Comments on: Go Shopping and Improve Your Blog

By: Radhika Fofalia

Radhika Fofalia — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:14:49 +0000

How true!!! Mostly I get ideas and solutions about my personal or professional problems (from improving business to solving an issue with my Ma-in-law) when i am away from it. The solution lies in our small daily observation of people in coffee shop or in the grocery store!!

Radhika Fofalia
(www.gopromotionalproducts.com.au)

By: Tela

Tela — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:00:18 +0000

getting out is key to inspiration….but pajamas til 4pm is the key to writing. you have to have a lot of both to be a blogging success :)

By: farouk

farouk — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:49:21 +0000

interesting post:) actually i have done this before when i wanted to increase my online sales and it really worked. I discovered that i always but things that i weren’t planning to buy so i started displaying all the products that i sell on the side bars of my website and the result was increased sales

By: plastic business card

plastic business card — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:40:17 +0000

You give us a great idea, such type of ideas are necessary for the development of business.

By: diyet

diyet — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:30:15 +0000

Paper? Pen? Darren I’m lost. What are these things you speak of?

I think this is a great idea. It’s really another example of doing competitive intelligence.and market research. We should never forget that both can be done offline as well as online.

And besides people watching is kind of fun.

By: Thinkbytes

Thinkbytes — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:41:31 +0000

You mean I have to leave my computer? Are you pro killing trees?

Just kidding. I find it easier for me to write my posts on paper first with a good old fashion #2 pencil. Then go home and type up my post.

By: Nik

Nik — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:47:16 +0000

Excellent idea. I want to apply it. Perhaps even if I don’t have program it I can have by me a pen and a paper so I can collect thoughts, ideas, opinions from the life around me.
Perhaps I could try it every time I am in a bus or train, or even when I am stuck on the road waiting for the other cars.

By: Nabin

Nabin — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:10:39 +0000

pen and paper!
Still works!
Wow!

By: Paquito

Paquito — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:24:36 +0000

I’ll do it (no doubt about it :-)).

Thank you for the “Global Happening” you just come to create (it will be cool to see thousands of people around the world taking notes on Mall and stuff like that :-)).

Regards from Spain,

Paquito.
http://paquito4ever.blogspot.com

By: adam

adam — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:24:46 +0000

I like the idea of taking some time out from your PC and heading off to some place where you can find something interesting to write about. You will have to keep your focus though.

By: analogstuff

analogstuff — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:47:59 +0000

Great Idea Darren,

Some times i feel like how imaginative you think about things in life.

One more think you can apply is statistical analysis of your observations and then it might give more impact for the blog.

By: Gaurac

Gaurac — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:43:49 +0000

Another brilliant post from Darren. Thanks man.

By: Activist Mommy

Activist Mommy — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:59:15 +0000

This is actually a pretty good idea for my blog niche. I’m goign to do that tomorrow, though it will be tough not to be trying to tie things back to my blog.

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:21:28 +0000

JTPRATT – great idea. Finding a store that relates to your blog is something that I do every now and again with my digicam blogs (photography stores) and even for ProBlogger (news stands).

Not sure I’ll be hanging around a restroom for 30 minutes though to listen to the conversations :-)

By: pearl

pearl — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:56:16 +0000

@Lindsay… your comment made me laugh so much…

great tip as usual, I’m going to be observing how many of the people there are with notebooks and pens!! and may we’ll start up a Darren’s-shopping-tip-meet-up!! ;)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:27:05 +0000

This is a great idea! I do this all the time to get inspiration and most of my blogs are based on something I’ve seen at the farmer’s market, in a restaurant, or some fascinating story from a nice person who strikes up a conversation. For me inspiration definitely comes through the eyes!

By: Amanda Sands

Amanda Sands — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:10:34 +0000

Great Idea and an interesting concept. Wow… now I have an excuse to go to the mall. Thanks!

By: SingForHim

SingForHim — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:05:46 +0000

I don’t know, Darren, you can find great fodder for a comedy piece at the rural general store!

So, can I tell my husband you said I have to go shopping? Can I tell him you said I can’t take the kids with me?

You’re onto something. At the courthouse, the other day, I actually got a great idea for a piece called She Chose Life.

This may be obvious, but in order to be relatable, you actually have to “relate” to real people.

By: Blog Opinion

Blog Opinion — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:05:27 +0000

What a coincidence. I started the same concept as u said in your post. Keeping away from your blog and talking to people will going to help you to learn more ideas. Shopping has no relation with Blogging as Darren said above . But observing human nature is a great thing. You will come to know more about their like and dislikes. thanks darren .
Good day everybody :)

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:44:08 +0000

Very unusual tip, but I will nonetheless try it when I go shopping.