People who are active online have determined the size of the cloud in which they consume content and have a tendency not to venture outside of it. How then do you connect with them? By growing your own network and decreasing the distance of separation.
Here’s a Youtube link to Decrease the Distance by Growing Your Network
Today’s challenge is simple: reach out. Find a new blogger with whom you haven’t connected before and visit their site. Subscribe, comment, or send them an encouraging note. In my next post, I’d like to talk about optimizing your blog for getting your content into the cloud.
About Brandon Cox
Hi Brandon
I comment on a lot of blogs each day and this has been one of the ways I have got my blog noticed. I didn’t know this was happening until people came over and I realised both my traffic and my comments increased.
Now I understand more of how it all works and understand I was networking without realising it! I love visiting new blogs. Either to encourage newbies or to learn from experienced marketers/bloggers.
Noticing that each post I publish have new commenters staying and joining the conversation. That for me is encouraging.
Patricia Perth Australia
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Good stuff! I am becoming addicted to commenting and connecting. Being a blogger is a great way to meet people and to make contacts.
.-= Ralph´s last blog ..How to Help Haiti =-.
Networking is really a basic need this day for business around the world. Cool video Brandon, thanks
Thanks bro!
Twitter: Ileane
says:
Brandon you had me so pumped to find a new blog that I wasted no time. I didn’t even finish watching your video (just kidding) and I rushed over to your blog roll. I was a little disappointed not to see any of my blogs listed there, but I’m over that now (just kidding again). I saw TheBrandBuilder and since I just did a post about branding I decided to visit. I was very surprised to see that it’s a WordPress.com blog, (which I think is just grand)and a lovely one at that. Thanks for the inspiration, and for finding a cool place for me to hang out for a bit.
@Ileane
.-= ileane´s last blog ..Branding The Podcast Blog =-.
Well I’m happy to have led you to a great resource! And after checking out your blog on podcasting, I’ve subscribed!
Very well put!
I feel like I’ve been avoiding getting to active with Twitter and Blogging, but since I’ve taken part I’ve learned and found so many new things.
It’s something you can’t really comprehend until you actually venture out of your “cloud”!
.-= Shawn´s last blog ..Adsense and AJAX: A Solution =-.
Yep, it’s pretty eye-opening! Thanks for stopping by!
Brandon,
I really like how this whole cloud concept is coming together. Today’s suggestion of reaching out to a blogger that is new to us is something I used to concentrate on each week, but as you pointed out I unintentionally limited my cloud and dropped that from my routine. Keep up the good work.
Brad
P.S. Your “S” words are really hissing on this recording. Might need a filter for the mic.
.-= Brad Harmon´s last blog ..What Entrepreneurs can Learn from Martha Coakley’s Campaign =-.
Thanksss. I wasss worried about that problem. I’ll do my bessst! ;)
I believe you can make your own filter using common materials, etc.
Try to Google for it, I wouldn’t be surprised if you could even use just some material padding and increase the volume slightly.
.-= Shawn´s last blog ..Adsense and AJAX: A Solution =-.