Comments on: Why Not Blog Unselfishly?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:48:54 +0000

I think too many people write blogs for indexing/seo purposes and don’t particularly enjoy the blogging – if you are one of these people STOP and pay a ghost writer to blog on your behalf – it will at least have more passion than most of the other terrible blogs out there

By: Web Designers in Atlanta

Web Designers in Atlanta — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:24:02 +0000

I agree with what you have pointed to give on more content than ad space because most of the time it is very annoying to read web content that has so many pop-up advertisements.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:20:42 +0000

No problem, Carol – glad to help and contribute to your thought process!

By: Carol Dunlop

Carol Dunlop — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:59:45 +0000

Great points that you bring out about blogging. I was just thinking today if I should always close with a “click here…” type of thing to steer potential clients to my services or just write and don’t expect anything more than just sharing my writing and helping someone else.

Since I have taken my blog to the next level and its apparent that I do sell some products and services, I am going to focus more on my content. Especially sharing content from others, which I do now, and creating more content for people who are looking for the answers that I possess.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:13:48 +0000

Personally, I don’t think about pagerank at all. This blog was a PR 0 and after just two months was a PR 4. I think the idea is more to be willing to include external resources to your readers. So the favor isn’t for the source, but the reader.

And thanks for stopping by – welcome!

By: Shamim

Shamim — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:05:37 +0000

Hey Brandon!
I am new here. This the first post of your blog I am reading and ……and ..liked it…:D

I have some question abt your post. You said in #2 that to invest something. On there what the “thing” you told to invest? Sorry…i might be bad in English and bad to understand better.

you said to give link others. But what is the benefits to give link others as my PR is zero.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:03:03 +0000

Eric, that last point is a good one and I do the same much of the time. Extends the conversation that much further.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:31:29 +0000

I agree. Show more of you and not that you’re wanting everyone’s money. Show who you really are and make yourself true to the community you’re targeting and you will go so much further with all this stuff.

I mean, isn’t this all about being who you are and being true in the first place?

I also find it better to leave a comment (if I find I can add value to the conversation) before re-tweeting as someone will then see that I put in what I had to say and then shared the love.
.-= Eric´s last blog ..Pop Posts =-.

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By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:15:56 +0000

Absolutely, Ryan – joy is high on the list of priorities!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:15:23 +0000

Absolutely, Tom!

By: Tom Lindstrom

Tom Lindstrom — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:14:15 +0000

Good points, Brandon! People will see through you if you are blogging only for money.

The more you can share useful information and help others the more you will receive as well.The point is to build trust.
.-= Tom Lindstrom´s last blog ..5 Ways To Use A Blog To Develop Content For Your eBook =-.