Writing and Not Writing to Linkbait: Both Give Linkbaits a Bad Name

What if I told you “You are a linkbaiter! All you do is write posts or comments simply to linkbait!” Will you be offended? Will you be surprised? Will you be happy? How would you react? What would you think? With more and more people talking about linkbaits, the very concept of linkbait is slowly [...]

13 Signs That Your Blog Needs a Change

Almost all big blogs change something from time to time. Either it’s a radical change of layout, or of the whole blog concept, or small changes like a new logo or some sidebar elements. How do they know when time has come for a change?
How do you know when your readers are ready for you [...]

October 2007 ‘Readers First’ Awards

This is the October 2007 edition of the Readers First Awards. The Readers First award is awarded to online people who show exceptional selflessness and devotion to their readers.
The below sites are under no obligation to show any RA Project badge or to link back to Reader Appreciation Project. The people and the sites [...]

Being Aware of Fake Appreciation

In todays’ world, jumping on the bandwagon seems to be one of the effective ways to move forward. Many do anything out there in order to get readers. Many keep talking about wanting to help their readers, yet such people usually do nothing outside of their blogs or unless you comment or unless they can [...]

Reader Appreciation Initiatives 10-27-2007

The Mosh Pit 10.26.07: The Darkest Music For Halloween
In the ‘Tales from the Pit’, the writer focuses on some reader comments. This is an excellent example of reader spotlight.

Chris Marshall
This week Chris Marshall focuses on Paul Stamatiou. Yet another great example of a reader spotlight.

So many thanks…
A great example of saying thank you [...]