook someone and make them want to read further--and the added advantage of not getting lost in a long thread of other blogs and descriptions--is probably one of the two most effective things a person could do."
PEOPLE!!!!
Read the top half of this thread, get the ideas that people have posted here about promoting your blog...
And GO AWAY!
Post you shameless blog promotion in your VERY OWN THREAD!
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You could, but not nearly as effectively as you could in a new thread of your own.
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Yes, but it's much easier to hide spammingyourthread.org in a very large thread so it doesn't get deleted by admin than it is in a lonely old thread, dontchya think?
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Well I guess reading the threads you post into isn't your strong suit. This thread explains how to do an actual blog promotion, and you just spammed it by ignoring the advice in the OP and in the rest of the thread dropping 9 links into it.
DUH ...
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I agree, a well written article with good keywords would bring more organic traffic to your website. Moreover, it would increase your Adsense earnings.
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