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Has to be said: brilliant recipe for success if ever I heard one.
I would also add: turn up the heat when required to ensure appropriate baking occurs throughout, i.e. write timely posts that coincide with events - both one-off and regular, such as thanksgiving ;)
excellent recipe & pretty much how we made our ski holidays site blog - I would add "look after your regulars" by making sure you respond to all first-time commenters & having an easy way to subscribe via both email & RSS
also, try to do something blog worthy occasionally, instead of always writing about existng events (many people will be blogging about whats going on in the world, but only I know whats happening on our Grand Alpine Tour of European ski resorts)
thanks for a great post
That's a tasty recipe. I'd also recommend Wordtracker's Academy for more great
web content recipes and content ideas for your blog.
The way this article is written makes it so simple to understand and to put it in practice.
For the first step, Alltop.com is a great destination to find blogs in your industry, which you can add in your RSS.
thanks
Yet another reason why I'm Thankful for Hubspot today. Great reminders, and catchy format. Love it!
I have so much to learn about all the behind the scenes activity. I can cook but can't understand the oven! Is there anyone out there who has a simple step be step jargon busting list/guide I can use?
LOL ... just love it, well written!
Excellent! Well done. Very good information which works!
I enjoyed very much this post. It has all the ingredients from content to title, form promoting your posts to keeping up the momentum. Thanks
Nice recipe of blog formation. I would like to add one more point. Use picture (taken by yourself). It may create viral marketing effective if it is different enough.
Excellent advice Shannon!
Your "Counter Top Coaching" Style is just what I needed.
I applaud your use of the The Baking Analogy.
It is extremly Powerful, Compiling & Engaging.
Not to mention timely with the Biggest Cooking Day of the Year upon us.
I'm with Charlotte - I like to "Cook" however I really don't Know or care how the "Oven Works"?
As Charlotte mentioned is there a Jargon Busting List we can Follow?
How about "Blog in a Box" Cake Mix like Service we can subscribe to so Charlotte and I don't have to Build an Oven, Crack our own Wheat, Grow our own Pumpkins and Milk the Cows?
For Newbies like me I get confused, intimidated and don't know what I can and can't substitue when I see something like:
1 URL (with Typepad or Blogspot accounts removed and discarded)
Does that also mean no Wordpress?
Because if it does Wordpress has been my Easy Bake Oven that I'm farmiliar with.
The confused mind usually says No or worse Yet - WAIT.
Feel free to reply via e-mail if the questions are two basic for this forum.
Keep up the Great material because through this dialogue I'm having a conversation I could't have had a two weeks ago.
Yime for some Left Overs - Have a Great Holiday.
Hey nice post.
Thanx for sharing.
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very useful,thanks for sharing.
nice blog,thank you very much!
Cookin' up a blog now. Really interesting and great tips.
Great post! Once you begin making posts be sure to distribute that content through your social networks. Set up RSS feeds to automatically post to Twitter and Facebook.
Use LinkedIn's apps to pull in content and actively push your content to LinkedIn Groups. And also be sure to use social bookmarking sites like Digg and Stumble Upon (and dozens of others)!
Regards,
Brad Smith
Haley Marketing
What a brilliant analogy. No wonder reading your posts makes my mouth water. Really tasty blog recipe thanks. :)
What a tasty post! I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this first. I own a business called Blogging Bistro and this would be perfect for my blog. Do you allow reprints?
A simple and fresh approach with a guaranteed out-of-the-oven end-product.
Regards,
Vernon Chalmers
This was a very, very clever post. Nice job!
What great advice & I love your analogies. Somehow, in the middle of the night, gremlins opened the oven door, climbed into my BLOG and made themselves at home. They have really screwed up my recipe so I am off to cleanup their mess. Oodles of thanks, Brenda Coffee http://www.breastcancersisterhood.com/_blog/Brenda%27s_Blog
What a tasty morsel! Great article, love the analogy and I will definitely be coming back for seconds.
Any thoughts for Xmas dinner?
I write an article on my website every week http://www.shoptexaselectricity.com/blog.aspx how can I market my articles to various readers and websites. I do not use wordpress / typepad and I do not have a dedicated url for my blog.