Comments on: The Steady Growth Blogging Strategy http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/ Guiding Your Business to Increased Income though Effective New Media Systems Online Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Ann http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-138006 Mary Ann Fri, 22 May 2009 20:14:16 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-138006 You don't want to start a blog just because everyone else is doing it. That is a recipe for failure. And a blog that is not integrated as part of your overall efforts may work, but will not achieve maximum results. You don’t want to start a blog just because everyone else is doing it. That is a recipe for failure. And a blog that is not integrated as part of your overall efforts may work, but will not achieve maximum results.

]]> By: Tenoch http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-70805 Tenoch Thu, 15 May 2008 19:36:11 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-70805 on that old saying, very true... you hear a lot of stories of lottery winners, especially the ones who nabbed a 'big one', living like kings for a while and then end up in a much worse financial footing before they hit the jackpot... many think that they are set for life and go on a spending spree like there is no tomorrow... only to in end up in debt... and its not a good idea to fall into debt especially now that the economy struggling... on that old saying, very true… you hear a lot of stories of lottery winners, especially the ones who nabbed a ‘big one’, living like kings for a while and then end up in a much worse financial footing before they hit the jackpot… many think that they are set for life and go on a spending spree like there is no tomorrow… only to in end up in debt… and its not a good idea to fall into debt especially now that the economy struggling…

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2727 Chris Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:30:26 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2727 It reminds me of an interview I hear with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis" rel="nofollow">Huey Lewis</a> after his album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JCFP?ie=UTF8&tag=creeations03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00000JCFP" rel="nofollow">Sports</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=creeations03-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00000JCFP" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> hit #1. He got a little miffed when the reporter asked him how it felt to be an overnight success. He said something about how 15 years of playing in smoky bars happened in that one night, but most folks didn't seem to want to count that. You are proof that consistent effort pays off over time! It reminds me of an interview I hear with Huey Lewis after his album Sports hit #1.

He got a little miffed when the reporter asked him how it felt to be an overnight success. He said something about how 15 years of playing in smoky bars happened in that one night, but most folks didn’t seem to want to count that.

You are proof that consistent effort pays off over time!

]]> By: Becky McCray http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2726 Becky McCray Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:16:51 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2726 Yeah, I'm an overnight success, 12 months in the making! :) Yeah, I’m an overnight success, 12 months in the making! :)

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2723 Chris Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:56:04 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2723 Becky, your blog has been growing steadily for sure. But slow is relative to my way of thinking. [Thinks to himself, "Oh, that the rest of us could grow as <i>slowly</i> as you are!"] :) Becky, your blog has been growing steadily for sure. But slow is relative to my way of thinking. [Thinks to himself, "Oh, that the rest of us could grow as slowly as you are!"] :)

]]> By: Becky McCray http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2722 Becky McCray Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:43:38 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2722 Chris, thanks for an article that I enjoyed and agree with. Very kind of you to validate the method I've been using. :) Chris, thanks for an article that I enjoyed and agree with. Very kind of you to validate the method I’ve been using. :)

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2606 Chris Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:35:06 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2606 Jodee, On the lottery thing - I'm generally against them because they are a de facto tax on poorer people. The wealthy millionaires and Bill Gates type billionaires are not the ones paying for tickets. And it's not the middle class that's in the 5% who are buying half of the tickets sold. That's why it surprises me that so many who are so passionate about wealth redistribution by the government are often so much in favor of lotteries. It makes no sense. Winning the lottery has become the new American Dream for most folks. And say they do get "lucky" and win. The odds are they will very quickly end up in worse shape than they were beforehand. For many <i>that</i> dream becomes a nightmare. Now about your blog: You could easily leverage your very well established blog to support your business. You have a link on your main web site to your blog. Why not put a link from your blog back to your web site? Instead of linking to Amazon.com for the books you've written, why not link directly to the book web sites? (I'm assuming you earn a little more on each book you sell directly vs. on Amazon.com here) And that doesn't even get into the more complicated adjustment of transferring your blog over to your own domain (which I think you should probably also do by the way). Sure you would take a bit of a short term hit in the search engines. But the long term benefits make the pain worth it in my mind. Of course the longer you wait, the more pain a transition will cause... I'm just saying. ;) Jodee, On the lottery thing – I’m generally against them because they are a de facto tax on poorer people. The wealthy millionaires and Bill Gates type billionaires are not the ones paying for tickets. And it’s not the middle class that’s in the 5% who are buying half of the tickets sold.

That’s why it surprises me that so many who are so passionate about wealth redistribution by the government are often so much in favor of lotteries. It makes no sense.

Winning the lottery has become the new American Dream for most folks. And say they do get “lucky” and win. The odds are they will very quickly end up in worse shape than they were beforehand. For many that dream becomes a nightmare.

Now about your blog: You could easily leverage your very well established blog to support your business.

You have a link on your main web site to your blog. Why not put a link from your blog back to your web site?

Instead of linking to Amazon.com for the books you’ve written, why not link directly to the book web sites? (I’m assuming you earn a little more on each book you sell directly vs. on Amazon.com here)

And that doesn’t even get into the more complicated adjustment of transferring your blog over to your own domain (which I think you should probably also do by the way). Sure you would take a bit of a short term hit in the search engines. But the long term benefits make the pain worth it in my mind. Of course the longer you wait, the more pain a transition will cause…

I’m just saying. ;)

]]> By: Jodee Bock http://successcreeations.com/110/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2597 Jodee Bock Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:53:45 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2007/01/25/the-steady-growth-blogging-strategy/#comment-2597 Chris: No coincidence that this is the third time in 2 days that I've been involved in the conversation about lottery winners going broke. I'm reading "Busting Loose From The Money Game" and am really learning a lot about my own personal relationship with money. It's fascinating to me. And I'm glad to hear your comparison with blogging in that conversation. I'm not one who believes in blogging just to put something out there - I try to write when I've got something to say, so I might not post for a week. I haven't used my blog to build my business - yet - so I'm glad to be learning more about that from your blog! Thank you! Chris: No coincidence that this is the third time in 2 days that I’ve been involved in the conversation about lottery winners going broke. I’m reading “Busting Loose From The Money Game” and am really learning a lot about my own personal relationship with money. It’s fascinating to me. And I’m glad to hear your comparison with blogging in that conversation. I’m not one who believes in blogging just to put something out there – I try to write when I’ve got something to say, so I might not post for a week. I haven’t used my blog to build my business – yet – so I’m glad to be learning more about that from your blog! Thank you!

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