Comments on: Leo Babauta shares his Blog’s Tipping Point

By: Ryan McLean

Ryan McLean — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:19:59 +0000

I am a zen habits fan and I read his blog almost everyday. This is great to know that I make a difference to the content on the site.
Hopefully I can see some success just like leo has

By: Justin Hernandez

Justin Hernandez — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:30:13 +0000

Great response. I love Leo and his blog. He does things so different that he’s just himself. The tipping point questions are a great series.

By: Kenneth King | Destiny Building

Kenneth King | Destiny Building — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:11:45 +0000

So it seems the secret is that there is no secret. Just keep being creative and provide relevant content. Sounds like fun, I think I can do that and simply enjoy the process :)

By: The Masked Millionaire

The Masked Millionaire — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:35:25 +0000

I think the tipping point will come at different times for different reasons for all of us.

No matter how it comes, hard work, focus, and dedication to your blog will be the reason it shows up.

Live From Las Vegas
The Masked Millionaire

By: GreenTea

GreenTea — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:24:08 +0000

After my last comment I was thinking, yeah, Zen Habits is such a great site, why am I not subscribed? So now I am!

By: GreenTea

GreenTea — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:18:57 +0000

I just started my blog about a month ago and so now I understand the sense of community that comes from commenting, whereas I was clueless about it before. I won’t say how few comments I’ve gotten so far because it is zero. Hehe. Anyway, I am taking steps to follow the suggestions in the ProBlogger book to help with that. I discovered Zen Habits a couple of weeks ago and he has obviously done an amazing job….

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:19:04 +0000

Leo is extremely modest. Giving all the credit to his readers is a very Zen thing to do. Big respect.

The Daily Minder

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:13:41 +0000

And not just interactions on line. I’ve had very meaningful meetings with my readers at events, which has led to their being active boosters of my site.

By: QuietRebelWriter

QuietRebelWriter — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:55:42 +0000

Oo, good point, Tim H. But I do like Leo’s overall thoughts on community and relationships. Reminds me I’m on the right track, and to continue to involve my readers.

By: Tim H

Tim H — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:39:26 +0000

Interesting, however, speaking of feedback, I feel it would be very helpful to know how long it took for you to reach the tipping point.

By: Cory from Dental Heroes

Cory from Dental Heroes — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:28:01 +0000

It seems to me that Leo’s tipping point was probably very similar to most A-listers. Blogs that do not focus on relationships with their readers will not thrive – with few exceptions. Just take a look at Problogger.net, JohnChow.com, etc. You can see the compassion that the bloggers have for their readers.

By: Muscle Post

Muscle Post — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:29:13 +0000

This was a great idea! I’m definitely interested in hearing how more A-List bloggers had their tipping point. Keep ‘em coming, Darren!

By: Trent Hamm

Trent Hamm — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:08:17 +0000

Awesome! This was my suggestion on the widget!

By: The Salem Insider

The Salem Insider — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:17 +0000

The big question is “how do you interact with people who don’t interact with you”?

i often ask my readers questions or prompt them to comment/interact but it rarely gets anywhere. As bloggers we understand the power of commenting on other blogs but does the non-blogger understand the importance of commenting on a site they visit?

By: Luis Gross

Luis Gross — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:34:53 +0000

Interaction with your readers can be the best way to gain the trust necessary to build your blog. Positive and prompt responses to reader comments, asking for feedback, and encouraging Ideas and suggestions your readers might have is definitely the way to go.

By: Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:03:11 +0000

Darren,

It’s nice to know that you are considering your regular readers.

Thank you.

By: Sandy Naidu

Sandy Naidu — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:59:12 +0000

Taking good care of our customers (readers) is the key isn’t it…Making them wanting to come back for more…I have now subscribed to Zen Habits..Read only couple of posts so far but seems interesting.

By: Bontb

Bontb — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:51:10 +0000

I like that! Kind of similar starting point like mine was. Focusing now more on Readership then Traffic.