Comments on: Building An Audience The Old-Fashioned Way http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:49:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nykola.com http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4583 Nykola.com Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:54:38 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-4583 <strong>How to Build an Audience the Right Way: Don't be an Uncouth</strong> HA! Like I'm really qualified to talk about building web traffic, but La Shawn Barber as well as a host of other far more talented bloggers have started some good discussion on this blogging phenomenon and I figured the subject... How to Build an Audience the Right Way: Don’t be an Uncouth
HA! Like I’m really qualified to talk about building web traffic, but La Shawn Barber as well as a host of other far more talented bloggers have started some good discussion on this blogging phenomenon and I figured the subject…

]]> By: Steve H. http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Steve H. Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:58:41 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-776 I found that the thing that makes the biggest difference is having your Sitemeter set up correctly. But then I'm kind of a dumba**. I found that the thing that makes the biggest difference is having your Sitemeter set up correctly. But then I’m kind of a dumba**.

]]> By: John C James III http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-729 John C James III Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:50:04 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-729 Kiki I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for braving up and asking. Thanks for the explanation La Shawn. Kiki I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for braving up and asking.

Thanks for the explanation La Shawn.

]]> By: La Shawn http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-720 La Shawn Thu, 05 Aug 2004 09:24:07 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-720 Thanks for the comments. Keep blogging and keep visiting! Kiki- A trackback is a way to "ping" another blog to let the person know you're blogging about him/her. Rather than leaving a comment or sending an e-mail, you go to their site and pick up their trackback URL. In WordPress, there's a place to paste the code at the end a post, so when the post is published, the other site is notified. For instance, right below you is a trackback from Dummocrats.com. He's letting me know that he's blogging about this post. Thanks for the comments. Keep blogging and keep visiting!

Kiki- A trackback is a way to “ping” another blog to let the person know you’re blogging about him/her. Rather than leaving a comment or sending an e-mail, you go to their site and pick up their trackback URL. In WordPress, there’s a place to paste the code at the end a post, so when the post is published, the other site is notified.

For instance, right below you is a trackback from Dummocrats.com. He’s letting me know that he’s blogging about this post.

]]> By: Dummocrats.com http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Dummocrats.com Thu, 05 Aug 2004 05:10:56 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-717 <strong>Building a blog audience the old fashioned way (la shawn barber)</strong> Building a blog audience the old fashioned way (la shawn barber) Building a blog audience the old fashioned way (la shawn barber)
Building a blog audience the old fashioned way (la shawn barber)

]]> By: Kiki B. http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Kiki B. Thu, 05 Aug 2004 04:01:42 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-712 I know I've been coming here for awhile now, but I've been too shy(translation: prideful) to ask what a trackback is, so now I'm asking...Lol. What's a trackback? I know I’ve been coming here for awhile now, but I’ve been too shy(translation: prideful) to ask what a trackback is, so now I’m asking…Lol.

What’s a trackback?

]]> By: AWG http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-711 AWG Thu, 05 Aug 2004 03:43:27 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-711 I know the feeling, Rikki. The past few weeks for me have been quite busy for me. Unfortunately, I only started blogging in June. :/ Still, I'm determined to keep at it, and to try to get back up to 5 days a week! It's worth a shot, anyway. :) I know the feeling, Rikki. The past few weeks for me have been quite busy for me. Unfortunately, I only started blogging in June. :/

Still, I’m determined to keep at it, and to try to get back up to 5 days a week! It’s worth a shot, anyway. :)

]]> By: Rikki http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Rikki Thu, 05 Aug 2004 03:15:36 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-707 I'll have to work on posting 5 days a week before I consider any other tips. LOL! I’ll have to work on posting 5 days a week before I consider any other tips. LOL!

]]> By: CGHill http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-706 CGHill Thu, 05 Aug 2004 01:59:50 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-706 It took me three years to reach 7,000 visitors, but then my postings were a bit more sporadic back then. Five years later, I'm averaging about 700 a day, not enough for the A-list (or even the B-list) but enough to surprise me. It took me three years to reach 7,000 visitors, but then my postings were a bit more sporadic back then. Five years later, I’m averaging about 700 a day, not enough for the A-list (or even the B-list) but enough to surprise me.

]]> By: Ambra Nykol http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Ambra Nykol Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:17:02 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-698 Aside from the rather lengthy comments I remember leaving on your last post about this topic, my additional two-cents: Demonstrate the spirit of excellence in your work! Frequent and rampant typos, broken links, shoddy format, and design eye-sores are not deal-breakers, but I like to read people who take pride in what they do, even if it's all in fun. It shows me a little something about how that person feels about their writing. Besides, you never know who's reading and you'd never invite strangers over to a messy house. Aside from the rather lengthy comments I remember leaving on your last post about this topic, my additional two-cents:

Demonstrate the spirit of excellence in your work! Frequent and rampant typos, broken links, shoddy format, and design eye-sores are not deal-breakers, but I like to read people who take pride in what they do, even if it’s all in fun. It shows me a little something about how that person feels about their writing.

Besides, you never know who’s reading and you’d never invite strangers over to a messy house.

]]> By: La Shawn http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-697 La Shawn Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:15:02 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-697 No trackback trolls for me! No trackback trolls for me!

]]> By: memer http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-696 memer Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:04:09 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-696 <i>Delete trackbacks that lead to an insulting or sarcastic post about you.</i> No such thing as bad publicity? Anyway, good advice. Unless you're purposely looking to market yourself (mebbe as a columnist?), I say blog as if you're throwin skyward a pebble that can hit the stars. Prolly nobody'd notice it, but you just wanna get it out there anyway. It's one of the reasons i don't use one of the site tracking meter things (tho this IS subject to change). I'm afraid I might start to blog for an audience, which is different sometimes from blogging just to express ideas. Delete trackbacks that lead to an insulting or sarcastic post about you.

No such thing as bad publicity?

Anyway, good advice. Unless you’re purposely looking to market yourself (mebbe as a columnist?), I say blog as if you’re throwin skyward a pebble that can hit the stars. Prolly nobody’d notice it, but you just wanna get it out there anyway. It’s one of the reasons i don’t use one of the site tracking meter things (tho this IS subject to change). I’m afraid I might start to blog for an audience, which is different sometimes from blogging just to express ideas.

]]> By: Mike http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Mike Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:36:44 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-694 Like Jared, I blog because it interests me. Whether what I write interests anyone else is their business. And I wirte about a lot of things, some well, some not so well. My 150 hits a day get a boost from time to time, but usually I have the same visitors and commenters. My blog is really my links page. It is where I go when I want to browse opinion, and my blogroll is people I read every day. Well, sometimes I'm too busy to hit them all. But I'm well-intentioned! And yes, La Shawn is on my daily reading list! Like Jared, I blog because it interests me. Whether what I write interests anyone else is their business. And I wirte about a lot of things, some well, some not so well. My 150 hits a day get a boost from time to time, but usually I have the same visitors and commenters.

My blog is really my links page. It is where I go when I want to browse opinion, and my blogroll is people I read every day. Well, sometimes I’m too busy to hit them all. But I’m well-intentioned!

And yes, La Shawn is on my daily reading list!

]]> By: Jared http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Jared Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:18:20 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-692 I've been at this since March of 2002, and I average around 100 hits a day. I'm small potatoes, but I love blogging, so I keep banging away - whether I get noticed or not. Take it from me - don't blog if you're looking for notariety. Blog because you're passionate about a subject, and would like to contribute your voice to the chorus of opinion out there. You'll sharpen both your writing and rhetorical skills, and, while you're at it, likely meet some pretty neat folk with whom you can develop friendships, swap stories and sharpen your arguments. Should something bigger come along as a result, so much the better, but take it from a still-obscure blogging vet: you'll likely be disappointed if your only motivation for beginning a blog is to become rich and/or famous. I’ve been at this since March of 2002, and I average around 100 hits a day. I’m small potatoes, but I love blogging, so I keep banging away – whether I get noticed or not. Take it from me – don’t blog if you’re looking for notariety. Blog because you’re passionate about a subject, and would like to contribute your voice to the chorus of opinion out there. You’ll sharpen both your writing and rhetorical skills, and, while you’re at it, likely meet some pretty neat folk with whom you can develop friendships, swap stories and sharpen your arguments. Should something bigger come along as a result, so much the better, but take it from a still-obscure blogging vet: you’ll likely be disappointed if your only motivation for beginning a blog is to become rich and/or famous.

]]> By: John C James III http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-691 John C James III Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:41:20 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/04/building-an-audience-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-691 You know what. I'm just too lazy to blog besides the government should Blog for me! Yea Yea thats right! :-) Don't laugh! I'm claiming my laziness as a disease and I'm going to collect disability! I'm calling it ImSoLazyIcantBlogitis. Blog on {doing the Blog-a-rina} 'I didn't surrender either, but they made my Horse surrender and they took him from me. He's up in Kansas pulling wagons now'. -Indian In "Outlaw Josey Whales" You know what. I’m just too lazy to blog besides the government should Blog for me! Yea Yea thats right! :-) Don’t laugh! I’m claiming my laziness as a disease and I’m going to collect disability! I’m calling it ImSoLazyIcantBlogitis.

Blog on {doing the Blog-a-rina}

‘I didn’t surrender either, but they made my Horse surrender and they took him from me. He’s up in Kansas pulling wagons now’. -Indian In “Outlaw Josey Whales”

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