2007 July | Blogging Experiment

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Well, after not even posting a daily blog score yesterday (came in at an uninspiring 36 but had an issue with my computer last night), I’ve hit a personal best today. Granted, I’ve only been scoring for a few days but I’m checking in at 76 points. I did quite ...

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better ...

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One of the topics I’ve discussed several times on this blog already is networking. Whether it’s contacting other bloggers in your niche, striking up conversations with your visitors, or attending conferences that cover your industry, networking is incredibly important. Not only will you likely gain a reader every time you ...

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Wow… what a day. I know it’s Friday and all but man, it sure felt a lot like a Monday today. First, there was the two hour long power outage in the middle of my work day. Then, because that’s apparently not enough, I accidentally reveal information that’s supposed to ...

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Ladies and gentlemen, I owe you all an apology. I have not yet written about one of the most critical elements of setting up a site. I’ve mentioned the different plugins I’ve installed, and the different ad systems I’ve used but I completely skipped over site analytics. Now granted, a ...

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I finally finished setting up my home office! I’m pretty stoked as for whatever reason, I feel more productive when sitting in front of a desk rather than lounging around with my laptop doing who knows what while trying to blog. Plus, I get to use my 22 inch Apple ...

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As I mentioned in my post about choosing which keywords to target, my marketing plan for this site is not dependent on search engine traffic until much later in the game. However, I’ve been pleasantly surprised as I’ve already seen some visitors from Google and MSN. Most of the Google ...

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Update: I’m not quite sure how I missed it the first time but Yaro apparently also has a free Blog Profits Blueprint report. I have no idea what kind of quality it is but it’s free so why not, right? “I wish there was something like this around when I ...

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Today was my first day using the blog scoring system I highlighted yesterday and I must say, I’m pretty pleased. When I sat down to score things up I was 3 points short of my daily goal of 50 points. My first thought was “Oh well, that leaves room for ...