Comments on: Crawl before you walk: 6 Step-by-step Instructions for Starting your First Blog

By: Inchirieri Masini

Inchirieri Masini — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:06:46 +0000

I like this idea. I will recommend this article to my friends. Thank you

By: seth

seth — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:47:45 +0000

Great article and a lot of great comments. I think the reason blogs are great is the contribution of the visitors not just the post author. Thanks!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:47:27 +0000

This post was just what i needed. i thought everything was going to change overnight…but no. Gotta keep writing and be patient. The traffic is building slowly.

http://www.movienottingham.co.uk

By: MJ Ces

MJ Ces — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:30:55 +0000

Hi Darren,

You wrote WorkTracker under Step no. 2. I’m quite sure you were referring to WordTracker. I am just concerned that some new blogger might start looking for the wrong keyword research tool.

By: Elan Chalford

Elan Chalford — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:19:37 +0000

Blogging to express your unique vision still seems like the best reason to me. Not everyone who wishes to make money will do it. But anyone can speak their truth successfully.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:26:54 +0000

@Fletch

I would like to think people comment on blogs because they want to add to the article/discussion/debate, people who just comment for comments sake…well whats the point.

By: Women's Health Blog

Women's Health Blog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:52:29 +0000

That was a useful article indeed.

By: Cheap Cell Phones

Cheap Cell Phones — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:52:22 +0000

Great guide Darren, thanks, I would also add to pick a theme with more than one sidebar, eventually you will need the space and it is difficult to alter existing themes without paying a designer.

By: Blogger Chelle

Blogger Chelle — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:16:48 +0000

Thanks Aileen! That is some good advice. I need to do #5 & #6 much more!

By: Fletch

Fletch — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:14:16 +0000

“I wouldn’t recommend using your blog title as your name when commenting on blogs, it screams “I’m only commenting to get my URL seen”.”

Isn’t that the main reason why people comment on blogs anyway.

By: OutdoorMike

OutdoorMike — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:20:51 +0000

In my case the biggest hurdle I’ve found is not the technical, writing, or even marketing aspects. Its the fear of success, or maybe you could say the commitment of it all. What if people actually come to read my blog? What if they even make comments? What if some actually subscribe via Feedburner…geez…then I’m really committed. It gives you sort of a panicky feeling.

But I have to say, its a feeling I could get used to. ;-)

By: TechMata

TechMata — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:17:58 +0000

I agree with mike. Too much widget annoys the readers. ExpatBoy

By: reflux

reflux — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:24:21 +0000

I am focusing on making money online….., now, I am waiting the result of my effort with patient, of course ……consisten making new post every two days, thanks for sharing

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:09:22 +0000

As already said, good post, but #5 is a blatent spam attempt. You should know this already.

DO NOT do #5, it’s enough to use your nickname or whatever and fill out the URL field in the comment form, don’t spam blogs using your blogs name.

Experienced bloggers will block you for spamming, then all blogs will if they are using reCaptcha or something similar.

Getting blocked really helps, eh?

By: mike

mike — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:26:11 +0000

I use to have every kind of widget on my blogs at first. I have none now and it looks much cleaner. Never put too many on if you are going to use them.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:37:32 +0000

I’m glad I read this now; I jumped out there without going through most (or a bunch) of the ProBlogger posts. Now I can go back and apply your simple steps; I’m sure the results will be better!

Jim
http://www.jimkirkwriter.com

By: barb gary

barb gary — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:18:53 +0000

Love all the pointers except like everyone else; I think the name should be there not the title name. People want to know who you are that is posting not where you work.

By: Make Money Online Tips

Make Money Online Tips — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:53:43 +0000

Patience is the biggest key in blogging. Most bloggers when they start out, always have loads of josh and post 3 times a day and then the frequency keeps tailoring off day by day till they see, they post once a week and eventually they are off. They don’t have patience. Blogging as most believe is surely not a get rich scheme.

By: Tom B.

Tom B. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:28 +0000

Aileen,

I agree it is nice to know where the commenters are coming from. That is one reason I like site that use the CommentLuv plugin. Right there is either the commenter’s latest post or the one he wants to put out for folks to see.

By: Aileen Journey

Aileen Journey — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:12:16 +0000

One, thanks for all the comments.

Two, sorry about the mistake about John Hinkley Jr. and Jodie Foster. I looked up to make sure I had the right person shooting, but forgot to make sure I had the right person who was shot!

Three, I hear many of you about how to sign your blog comments. I had read a lot of comments and made many before I started my blog. I liked seeing the blog names as user names just because if I liked the comment I could quickly see where the person was coming from. I think that whatever makes you comfortable. I think bloggers commenting on other blogs is part of what makes the blogosphere go ’round. I think it’s fine to comment from your brand as long as you have something interesting to say.

Four, Feedburner is at http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home. It has many resources for bloggers and I know they work with Blogger.

Aileen at ProblemSolverBlog.com