Comments on: Surfing the Wave after a Scoop http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Tim Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:44:54 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/#comment-951 Nice one... good work. I guess this sort of thing wont work for everyone, but for your niche i can see how effective it is. Nice one… good work. I guess this sort of thing wont work for everyone, but for your niche i can see how effective it is.

]]> By: Darren http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Darren Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:44:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/#comment-891 Yeah Tim, Scoop generally = incoming links. Its amazing how quickly a story spreads. Within 5 minutes of me posting this story it had appeared on a number of digital photography discussion forums. In addition to that I emailed a few key people that I knew would be interested in the story - but mostly the traffic that is coming in now comes from one or two major forums. Being the first site with the information in a niche with as many obsessed fans/users of digital cameras means that you don't have to do much to spread the word. Readers do it for you - its classic viral marketing. The other beauty of being first is that you are often the first to be indexed by Google which brings another wave of traffic later on and another wave of people linking to you. Yeah Tim, Scoop generally = incoming links. Its amazing how quickly a story spreads. Within 5 minutes of me posting this story it had appeared on a number of digital photography discussion forums. In addition to that I emailed a few key people that I knew would be interested in the story – but mostly the traffic that is coming in now comes from one or two major forums.

Being the first site with the information in a niche with as many obsessed fans/users of digital cameras means that you don’t have to do much to spread the word. Readers do it for you – its classic viral marketing.

The other beauty of being first is that you are often the first to be indexed by Google which brings another wave of traffic later on and another wave of people linking to you.

]]> By: Tim http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Tim Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:37:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/#comment-890 How do these scoops equal traffic, though? People have to visit the site before they know about the scoop. I am assuming the scoop means alot on incoming links (and therefore traffic)? How do these scoops equal traffic, though? People have to visit the site before they know about the scoop. I am assuming the scoop means alot on incoming links (and therefore traffic)?

]]> By: Jon Gales http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Jon Gales Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:09:25 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/#comment-889 I had that with the Motorola E1060 not iPhone story today. Got the first tip at 3AM and had the story up a little before 7AM. So fun! I had that with the Motorola E1060 not iPhone story today. Got the first tip at 3AM and had the story up a little before 7AM. So fun!

]]> By: Rick http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Rick Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:07:03 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/16/surfing-the-wave-after-a-scoop/#comment-888 very cool. very cool.

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