Comments on: Social Meth – One Taste – You’re Hooked http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara Swafford http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-8118 Barbara Swafford Tue, 27 May 2008 18:33:19 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-8118 Hi Catherine, You were missed, good to see you commenting again. It is hard to figure out what actually works, isn't it. I'm guessing with your blog being so established, not posting isn't having an affect on your visitor counts. I don't know if this would hold true for a new blog or not. Hi Catherine,

You were missed, good to see you commenting again.

It is hard to figure out what actually works, isn’t it. I’m guessing with your blog being so established, not posting isn’t having an affect on your visitor counts. I don’t know if this would hold true for a new blog or not.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-8104 Cath Lawson Tue, 27 May 2008 15:13:37 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-8104 Hi Barbara - I think I got more excited earlier on getting a handful of extra readers a week than I do nowadays. In fact, I've given up trying to work out what makes people come. I used to think I had to post every day to get plenty of visitors, but I've had a couple of weeks off and still had almost 50,000 unique visitors this month. I do look at my stats sometimes but mostly just to see what keywords people are using, rather than the actual numbers. Hi Barbara – I think I got more excited earlier on getting a handful of extra readers a week than I do nowadays. In fact, I’ve given up trying to work out what makes people come. I used to think I had to post every day to get plenty of visitors, but I’ve had a couple of weeks off and still had almost 50,000 unique visitors this month.

I do look at my stats sometimes but mostly just to see what keywords people are using, rather than the actual numbers.

]]> By: Which Social Networks To Join | Blogging Without A Blog http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7700 Which Social Networks To Join | Blogging Without A Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 06:40:19 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7700 [...] yesterday’s post we learned how addictive we become to spikes in traffic created by social networking [...] [...] yesterday’s post we learned how addictive we become to spikes in traffic created by social networking [...]

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7695 Barbara Swafford Thu, 22 May 2008 03:04:43 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7695 Hi J.D. Thank you for sharing the story about your book. 800,000 downloads in six months in phenomenal, so I can see how you weren't satisfied with 100-400. It sounds like you found your balance and are now enjoying all that you do. Knowing your blog helps others, no matter how small it is, reminds us why we do what we do. Hi J.D.

Thank you for sharing the story about your book. 800,000 downloads in six months in phenomenal, so I can see how you weren’t satisfied with 100-400.

It sounds like you found your balance and are now enjoying all that you do.

Knowing your blog helps others, no matter how small it is, reminds us why we do what we do.

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7694 J.D. Meier Thu, 22 May 2008 02:57:45 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/social-meth-one-taste-youre-hooked/#comment-7694 The numbers game is an interesting one. In my group, I always have to show impact. My second book was downloaded 800,000 in six months. Suddenly, I couldn't reach enough people. Doing talks for only 100-400 people was no longer worth it. Well, what I lost in the process was the joy of the live experience. In fact, I had so much pressure to reach more people that even writing the books was no longer fun. I got back to my purpose and got back on my horse and focused again on helping customers be effective and enjoying the ride. It's still intense and I need to make my numbers, but I focus on what I control -- giving it my best shot -- and I stop looking at the scoreboard. That said, while my blog numbers are low (I think?), I run into people at work all the time that tell me how it helps them, so that's my real measure of success. Now that I know enough SEO basics too, I completely get why some blogs catch fire, while others won't, so that helps me keep perspective. Niches and networks matter. J.D. Meiers last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBookShare/~3/293006071/innovation-objectives.html" rel="nofollow">Innovation Objectives</a> The numbers game is an interesting one. In my group, I always have to show impact. My second book was downloaded 800,000 in six months. Suddenly, I couldn’t reach enough people. Doing talks for only 100-400 people was no longer worth it.

Well, what I lost in the process was the joy of the live experience. In fact, I had so much pressure to reach more people that even writing the books was no longer fun.

I got back to my purpose and got back on my horse and focused again on helping customers be effective and enjoying the ride. It’s still intense and I need to make my numbers, but I focus on what I control — giving it my best shot — and I stop looking at the scoreboard.

That said, while my blog numbers are low (I think?), I run into people at work all the time that tell me how it helps them, so that’s my real measure of success.

Now that I know enough SEO basics too, I completely get why some blogs catch fire, while others won’t, so that helps me keep perspective. Niches and networks matter.

J.D. Meiers last blog post..Innovation Objectives

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