Rewards of Blogging.
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After I started blogging, I realized it’s kind of hard. It’s time consuming and there is so much to learn. I’ve come along way, and yet have so far to go.
There are rewards though. Like unsolicited reviews from people you know, who have finally gotten around to checking out your work. I recently got two of these and they were really encouraging.
Another encouraging thing is to see your stats go up. Heres a brief shot of what I found Sunday morning. These are shots from Google Analytics and Feedburner.
Keep in mind, this is a new blog trying to get established. When I saw the modest gains, I kept bracing myself for the stats to go down. I’m writing this post on Sunday. As of this writing these are the most current.
I don’t expect this momentum to continue so rapidly. But Hard Work and Luck do pay off, in the world of Blogging. Emma
Popularity: 14% [?]
Sue | Aug 10, 2007 | Reply
Wow. That is impressive, Emma. What did you do? I’m still trying to up mine, I seem to have legitimacy, but few visitors, especially to my Lighthouse News site. I was just contacted to day by a newspaper group, offering to let me know about stories in my niche in advance, but don’t know how that will translate into more visitors.
The static site I have for haunted lighthouses is also gaining legitimacy, and I have been contacted for a story in a newspaper regarding my “expertise,” but it would be really great if you could post what you did to see such a great jump in visitors. Those of us who are also new to blogging want to know.
Emma | Aug 10, 2007 | Reply
Hey Sue, I had some luck and I pounded the pavement. My first lucky thing was winning the bloggrrl contest. I immediatly created a post for any of her fans who came to visit.
I was also posting on other blogs, kind of getting one reader at a time. Plus when you comment on other blogs other commentators will check you out. I got some traffic just from commenting on Problogger.
I also seized every opportunity that came along,(See Pink Toilet Martketing below). Plus I was participating in the 30 day challenge and I got some stumbles from some of the members over there. Read Dosh Dosh if you want some great information about the potential traffic of StumbleUpon.
I guess I should of made this comment a post. But to sum it up. I spent a week actively marketing, staying on top of things, and posting and commenting in forums and groups.
The effort paid off, my traffic is still slowly increasing, and I do have some other tricks up my sleeve. I just would like to improve what I have to offer before I engage in the full marketing blitz.
Thanks for stopping by, and commenting, Emma