Archive for July, 2007
Reader Appreciation Initiatives
More and more, bloggers start to realize that relying only on Google to get readers is not a safe way to go. As some latest examples of earthquakes (or rather GoogleQuakes) show, readership coming from SERPS can be seriously affected by bans, algorithm changes or competitors’ smart moves. A quick scan of the blogging world [...]
Do You Like ‘Thank You Sponsor’ Posts?
I’m going to write a post soon that will lay out my very blunt opinion on the usefulness of sponsor type posts. I admit I am a little naive when it comes to criticizing things like this because I haven’t ever tried to monetize a blog before. However, to me as a reader, [...]
Finding Out Why Your Readers Get Upset at You Can Help
One of the best things in my view, when building relations and relationships, is to find out what kind of writing upsets your readers. If your readers regularly get upset with you, you may either be saying something that your readers do not agree with or have strong feelings about, or you may simply be [...]
Is It Okay to Gain More Readers by Tricking Them?
A Google security flaw (which has been fixed) allowed malicious websites to automatically subscribe readers to RSS feeds using Google Reader. The way it worked was an iframe was loaded on a page that would automatically load a page adding users to a blogger’s feed count.
The trick (hack?) mentioned above is a [...]
Do You Differentiate Between Real and Fake Appreciation?
More bloggers are starting to talk about reader appreciation. Maybe the RA Project is starting to be very effective on many levels. We are seeing more people look into it, and we are also seeing more people treat their readers with respective comments.
Should fake appreciation be as respected as real appreciation?
A question arises in my [...]
