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What Has Blogging Given Me?

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A long time ago, there was a meme circulating asking about what blogging has given, and it was primarily focused on items like cell phones and whatnot.

While I am no Darren Rowse, I have been able to purchase many things thanks to blogging, and have been given quite a few things as perks from my blogging efforts.

Here is my list of things given to me:

  • a digital camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS, 8AA rechargeable batteries and charger as well as a 512MB memory card
  • a game console: Microsoft Xbox 360 Premium Bundle, and the game Kameo
  • a LCD monitor: 19? Samsung SyncMaster 915N
  • various Belkin iPod products and accessories
  • Samson Q1U podcasting microphone

And here is a list of things I have been able to buy thanks to my Problogging job:

  • two great laptops: IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T43, and MacBook Pro
  • a nice glass computer desk
  • a few games for the GameCube
  • a wide variety of DVD Movies
  • various Computer Parts (headphones, RAM, hard drive, video card)
  • a small, but nice, brand new house

As you can see from this list, blogging can be very profitable, and very fun for gadget geeks, podcasters and gamers, so if someone tells you that blogging will never get you anything, please show them this list.

Also, please feel free to add your own items via comments. I always enjoy seeing what others bloggers have bought from their efforts and if you haven’t been able to buy anything yet. What are your goals with blogging? What are you hoping to one day buy using money you made online?

Originally posted on September 10, 2007 @ 7:23 pm

David Airey’s $4000 Blog Anniversary Contest

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David Airey, who does amazing logo design work and someone I have been trying to get to know better, has set up an absolutely amazing contest for his blog’s anniversary.

He has set it up to include some great prizes from a variety of different people and amassed an amazing number of products and services for the prize draw.

His Gold Award package makes me super excited as it includes:

The other prizes include USB Thumb drives, telephone conversations with some amazing people, and advertising.

The advertising prizes interest me as well, especially since Xfep is still very young. The advertising opportunities include:

The great thing is that anyone can enter David’s contest, and getting one entry is as simple as subscribing to his RSS feed or e-mail feed, and then contacting him with a secret code that you’ll find within.

A great contest, and good luck to everyone that enters.

Originally posted on September 2, 2007 @ 4:46 pm

6,312 Subscribers to Your Blog in One Day

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I have to mention this article I found over at Copyblogger, it just blows me away. An e-learning blog was able to get over six thousand subscribers to the site in less than twenty-four hours!

Here is a snippet from the article:

That’s what Adam Schwartz, CEO of Articulate, said it felt like last Wednesday when we launched their new Rapid E-Learning Blog. The blog attracted 6,312 subscribers in the 24-hour period following the launch promotion, and now has over 8,500 and counting less than a week later.

Existing businesses have incredibly valuable assets that others do not—customer and prospect lists. That being said, telling your existing customers about your new blog full of press release content and expecting them to come running is a recipe for mediocrity. If you don’t have an existing list, you can create an offer that is attractive to social media news site users and your results will be similar.

Yes, for the new blogger out there, or the non-business site, this might seem like an insurmountable goal, but honestly, Brian breaks down some easy to use tips and tricks that might help you get at least part of the way there.

He mentions things like positioning, cornerstone content, incentive, launch email, landing page, delivery and just start blogging.

Read the full details about each of these points over at Copyblogger.

Originally posted on August 23, 2007 @ 12:52 am

Dropping Dead Weight: Ending Projects

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One of the smartest posts I have read recently comes from JohnCow.com called “We Got Fired!” where Bob writes about spreading himself too thin, and getting rid of certain projects. What is ever better is his usage of a point system to decide what stays and what goes. It is a little difficult to be so rational, but I am sure it works very well.

Here is a snippet from the article:

We took out a notepad and jotted down all our domains. Each domain/project would get a rating between 0 and 5. Anything below 3 is going in the dumpster! Might fetch a penny or two by someone who thinks the project is worth seeing through. Pennies you can put in the projects you’re dedicated to, hence improving them!

I have to say that this is something I struggle with all the time, as I work more and more for Bloggy Network, I have less and less time for the projects I would like to do. This has lead me to give or sell some of my greatest ideas to Bloggy Network in hopes of seeing them come to fruition.

It is hard not to want to do everything, but focusing on a few projects will help them become more successful, and leave less of a chance of burnout, something that I have faced a few times in my blogging career.

Check out the full post at JohnCow (not a misspelling).

Originally posted on September 1, 2007 @ 2:13 am