Comments on: How To Get More Blog Subscribers (And Why You Shouldn’t Bother) http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/ Sat, 05 May 2012 12:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: In Memory of Wesley Bronez | Blogger For Hire http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-25622 In Memory of Wesley Bronez | Blogger For Hire Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:43:23 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-25622 [...] I wrote this post, I wrote it to help you. I knew you were hurting because of the lack of attention your blog was [...] [...] I wrote this post, I wrote it to help you. I knew you were hurting because of the lack of attention your blog was [...]

]]> By: Sierra Black http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19808 Sierra Black Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:31:08 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19808 oh - I posted that whole long comment and forgot to make my main point: which is that I think having small, manageable goals - like, I want X subscribers by X date - is a useful way to grow a blog (or any project). As you said, knowing what your aims are with a blog is key, and for me having benchmarks is a good way to stay sane. Will I be satisified when I reach my subscriber goal? No, I'll set a new one. But little goals keep me focused and let me know how my efforts are succeeding. oh – I posted that whole long comment and forgot to make my main point: which is that I think having small, manageable goals – like, I want X subscribers by X date – is a useful way to grow a blog (or any project). As you said, knowing what your aims are with a blog is key, and for me having benchmarks is a good way to stay sane. Will I be satisified when I reach my subscriber goal? No, I’ll set a new one. But little goals keep me focused and let me know how my efforts are succeeding.

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19807 MomGrind Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:24:38 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19807 Hi Sierra, To learn about SEO, start here: <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/article/beginners-guide-to-search-engine-optimization" rel="nofollow">Begginers' Guide to SEO</a> Good luck! Hi Sierra,

To learn about SEO, start here:

Begginers’ Guide to SEO

Good luck!

]]> By: Sierra Black http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19805 Sierra Black Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:42:42 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-19805 hey - I just followed a link back to this older post from your new one on what you learned in your first two years blogging. Like you, <a href="http://childwild.com" rel="nofollow">my personal blog</a> has been a great way to showcase my work, and it's won me professional gigs at other sites in my niche(s). The thing I struggle with most on <a href="http://childwild.com" rel="nofollow">ChildWild</a> is direction. I know the most successful blogs have a "laser-like" focus, and I'm just not a laser-like focus kind of person. I have a set of overlapping interests - sustainability, parenting, personal finance, and education. I try to ask myself: will my audience be interested in this tangent? I'm interested in a lot of things - sex, history, literature, cycling - that I almost never post about because they're just not germane to my topic. But posts about money or education or current events that I have a personal slant on, or want to write about from a parenting angle, often do show up. I'm just now - like, this week - starting to look at what I can do beyond "writing well" to attract more readers and advertisers to my blog - ie: to make real money with it. Apparently there's this "SEO" thing? I guess I should look into that more. Any tips on where to start would be greatly appreciated. hey – I just followed a link back to this older post from your new one on what you learned in your first two years blogging.

Like you, my personal blog has been a great way to showcase my work, and it’s won me professional gigs at other sites in my niche(s). The thing I struggle with most on ChildWild is direction. I know the most successful blogs have a “laser-like” focus, and I’m just not a laser-like focus kind of person. I have a set of overlapping interests – sustainability, parenting, personal finance, and education. I try to ask myself: will my audience be interested in this tangent? I’m interested in a lot of things – sex, history, literature, cycling – that I almost never post about because they’re just not germane to my topic. But posts about money or education or current events that I have a personal slant on, or want to write about from a parenting angle, often do show up.

I’m just now – like, this week – starting to look at what I can do beyond “writing well” to attract more readers and advertisers to my blog – ie: to make real money with it. Apparently there’s this “SEO” thing? I guess I should look into that more. Any tips on where to start would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Bunny got Blog http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7766 Bunny got Blog Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:35:36 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7766 I can relate. This is a very good post and I am sincerely grateful you shared your thoughts with us. I can relate. This is a very good post and I am sincerely grateful you shared your thoughts with us.

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7271 MomGrind Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:40:21 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7271 @ Cricket: I think if you blog purely as business, then the numbers are obviously very important. For the rest of us, it's a combination, so the numbers are not everything. @ leslie: If you enjoy it as view it as fun rather than as a chore (kind of like a scrapbook that's fun at the start but then you're just stressed about not keeping it current), then of course it's a good idea. @ Diana: Thank you. :) @ Cricket: I think if you blog purely as business, then the numbers are obviously very important. For the rest of us, it’s a combination, so the numbers are not everything.

@ leslie: If you enjoy it as view it as fun rather than as a chore (kind of like a scrapbook that’s fun at the start but then you’re just stressed about not keeping it current), then of course it’s a good idea.

@ Diana: Thank you. :)

]]> By: Diana Rupert http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7165 Diana Rupert Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:53:12 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/11/04/how-to-promote-your-blog/#comment-7165 Great post! adding images is really a big help. And being patience is one factor to success. I can say that you always write useful and helpful tips that is why you there are lots of people have interest to enter your site. And I'm surely one of them. Keep up the good work! Thank you :) Great post! adding images is really a big help. And being patience is one factor to success. I can say that you always write useful and helpful tips that is why you there are lots of people have interest to enter your site. And I’m surely one of them. Keep up the good work!
Thank you :)

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