Comments on: Top 8 Mistakes Of Blogger Newbs

By: ckluis

ckluis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:22 +0000

Lockin definately scares me with any vendor. But, there's a difference between hobby blogging and blogging for leads.

Hobby Vendor = not a single question use wordpress (I tried hobbying a few times and realized I'm no good at that)

Small-Large Business = consider alternatives. I use HubSpot at work. I'm considering buying a reseller license for BusinessCatalyst for some personal sites.

Here's a question, what is $250, 500, or 1,000 a month for the best tool if it helps you get more leads. What is a lead worth to you? A sale?

We targeted 4 keyword combinations 2 days ago and have already jumped 60 keyword combinations from past 50 to top 10 in google search.

Wordpress doesn't do that. You would need to use Keywordelite or combinations of other programs. For the unsophisticated (lets just say most small businesses) having a program and a process that says ...

DO THIS FIRST...
TARGET THIS NOW...

That's pure gold. Worth every penny.

To do proper keyword research and all the

By: Amin Fahmy

Amin Fahmy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:32:28 +0000

Thanks, very much appreciated !
Some points got me reconsidering.
Cheers

By: jaredplittle

jaredplittle — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:03:07 +0000

David, great list and great advice I really like number 8 as I read this I am trying to remember why I stopped visiting and commenting here regularly. Need to add that back on my habit list as I find just about everything you write very helpful.

By: Ashwin / Thoughts Unlimited

Ashwin / Thoughts Unlimited — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:30:04 +0000

Very well put. I made a few of these mistakes at the start of Blogging (still making a little of those) but I am trying my best to come out.

Thanks for putting them together. Happy Thanksgiving!

By: mayasmart

mayasmart — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:59:47 +0000

I've got to agree with you on this point. I recently switched from Wordpress to Hubspot because of the integrated lead nurturing features and robust analytics. Beyond that, I really enjoy having live people that I can call with questions. My inbound marketing consultant and the technical support folks really have my back. As a solo entrepreneur, feeling like you have a support team is priceless.

By: HomeBizTips

HomeBizTips — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:34:41 +0000

David,
You're so right. My new Blog has been up for about a month now.
I still need to set-up a newsletter subscription on my blog.
I'll definitely take notes from your post here.

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:45:33 +0000

“2) Not interacting with others” – good point. Talk about looking the wrong way! I think newbies are so worried about widgets and SEO that they never realized that you have to go out and bring people to your blog. I did. Live and learn.

By: ponting

ponting — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:25 +0000

I think i will add more to that is some bloggers tend to stop from learning, they just focus on how to earn more lols. They forgot that blogging is building relationships

By: Kevin Post

Kevin Post — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:44:23 +0000

I am not a serious blogger but thanks for the advice anyway; it is very informative if someday I decided to dedicate more time to my blog.

By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:45:34 +0000

I'm a new blogger and I think I've got the bases covered EXCEPT for #3. It's on the list of to do's. I have been following your blog for a while and yes, slap my hands, but I didn't realize that this was A LOT of work. Studying, Learning and Implementing…I love it though!