Comments on: Two Ways to Boost Your Blog’s Energy http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/ law for the rest of us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:18:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Blog Drive-Bys for 2007-05-16 - Untwisted Vortex - Living in a Different Land http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-27053 Blog Drive-Bys for 2007-05-16 - Untwisted Vortex - Living in a Different Land Wed, 16 May 2007 14:36:26 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-27053 [...] at Legal Andrew offered two ways to boost your blog’s energy. The first, switch gears. The second, write off [...] [...] at Legal Andrew offered two ways to boost your blog’s energy. The first, switch gears. The second, write off [...]

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-27009 Andrew Flusche Mon, 14 May 2007 22:50:38 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-27009 Hi Matt, It sounds like you're a guy of many talents! I just thought of the Pied Piper. You're leading your flock of readers around, with them guessing where you'll go. Although they're in for a real treat at the end, not danger. :) Thanks for commenting, Andrew Hi Matt,

It sounds like you’re a guy of many talents! I just thought of the Pied Piper. You’re leading your flock of readers around, with them guessing where you’ll go. Although they’re in for a real treat at the end, not danger. :)

Thanks for commenting,
Andrew

]]> By: Matt Keegan http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-27003 Matt Keegan Mon, 14 May 2007 22:29:05 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-27003 I tell people that when I am blogging off topic for an extended period of time that I am "repurposing" my blog. Then, I take it in another direction and repurpose it once again. I like to keep people guessing as to where I am going next. I tell people that when I am blogging off topic for an extended period of time that I am “repurposing” my blog. Then, I take it in another direction and repurpose it once again. I like to keep people guessing as to where I am going next.

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-26880 Andrew Flusche Fri, 11 May 2007 15:11:38 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-26880 Hi Rory, I'm glad you liked the article. You've added some great observations. Together we can all be better bloggers! Take care, Andrew Hi Rory,

I’m glad you liked the article. You’ve added some great observations. Together we can all be better bloggers!

Take care,
Andrew

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-26879 Andrew Flusche Fri, 11 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-26879 Hi Brett, I think you're right about the limits of blog promotion through social bookmarking. It's ultimately hard to gain regular readers that way. Maybe looking to some other promotion ideas could help. That's why I suggested the guest post idea. My big point was to just try different things. In your case, perhaps there's a personal finance forum where you could tactfully drop a couple links. Good luck, Andrew Hi Brett,

I think you’re right about the limits of blog promotion through social bookmarking. It’s ultimately hard to gain regular readers that way.

Maybe looking to some other promotion ideas could help. That’s why I suggested the guest post idea. My big point was to just try different things. In your case, perhaps there’s a personal finance forum where you could tactfully drop a couple links.

Good luck,
Andrew

]]> By: Rory http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-26870 Rory Fri, 11 May 2007 05:19:55 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-26870 <em>Yep, I’m a blog heretic. Everyone knows that blogs should be centered on a happy little niche. I argue that sometimes a niche can be a rut.</em> Long live the heretics! This is excellent advice, to my mind. I think the whole niche philosophy is a myth, anyway. Taking your horse niche as an example: How much do people who write about horses <em>really</em> want to read about horses and <em>only</em> horses? There's even some likelihood that bloggers in a niche are somewhat anxious about their fellow bloggers <em>because</em> they write about the same topic. Suggesting to widen out is a good one, and certainly a way to snag new readers. Yep, I’m a blog heretic. Everyone knows that blogs should be centered on a happy little niche. I argue that sometimes a niche can be a rut.

Long live the heretics!

This is excellent advice, to my mind. I think the whole niche philosophy is a myth, anyway. Taking your horse niche as an example: How much do people who write about horses really want to read about horses and only horses? There’s even some likelihood that bloggers in a niche are somewhat anxious about their fellow bloggers because they write about the same topic.

Suggesting to widen out is a good one, and certainly a way to snag new readers.

]]> By: Brett McKay http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-26846 Brett McKay Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:04 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/05/10/two-ways-to-boost-your-blogs-energy/#comment-26846 Excellent post, Andrew. I have some off topic posts brewing as we speak now that I think will definitely bring people to The Frugal Law Student who probably wouldn't come. I don't know about blog promoting. I've had a few posts dugged and put on reddit. While I get an awesome spike in traffic, it quickly goes back to normal the next day. I doubt I've made longterm readers from those social services. However, I really like stumbleupon. Thanks to you submitting my GTD finance post, I've consistently received traffic from them. I think the best way to promote your blog to get continued readership is one reader at a time. Excellent post, Andrew. I have some off topic posts brewing as we speak now that I think will definitely bring people to The Frugal Law Student who probably wouldn’t come.

I don’t know about blog promoting. I’ve had a few posts dugged and put on reddit. While I get an awesome spike in traffic, it quickly goes back to normal the next day. I doubt I’ve made longterm readers from those social services. However, I really like stumbleupon. Thanks to you submitting my GTD finance post, I’ve consistently received traffic from them. I think the best way to promote your blog to get continued readership is one reader at a time.

]]>