Comments on: How to Kill Your Blog Successfully – The Methods http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/ Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging - ProBlogger Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: blackzero85 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-4708887 blackzero85 Sat, 16 May 2009 14:13:14 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-4708887 I sold my former blog....And the selling was a right step for me. I sold my former blog….And the selling was a right step for me.

]]> By: Clark http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-996885 Clark Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:50:27 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-996885 People might consider organising some of their best material into easily accessible categories so that in the future if someone comes across your now defunct blog they can find the articles that might be of greatest value. People might consider organising some of their best material into easily accessible categories so that in the future if someone comes across your now defunct blog they can find the articles that might be of greatest value.

]]> By: Matthew Bennett http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-358394 Matthew Bennett Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:47:15 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-358394 What about this: use your old domains as giant ads for your new project. I've just tried this with my new project The Big Chorizo which has me really enthusiastic and which is where I want to concentrate my efforts. I had 3 or 4 other sites which were basically doing nothing and I don't really have time to do a proper job on all of them so I've decided to turn the other sites into giant ads for the new project, with a thank you note, a list of articles on the new site (which should be useful for attracting new readers and the search robots) and ads and other navigation options. This is quite easy with a dynamic publishing system like wordpress or vbulletin: just come up with a landing page that you like and copy and paste the source code into all the relevant dynamic pages (page.php, single.php) which an old reader or search spider might find. I'll just post one example domain so you can see what I mean: http://www.multimediastory.com It would be interesting to hear other people's thoughts on this idea. What about this: use your old domains as giant ads for your new project. I’ve just tried this with my new project The Big Chorizo which has me really enthusiastic and which is where I want to concentrate my efforts.

I had 3 or 4 other sites which were basically doing nothing and I don’t really have time to do a proper job on all of them so I’ve decided to turn the other sites into giant ads for the new project, with a thank you note, a list of articles on the new site (which should be useful for attracting new readers and the search robots) and ads and other navigation options.

This is quite easy with a dynamic publishing system like wordpress or vbulletin: just come up with a landing page that you like and copy and paste the source code into all the relevant dynamic pages (page.php, single.php) which an old reader or search spider might find. I’ll just post one example domain so you can see what I mean: http://www.multimediastory.com

It would be interesting to hear other people’s thoughts on this idea.

]]> By: Leon http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-348719 Leon Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:42:34 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-348719 Someone would have to kill me before I kill <a href="http://mythoughts-onstuff.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">my blog.</a> Someone would have to kill me before I kill my blog.

]]> By: Markus Merz http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346970 Markus Merz Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:17:26 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346970 <a href="http://performancing.com/node/1255" title="Markus Merz on 'Productivity: Content Recycling'" rel="nofollow">Productivity: Content Recycling</a> is my little comment to this at performancing.com. It's a follow-up to Chris Garret who wrote about when you are stuck in routine and enthusiasm is going down. Productivity: Content Recycling is my little comment to this at performancing.com. It’s a follow-up to Chris Garret who wrote about when you are stuck in routine and enthusiasm is going down.

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346916 John Evans (Syntagma) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:12:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346916 A few months ago I zapped EnrichmentDaily.com (a spiritual self-help blog) because the blogger just found it hard to write. Time passed and I wanted to put up one called The Money Blog. Obviously the domains had gone, so I reused Enrichment Daily, which seemed sort of appropriate. Within days it had a PR of 5, no doubt benefiting from the old posts which only existed on Google's archive. :-) A few months ago I zapped EnrichmentDaily.com (a spiritual self-help blog) because the blogger just found it hard to write. Time passed and I wanted to put up one called The Money Blog. Obviously the domains had gone, so I reused Enrichment Daily, which seemed sort of appropriate. Within days it had a PR of 5, no doubt benefiting from the old posts which only existed on Google’s archive. :-)

]]> By: Clair Ching http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346652 Clair Ching Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:25:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346652 Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter. I know of some blogs that have been left behind due to personal circumstances of the people behind them. I guess that you are right that it would be nice to have the blogs passed on to other people. I personally feel sad when there are blogs that I have been following would suddenly announce that they will no longer be updated but I could go look up this other blog of a similar topic by the same blogger. Sometimes I wonder why not keep the archives up or move the archives somewhere. Make a redirect, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter. I know of some blogs that have been left behind due to personal circumstances of the people behind them. I guess that you are right that it would be nice to have the blogs passed on to other people.

I personally feel sad when there are blogs that I have been following would suddenly announce that they will no longer be updated but I could go look up this other blog of a similar topic by the same blogger. Sometimes I wonder why not keep the archives up or move the archives somewhere. Make a redirect, etc.

]]> By: Ted Laskaris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346602 Ted Laskaris Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:26:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346602 After 889 posts and over 2000 comments, I was about to discontinue my main blog, when some of the commenters offered to contribute as a way of keeping the blog alive. The multi-author model is a solution, especially when you really don't feel like wrapping up, but you're under pressure from job and other projects (as I am). Anyhow, the blog is alive and kicking and has moved to a WordPress solution (highly recommended). I'm glad we (myself and the small but prolific community of commenters) found this way to stay online. I see blogs like "children." I want to have them all thrive. After 889 posts and over 2000 comments, I was about to discontinue my main blog, when some of the commenters offered to contribute as a way of keeping the blog alive. The multi-author model is a solution, especially when you really don’t feel like wrapping up, but you’re under pressure from job and other projects (as I am). Anyhow, the blog is alive and kicking and has moved to a WordPress solution (highly recommended). I’m glad we (myself and the small but prolific community of commenters) found this way to stay online. I see blogs like “children.” I want to have them all thrive.

]]> By: Deborah Woehr » Blog Archive » Successes and Failures in Blogging http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346585 Deborah Woehr » Blog Archive » Successes and Failures in Blogging Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:09:22 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346585 [...] John came to the decision this weekend to pull it. See his post on blog funerals as well as Darren’s post How to Kill Your Blog Successfully. [...] [...] John came to the decision this weekend to pull it. See his post on blog funerals as well as Darren’s post How to Kill Your Blog Successfully. [...]

]]> By: Brad http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-346281 Brad Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:57:11 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-346281 I'm a serial blog killer. I've killed off many blogs in the last few years. My new blog is different because the content is much more focused and I'm really passionate about the topic (heck, it's what I'm studying in school!). But a few years back I ran a small publishing website that published short stories, articles about writing and other things concerning the writing life. Every month I had to come out with new material, which is very tough, and I was buying material that was submitted to me. Anyway, I announced my monthly updates through a newsletter sent out via email. I didn't have a large list, but for the short amount of time I ran the website it was substantial. I finally decided to end the site because I could not give it the time and attention deserved. I figured no one would care. So when I sent out the last newsletter announcing the close, I didn't expect much for a reply. Boy was I wrong. I got several personal emails from subscribers telling me how much they enjoyed the material I published and they were sad to see it be shut down - but they were very grateful that I actually made the announcement. Long story short: It's just common courtesy that when you end a blog (if that's your only option), at least let your readers know. After all, they are the reason why your posting on your blog to begin with (I'm assuming it's more than a personal blog). They also invest time in your blog by reading, supporting you by checking out the ads, etc, etc, etc. Letting them know you will no longer post is the very least you can do. That's just my two cents, though! I’m a serial blog killer. I’ve killed off many blogs in the last few years. My new blog is different because the content is much more focused and I’m really passionate about the topic (heck, it’s what I’m studying in school!).

But a few years back I ran a small publishing website that published short stories, articles about writing and other things concerning the writing life. Every month I had to come out with new material, which is very tough, and I was buying material that was submitted to me.

Anyway, I announced my monthly updates through a newsletter sent out via email. I didn’t have a large list, but for the short amount of time I ran the website it was substantial.

I finally decided to end the site because I could not give it the time and attention deserved. I figured no one would care. So when I sent out the last newsletter announcing the close, I didn’t expect much for a reply.

Boy was I wrong. I got several personal emails from subscribers telling me how much they enjoyed the material I published and they were sad to see it be shut down – but they were very grateful that I actually made the announcement.

Long story short: It’s just common courtesy that when you end a blog (if that’s your only option), at least let your readers know. After all, they are the reason why your posting on your blog to begin with (I’m assuming it’s more than a personal blog). They also invest time in your blog by reading, supporting you by checking out the ads, etc, etc, etc. Letting them know you will no longer post is the very least you can do.

That’s just my two cents, though!

]]> By: DVDV http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-345873 DVDV Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:04:01 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-345873 Hi, I'm a Dutch problogger and I suggest communicating with your visitors. It was because of them that you wrote all those articles! Tell them that you are going to stop and explain why. A few weeks later, delete your blog! Old archives are becoming the sore throat of the internet. Search engines have a lot of problems to find out wich site is outdated and wich is not. Information has to be accurate and visitors require accurate information. An article that's 2 years old can be outdated!!! You can redirect your link to another blog that you like and you'll give another blogger the opportunity to make a blossoming blog. Don't look in the past, look into the future and that's how blogs were invented... Hi,
I’m a Dutch problogger and I suggest communicating with your visitors. It was because of them that you wrote all those articles! Tell them that you are going to stop and explain why. A few weeks later, delete your blog! Old archives are becoming the sore throat of the internet. Search engines have a lot of problems to find out wich site is outdated and wich is not. Information has to be accurate and visitors require accurate information. An article that’s 2 years old can be outdated!!!

You can redirect your link to another blog that you like and you’ll give another blogger the opportunity to make a blossoming blog.

Don’t look in the past, look into the future and that’s how blogs were invented…

]]> By: gilchrist-electric http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-345456 gilchrist-electric Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-345456 Hey Darren, Great blog. Your information has really helped this novice blogger. I started blogging on blogger about 6 months ago and then switched to my domain with wordpress about 1 1/2 months ago. I left the blogger site up and just stopped posting to it. I kept the adsense ads and deleted everything else. I also made one final post redirecting the little traffic to the new URL. The blogger site still gets limited traffic ( 50 hits last month) and I made a couple of bucks off this site from google adsense ads. Since I've switched to wordpress, I've seen about double the traffic that I used to get from the blogger site. I've also noticed that my new blog URL is not listed on google yet. I guess I still have another 1 1/2 months to get out of the sand box. Hey Darren,

Great blog. Your information has really helped this novice blogger.

I started blogging on blogger about 6 months ago and then switched to my domain with wordpress about 1 1/2 months ago. I left the blogger site up and just stopped posting to it. I kept the adsense ads and deleted everything else. I also made one final post redirecting the little traffic to the new URL.

The blogger site still gets limited traffic ( 50 hits last month) and I made a couple of bucks off this site from google adsense ads.

Since I’ve switched to wordpress, I’ve seen about double the traffic that I used to get from the blogger site. I’ve also noticed that my new blog URL is not listed on google yet. I guess I still have another 1 1/2 months to get out of the sand box.

]]> By: Razib AHmed http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-345334 Razib AHmed Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:40:56 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-345334 Don't kill a blog unless you cannot afford to pay the hosting fee anymore. I have a personal blog which is now not updated because I cannot give any time for it but it is getting some hits daily and it often send me some visitors to the blog I am giving all my time. Since, my inactive blog is in blogger, I do not have to think of hosting fee. Don’t kill a blog unless you cannot afford to pay the hosting fee anymore. I have a personal blog which is now not updated because I cannot give any time for it but it is getting some hits daily and it often send me some visitors to the blog I am giving all my time. Since, my inactive blog is in blogger, I do not have to think of hosting fee.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-344963 Elizabeth Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-344963 This is soooo true!!! I have been so busy with some other online ventures that my blogs have suffered and boy is it a killer to the Adsense revenue that I was getting at a few clicks a day (LOL! still not much, but something), now it's seriously down last week and this whole week! This is soooo true!!! I have been so busy with some other online ventures that my blogs have suffered and boy is it a killer to the Adsense revenue that I was getting at a few clicks a day (LOL! still not much, but something), now it’s seriously down last week and this whole week!

]]> By: pcunix http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-344856 pcunix Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:12:00 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-344856 Another option for some: Move the content to another blog and redirect the domain to that. I did that with three blogs that I broght back under the umbrella of my main site. Of course the ability to do this may depend upon the suitability of content. It's easy enough to move a camera site to sit under a gadget site and perhaps even vice versa, but a pet bird site might not move comfortably to a dating site. Another option for some:

Move the content to another blog and redirect the domain to that. I did that with three blogs that I broght back under the umbrella of my main site.

Of course the ability to do this may depend upon the suitability of content. It’s easy enough to move a camera site to sit under a gadget site and perhaps even vice versa, but a pet bird site might not move comfortably to a dating site.

]]> By: Carl Johnson http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-344836 Carl Johnson Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-344836 I would work on SEO and put contextual ads to it rather than kill it. I wonder why so many people want to do this. Haven't they heard of "how blogs make money online"? I would work on SEO and put contextual ads to it rather than kill it. I wonder why so many people want to do this. Haven’t they heard of “how blogs make money online”?

]]> By: Chris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-344756 Chris Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:58:31 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-344756 I have a blog that never really took off in terms of traffic, but has over 600 posts and has a Google PR 5. I have a couple of other blogs that do well in generating organic traffic, so it was disappointing when the newer blogs surpassed the first blog. I was tempted to delete the underperformer earlier this year because of the low traffic compared with my other blogs. Sometimes it seemed that it wasn't worth the effort to write for just a few people. Instead of spiking it, I decided to let it sit fallow for awhile. I did a post pointing people to my other blog so that they wouldn't think I disappeared. It's only fair to any readers, if only one or two. Around the same time, I was helping someone with another blog who disappeared for a while because of a new job and it was disconcerting to hear from someone all the time, then have him bail out and never post or email. People do wonder if something bad has happened when people stop posting, if they've been consistent in the past. I have a blog that never really took off in terms of traffic, but has over 600 posts and has a Google PR 5.

I have a couple of other blogs that do well in generating organic traffic, so it was disappointing when the newer blogs surpassed the first blog.

I was tempted to delete the underperformer earlier this year because of the low traffic compared with my other blogs.

Sometimes it seemed that it wasn’t worth the effort to write for just a few people.

Instead of spiking it, I decided to let it sit fallow for awhile.

I did a post pointing people to my other blog so that they wouldn’t think I disappeared. It’s only fair to any readers, if only one or two.

Around the same time, I was helping someone with another blog who disappeared for a while because of a new job and it was disconcerting to hear from someone all the time, then have him bail out and never post or email. People do wonder if something bad has happened when people stop posting, if they’ve been consistent in the past.

]]> By: Kenny Allman http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-344400 Kenny Allman Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:53:35 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/09/how-to-kill-your-blog-successfully-the-methods/#comment-344400 My rule of thumb would be, never kill a blog. Let it ride and find someway to keep it updated every once and awhile. Just give it a fresh little content injection here and there. Any blog that has had some decent start to it, will most likely make a trickle of income over time. Just move on to the next little stream.. My rule of thumb would be, never kill a blog. Let it ride and find someway to keep it updated every once and awhile. Just give it a fresh little content injection here and there. Any blog that has had some decent start to it, will most likely make a trickle of income over time. Just move on to the next little stream..

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