Comments on: 12 Blogging Mistakes To Avoid http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/ Internet Marketing Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeff Bullas http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-36214 Jeff Bullas Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:12:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-36214 Thanks for the question Katie. It is all about the content. Let the content speak first. Don't hesitate if you have won an award to tweet it or put it on Facebook. eg Honoured to be one of the 2012 Winners of the Social Media Examiner Top 10 Social Media Blogs fb.me/KCjmLduH Also put up credibility banners or icons that people can quickly see when they arrive that let them know you have some "standing" in your niche or industry. It might be the number of Twitter followers or subscribers via email or Facebook once you have built up a following. There are some of those on my right banner. :) Thanks for the question Katie. It is all about the content. Let the content speak first.
Don’t hesitate if you have won an award to tweet it or put it on Facebook.
eg
Honoured to be one of the 2012 Winners of the Social Media Examiner Top 10 Social Media Blogs fb.me/KCjmLduH
Also put up credibility banners or icons that people can quickly see when they arrive that let them know you have some “standing” in your niche or industry. It might be the number of Twitter followers or subscribers via email or Facebook once you have built up a following. There are some of those on my right banner. :)

]]> By: Katie Parvin http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-36211 Katie Parvin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:15:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-36211 Hi Jeff. Great post. I have a quick question--when promoting yourself and your blog, is there a line you shouldn't cross? I don't want to come across as promoting myself too much but I want to get my name out there (i just started a new business).  Thanks! Hi Jeff. Great post. I have a quick question–when promoting yourself and your blog, is there a line you shouldn’t cross? I don’t want to come across as promoting myself too much but I want to get my name out there (i just started a new business). 
Thanks!

]]> By: Theabsolutemost http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-34758 Theabsolutemost Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-34758 great idea..i have a journal that i quickly turn the pages and jot down ideas..thanks great idea..i have a journal that i quickly turn the pages and jot down ideas..thanks

]]> By: Theabsolutemost http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-34757 Theabsolutemost Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:20:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-34757 It is so hard to find your writing voice but I read somewhere that a writer mentioned to write how you speak...sometimes it can be over analyzed... It is so hard to find your writing voice but I read somewhere that a writer mentioned to write how you speak…sometimes it can be over analyzed…

]]> By: Theabsolutemost http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-34756 Theabsolutemost Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:17:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-34756 Nicole, Very true.  I was in a similar situation with my blog.  I had a spectrum of topics I wanted to discuss but I thought about traffic as well ..I realize my focus on traffic and stats was discouraging me from focus on what was it important: my content... focus on a specific expertise and growing my specialty from their is so much better for me. mannie Nicole,

Very true.  I was in a similar situation with my blog.  I had a spectrum of topics I wanted to discuss but I thought about traffic as well ..I realize my focus on traffic and stats was discouraging me from focus on what was it important: my content…

focus on a specific expertise and growing my specialty from their is so much better for me.

mannie

]]> By: How to Kick Butt in 2012 (Bruce Lee Style) | The Fierce Urgency of Now http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-34316 How to Kick Butt in 2012 (Bruce Lee Style) | The Fierce Urgency of Now Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:41:48 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-34316 [...] Write 2 blog posts a month I recently read “12 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid” by Jeff Bullas (@jeffbullas).  I’ve learned  by working on this blog, and writing [...] [...] Write 2 blog posts a month I recently read “12 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid” by Jeff Bullas (@jeffbullas).  I’ve learned  by working on this blog, and writing [...]

]]> By: Nicole Williams http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-32588 Nicole Williams Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:25:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-32588 I think number 12 was most important (and hardest) in my learning process. As I'm sure others do, I started out with a vague idea of what I was going to post about and started with a random collection of subjects. As a result my blog was tailored to my own interests (meaning my target audience was only people very similar to me!). Posts ranged across a number of subjects meaning shallow visits, high bounce rates and low return visits.  I took a critical look at my blog after a few months (and sought advice from people I consider my target readers). This lead me to narrow my focus and have really noticed both the traffic results and it has made blog inspiration a lot easier. It can be good to start with a wider focus while you learn the ropes but I'd suggest getting a outsider's point of view after a few months to see how you can improve your focus. Focusing on a smaller area of expertise means you can do a much more thorough job. When starting out you can get excited by the prospect of appealing to huge numbers of people, however it is far better to work on providing greater value to a smaller audience, the traffic numbers will follow!   I think number 12 was most important (and hardest) in my learning process. As I’m sure others do, I started out with a vague idea of what I was going to post about and started with a random collection of subjects. As a result my blog was tailored to my own interests (meaning my target audience was only people very similar to me!). Posts ranged across a number of subjects meaning shallow visits, high bounce rates and low return visits. 

I took a critical look at my blog after a few months (and sought advice from people I consider my target readers). This lead me to narrow my focus and have really noticed both the traffic results and it has made blog inspiration a lot easier. It can be good to start with a wider focus while you learn the ropes but I’d suggest getting a outsider’s point of view after a few months to see how you can improve your focus. Focusing on a smaller area of expertise means you can do a much more thorough job. When starting out you can get excited by the prospect of appealing to huge numbers of people, however it is far better to work on providing greater value to a smaller audience, the traffic numbers will follow!  

]]> By: Ivan Temelkov http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-31239 Ivan Temelkov Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:39:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-31239 Post like these give me hope. There's been far too many instances when I've ran into such issues. I think procrastination has to be the biggest one I've tried to overcome followed by consistency. Thanks for the good suggestions. Post like these give me hope. There’s been far too many instances when I’ve ran into such issues. I think procrastination has to be the biggest one I’ve tried to overcome followed by consistency. Thanks for the good suggestions.

]]> By: Ivan Temelkov http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-31240 Ivan Temelkov Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:39:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-31240 Post like these give me hope. There's been far too many instances when I've ran into such issues. I think procrastination has to be the biggest one I've tried to overcome followed by consistency. Thanks for the good suggestions. Post like these give me hope. There’s been far too many instances when I’ve ran into such issues. I think procrastination has to be the biggest one I’ve tried to overcome followed by consistency. Thanks for the good suggestions.

]]> By: Cal Ford http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/05/17/12-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid/#comment-28160 Cal Ford Mon, 30 May 2011 02:45:00 +0000 http://jeffbullas.com/?p=5146#comment-28160 Very important to learn the difference between their and they're, and your and you're, for example. Very important to learn the difference between their and they’re, and your and you’re, for example.

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