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Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Shawn — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:51:28 -0000

I actually have a reason to use the mass mailing. I switched over from blogspot to my own domain 2 weeks ago. Even though I posted on the blogspot about the transfer, I can see in my feeds that I'm still getting traffic on blogspot instead of Desty Online so I would consider sending a mass mailing to my community annoucing the move. Beyond that, yeah, there's really no reason for the mass mailing feature. If enough readers want general annoucements, the creating of a newsletter would be a more considerate avenue.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Shawn — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:51:28 -0000

Re: Wordpress SEO Masterclass For Competitive Niches

Shawn — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:53:18 -0000

Thank you Andy for such a detail rich post about SEO. I just totally changed my theme and am trying to get better at SEO before the PR update. Since I've only known about SEO for 2 months, any and everything is appreciated. I followed most of everything discussed until you go into the advanced SEO and presentation. Again, thank you!

Shawn

Re: Linking Mistakes Frequently Encountered On Blogs

Shawn — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:00:17 -0000

What I don't understand is why people use those horrible Google search generated links. I mean, I know why they do it, they're in a rush, just as you said, but still, there's so much to gain from actually going to the page and reading it! I like to create link posts about once a week to articles I found and think my readers might find interesting. You don't just slap a link in a post and hit publish. Why do you like it? Why do you recommend others read it? How has this linked article affected you? It helps readers gain trust and see the value in what you do if you explain things. Also, another good reason to click through, two words: Trackback. Ok, only 1 word, but sounds like 2 ;)

Re: Linking Mistakes Frequently Encountered On Blogs

Shawn — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:00:17 -0000

Re: John Chow Slammed In Free Report

Shawn — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:27:05 -0000

I, for one, am glad JC did the review. I had been debating on buying Alvin's ebook. I'm at the point where I have the "basics" down and am looking for critical remarks or more advanced help wtih my blog. I believe that exposure is what I need, and extra tips on increasing traffic appears to be what I need at this time. If I had bought that ebook, and if it was indeed mainly basics in setting up wordpress, themes, plugins, etc, I would have been very disappointed and would have requested a refund.

As revenue increases, I'll start requesting compensated reviews. I'd much rather have everything be where it needs to be than buy traffic related reviews and have nothing stick because I'm not ready.

Re: John Chow Slammed In Free Report

Shawn — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:27:05 -0000

Re: John Chow Slammed In Free Report

Shawn — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:14:12 -0000

I think some people get confused and equate review to advertising. Advertising is something where you control the message because you're paying for it. A review is where you pay for a public critique, good or bad. It's up to you, the person shelling out the cash, to know the differences and to have realistic expectations about what you get from each.

Re: John Chow Slammed In Free Report

Shawn — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:14:12 -0000

Re: Do You Trust My Advice?

Shawn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:35:37 -0000

I don't know if it's a matter of newbie vs insider information. I learn alittle more with each of your article, even if I don't fully understand the entire piece.

For example, a review you made several months ago of another blog. You went into full detail about possible improvements for the blog's SEO. I understood and learned from the 1st 2-3 paragraphs; the rest, even though you had used pictures (ooo...pretty) to illustrate your point, went over my head.

I'm always on the lookout for practical information that I can put to use, so I subscribed for the free report.

Re: Do You Trust My Advice?

Shawn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:35:37 -0000

Re: Heroes and Journeyman

Shawn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:02:21 -0000

I'm all for building a backstory as the next person, but I agree it took too long to get the Hiro vs Adam thing going. Now that it's going, we're moving like a roller coaster.

I'm pissed that we only have 2 shows left :(

Re: Battlestar Galactica Razor/Season 4 preview

Shawn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:50:43 -0000

Shawn's last blog post..Give With the One Hand, Take With the Other

Re: Heroes finale saves no one

Shawn — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:46:18 -0000

Shawn's last blog post..Low Cut Shirt + Jeep + Dashcam = Bouncy Bouncy

Re: Money-Hungry Kumiko Acts Like Blogging is a Business

Shawn — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:39:51 -0000

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but you're saying Kumiko is being more businesslike, as though that was a bad thing?

Desty's last blog post..The Masked Dispatcher Alpha Goes Live!

Re: Landing Pages C(r)ash Course

Shawn — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:15:26 -0000

Heh, I came to the same conclusion a few weeks ago about the need to have a landing page for 1st time readers. Cash Quests, also, was the inspiration for this idea. I haven't been able to sit down and make the actual page yet, but I did come up with a problem. If I start focusing my promotional links towards this landing page instead of my home page, wouldn't that take away from my home page's rankings?

Re: Its Just Business, Nothing Personal.

Shawn — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:50:35 -0000

I've got a side project going on where I'd like to have a headed done by the same artist as yours. If you don't mind, drop me a line.

I personally think what makes your site are the cow themed buttons and the color scheme.

Re: Meet The JohnCow dot Com Promo Girls

Shawn — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:18:47 -0000

Heh...my little one would probably fit in one of those. :mrgreen:

Re: How To Improve Website Traffic

Shawn — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:01 -0000

How about pluging in their trackback url into your article as a trackback?

Re: Why Is It Always Google's Fault?

Shawn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:55:55 -0000

Maybe he should have done some research on those pages ranking above him. There's several things that could cause him to get outranked:
*keyword authority
*PR
*# backlinks
*quality of backlinks

etc.
There's too much going on behind the SERPS to just say that a good quality article deserves a better ranking.

Re: How To Improve Website Traffic

Shawn — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:01 -0000

How about pluging in their trackback url into your article as a trackback?

Re: Why Is It Always Google’s Fault?

Shawn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:55:55 -0000

Re: Lets not go down that road (again)..

Shawn — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:55:18 -0000

Oh my gosh, I've been looking for this! I posted several weeks ago asking about what do bloggers see as a set of ethic they use to guide them in their online activities (marketing, affiliates, etc). I called it Project: I, Blogger. It's about creating a conversation between bloggers about what is acceptable and what's not. I'll add this to an up-comming update on the project.
Thanks!
Shawn

Re: Institutional incompetence?

Shawn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:42:24 -0000

I was going to mention how the school bus will come up to drop my son off in the afternoon when it's raining, but won't come get him during the morning, but Andy's comment makes this seem so small.

My son is 3 and has physical and speech delays. He goes to a preschool for therapy and to help him catch up. The morning bus driver makes my wife take him down to the busy road for pick-up, and on a normal day, that's fine. When it's raining, it's impossible unless you want a soaked 3 year old, wife, and 1 year old (we're not going to leave him alone at the house). A different driver in the afternoon will come to us and drop him off if it's raining, but the morning driver won't.

Re: Institutional incompetence?

Shawn — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:20:50 -0000

That's exactly what it sounds like. We're currently going up the chain of command at the bus authority. They had the head of the department come out and give the song and dance about how they'd like to come up to us, but the fact that it's a one way street and would have to turn around on private property, yada yada yada. The owner of the property says there's no problem, but of course the bus people don't see it that way...