The Disappearing Experiment – A Blog Subscriber’s Actions

Many of you who are subscribed to my blog have noticed that I've taken a month-long vacation from all things blogging and social media related. Not only has this given me a break so I can come back to this blog fresh rather than worrying about blogger burn-out, but it's also been part of an experiment. An experiment to find out just how my subscribers and social media followers react to a strong blog that pumps out great content every singl...

Can you imagine what kind of traffic and profit a blog would generate if Jeremy Shoemaker, Darren Rowse, John Chow, and Brian Clark all got together and co-blogged on it? I'm picturing the biggest and most popular blog the world has ever known! Co-blogging, even if the authors aren't big names in the industry, are marketed and maintained better than a single authored blog.  And I believe that as more and more people start becoming interest...

Twitter is a great social media tool that is rapidly growing in popularity.  In fact, I was watching the news a couple of days ago, and the weather forecaster asked the viewers to send them a message on Twitter or Facebook if they saw a tornado. This new way to instantly communicate with anyone in the world is truly a great advancement in technology and allows for a much more flexible and convenient way of doing things.  And our dependency o...

It amazes me how such a popular social media website and it's owners think it's okay to shutdown for an hour of maintenance... in the middle of the day. Wouldn't it have been smarter to do it between 1:00 am & 2:00 am?  At least maybe some of us can actually get some work done, rather than hanging out on Twitter all day. Here's the screen I was welcomed with during the maintenance: If you're interested in hanging out, friendfeed i...

PPC (pay per click) campaigns have been around for a long time now, but many people were finding that they weren't making as much money from it as they were CPA (cost per action) & Commission based campaigns.  But with the power of social media and how evolved and popular it has become, that can change. PPC Through Traditional Blogging Using PPC ads on your blog can earn you money but with low click-through ratios many find it's not wo...

I wrote a post some time ago that listed 8 daily tasks to increase blog traffic, and while they work very well, there are times when you hit a plateau of visitors and no matter what you do, you can't seem to generate a decent increase in traffic. It can be very frustrating, and I caught myself hitting that plateau only a few days ago. I sat for hours trying to figure out some way to drive more traffic to my blog, and then it hit me. As I s...

With the recent marriage issues I've been having, I've been doing a lot of thinking , and I realized that blogging is a lot like marriage.  It has its ups and downs, as well as its stresses and joys.  But through hard work, determination, and a lot of passion, it can be very rewarding. To better understand how blogging is like a marriage, we can take a look at marriage vows.  Even if you're not married, you've probably heard them and can ev...

Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, FriendFeed, and many other social media platforms are all giants in online social networking.  But what about Skype?  Why do you not see it referred to as often as the others?  Or even listed in the same category? Chris Brogan once said, "Twitter isn’t amazing. The ability to connect to many voices in a collaborative way is amazing. Facebook isn’t the future. Having mutual social environments that permit...

I was reading a post yesterday by Jeremy Shoemaker where he was showing off a shirt sent to him that had the Google Bowling Team logo on the back. I thought this was awesome because I love bowling.  I'm even a big enough nerd that I have my own bowling ball. So with excitement I searched for Google Bowling Team on Google (of all places).  But what I found surprised me.  I instantly realized that there is more to the term Google Bowling t...

Often-times when we hear the words social media we wonder about all the things it can do for us.  How it can get me a better job or how much traffic it can send to my blog. But how often do you think, "How is social media changing the world?"  Social media, often being taken for granted by the hardcore web users of the world, is affecting our world and the way we live our lives, whether positively or negatively. In fact, social media now ...

Blogging is my business, and when you're trying to run a business it always helps when you can have every tool you need right at your fingertips. It's for this very reason, I sat down yesterday and created what I call "My Digital Dashboard". It's almost like having your own personal secretary to run and get things for you when you need it. I tried using bookmarking websites, the bookmarks toolbar in firefox, and many other tools, but nothi...

When it comes to driving readers deeper into your blog (also known as making it sticky) there are many methods to choose from.  I've covered 8 of them in a single post, but I believe one in particular deserves a complete post of its own. Sneeze pages! What Is A Sneeze Page A sneeze page is simply a particular type of blog post that gives your reader a way to explore some of your older blog content.  A way of "sneezing" them into all types ...