Comments on: 112 Days until Christmas – Is Your Blog Ready?

By: Travel Deals

Travel Deals — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:11:10 +0000

Is also a good time to visit Australia. Travel blogs and site should position themselves for online travel and hotel bookings.

By: despil

despil — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:06:31 +0000

“but if you have ’summer related’ topics you could even see a fall in your stats.”

Except if you live in Australia, right? :)
Seems like a win-win over there :)

By: Update Your Home

Update Your Home — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:11:34 +0000

Last year Christmas was good for us. This year we are planning for 50% more than last year.

Should be a great year. We have put in place a handful of new blogs that are doing well in the search engines and these will help us increase by at least 50%.

Good to have goals.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:21:07 +0000

Any thoughts of using an Amazon affiliate link or similar affiliate as a potential tip jar for loyal readers during the holidays?

If a loyal reader is about to do some Xmas shopping at Amazon, perhaps they would like to begin the shopping from your affiliate link. That way, they could provide a free tip.

This seems like it could be something to try before the holidays.

By: John Hood

John Hood — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:12:13 +0000

Movie and television collectibles have sold really well throughout the summer (in the UK) and hopefully will go from strength to strength during the ‘gift giving’ season.

By: Emeka

Emeka — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:46:26 +0000

Hi Darren

Its me again. of course you don’t know me but I know you – who doesn’t anyway?
Please do send some traffic to my blog I just wrote a post on Nigerian scam and some of them may have something to learn from it.
thanks.

By: Hendry Lee

Hendry Lee — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:32:07 +0000

As keyword prices usually goes up during holiday season, it may be a great reason to optimize AdSense ads too…

By: jhay

jhay — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:06:51 +0000

My my…time does fly. It’s the ‘ber’ months already and just over a hundred days to go before Christmas. I guess more great stuf would be coming soon from Problogger. :D

By: qobble webmaster - cash blog wizard

qobble webmaster - cash blog wizard — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:18:22 +0000

Interesting. One of my site(my most successful actually), has it’s traffic peaks in summer funilly enough. Winter isn’t usually particularly good. Also, adsense revenue seems to go down per click compared with in the summer. That’s adsense for you though I guess.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:54:54 +0000

Rico, I think he means for people who have product blogs/websites. I think it is going to be a PS3 Christmas if Sony can get it out on time.

By: Rico

Rico — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:21:27 +0000

Would you mind being more specific? What do you mean by adapting your blog for X-mas? And why is Christmas a boon for blogs in the first place?

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:36:59 +0000

thanks Rich – am planning on doing an update to that post in the coming days/weeks so keep an eye open for it.

By: Rich Owings

Rich Owings — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:09:27 +0000

Darren,

You did a similar post last year. It may have been this one (http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/10/03/positioning-your-blog-for-a-profitable-christmas/), but I trace my first serious efforts at blogging for profit to that post. It really motivated me, probably more than any post I’ve ever read on your blog. And it’s all working out very well, so I just wanted to take a moment and say thanks. Here’s wishing you, me and all of us a very profitable holiday season.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:48:23 +0000

Time to get shopping!!! Last year I swore I’d do everything online this year, so I had better begin.