Comments on: Starting a Blog? Here are 10 Things to Keep in Mind. http://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051 Mentoring aspiring market leaders in world-class low-risk/high-return marketing strategies Tue, 01 May 2012 11:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Techlinks Thursdays – Starting a Blog? |http://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-9070 Techlinks Thursdays – Starting a Blog? | Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:56:16 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-9070 [...] 10 things to keep in mind when starting a blog (Marketing Wizdom) [...] [...] 10 things to keep in mind when starting a blog (Marketing Wizdom) [...]

]]> By: Robert Clayhttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-710 Robert Clay Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:34:16 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-710 Hi Jan, I agree the headline or title of the post is the absolute key to getting someone to read a post. Case in point, one of my posts here just wasn't getting the readership it deserved. I changed the headline a couple of times but it still didn't perform. Finally, I re-read the piece and the words I wanted were right there in the post and just jumped out at me. I changed the headline to those words and the post just took off. It makes a world of difference. And the point about adding posts more frequently is one that I need to attend to as well! Hi Jan, I agree the headline or title of the post is the absolute key to getting someone to read a post. Case in point, one of my posts here just wasn’t getting the readership it deserved. I changed the headline a couple of times but it still didn’t perform. Finally, I re-read the piece and the words I wanted were right there in the post and just jumped out at me. I changed the headline to those words and the post just took off. It makes a world of difference. And the point about adding posts more frequently is one that I need to attend to as well!

]]> By: Jan Rossihttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-708 Jan Rossi Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:54:50 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-708 If I could emphasize have a super cool headline - that would be my tip. Boring headlines don't let people think that your content is worth reading. Have somethign "zippy" in the headline. Reference pop culture - poke fun - use a movie reference....let your personality come through - but be sure to have a good headline....even a bit of a curious headline is intriguing. NIce post! agree with adding posts more frequently! (i need to follow that advice actually lol) If I could emphasize have a super cool headline – that would be my tip. Boring headlines don’t let people think that your content is worth reading. Have somethign “zippy” in the headline. Reference pop culture – poke fun – use a movie reference….let your personality come through – but be sure to have a good headline….even a bit of a curious headline is intriguing. NIce post! agree with adding posts more frequently! (i need to follow that advice actually lol)
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]]> By: Robert Clayhttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-690 Robert Clay Sat, 14 May 2011 15:51:21 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-690 Thank you very much for your in-depth comment. You've given lots of great pointers that will be helpful to anyone starting a blog. Appreciated ;-) Thank you very much for your in-depth comment. You’ve given lots of great pointers that will be helpful to anyone starting a blog. Appreciated ;-)

]]> By: Pundit Commentatorhttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-688 Pundit Commentator Fri, 13 May 2011 16:13:42 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-688 I started blogging 7 weeks ago. I blog everyday. I stay on topic but interpret it broadly and also run a fun musical weekly off-topic feature every Sunday. The length of my posts varies. I embrace multi-media so the nature of my post also varies. Sometimes, it's just a video. Sometimes, it's a photo gallery. Sometimes, it's an article peppered with multimedia inputs. Sometimes, it's just an article. Sometimes, it's a story out of twitter conversations. I have no intention of allowing guests on my blog until I have effectively established my personal brand and gained a loyal readership. I have already written off-topic guest posts for other blogs and duly acknowledged them on mine. I'd love to write humorous headlines but know better than that. I make sure my headlines contain the keywords people are likely to search. I've experimented with plugins and badges. Now, I keep it simple on the sidebar with a blog archive, categories, recent comments, popular posts and traffic stats. I ask questions at the end of some posts. I reply to every comment. I use Disqus. I don't know how to make Disqus do-follow but am not sure if that's even a good idea wrt Google PR. I participate in blogging communities. I conduct blogwalks and hope for a positive response.Your tips are terrific. I would also add: 1) Keep growing. Keep learning the technical aspects of the art of blogging. Don't neglect the template design. People will come to you for the substance but even more will be seduced by the style. 2) Reach out to a community of bloggers, follow blogwalking etiquette. 3) Write fresh content for people, not search engines. The Alexa Rank and Google PR will follow. I started blogging 7 weeks ago. I blog everyday. I stay on topic but interpret it broadly and also run a fun musical weekly off-topic feature every Sunday. The length of my posts varies. I embrace multi-media so the nature of my post also varies. Sometimes, it’s just a video. Sometimes, it’s a photo gallery. Sometimes, it’s an article peppered with multimedia inputs. Sometimes, it’s just an article. Sometimes, it’s a story out of twitter conversations. I have no intention of allowing guests on my blog until I have effectively established my personal brand and gained a loyal readership. I have already written off-topic guest posts for other blogs and duly acknowledged them on mine. I’d love to write humorous headlines but know better than that. I make sure my headlines contain the keywords people are likely to search. I’ve experimented with plugins and badges. Now, I keep it simple on the sidebar with a blog archive, categories, recent comments, popular posts and traffic stats. I ask questions at the end of some posts. I reply to every comment. I use Disqus. I don’t know how to make Disqus do-follow but am not sure if that’s even a good idea wrt Google PR. I participate in blogging communities. I conduct blogwalks and hope for a positive response.

Your tips are terrific. I would also add:
1) Keep growing. Keep learning the technical aspects of the art of blogging. Don’t neglect the template design. People will come to you for the substance but even more will be seduced by the style.
2) Reach out to a community of bloggers, follow blogwalking etiquette.
3) Write fresh content for people, not search engines. The Alexa Rank and Google PR will follow.
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]]> By: Jean at The Delightful Repasthttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-456 Jean at The Delightful Repast Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:40:30 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-456 I started blogging just 8 months ago. What would I tell a new blogger? Be patient. Above all, be patient. At first it seems as if you're just talking to yourself. Then you get a few readers, and then a little momentum! I started blogging just 8 months ago. What would I tell a new blogger? Be patient. Above all, be patient. At first it seems as if you’re just talking to yourself. Then you get a few readers, and then a little momentum!

]]> By: Paul Tagenthttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-146 Paul Tagent Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:19 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-146 All true Robert, but I would also suggest you tweak the HTML code of any posts so that any links to other websites are not followed by Google so that you dont lose your Google ranking. In addition, I add relevant rollovers and all links open in new pages. Always helps to keep one eye on yoru Blog as an SEO tool! All true Robert, but I would also suggest you tweak the HTML code of any posts so that any links to other websites are not followed by Google so that you dont lose your Google ranking.
In addition, I add relevant rollovers and all links open in new pages.
Always helps to keep one eye on yoru Blog as an SEO tool!

]]> By: Marchttp://marketingwizdom.com/archives/2051/comment-page-1#comment-145 Marc Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:57 +0000 http://marketingwizdom.com/?p=2051#comment-145 Thank you for this- as a clothing company blogging is something we constantly have to do and knowing how to do it better will increase our traffic and make our fans feel more part of the family. Thank you for this- as a clothing company blogging is something we constantly have to do and knowing how to do it better will increase our traffic and make our fans feel more part of the family.

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