Art of Blogging

I was reading a blog the other day about blogging (go figure) and I was reading about a different opinion than I have about how important commentators are.

I was going to link her on up here for your review because what works for me may not for you and so on.

Different opinions at the very least cause you to think.

This blogger explained that commentators only represent about 1% of your traffic on the whole and therefore are not important. As I am sure you have read, I think Blog Comments And Commentators Are Important.

So, why didn’t I give her that link?

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Web 2.0! The salvation of us all! Yeah, ok, whatever.

We have all heard the hype of Web 2.0. Even people who barely know what a browser is have heard that buzz phrase.

What is Web 2.0?

What makes it so great?

Can you define Web 2.0? Is it outlined like HTML 4.0 is?

Let’s cut through the hype and get down to just what it is.

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I was looking at a colleague’s Analytics report the other day on her new site and I noticed something typical. There were large blooms of traffic hits from certain areas.

As people pass a link around, it will typically concentrate in specific geographical locations and then branch out into other areas as the last two friends tell two friends.

This is how guerrilla and viral marketing work.

How can this be worked into a real traffic spike?

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