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8 months ago
in Moving From Busyness To Business - Taking The Right Actions on John Cow dot COM
Definitely something we all can relate to.
Good call on "networking". So many peeps claim they're networking when really they're just "chatting", and trust me, there's a difference! There's nothing wrong with shooting the cow dung in the pasture now and then, but don't trick yourself into believing that the chatter is "work" that's helping you advance your business.
Also, great analogy using the football team! You can get a sense of satisfaction by doing "tasks that keep the wheels spinning" (lateral passes), but what's the score at the end of the 4th quarter?
Great stuff Joe!
Just in case you were left in charge of feeding the cows, you know they don't eat sammiches, right?
Cheers!
Jay
Good call on "networking". So many peeps claim they're networking when really they're just "chatting", and trust me, there's a difference! There's nothing wrong with shooting the cow dung in the pasture now and then, but don't trick yourself into believing that the chatter is "work" that's helping you advance your business.
Also, great analogy using the football team! You can get a sense of satisfaction by doing "tasks that keep the wheels spinning" (lateral passes), but what's the score at the end of the 4th quarter?
Great stuff Joe!
Just in case you were left in charge of feeding the cows, you know they don't eat sammiches, right?
Cheers!
Jay
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9 months ago
in Outsource Using oDesk - So Far A Thumbs Up! on John Cow dot COM
I saw the banners everywhere but never checked it out for basically the same reasons.
What do you man by "it shows you exactly what they're doing"? Can you see how much they've done so far, mid-project?
If you give them 8 hours to do a job, what if they go over that time and have not finished? Are they obligated to still finish "asap" without extra pay past the initial agreed 8 hours?
Is it only "programmers", or writers, designers, etc as well?
Should I have just gone to the site instead of asking you all these questions? lol
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..What’s On Your Desk… And What Does That Say About You?</abbr>
What do you man by "it shows you exactly what they're doing"? Can you see how much they've done so far, mid-project?
If you give them 8 hours to do a job, what if they go over that time and have not finished? Are they obligated to still finish "asap" without extra pay past the initial agreed 8 hours?
Is it only "programmers", or writers, designers, etc as well?
Should I have just gone to the site instead of asking you all these questions? lol
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..What’s On Your Desk… And What Does That Say About You?</abbr>
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John Cow
You can indicate the maximum amount of hours you will allow them to bill you for per week if you want. How the system works is they have to be logged in to oDesk when they are working and it will take a screen sot every few minutes. This tracks so you can see that they are working. I fully expected some of them to go over the 8 hours, especially since there was a few special items they had to do. For this part, I am testing to see who does the best job all together. That person might not be the fastest but if they are pretty fast and the quality is good and they cost less then that is a good total package.
9 months ago
in Three Types of Blog Writing Styles to Get You Started on John Cow dot COM
I don't know which heading my "writing style" falls under in that list, but I did learn that maybe sometimes you need to really steer in a different direction completely.
I added a video in my last post where I basically acted like an insane wingnut, and I ended up with 18 subscribers that afternoon (which is a lot for me in a day).
Someone called me a "vampire on acid" (referencing the end of the video), and that was one of the nicer comments. lol
Does this mean I have to add videos and write like I just flew over the coo coo's nest?
Tell me Cow!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..SuiteJ Vs Bryan Clark: Why The Blog Flipping Blueprint Review Didn’t Happen</abbr>
I added a video in my last post where I basically acted like an insane wingnut, and I ended up with 18 subscribers that afternoon (which is a lot for me in a day).
Someone called me a "vampire on acid" (referencing the end of the video), and that was one of the nicer comments. lol
Does this mean I have to add videos and write like I just flew over the coo coo's nest?
Tell me Cow!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..SuiteJ Vs Bryan Clark: Why The Blog Flipping Blueprint Review Didn’t Happen</abbr>
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John Cow
It all comes down to testing and tracking... if something is getting you results then why would you not continue with it?
Just make sure you keep tracking it and it the results are good but you get a few loud mouth smucks that say they hate it.. dont worry... let the results speak for themselves and keep the majority happy.
Just make sure you keep tracking it and it the results are good but you get a few loud mouth smucks that say they hate it.. dont worry... let the results speak for themselves and keep the majority happy.
9 months ago
in Comment Hitching for Traffic & COWnappers Update - Episode 4 of JOHNCOWtv on John Cow dot COM
Delicious tips Cow, I dig it!
I feel a bit dumb right now though cause I don't know the clue. lol
Luckily, I did understand the commenting advice, so at least I came away with something.
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..SuiteJ Vs Bryan Clark: Why The Blog Flipping Blueprint Review Didn’t Happen</abbr>
I feel a bit dumb right now though cause I don't know the clue. lol
Luckily, I did understand the commenting advice, so at least I came away with something.
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..SuiteJ Vs Bryan Clark: Why The Blog Flipping Blueprint Review Didn’t Happen</abbr>
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John Cow
LOL... did you read the hint in the post?
9 months ago
in WIN $500 (For Real this Time) with JOHNCOWtv Episode 3 on John Cow dot COM
OMG! That was ridiculously distrubing. The COWnappers are ruthless!
That imagery will be forever burned into my memory like that scene from Hannibal where Ray Liotta had to eat his own brain, except (*gasp*) this is REAL!
The worst part is, the COWnappers are obviously toying with you by giving you false hope. That clue is way to cryptic for anyone to ever possibly figure out.
I'm here to help though, and I'll keep trying.
My thought and prayers are with COW
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Why Website Flipping Is Too Easy</abbr>
That imagery will be forever burned into my memory like that scene from Hannibal where Ray Liotta had to eat his own brain, except (*gasp*) this is REAL!
The worst part is, the COWnappers are obviously toying with you by giving you false hope. That clue is way to cryptic for anyone to ever possibly figure out.
I'm here to help though, and I'll keep trying.
My thought and prayers are with COW
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Why Website Flipping Is Too Easy</abbr>
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Ant Harper
You mean it wasn't real? And I thought that was why his acting has been so awful since.
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<abbr>Ant Harpers last blog post..Link etiquette</abbr>
John Cow
I know the clues are difficult.... these are no regular villians.... they are evil geniuses.
9 months ago
in Best Keywords for Blog Posts via KeywordCorral on John Cow dot COM
Ok, I'm going to check out the Corral.
I have a couple questions. What's your take on bolding the keyword several times? I've read many people saying they are both for and against it.
From a perspective of a reader, it annoys me when the same phrase is bold several times throughout an article, but as an IMer, I do it myself on niche content sites. lol
At the end of your video, you mentioned to notice that "Best Keywords" BEGINS the title.
How much difference does that make as opposed to having it in the "middle of the title", like "Find The Best Kewyords Using Keyword Corral"
Know what I mean? Or is it a case of "many small things together in one post" will add up to a big impact?
Let me know CowMan!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
I have a couple questions. What's your take on bolding the keyword several times? I've read many people saying they are both for and against it.
From a perspective of a reader, it annoys me when the same phrase is bold several times throughout an article, but as an IMer, I do it myself on niche content sites. lol
At the end of your video, you mentioned to notice that "Best Keywords" BEGINS the title.
How much difference does that make as opposed to having it in the "middle of the title", like "Find The Best Kewyords Using Keyword Corral"
Know what I mean? Or is it a case of "many small things together in one post" will add up to a big impact?
Let me know CowMan!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
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John Cow
Actually i went a little overboard in this post on purpose... just for some fun.
You should only use bold when you specifically want to highlight certain points. If you bold the keyword once.. you should try to have it in a phrase as it can make your post look a little spammy.
As for the keyword position in the title... from my personal experiments it does appear that having the keyword in the first four words of the title gives it a bit of a bump... but the most important thing is to make sure the title attracts the readers attention. No use having a keyword perfect title that looks like crap and does nothing to get the readers attention.
Your last point is a good one, as it is true that many things add up but there is the 80/20 rule where 20% of the things make up for 80% of the results. To me the the 20% things are...
1. keyword in start of title
2. keyword in start of description
3. keyword in the first sentence
4. keyword at least three more times in the content
5. Keyword bold or italicized once
IMPORTANT --> all these things are done after the post is written. First write the post for the reader and then try to optimize it without losing any of the quality.
Make sense?
You should only use bold when you specifically want to highlight certain points. If you bold the keyword once.. you should try to have it in a phrase as it can make your post look a little spammy.
As for the keyword position in the title... from my personal experiments it does appear that having the keyword in the first four words of the title gives it a bit of a bump... but the most important thing is to make sure the title attracts the readers attention. No use having a keyword perfect title that looks like crap and does nothing to get the readers attention.
Your last point is a good one, as it is true that many things add up but there is the 80/20 rule where 20% of the things make up for 80% of the results. To me the the 20% things are...
1. keyword in start of title
2. keyword in start of description
3. keyword in the first sentence
4. keyword at least three more times in the content
5. Keyword bold or italicized once
IMPORTANT --> all these things are done after the post is written. First write the post for the reader and then try to optimize it without losing any of the quality.
Make sense?
9 months ago
in Traffic from Commenting | JohnCow Interviews IMWithJoe.com on John Cow dot COM
Great answer CowMan! That could have easily been a long blog post. ;)
Using www redirects to my domain "without www", but commentluv doesn't work on many sites if I don't enter the www. in the URL field.
This doesn't affect my site negatively, does it (In G's eyes)?
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
Using www redirects to my domain "without www", but commentluv doesn't work on many sites if I don't enter the www. in the URL field.
This doesn't affect my site negatively, does it (In G's eyes)?
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
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John Cow
no.. as long as the redirect is set up on yoru site.. it will tell google what it is and that is what they will credit it too.
9 months ago
in Traffic from Commenting | JohnCow Interviews IMWithJoe.com on John Cow dot COM
Ha. It may just "seem" like it's around a lot, because of the size of my head. However, I do admit to using that to my advantage whenever possible.
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..Using Google Analytics To Find Hidden Gems In Keywords</abbr>
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John Cow
Hey man.. work with what you got :twisted:
9 months ago
in Traffic from Commenting | JohnCow Interviews IMWithJoe.com on John Cow dot COM
It's funny to hear Joe say that he will often check out someone who is leaving a trail of quality comments and recognizing their avatar repeatedly. That's why I originally went to his blog.
As soon as I got there, I watched one video and subscribed.
Besides delivering IM stuff in a unique (and honest) way, he's freakin' fun to watch. He has that "video post X factor", where you're engaged regardless of whether he's talkin' about keyword search tactics or sammiches. lol
You guys both made great points about leaving quality comments and their long term effects. I'm a firm beleiver in spending time leaving quality comments as opposed to doubling or tripling the amount of crappy comments just for the extra backlinks.
Quality commenting can lead to so much more than just a backlink. A good example is this interview happening. :)
Great job guys!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..3 Winners Of A Fantastic Free Custom Ebook Cover Design</abbr>
As soon as I got there, I watched one video and subscribed.
Besides delivering IM stuff in a unique (and honest) way, he's freakin' fun to watch. He has that "video post X factor", where you're engaged regardless of whether he's talkin' about keyword search tactics or sammiches. lol
You guys both made great points about leaving quality comments and their long term effects. I'm a firm beleiver in spending time leaving quality comments as opposed to doubling or tripling the amount of crappy comments just for the extra backlinks.
Quality commenting can lead to so much more than just a backlink. A good example is this interview happening. :)
Great job guys!
Cheers!
Jay
<abbr>SuiteJs last blog post..3 Winners Of A Fantastic Free Custom Ebook Cover Design</abbr>
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John Cow
very true... the entire reason i started reading IMwithJoe is because of the comments he left. Then he started doing more video and they were a blast to watch... and the rest is now history.
SuiteJ... your avatar is becoming a pretty recognizable one to me as well now... seeing both you and ryan popping up all over the place :)
SuiteJ... your avatar is becoming a pretty recognizable one to me as well now... seeing both you and ryan popping up all over the place :)
9 months ago
in Rules of the Contest Prize Delivery - Part 7 of An Aud Life dot Com on John Cow dot COM
Ooooh. A contest plugin that helps with organization? Looking forward to that!
I love this whole series! :)
Stay safe from IKE!
Cheers!
Jay
SuiteJs last blog post..5 Tips On How NOT To Prepare For Your First Ever Video Post
I love this whole series! :)
Stay safe from IKE!
Cheers!
Jay
SuiteJs last blog post..5 Tips On How NOT To Prepare For Your First Ever Video Post
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John Cow
Glad your liking it... and sorry for the time gap on it.
10 months ago
in Tragedy Strikes with the First Official JohnCowTV Broadcast on John Cow dot COM
I'm surprised that you have Bob Jones on the list of suspects. I thought that's who you had zipped up in the cow costume.
Are you handling this yourself or do you have the help of the local authorities?
The cow is in my prayers
Jay
Are you handling this yourself or do you have the help of the local authorities?
The cow is in my prayers
Jay
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Ryan McLean
I actually have a prayer group going at my church where someone is praying for the safe return of the cow every hour of every day...
ok not really but that would be funny
ok not really but that would be funny
John Cow
Yes the the Mounties have been notified and rumour has it that they talked about it for a few seconds today at one of the donut shops. Again, i appreciate the support.
Glad you were diggin the football analogy, it just kinda came to me during the video lol.
Cow's don't eat sammiches? Oh man...not even Hayburgers?