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Jun
04

A Popularity Context

When I started writing my blog(s), I did so mainly because I found it to be a great learning method.  After all, you can’t just ramble on about a subject without having some level of knowledge about it… otherwise you just wind up looking like an idiot.  I still apply that line of though to my writing.  However, I have recently become more interested in the ‘blogosphere’ as whole.  I want to share what I have learned with more people, perhaps inspire others and maybe even discover that I’m not that different from other people.

I found a great blog post over at blog of Jared Prins, a  colleague of mine.  He has summarized a big list of traffic building tips from several different blogging pros.  Some of great tips I found helpful are:

  • Post on weekdays because there are more readers… and post on weekends because there are fewer new posts.  Basically, just post regularly!
  • It’s not enough to allow others to comments/discuss on your blog; you need to read and comment on other blogs as well, including your link (of course).
  • Learn enough to be an expert in your field.

There is a lot more in Jared’s post… head on over and read it.  I’m going to be busy implementing some of his tips.

Jeez, and I though popularity contests ended with high school.