Wow. When I look at my subscriber count, now, I have to rub my eyes and make sure I’m not seeing things.
I have a ton of new readers who are going to decide very quickly whether or not they should remain subscribed after getting their little prize (oh yeah, people, I know how it goes–think I haven’t been there?). You wonderful new people haven’t read the posts I’ve already written that my existing readers liked the best.
You could browse the archives (yawn) or click on a category (oh boy! really?), but that’s no fun. It ain’t convenient, either.
I want to be a warm and welcoming host. I’ve gone to the trouble of selecting some slightly older stuff for you. But I’ve also done something else. I’m also going to provide you with a list of links to some of my favorite blogs (not the really big names). Because when you get me, you get my network, too (take that, Verizon!).
Worth Your Time:
- The Starter Blog: How to Really Get Started Blogging
- The Secret to a Successful Business Blog: Sell without Selling
- Four Places Where Your Customers Are (Hint: You Want to be There, Too!)
- What Makes a Great Food Blog?
- Just Started a Blog? Submit Your Blog Here for a Boost!
- What You Can Learn about Blogging from Britney Spears
Worth My Time (and maybe yours, too):
- 45n5
- Chris Garret
- Freelance Switch
- Gaping Void
- Itty Biz
- Quick Sprout
- Self-Made Chick
- Seth Godin
- WebPro News
Bonus: Other Blogs I Write For
In addition to Remarkablogger and Gateway Blogging, I also hold a couple pro blogging gigs (gotta have that problogger cred, ya know?). You can also find me at:
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Yes, I know. I’m shameless. Sorry, Michael…
@James - If you were shameless, you would not have apologized. Next time, I expect total and utter shamelessness.
Thank you for recommending me, Michael.
Also, James Chartrand is a dirty, dirty spammy-pants.
@ Michael - Right, right… I have to perfect my technique. Can I be a conscientious shameless self-promoter?
@ Naomi - You’re just jealous
Michael, I just read your ebook. Thank you for putting together this comprehensive workbook. I have spent the past 6 months building four blogs for realtors and I could have used your book then! I started out with wordpress.com and a few months into it, moved over to wordpress.org (easy transition). Now I plan to implement your recommendation of building a website or two off of the wordpress platform. Thanks again for your workbook. I will recommend it.
Kelly
@Kelly - You’re quite welcome. I’m glad you found it so helpful!
I hope none of those new subscribers were simply due to the recent Feedburner-Feedblitz shenanigans which saw my Sciencebase site leap from 3000-ish to 5862 yesterday and back down to 3022 today!
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@David - That little episode is over, and my count never rose as dramatically as it did for others. My gains are rapid, but it’s a pretty smooth upslope with no big spikes. That problem had to do with FeedBlitz and FeedBurner together. I don’t use FeedBlitz.
That’s cool.
I’ve used Feedblitz in the past for one of my sites and its RSS numbers have been up and down like a…well I don’t know what…
Settled at a respectable level today, thankfully.
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