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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:08:19 +0000

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stories from a Web Junkie life » what build blog credibility? — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:12:55 +0000

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Blogger Credibility: ProBlogger Blog Tips — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:15:32 +0000

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By: BlogTrafficCentral

BlogTrafficCentral — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:54:42 +0000

An excellent post. I’ve linked to it from my blog. I am endlessly annoyed by websites and blogs that are nothing but affiliate links, posted by people who just want to sell me a product they themselves never intend to use. The blogs I link to and get RSS feeds from are ones (like this one) that offer something of value to me. That, I’ve found, is the real key to getting people to not only visit your blog, but to come back and bring their friends along.

By: Carolyn Goodwin

Carolyn Goodwin — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:54:06 +0000

On a somewhat related topic, Seth Godin posted on “Flipping the Funnel”, or turning your customers (in the case of blogging, your readers) into your salespeople. In effect, your goal is to get THEM to talk about your experience. Writing about your own experience is indeed a great way to build credibility and to get readers to believe it so much that they spread the word to people who don’t yet subscribe to your blog. His ideas are really helpful – you can download the book for free at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/01/flipping_the_fu.html. Darren – you’ve done a great job, with me at least, of building up such credibility that you turn readers into salespeople. It’s about become more than an expert, but a resource rather, where people continuously turn to you for advice, commentary and critiques on blogging. Keep up the great work!

By: Shirley George Frazier

Shirley George Frazier — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:14:25 +0000

The blog posts that share my personal experiences receive more comments than the general ideas.

I’ve noticed that in past months and would love to include more of the same, but it’s not practical, in terms of time and money, to run a business and document it.

By: Maribel Hernandez

Maribel Hernandez — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:00:28 +0000

Daren,
“Fellow Travelers” makes alot of sense as you have described it. More over, it is very approachable from a practical point of view. I notice you use alot of, “procatalepsis” the rhetorical device that anticipates an objection from your readers. Your post are carefully written allowing for arguments to move forward. This adds such a depth of knowledge to ProBlogger. I always learn when I visit, as does my husband, Pete. We want to add some of those nice devices you show others here to a series of posts we are working on Called:
Progymnasmata: Applied to Family Medicine

By: paul

paul — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:02:39 +0000

i have definitely found that giving something of value happens when you speak from experience. you can connect with people at their level. otherwise, it just seems like you’re spouting platitudes, no matter what the subject matter. people connect to story.

By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:39:00 +0000

I’ve often heard people say they’d like to start a weblog, or write a book, but feel like they’re not enough of an “expert” or don’t have enough experience.

You don’t have to be the ultimate authority but you do need experience. The trick is, you don’t need THAT much. Just enough to write the next entry. When I’m not feeling experienced enough, I just learn something, or have an experience, and then write about it.

Being a “fellow traveler” also gives you an authentic voice – it’s easy to claim to be someone who has some experience – you are. If you claim to be an ultimate authority, you have much more to prove.

(Incidentally, my wife and I just started a travel weblog, doing the literal version of writing as a fellow traveler – see URL in signature.)

By: Robb D

Robb D — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:45:15 +0000

Hey Darren,

This is a very good post and very true when you think about it. Telling someone how to do something is one thing. Telling them how to do something and following the instruction up with “because …”, adding your own experience and what you have seen when you did it, is much more powerful.

By: Dee Stewart

Dee Stewart — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:38:55 +0000

Thanks for this series. I’ve been trying to decide what is the best way for me to speak on the lessons that I have learned as an editor and book reviewer without turning my blog into an All About Me Campaign.

What I have been doing is supplying my readers with industry news, conversations I have with some players in book publishing, author interviews and reviews. I host a storytelling workshop to help some of my readers and to also stop my email from being inundated with book manuscripts. And I’m about to launch an online lit journal.

So I will be checking in often and applying some of the tips, as I’ve done oftentimes from the great content from Problogger.