Comments on: Content is No Longer Enough

By: How to Make Money Online

How to Make Money Online — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:49:30 +0000

I’m not sure if content was really ever enough … at least not since Google shook up the Internet with the popularity thing. To be honest, I only focus 10% of my time on content. I find it is more profitable to build links, build relationships, write guest posts and other stuff. Maybe that’s just me.

By: Make Money

Make Money — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:41:09 +0000

Jeff Paul says it best…”you’re not in the business you’re in, you’re in the marketing of that business”.

Once you realize that, you’ll see sales and profits.

You’re not a “content provider” (blogger), you are a marketer of that content.

Kenney

By: Terry Tay

Terry Tay — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:55:02 +0000

I don’t feel there is really a need to disable comments. People will eventually comment if they feel the need. Of course everyone is free to run their blog as they see fit. I also don’t pay attention to RSS suscribers at all when I go to a blog. If I like what I see and read that’s all that matters.
~Terry

By: Andy - Mr MultiVar

Andy - Mr MultiVar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:23:19 +0000

@Jared some of us don’t care to display a subscriber count on our blogs, also we don’t feel the need to publish daily. It’s because we are aiming to be successful in online business and it is of secondary importance to blog.

Blogging is like journalism for some people, so they like to blog daily, for others it is a tool for SEO and to market products and services.

Whatever, I think you will miss out on many good blog posts if you filter blogs by feedburner subscribers and post frequency.

By: Jared Stenzel

Jared Stenzel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:45:48 +0000

I would actually have to disagree with your thoughts on disabling comments when you are receiving few to none. Why is this a bad idea? I wouldn’t add a blog to my feed if I can’t every comment on it. How would I know that comments would be added in the near future? I wouldn’t.

Not to mention the fact that, at least I personally, go for blogs that have around 300-400 subscribers and publish daily. These bloggers are successful enough to know what they are talking about, yet have enough time to personally respond to each and every comment. Then you have the big blogs where the readers aren’t even sure if the publisher reads their comments.

Just my thoughts on it. Considering you blog to my feed though

By: mnel

mnel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:24:23 +0000

i have to agree. i know of a blog with blah/useless/pathetic content and yet the hits were amazing. hehe. im bitter.

By: Melvin

Melvin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:32:51 +0000

yeah content and promotion goes hand in hand… btw, i dont really disabling the comments is of a good choice even for new blogs…

By: 45n5

45n5 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:30:31 +0000

content is king and promotion is queen

By: Andy - Mr MultiVar

Andy - Mr MultiVar — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:23:57 +0000

Nice advice Ben. I leave comments on before my blog has established itself so it could be a mistake.

Also I don’t tend to post unless I have something new to say. I am glad you recommend not following the leader.

p.s. I hope your back is improving, I lost count of how many people (myself included) injured their backs.

By: sukosaki

sukosaki — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:07:14 +0000

Good post. I like the title tag part. Some people don’t realize how important that title (and the first couple sentences) really is on the post.