What is something you wish you had done differently in the past regarding your blog? For some folks, it may be having a self-hosted blog sooner. Others wish they had known more about blog SEO or traffic-building. I wish I had known more about copywriting, information product creation, and email marketing sooner. How about you?…
Category Archives: Overheard in Blogosphere
Overheard in the Blogosphere 19
I’ve gotten to the point where I no longer care if people rip my content because it all ends up coming back to me anyways Aaron Brazell I am a vagrant in San Francisco and I have been receiving free voicemail from GrandCentral. I cannot overstate how inconvenient this outage has been for me. Fortunately,…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 18
The danger I see is this: if we’re suckers for aspirational marketing at every turn it becomes easy to start treating those posts like comfort food. We feel as if a given post or blog is worth the time investment because it makes us feel like we’re becoming better at something, but if you never…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 17
I’m tired of reading about crap that people don’t put into practice. I know too much about what goes on behind the blogging scene. Bloggers don’t often practice what they preach. Harrison McLeod The blog acts as a long, long presentation—as long as a potential client wants it to be, really—with absolutely no pressure, since…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 16
The thing is, people seem to be getting burned out on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, but I have been running into non-techie folks who are starting blogs and loving it. James Ohmdal Think about it – if you haven’t “gotten around to it†in the last six months … what makes you…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 15
You’ll have to take my word for it, but the more popular the Blogger is, the slower they are respond and, for the most part, I often don’t get a response at all. ~ Mitch Joel If you are selling creative services, one of the things that can get in the way of clear pricing…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 14
And this is almost immediately after the last overheard in the blogosphere post, in which I had… what? a whole three quotes? Where are all the viral videos for Hillary or McCain? Erick Schonfeld Social media participation is not a one night stand, it’s a stable relationship. Tadeusz Szewczyk To continue on with my series…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 13
When you look at how much Yahoo has put into their Panama system but yet they have dumb shits running the affiliate program can this really be a surprise? Jeremy Schoemaker Google has one goal, ruling the internet in an unchallenged top-down dictatorial manner. If you stand up for yourself and challenge them, they will…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 12
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Forget about trying to find something radically different to explore, some new topic or subject, unless you are authentically compelled to do so. Forget about trying to crank out another list, product, service or widget and then market the hell out of it. Focus instead, on the much harder work of developing your voice. (Jonathan…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 11
Yes, it’s been a while since the last Overheard in the Blogosphere. You know why? Because it’s about quality, not quantity. Please enjoy responsibly. Whatever that means (as an aside, what a coup of marketing propaganda that slogan is!) Facebook is pushing themselves into a position of being viewed as ungrateful data hogs: amassing tons…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 10
The question isn’t, “How do you turn your blog into a viable business model?” The question is, “How do you turn a viable business model into your blog?” Hugh McLeod Blogging is definitely not the best choice if you only care about the money. Compared to other means of building wealth, blogging is slow, the…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 9
Kissing ass has gotten a bad rap because so many people are bad at it. They’re like amateur magicians that the crowd boos because their tricks are obvious. Jon Morrow Advertising will get more and more targeted until it disappears, because perfectly targeted advertising is just information Dave Winer In many of the programs I…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 8
We’re always painting this rosy picture of how “leaving my job was the best thing that I could have ever done†and “I’m free now — YAY!†Well that’s a bunch of bullshit and nonsense. In fact, I’m guilty of spreading such propaganda. David Askaripour oh mighty Google overlords, take my ads, take my firstborn,…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 7
Tell me in one sentence why I should write about you and why my readers will care. I’m listening. Brian Solis Women are like websites. Getting links is like having sex. You can pay for sex or you get it for free. If you are very attractive you have no problems. If you are ugly,…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 6
I am constantly surprised that people read what I have to say. Darren Rowse The secret of what I do: I notice things and give them names. I haven’t bit off more than that, because I’d probably do it poorly. Part of the challenge in breaking through is finding a niche you can overwhelm. Seth…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 4
In time, that became an idea clearing house – a sort of blog behind the blog, where topics and ideas were shared on things to blog about. Bill Slawski White background? Arial font? Photoshop-ed text as a header? We’ve seen these traits a million times before. They aren’t going to set you apart. You need…
Overheard in the Blogosphere 3 – Best Recent Blog Quotes
if you don’t back up, and the 2.3 upgrade dribbles acid all over your database, you have only yourself to blame. Rawiri Blundell (post updated to add this one) So, pardon them if they get a little testy when some lazy a-hole comes along and says, “Hey, how did you get to be rich and…
Overheard in the Blogosphere – Best Recent Blog Quotes
Somebody wrote these quotes on their blog somewhere… but who? Click each quote to visit the post it’s from!
Overheard in the Metablogosphere – Recent Metablog Quotes
I introduce something new, fresh, and much more fun! It’s called Overheard in the Metablogosphere. The idea is to present a quote that’s either funny (especially out of context), or intriguing and mysterious enough to compel you to follow the link. The whole idea here is the mystery of decontextualization (and that, my friends, is your $3 word for the day). I hope you like it.
