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Last week I shared a series of questions for bloggers to ponder as they look back on their last year of blogging.
The point of the questions was not to engage in a navel gazing exercise but to look back with the objective of identifying how a blog has been performing in order to improve it moving forward.
Today I want to suggest a process for thinking about the future …
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How to Launch a Blog and Have Fresh Content for Weeks
10 Jan 2009 / 54 Comments
This question from James of My Fitness Guide hit my inbox this week:
“Hey Darren, I just thought of a blogging question so I’ve come all the way over write a list of all your blog topics first, then plan …
Add Social Proof to Your Blog With TweetBacks
09 Jan 2009 / 39 Comments
In this post Dan Zarrella tells us about a new tool he’s created for bloggers - TweetBacks - a tool that allows you to add instances where your blog has been mentioned on …
How to Create Great First Impressions on New Readers and Convert Them Into Loyal Readers
08 Jan 2009 / 61 Comments
This video has been around for over a year now (I made it just after ProBlogger was last redesigned) but I think it’s particularly relevant for this time of year when many bloggers are looking at refreshing the look and feel of their blog.
First impressions matter both in real life face to face interactions with new people that you meet AND the first interactions you have with new readers. In this video I examine 5 ways you can improve the impression that you leave on first time readers and give three questions to ask when thinking about how to leave good impressions on readers.
Of course overarching all of what I mention is that your content needs to be of the highest quality to create a good first impression. Your design, titles, tag lines etc can all be amazing but unless you’ve got something useful and unique to say - the first impression will not be as good as it could be.
The Essential Guide to Growing Your Blog on Minimal Time
07 Jan 2009 / 168 Comments
This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, author of the new best-selling book, The Power of Less.
If you’re like most bloggers, you probably want to grow your readership as quickly as possible, but don’t …
Two Tips on Landing Interviews for Your Blog
06 Jan 2009 / 48 Comments
Last week on Twitter I had a discussion with a number of followers about landing interviews with other bloggers as a way to generate interesting content for your blog. One of the responses I had via a direct message …
How Does Your Blog Grow? A Tool for Analysis
05 Jan 2009 / 40 Comments
In this post Mara Rogers of http://www.SecretsForMoney.info shares a reflective exercise to help you grow your blog.
To be objective about his or her blog tends to be a challenge for most bloggers.
Often bloggers are in love with the ‘idea’ …
When Being the Number 1 Blog in Your Niche is Not Enough
04 Jan 2009 / 66 Comments
“I’m the number 1 blog in my niche but I’m not getting much traffic - do you have any words of advice?”
This question hit my inbox earlier today and I thought I’d repost part of my reply here as I …
How To - Move From WordPress.com To WordPress.org
03 Jan 2009 / 75 Comments
Moving a Blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org is something I’ve had a lot of questions about - today Jeff Chandler shares tips on how to do it.
Everyday it seems like I find a …
A Time for Talk and a Time for Action
02 Jan 2009 / 60 Comments
I really like this post by Chris Brogan - What’s in a Name.
“You worry about names. You think long and hard about titles. You put boxes around what you’re doing, if that suits you.
I’ll be …
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How to Create Great First Impressions on New Readers and Convert Them Into Loyal Readers
08 Jan 2009 / 61 Comments
This video has been around for over a year now (I made it just after ProBlogger was last redesigned) but I think it’s particularly relevant for this time of year when many bloggers are looking at refreshing the look and feel of their blog.
First impressions matter both in real life face to face interactions with new people that you meet AND the first interactions you have with new readers. In this video I examine 5 ways you can improve the impression that you leave on first time readers and give three questions to ask when thinking about how to leave good impressions on readers.
Of course overarching all of what I mention is that your content needs to be of the highest quality to create a good first impression. Your design, titles, tag lines etc can all be amazing but unless you’ve got something useful and unique to say - the first impression will not be as good as it could be.
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