DISQUS

Wow! I had no clue Apple had released this for windows. Thanks for the link. It does seem quite snappy.

I wonder how it will do in the long term after getting some cookies and caching under it's belt.

But so far, whew...it's fast

Douglas, this is a good tip. My unsubscribe isn't that bad by all means, but it's not dazzling either. I ask why they unsubscribed and thank them for reading.

But I think it's a good idea to revisit the page to see what they see and make sure it's the message you want to leave them with.

I'd really like it if Google would build a mobile friendly version of google Docs that lets you edit your documents. Right now you can just read them.

I was looking for a roaming profile solution to give to some of the people on my network. This might be better if it works as stated.

I have a U3 drive too and really like it. But I hadn't heard about the corruption issue.

I noticed this today on my blog too - and do remember it happening in the past. Hopefully it will be back up and working tomorrow.

I've seen this with feedburner before. It's happening to many of us. They'll fix it soon.

Zoli, thanks for the post. My feedburner stats were cut in half again today too.

Mine are cut in half again today. Nov. 9. I wonder if it's the same problem?

The part of The 4 hour workweek I think is extraordinary is his explanation of the Parado principal. I've know the Parado principal for years, but the way he explains it makes it extremely motivating.

It's worthwhile reading 4 hour workweek for that chapter alone. The rest is good too.

I loved this post. I has come at a great time in my life. I'm a full time student, wife, mother, and part time teacher. It is easy to get tunnel vision in one area. My family is the most important thing in my life and I need to make sure I have time for them and myself.

It is funny, I was looking for something just like this. We can split test on HTML pages, but not WordPress? Apparently not anymore. I am going to give this plug-in a try. Thanks Andy!

Thanks Ben for the recommendation. I submitted an article today. I have my fingers crossed ;-)

Ben, this is a great question for the bloggers out there. Personally, I'm a little paranoid that I will run into a reader and they will catch me not doing as I had instructed on my blog. Like everyone, I slip every now and again. But for the most part, I like to think that I would do as I preached on my blog.

A workaround if you do not intend on following your own advice is to clarify some people do the particular thing you are instructing your readers to do. That way, you get to give the information without necessarily having to follow it.

Let me give you an example. Recently I wrote a series on effective self-promotion techniques. In it, I did include some self-promotion strategies that other people use, but not necessarily me. Not every strategy presented is going to work for me personally. Since my readers are salespeople, entrepreneurs, students and people from other walks of life not all of my tips are suitable for every category of reader.

Having the perspective that you are going to give complete information means including tips and advice that doesn't necessarily pertain to yourself.

Bret makes a good point. There is a lot of pressure on bloggers to be A listers, but one question to ask is "why?" If you are a b or c lister, are you doing what is needed to satisfy your current readers?

Having a small group of loyal readers and giving them the content they need is just as important as the strive to be A-list

John, you'll surely love all the different plugins and how much easier it is to do everything.

Congratulations on the move.

Andy, sorry if this is off topic, but I figured you would know. Does the Technorati search by authority still work? I can't find it anymore.

Thanks,
Brad

Feeddemon is great for this type of strategy. It has both flags and newsbins which allow you to break down stuff into small lists. I'm not affiliated with the company, just like the software.

I've tried all sorts of online readers and they just don't do it for me.

Hey, co.mments has added a remove feature to their line up. I'm back on board!

I forgot all about Co.mments. When it was first released, you could comment to one of their posts and it would track that post forever. There was no way to delete your link to the test post.

I gave up on it because I was tired of being pinged many times a day with "Test!" "This is a test post". LOL

Do they allow you to delete comments you don't want to follow anymore?

http://www.persistenceunlimited.com

Michel, nice post, lots of good references. Looks like I have some reading ahead and plugins to install.

One of the dichotomies...err. trichotomies.. I wrestle with is which subscribe option(s) to make available. Newsletter subscribe option, RSS subscribe option AND straight RSS subscribe? I have all three. Is that what you suggest or do I have too many subscribe options?

P.S I thought I might mention that I had some issues installing the Sociable plugin. If others have this trouble they might want to try Bookmark Me

Thanks for the post. I spend a lot of time on headlines too. Sometimes they hit, othertimes they miss. I guess I haven't discovered the magic headline formula just yet.

This post is a keeper though. :)

Michel, I stumbled onto it this morning by accident and thought Wow, how many main sites does Michel have? And why isn't THIS the main site. It looks so much better than the other one.

So, that's the initial effect it had on me, it's THAT much better.

Thanks Dave, that's a good idea and I will give it a try.

I like this idea and have started trying it. Some of the "naming" that stick out to me in marketing is when someone makes up a contradictory saying. Such as when they say something like "Use the 'gentle-strongarm' technique to convince your customer to buy. Or use "our verbal ju jitsu technique" to win any argument.