Comments on: Want a Popular Blog? Put Your Ego Aside

By: Outsourcing Company

Outsourcing Company — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:11:29 +0000

That’s an interesting idea…focusing on one or the other. Would it make sense to have two separate blogs for the separate purposes, I wonder? That’s what I currently do…

By: Busines Protection

Busines Protection — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:53:41 +0000

I have a business blog where the domain name is a keyword to the blog but no way would I ever consider putting up a picture of myself. I just don’t think it looks professional.

By: uwak

uwak — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:15:24 +0000

all about baranding strategy, thanks……very funny picture….!

By: Being College Student

Being College Student — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:42:46 +0000

Thank you for sharing information about brand blog. I had removed my bio from the blog. I hope it will works this time. I struggled with lack of traffic.

I am looking forward to learn more from your contents.

By: Karl Hadwen

Karl Hadwen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:20:18 +0000

Very Interesting Topic, I love the 118 Guy xD, and putting the ego aside is 100% great advice.

By: Richael Neet

Richael Neet — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:02:54 +0000

Can’t agree more!!! “The Brand Around The Author” blogs generally succeed if you are a influential figure in that particular niche. For a newbie, putting up your name in the domain for a blog will portray it more of a personal blog rather than a niche related one. And I guess nobody wants to read about Mr. X who has just got internet connected at home and took his first step in the blogging area.

By: westpenninewoman

westpenninewoman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:25:21 +0000

Brand is “King” out there. I’ve been working on it but still a long way to go yet.

By: Yiannis

Yiannis — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:06:32 +0000

As my opinion, the brand is doesn’t matter.Did a lot of people knew your blog before.do you think about your blog brand before you begin blog.
There is not road without more poeple walk.

By: Grant Northsby

Grant Northsby — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:10:16 +0000

Nice of Seth Godin to leave a comment here but I wonder why he didn’t link to this post in his recent one – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/11/death-of-the-pe.html – when it seems like it was inspired by this one.

By: العاب

العاب — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:03:22 +0000

i think it is not a matter of ego . for me . it is a matter of savoir-faire . know how to do it .

By: John Sullivan@POTPOLITICS™

John Sullivan@POTPOLITICS™ — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:47:30 +0000

@Daniel great post and I’m a fan of your blog for much the same reason as I’m Darren’s. Strange to see Seth comment here and the dude doesn’t have comments on his blog.
I recently did a little test on all my backlinks and you can see the bloggers that delete comments,try to sculpt page rank, say their do follow and their not. When it’s all said and done the bloggers that help people will be here the others will not. It’s going to be a tough year on all the selfish hotshots :)
here’s the tool I used it as a way to see what bloggers I’m going to deal with and ones I stay away from ;) My brand is my word ;)
http://seopro.com.au/free-seo-tools/link-checker/
Happy Holidays to all :)

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:02:02 +0000

When I first started my blog, I was extremely confused with how to style it. I think the author and his/her picture can add a lot of credibility to a site but can easily detract from it. I couldn’t put my finger on when this worked and when it didn’t, but this blog post certainly clarified things. There are always outliers to every theory but I think this is a good one to follow for new bloggers like myself!

By: WebSuccessDiva OnlineBranding

WebSuccessDiva OnlineBranding — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:46:11 +0000

I think this is absolutely right. Especially if you’re looking to go beyond a small corner of the web. A brand, that is not personal, does so much more for the “business” side of blogging. Great insights!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:17:43 +0000

While I’m sure there are people who may have the ability to defy the odds, I think this makes a lot of sense. My original blog used my name and now I’m moving forward with a more “brand” oriented blog.

By: teens make money online

teens make money online — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:18:25 +0000

i had this dilemma when i first start my personal blog, but now it is clear enough for me stay branding my own blog as i am just a newbie blogger. good info thanks

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By: Bill Burdin

Bill Burdin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:08:21 +0000

I registered my name and my kids names as domain names because I am certain one day personal branding will be very important to ones career options.

By: Asmaa

Asmaa — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:56:37 +0000

I will agree with Jacob Cass , i didn’t build the blog after my name as well. And it has grown wonderfully!
yet still i would like to know how to extend its growth :)

By: Mark Grejaldo

Mark Grejaldo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:48:39 +0000

I have planned to make a brandable wordpress.org site, but made a new “personal test site” on instead. Ha!

–Mark Grejaldo
markusgrejaldo.blogspot.com

By: Jacob Cass

Jacob Cass — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:48:30 +0000

I have personally built by blog around my name however the name of the blog isn’t my name…

I probably an exception to what you have mentioned. In just 12 months I have gone from not knowing 1 thing about blogging, social media or having 1 contact to having over 9500+ subscribers and a good following… I am not trying to brag so to speak but I am saying that it is possible to do it.

By: Play Games Win Prizes

Play Games Win Prizes — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:39:24 +0000

Branding the website first would pay off in the very long run. Although if your website domain is your name, it would only be obvious to brand your name :)

-Mike