Comments on: A Personalized, Comprehensive Growth Strategy For Your Blog

By: Idaho Wood Sheds

Idaho Wood Sheds — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:37:18 +0000

Thank you so much for your post. We are working on getting into majors soon :)

By: Kristin White

Kristin White — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:50 +0000

Fabulous post!! What great advice…I’m gonna get to work on getting “On The Radar” ASAP… My blog is a “vlog,” however, which is challenging, because the content doesn’t lend itself as well to links and such… Any advice for vlog SEO and growth?

By: Reginald

Reginald — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:45:14 +0000

Daniel’s perspective is certainly worth considering.

It does create a question in my mind as to whether or not these traffic sources are worth the time and effort some bloggers invest in them.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:57:50 +0000

You make it look difficult but it is not, actually anyone can be at the top of his/her niche, when blogging and you want to get quality traffic the first spot are search engines more than delicious and other traffic sources like digg, in case for problogger it may work because is about blogging, but in case of other kind of niches social networks does not have the same effect, one example of this is my latest blog http://www.iwebsws.com which is about tips for business, I have promoted on digg and nothing happened because nowadays digg is plagued of SEO masters and bloggers that only want to reach to the front page no body from there is interested on regular businesses. Stumbleupon users did not stay more than 2 seconds on the page. My only readers are from search engines because the niche of my topic is not related to blogging, in other words my readers are not Internet knowledgeable people.

By: Nico

Nico — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:39:45 +0000

This is a great post. I’ve been blogging since 2001, but only recently (October 2007) launched a new niche blog on my own domain (http://www.plutonica.net).

This helps straighten out the approach I need to take to make it grow – I’ve been a bit lost wondering how to attract new readers to a blog on a focused subject. Thanks!

By: David C Schupbach

David C Schupbach — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:35:47 +0000

Very intense information! I love it!

I run a small tech blog, about 3000 readers a month, and your information is GREAT!

Thanks!

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:02:28 +0000

Great article on understanding where you are and where you want to go. Just shows, you have to do your due diligence and have a game plan no matter what you do. My blog on real estate investment has a number of posts on exactly this topic, but I never thought to apply it to my own blog development. Thanks.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:33:20 +0000

It’s important to understand where you stand compared to others in your niche, that has really helped me figure out what I need to do to grow my blog.

By: Nick's Traffic Tricks

Nick's Traffic Tricks — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:09:10 +0000

Hi. Very informative article. This morning I’ve been browsing the web looking for new ideas in my never-ending quest to find more ideas for building traffic. The thing that strikes me when I read a detailed post like this is that in the overwhelming amount of information that a person can round up in an hour or two online, each perfect post like this is soon covered over by the next and the next and the next post that the surfer finds. This one is so on the money that the best advice is for the surfer to stop and focus. Follow this set of suggestions and once this is implemented go back and surf. Looking and never doing anything is not going to get you anywhere.

By: iCan't Internet

iCan't Internet — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:46:54 +0000

Great post, full of useful information!
I will start using this strategy rightaway for my own blog!

By: Jason Brown

Jason Brown — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:49:18 +0000

Another excellent post from problogger, what i was wondering though is, what are the bets tools for gathering intel on other blogs in a niche, I know that Alexa is not the reliable so what would other bloggers out there sugest.

By: Fred | affiliate marketing make money

Fred | affiliate marketing make money — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:43:07 +0000

Hi Monica, Thanks for the great post. I am one of the small fry types just getting started with blogging and this is going to be a big help! I need all the help I can get. Fred

By: Dimitri Nosarev

Dimitri Nosarev — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:27:42 +0000

Hi Monica, thank you so much for the exelent and comprehensive explanation! Even though it’s funny to think of myself as “small fry” nevertheless I am a new to the whole blogoshere world. I started my blog – In search of my six pack – as a more of an accountability partner, but now it bugs me that not many people read it. So thank you again and I’ll let you know how it goes. With blog and the six pack part as well.

By: Dimitri Nosarev

Dimitri Nosarev — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:24:59 +0000

By: Anna (Green Talk)

Anna (Green Talk) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:53:44 +0000

Monica-impressive article.

I just would like to add to the article. Some of us are small fries and some of us our players. If a fellow blogger emails you, give them the courtesy of an email back. Nothing urks me more than someone who does not take the time to respond. No one is that big. You never know when the two of you can help each other.

By: Anna (Green Talk)

Anna (Green Talk) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:50:30 +0000

Monica,

Impressive article. I just wanted to add one thing. If you a fellow blogger emails you, take the time to email them back. It should not matter if you are a small fry or a major player. Nothing urks me more than have someone who does not take the time to email back. You will never know when the two of you can help each other.

Darren, how do you handle this with 9000 (gasp) emails?

By: Roman

Roman — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:31:59 +0000

Thanks for the comment and quick response Monica. Everything makes sense and is practical. I did subscribe to your blog and it is really cool reading.

By: Reginald

Reginald — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:34:21 +0000

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By: The Masked Millionaire

The Masked Millionaire — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:17:11 +0000

Once again a very good post. It is nice to know that there are quality people giving out quality advice on blogging. There is a reason people read your blog. It is the main lesson that I take away everytime that I read a new post. Thanks

By: Mark Sinderson

Mark Sinderson — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:02:22 +0000

The timing of this post is just about perfect for me. I started a blog in December that was too broad based on what I really wanted to talk about. So, I refocused and started my new blog in February. I am definitely in the “small fry” category but I would like to grow. I started my blog based on what I was interested in, not what niche would be good to blog in.

Now that my blog is up and has a few posts I would like to make sure that I get the “right” kind of readers and that I am spending my (very limited) time efficently. This post will give me a roadmap to follow.