Comments on: How to Create Great First Impressions on New Readers and Convert Them Into Loyal Readers http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/ Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging - ProBlogger Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sean Davis http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4762905 Sean Davis Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:36:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4762905 You know, this has really become my focus over the last 48 hours. My blog is fairly new so I don't have a lot of stats yet. However, in the week that I have been using Google Analytics, I've noticed that my bounce rate is a little too high for my comfort. Most of my readers are coming in on the homepage and also exiting on the homepage. That part that bothers me the most is that my excerpts are not that long on the home page... so they can't be view much. Should I... a) Make my excerpts longer giving my site more of a chance by holding viewers a little longer? OR b) Concentrate on ways to get them on to other pages. In the 31DBBB book I have already read a little bit about making things like sneeze pages that are linked from the homepage and stuff like that to help people surf around. I was just wondering which of the aforementioned methods would be best. Thanks! You know, this has really become my focus over the last 48 hours. My blog is fairly new so I don’t have a lot of stats yet. However, in the week that I have been using Google Analytics, I’ve noticed that my bounce rate is a little too high for my comfort. Most of my readers are coming in on the homepage and also exiting on the homepage. That part that bothers me the most is that my excerpts are not that long on the home page… so they can’t be view much.

Should I…

a) Make my excerpts longer giving my site more of a chance by holding viewers a little longer?

OR

b) Concentrate on ways to get them on to other pages. In the 31DBBB book I have already read a little bit about making things like sneeze pages that are linked from the homepage and stuff like that to help people surf around. I was just wondering which of the aforementioned methods would be best.

Thanks!

]]> By: tiffany jewelery http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4721268 tiffany jewelery Tue, 26 May 2009 01:23:48 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4721268 You seem like such a gentle and totally relaxed type of person. but your article is really nice. thanks.. You seem like such a gentle and totally relaxed type of person.
but your article is really nice. thanks..

]]> By: Billie Walter http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4721091 Billie Walter Mon, 25 May 2009 21:31:06 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4721091 I'n new to blogging this month. Wish I had found your site earlier but happy to have found it now. I will be following closely. Can personal blogs about oneself, like mine, make money? I’n new to blogging this month. Wish I had found your site earlier but happy to have found it now. I will be following closely. Can personal blogs about oneself, like mine, make money?

]]> By: Film izle http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4721067 Film izle Mon, 25 May 2009 21:13:42 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4721067 I have been saying this same thing to my partners for YEARS. I will make them read this to see that a professional agrees with me. Thank you for posting this article, it will be useful. I have been saying this same thing to my partners for YEARS. I will make them read this to see that a professional agrees with me. Thank you for posting this article, it will be useful.

]]> By: SEO India http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4720349 SEO India Mon, 25 May 2009 06:42:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4720349 Great Post! Thanks for sharing such a useful information. It will help me a lot. Great Post! Thanks for sharing such a useful information. It will help me a lot.

]]> By: AWord http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4717692 AWord Fri, 22 May 2009 21:38:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4717692 Mr. Rowse: Great video tips for first impression, personal interaction or blogging. Thank you. Mr. Rowse: Great video tips for first impression, personal interaction or blogging. Thank you.

]]> By: Nick 1 week marketing http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4716206 Nick 1 week marketing Thu, 21 May 2009 13:12:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4716206 I agree the view of you in a Suit doesn't connect with the picture on the bottom of the page. More video posts, I am getting too lazy to read. Nick I agree the view of you in a Suit doesn’t connect with the picture on the bottom of the page. More video posts, I am getting too lazy to read.
Nick

]]> By: Dan Share http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4715965 Dan Share Thu, 21 May 2009 05:51:34 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4715965 Whats with the suit! I can understand if your a stock broker, but usually the first impression a suit is to me is "ahhh, run! boring man ahead!". hehe :-) Whats with the suit! I can understand if your a stock broker, but usually the first impression a suit is to me is “ahhh, run! boring man ahead!”. hehe :-)

]]> By: lacie lane http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4713729 lacie lane Tue, 19 May 2009 20:20:09 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4713729 Greetings Darren: Most of the things you say make sence! & you have put some most needed information for bloggers to think about. I would have to differ from you on certain order of how to repesent your blog to a first times reader. #1 you have to offer something that would be helpfull or help seomeone in a more monetary financial way. Just don't start a blog and write about something that the other peson cannot gain any money from it. #2 the second most inportant thing is " The Template " of your blog! if you have the most beautifull words & english & grammer perfect. Then you might be lucky to get 5 visitors per day. The template say a lot about you. If! you have a (garbage) template then people will see your blog & run for the hills. Having a very nice blog template say a lot about you. Suppose that you have a template that looks like a ( yugo), then they will all go away just at the sight of an (garbage) blog. Now on the other hand if! you have a template that looks like a ( Bentley), then they will think & say " what a really nice blog ; may be i will stay a while see what it's really about". That's that three second you were talikng about. #3 this one should be listed as #1, " traffic". Lets just say that you have just opened a brand new sub sandwhich shop. It's very clean nice tables & seats, great hot or cold sandwhich, super great contertop & the outside if fabulous. Maybe you will get a few customers & then there will be days when the place is completely empty. However if you hire some young kids to put flyers in house & pass them around & also tell people how wonderfull the sub shop is . Then you will flourish with customers. Getting lots of traffic on a blog is a very crucial component. You cannot make get anybody to click on your links unless the know that your blog exist!. Traffic In a must to have if! your a blogger. 4: publish ads on your blog. I should rate this one last because you will never ever guarantee that people will click on your ads. It's way better through, than lets say putiing a paypal button on your blog. which is like russian roulette, like praying ' please let someone donate $1.00 to me" on my paypal button. i think of it as begging. the only way someone will donate paypal to you is if! they like you a lot or, they just want to be nice & only make a one time donation. putting ads on your blog is ok if you genrate quite a few click on your blog otherwize it's just a novelty & very so often you will get a few clicks. better if you manage your ads to the greatest revenue perhaps like $0.75 per ads space. mine are set to standard so i get maybe $0.08 - $0.36 cents per click. always better than paypal button. plus having a blog with no ads in it " does not make nay sence". when i first started a blog; from day one i put ads on it right away. if! you have too many ads it will make your blog look really scary & intimidating. i know a few people who do quite well from ads on their blog. 5: joining many social media networking sites. this is very beneficial, simply because you gat get back-end traffic when your friends or someone sees your pics on a social network & the become curious about you & want to see what your about & what are you into & offering them. half 1/2 of my traffic come from visitors from social netwoks like mybloglog, technorati, zimbio, blogcatalog, stumbleupon, live journal, ;excetra ```````. I think that i am with 8 or 9 sites like this. joining social newtworks plays a very important part on getting hits & meeting new people from all parts of the world. The fact of the matter is the all these subjects above play a very importatnt role on how much traffic you can get? to how many new fully vested readers will join in on your blog. i am learning as a go. if i would have started this when i was 13, i would have had a real nice internet company like yahoo or paypal. Darren: please vsist my blog as i have just spent 35 minutes writing this out. Earn Money From Surveys http://elpaso95.blogspot.com Greetings Darren:

Most of the things you say make sence! & you have put some most needed information for bloggers to think about. I would have to differ from you on certain order of how to repesent your blog to a first times reader.

#1 you have to offer something that would be helpfull or help seomeone in a more monetary financial way. Just don’t start a blog and write about something that the other peson cannot gain any money from it.

#2 the second most inportant thing is ” The Template ” of your blog! if you have the most beautifull words & english & grammer perfect. Then you might be lucky to get 5 visitors per day. The template say a lot about you. If! you have a (garbage) template then people will see your blog & run for the hills. Having a very nice blog template say a lot about you. Suppose that you have a template that looks like a ( yugo), then they will all go away just at the sight of an (garbage) blog. Now on the other hand if! you have a template that looks like a ( Bentley), then they will think & say ” what a really nice blog ; may be i will stay a while see what it’s really about”. That’s that three second you were talikng about.

#3 this one should be listed as #1, ” traffic”. Lets just say that you have just opened a brand new sub sandwhich shop. It’s very clean nice tables & seats, great hot or cold sandwhich, super great contertop & the outside if fabulous. Maybe you will get a few customers & then there will be days when the place is completely empty. However if you hire some young kids to put flyers in house & pass them around & also tell people how wonderfull the sub shop is . Then you will flourish with customers. Getting lots of traffic on a blog is a very crucial component. You cannot make get anybody to click on your links unless the know that your blog exist!. Traffic In a must to have if! your a blogger.

4: publish ads on your blog. I should rate this one last because you will never ever guarantee that people will click on your ads. It’s way better through, than lets say putiing a paypal button on your blog. which is like russian roulette, like praying ‘ please let someone donate $1.00 to me” on my paypal button. i think of it as begging. the only way someone will donate paypal to you is if! they like you a lot or, they just want to be nice & only make a one time donation. putting ads on your blog is ok if you genrate quite a few click on your blog otherwize it’s just a novelty & very so often you will get a few clicks. better if you manage your ads to the greatest revenue perhaps like $0.75 per ads space. mine are set to standard so i get maybe $0.08 – $0.36 cents per click. always better than paypal button. plus having a blog with no ads in it ” does not make nay sence”. when i first started a blog; from day one i put ads on it right away. if! you have too many ads it will make your blog look really scary & intimidating. i know a few people who do quite well from ads on their blog.

5: joining many social media networking sites. this is very beneficial, simply because you gat get back-end traffic when your friends or someone sees your pics on a social network & the become curious about you & want to see what your about & what are you into & offering them. half 1/2 of my traffic come from visitors from social netwoks like mybloglog, technorati, zimbio, blogcatalog, stumbleupon, live journal, ;excetra “““`. I think that i am with 8 or 9 sites like this. joining social newtworks plays a very important part on getting hits & meeting new people from all parts of the world.

The fact of the matter is the all these subjects above play a very importatnt role on how much traffic you can get? to how many new fully vested readers will join in on your blog. i am learning as a go. if i would have started this when i was 13, i would have had a real nice internet company like yahoo or paypal.
Darren: please vsist my blog as i have just spent 35 minutes writing this out.

Earn Money From Surveys
http://elpaso95.blogspot.com

]]> By: Catherine Franz http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4710449 Catherine Franz Sun, 17 May 2009 13:56:20 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4710449 Darren, After reading your book several times I decided to finally visit your blog. I saw your picture (video) and was thrown off. I could never had envision you with a stiff look and suit. I see you more relaxed in jeans. Everytime I return to your site/main page, the picture is still bothering me. Never had this feeling again. It makes me feel disconnected to you, the writer. Okay, not complaining, just letting you know how it disjoins me. Darren,

After reading your book several times I decided to finally visit your blog. I saw your picture (video) and was thrown off. I could never had envision you with a stiff look and suit. I see you more relaxed in jeans.

Everytime I return to your site/main page, the picture is still bothering me. Never had this feeling again. It makes me feel disconnected to you, the writer.

Okay, not complaining, just letting you know how it disjoins me.

]]> By: balaji http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4705113 balaji Thu, 14 May 2009 13:13:12 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4705113 I have the blog created 2 weeks before, i want your tips to how to improve that blogs content and page rank, here is the blog. http://www.3gwifi.blogspot.com/ I have the blog created 2 weeks before, i want your tips to how to improve that blogs content and page rank, here is the blog.

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]]> By: Ares http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4701939 Ares Tue, 12 May 2009 16:30:04 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4701939 I have been saying this same thing to my partners for YEARS. I will make them read this to see that a professional agrees with me. Thank you for posting this article, it will be useful. I have been saying this same thing to my partners for YEARS. I will make them read this to see that a professional agrees with me. Thank you for posting this article, it will be useful.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4699401 Jamie Mon, 11 May 2009 15:55:38 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4699401 Another helpful post, in fact very helpful. Thanks for the tips. I think I should try all of these things… ahehehehe Another helpful post, in fact very helpful. Thanks for the tips. I think I should try all of these things… ahehehehe

]]> By: Ernie Fidanza http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4699246 Ernie Fidanza Mon, 11 May 2009 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4699246 Awesome video. The thought of starting a successful blog can be intimidating or even overwhelming. I know, as I am currently trying to start my own blog/website for my mortgage company. I find the best way to get some loyal readers fast is to have a bevy of good content available as soon as you start advertising the blog (so have 5-10 posts ready) and to be involved in communities. For example, I have a hockey blog. I am a respected member of a hockey message board, and I slip my blog's link in and keep it in my forum. I find this to be the best way to get some dedicated readers ~Ernie Fidanza www.erniefidanza.com Awesome video. The thought of starting a successful blog can be intimidating or even overwhelming. I know, as I am currently trying to start my own blog/website for my mortgage company.

I find the best way to get some loyal readers fast is to have a bevy of good content available as soon as you start advertising the blog (so have 5-10 posts ready) and to be involved in communities.

For example, I have a hockey blog. I am a respected member of a hockey message board, and I slip my blog’s link in and keep it in my forum. I find this to be the best way to get some dedicated readers

~Ernie Fidanza
http://www.erniefidanza.com

]]> By: Tobias Stapleton http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4698675 Tobias Stapleton Mon, 11 May 2009 07:31:38 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4698675 Thanks for this useful video, I always watch and get as much benefits as I can from technical based information through these videos. Thanks for this useful video, I always watch and get as much benefits as I can from technical based information through these videos.

]]> By: baboush http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4698362 baboush Mon, 11 May 2009 03:42:43 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4698362 hello Darren, Thank you so much, this video is very helpful. Three months ago I did a search on the internet trying to find something to make money online. I fell upon 7FiguresWithBrian.com . It was a great success for me. That is my wonderful experience with 7FiguresWithBrian.com hello Darren, Thank you so much, this video is very helpful.

Three months ago I did a search on the internet trying to find something to make money online. I fell upon 7FiguresWithBrian.com . It was a great success for me. That is my wonderful experience with 7FiguresWithBrian.com

]]> By: vinnyg http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4696878 vinnyg Sun, 10 May 2009 13:23:01 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4696878 Just wanted to say thanks Darren! I came across some digitial photography tips of yours having to deal with new borns, they were insightful and pretty much spot on with everything I had been revealing myself through my now seemingly endless photoshoot that is my life :) I see you have your fingers in just about everything on the net, and the sage advice seems to follow... Just wanted to say thanks Darren! I came across some digitial photography tips of yours having to deal with new borns, they were insightful and pretty much spot on with everything I had been revealing myself through my now seemingly endless photoshoot that is my life :)

I see you have your fingers in just about everything on the net, and the sage advice seems to follow…

]]> By: 123 power system http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4691074 123 power system Thu, 07 May 2009 02:30:03 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4691074 It’s not just first impressions, it is the character in your soul that reflects your personality, people will gaze around less than 3 seconds to know your insight. It’s not just first impressions, it is the character in your soul that reflects your personality, people will gaze around less than 3 seconds to know your insight.

]]> By: Andy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4688048 Andy Tue, 05 May 2009 08:00:01 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4688048 Thank you for this very good video, and greets from Stuttgart Germany. You have a new Fan Thank you for this very good video, and greets from Stuttgart Germany. You have a new Fan

]]> By: Richland Mortgage http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/comment-page-5/#comment-4687815 Richland Mortgage Tue, 05 May 2009 05:01:25 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/01/08/how-to-create-great-first-impressions-on-new-readers-and-convert-them-into-loyal-readers/#comment-4687815 Great video. First impressions can make a huge difference in your readership. Thanks for the pointers. Great video. First impressions can make a huge difference in your readership. Thanks for the pointers.

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