Comments on: I commited blog suicide and how you can do it too http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication The Social Media Frontier Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Pete @ Large Hamster Cage http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-17125 Pete @ Large Hamster Cage Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-17125 This is a great wake-up call. I think it's all too easy to get sucked into the habit of, as you put it, "blogging for the purpose of blogging". Maybe because we don't get to physically see our end users, or customers, it makes it easier to get lost in your own little world, putting up new blog posts but forgetting the bigger picture, and the real end goal of your blogging - to get your message in front of other people, and hopefully persuade them to do business with you, in whatever form that might take. This is a great wake-up call. I think it’s all too easy to get sucked into the habit of, as you put it, “blogging for the purpose of blogging”. Maybe because we don’t get to physically see our end users, or customers, it makes it easier to get lost in your own little world, putting up new blog posts but forgetting the bigger picture, and the real end goal of your blogging - to get your message in front of other people, and hopefully persuade them to do business with you, in whatever form that might take.

]]> By: Joey Logano Fan http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-10773 Joey Logano Fan Sun, 24 May 2009 20:21:24 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-10773 As long as you busy in a good way, then it's okay I suppose to neglect the blog. As long as your other priorities are paying off more =D which by what I read, I am pretty sure that is the case. =D Personally... I hope to continue with my own blog for a very long time =D As long as you busy in a good way, then it’s okay I suppose to neglect the blog. As long as your other priorities are paying off more =D which by what I read, I am pretty sure that is the case. =D

Personally… I hope to continue with my own blog for a very long time =D

]]> By: Jim Hickey http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-8782 Jim Hickey Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:08:45 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-8782 Hi Charles, A couple of months ago I posted a quick comment after just joining SEO 20/20 (now Social Media Science) and Synnd. I am more than happy to announce that my hopes were not only met, but greatly exceeded. Traffic to my current blog was 3X higher than my former and the blog has only been up for two months (the other was over 6 months). The power of social buzz via Synnd helps my posts hit Page 1 of Google (competing pages ranging from >100,000 to > 10,000,000) on a regular basis. It is truly a fantastic tool to help build traffic and SE page listing .... Thanks! Hi Charles,

A couple of months ago I posted a quick comment after just joining SEO 20/20 (now Social Media Science) and Synnd. I am more than happy to announce that my hopes were not only met, but greatly exceeded.

Traffic to my current blog was 3X higher than my former and the blog has only been up for two months (the other was over 6 months).

The power of social buzz via Synnd helps my posts hit Page 1 of Google (competing pages ranging from >100,000 to > 10,000,000) on a regular basis.

It is truly a fantastic tool to help build traffic and SE page listing …. Thanks!

]]> By: Brenda Bunney http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-7322 Brenda Bunney Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-7322 This is an awesome post! I think your ideas on social syndication absolutely hit the target. I love the information you've shared and will be back to visit. This is an awesome post! I think your ideas on social syndication absolutely hit the target. I love the information you’ve shared and will be back to visit.

]]> By: Julie McClelland http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-7300 Julie McClelland Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:48:56 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-7300 Hey Charles I'm a new member to your Synnd Team - I've seen the light when it comes to 'synnd' and hopefully others will see and join too - I will certainly be recommending this to as many people as I can - its all about joining = sharing = traffic = earning, or as you said "Post quality content, syndicate that content… Rinse and repeat" Perfect recipe for success Julie Hey Charles

I’m a new member to your Synnd Team - I’ve seen the light when it comes to ’synnd’ and hopefully others will see and join too - I will certainly be recommending this to as many people as I can - its all about joining = sharing = traffic = earning, or as you said “Post quality content, syndicate that content… Rinse and repeat”

Perfect recipe for success
Julie

]]> By: Vicki Zerbee http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6956 Vicki Zerbee Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:51:10 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6956 What a refreshing post.. thanks for sharing the 'real information'.. and 'the right things' to do. I encourage everyone to take action with regard to this information.. you won't see the benefits unless you 'do it' and stick with it! What a refreshing post.. thanks for sharing the ‘real information’.. and ‘the right things’ to do. I encourage everyone to take action with regard to this information.. you won’t see the benefits unless you ‘do it’ and stick with it!

]]> By: Jim Hickey http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6943 Jim Hickey Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:49:58 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6943 Hello Charles, I actually agree that you can commit blog suicide even when your posting regularly. After consistently posting content to my former blog for a few months, traffic generation had started to increase but ever so slowly. I was relying on the content with SEO and FB/Twitter "shouts" as the main traffic driving vehicle but not really properly syndicating. Thankfully that is all about to change (hopefully) via Synnd. Thanks for the info! Jim H. Hello Charles,

I actually agree that you can commit blog suicide even when your posting regularly. After consistently posting content to my former blog for a few months, traffic generation had started to increase but ever so slowly. I was relying on the content with SEO and FB/Twitter “shouts” as the main traffic driving vehicle but not really properly syndicating.

Thankfully that is all about to change (hopefully) via Synnd.

Thanks for the info!
Jim H.

]]> By: Jeff Baas http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6771 Jeff Baas Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:20:56 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6771 Glad to see you back. Congratulations on your success with Syndication Revolution. You make some excellent points about blogging to build a business instead of just for the sake of blogging. I look forward to seeing what all you've been working on. Glad to see you back. Congratulations on your success with Syndication Revolution.

You make some excellent points about blogging to build a business instead of just for the sake of blogging. I look forward to seeing what all you’ve been working on.

]]> By: stormclouds http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6656 stormclouds Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:50:50 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6656 Charles,welcome back! I missed your revelation doc before,so I am looking forward to the read ...right now! I also like to peruse your blog for ideas about catchy blog titles.... helps quite a bit. Charles,welcome back! I missed your revelation doc before,so I am looking forward to the read …right now! I also like to peruse your blog for ideas about catchy blog titles…. helps quite a bit.

]]> By: Annette Aaron http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6653 Annette Aaron Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:13:06 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6653 CHarles, Never read your blog or any of your linkedin entries but by the amout of replies/comments you received I say you are doing great. Enjoyed readinging your article. Will try to follow more. Annette Aaron "Creating a Personality with Food" CHarles, Never read your blog or any of your linkedin entries but by the amout of replies/comments you received I say you are doing great.

Enjoyed readinging your article. Will try to follow more.

Annette Aaron
“Creating a Personality with Food”

]]> By: Andreas http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6604 Andreas Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:11:12 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6604 Charles - My take away is that like with anything else in life the degree of success one achieves with Blogging depends on the degree to which you building relationships reader communities. The key ingredients for that success are as you point - (1) crafting quality content addressing issues of interest the targeted reader community and (2) finding vehicles like Synnd to syndicate your content as widely as possible to the interested audiences irrespective of the fora they aggregate around. The problem with SEO is its complexicity and the fact that results are not guaranteed even after doing everything right because of its pull approach and the constantlychanging rules of the game. The real value of syndication lies in its simplicity and push approach. You remain in total control of your destiny which depends only on two factors, namely the time invested in (a) researching and preparing quality content around the targeted area of interest and (b) syndicating that content till it resonates with a large enough audience in that niche whatever the media they prefer to patronize. Charles - My take away is that like with anything else in life the degree of success one achieves with Blogging depends on the degree to which you building relationships reader communities. The key ingredients for that success are as you point - (1) crafting quality content addressing issues of interest the targeted reader community and (2) finding vehicles like Synnd to syndicate your content as widely as possible to the interested audiences irrespective of the fora they aggregate around. The problem with SEO is its complexicity and the fact that results are not guaranteed even after doing everything right because of its pull approach and the constantlychanging rules of the game. The real value of syndication lies in its simplicity and push approach. You remain in total control of your destiny which depends only on two factors, namely the time invested in (a) researching and preparing quality content around the targeted area of interest and (b) syndicating that content till it resonates with a large enough audience in that niche whatever the media they prefer to patronize.

]]> By: Dan http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6590 Dan Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:51:13 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6590 [quote] Blogging for cash is not worth the effort. Blogging to build a business, on the other hand, is quite lucrative. [/quote] Dead on! And maybe that's why so many folks MISS the 'syndication' thing... because they build 'throw away' blogs, or post 'throw away' pages to the web. Why bother with making sure your content is well syndicated, or syndicated for a 'throw away' business you may not even revisit after you build the page. Personally, all I do for traffic to my sites is syndicate my content - every which way but loose. It works VERY well - Wildly well. I certainly do NOT miss giving several thousand dollars a month to Google Adwords and the like. Cheers Charles... [quote]
Blogging for cash is not worth the effort. Blogging to build a business, on the other hand, is quite lucrative.
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Dead on! And maybe that’s why so many folks MISS the ’syndication’ thing… because they build ‘throw away’ blogs, or post ‘throw away’ pages to the web. Why bother with making sure your content is well syndicated, or syndicated for a ‘throw away’ business you may not even revisit after you build the page.

Personally, all I do for traffic to my sites is syndicate my content - every which way but loose. It works VERY well - Wildly well. I certainly do NOT miss giving several thousand dollars a month to Google Adwords and the like.

Cheers Charles…

]]> By: Charles Heflin http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6589 Charles Heflin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:25:18 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6589 @Davin - Thank you for your support. Looks like there may be some strong synergies between your blog and Social Media Science, we should connect and compare notes. @Davin - Thank you for your support. Looks like there may be some strong synergies between your blog and Social Media Science, we should connect and compare notes.

]]> By: Charles Heflin http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6587 Charles Heflin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:17:15 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6587 @Peter - we agree, just not from the perspective that most people think. Blogging for cash is not worth the effort. Blogging to build a business, on the other hand, is quite lucrative. @Peter - we agree, just not from the perspective that most people think. Blogging for cash is not worth the effort. Blogging to build a business, on the other hand, is quite lucrative.

]]> By: Peter http://www.charlesheflin.com/blog-sucicide-content-syndication/comment-page-1#comment-6585 Peter Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:54:44 +0000 http://www.charlesheflin.com/?p=154#comment-6585 Blogging is very lucrative but not from an addic. If you look on the Dutch shockblog www.geenstijl.nl you find a blog with more than 1500 comments each day. This shockblog, with over 100K subscribers, have recently 51% sold for 2,8 million USD to a Dutch newspaper. Blogging is very lucrative but not from an addic. If you look on the Dutch shockblog http://www.geenstijl.nl you find a blog with more than 1500 comments each day. This shockblog, with over 100K subscribers, have recently 51% sold for 2,8 million USD to a Dutch newspaper.

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