Comments on: All You Ever Need to Know About Blogging

By: All You Ever Need to Know About Blogging » Ask Shane.org

All You Ever Need to Know About Blogging » Ask Shane.org — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:24:52 +0000

[...] 24th, 2008 | Blogging Basics, News & Links That’s the title of one of the best articles I’ve ever read and you can find it over at Meta Best Blog Win. Great advice in a great [...]

By: Mariobox

Mariobox — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:45:15 +0000

I fully agree with the importance of good content. However, promoting the site is also extremely important. Many good blogs with great content are languishing out there because nobody knows where to find them.

I would say that in the initial stages of a blog time should be divided 60% to create new content and 40% to promote it. Promoting it includes some SEO, networking and basic use of the most popular social bookmarking sites (I’ve found Stumbleupon very effective in driving targeted traffic).

Let’s also not underestimate the importance of a good layout. Information can be found in so many places these days, that those who now how to present it better (better “packaging”) and have a more clear, usable site, will get more readers.

In your example, your friend clearly had his priorities upside down. Generally, it is better to build your site and your readership before thinking of making money off it.

By: The Three Biggest Internet Marketing Time Wasters

The Three Biggest Internet Marketing Time Wasters — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:29:59 +0000

[...] summary, build value first, tell people about it, and tell them to tell their friends. Everything else will fall into place at [...]

By: Become a Top Blogger In Two Easy Steps | Walt Breuninger :: Internet Marketing Tips & Tactics

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:11:30 +0000

[...] really can't say it any better than J.D. Roth (a top blogger) did when he wrote about a conversation he had with a friend who wanted to break into [...]

By: I Will Teach You To Be Rich » I hate bloggers who waste their time on stats

I Will Teach You To Be Rich » I hate bloggers who waste their time on stats — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:45:07 +0000

[...] Roth of Get Rich Slowly, a site that’s had stratospheric growth, writes about a conversation he had with a friend about growing his blog: “Post lots of good content,” I told [...]

By: Cents You Asked

Cents You Asked — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:11:26 +0000

Doesn’t layout count for a little :)? It is “fun” to tweak and play with the tools. I recently started a blog after years of reading personal finance blogs. What I didn’t realize was all the neat tools, add-ons, etc that can take up time and distract from the reason people are interested in a blog. Thanks for the article and the advice!

By: Golbguru

Golbguru — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:54:18 +0000

About 5 months ago, I was exactly like your friend JD. :) and didn’t believe anyone who told me about content. Things eventually changed (fortunately).

I guess it’s a new-blogger-trap….everyone falls into it but, only some get out of it.

Probably, eventually he will realize that he needs to change his attitude and will mend his ways. That’s probably too much optimism for someone who is ignoring blogging advice from the man behind Get Rich Slowly.

By: Brian at babybiotechs.com

Brian at babybiotechs.com — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:44:03 +0000

Here’s the link I eluded to in the first comment now that it’s out:
http://www.artofmoney.org/internet-business/the-5-minute-wordpress-install/

By: AL

AL — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:39:09 +0000

Couldn’t be more right!

The way I’ve gone about launching my blog since beginning of this year is to divide my time spent on the blog in creating content, and fine tuning the layout at the same time.

For every article I wrote, I worked a little on optimizing the layout, applying many tips from the likes of Daily Blog Tips blogs.

By: Flexo

Flexo — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:02:17 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly. Content is king. Some of the most successful blogs I read (and by “successful” I’m not necessarily talking about money, but that too) have basic designs that come packaged with blog software, but all have one thing in common: the content is in a class above the rest.