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How did you make it big??

How did you get your blog audience to grow? Was it through continuous shameless self promotion (my current method so I'm not judging!) or through word of mouth? How long were you blogging before you 'made it big'?

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Permalink Reply by little on February 10, 2012 at 2:59am

my blog isn't big at all. compared to most i would say is medium-ish. i guess it's from commenting on other blogs, posting here, following people on twitter. i don't necessarily self promote but i try to talk to enough people and hope they read my shit.

love, little.

Permalink Reply by HeyCrin on March 7, 2012 at 2:01pm

Mine isn't big I've only just started out, but I was wondering what the commenting 'etiquette' is.... like I only comment on stuff that genuinely interests me, or that I wanted to say something about, but sometimes I'll get a 'token' comment back that is completely lacking in thought. 
I don't comment just to get comments back, but to start a dialogue and interact, some people seem to have this 'commentforcomment' mentality about it - is that what its spose to be like? Am I not getting it?

I also never know whether to reply to comments that clearly just want me to look at their blog, like, just one word comments for example.

Any feedback on this would be really useful!  

Permalink Reply by Gina on March 7, 2012 at 2:07pm

Here's my two cents:

- I try to reply to everyone who comments meaningfully on my blog. Sometimes I don't have a lot to say, so I simply acknowledge them with a "thank you" or "me too!" type of comment. But I don't want to ignore anybody who took the time to make a genuine comment on something I wrote. (I do not reply to spammers or look-at-me-ers)

- You are never required to reply to anything. However, if somebody took the time to comment, responding to them is nice.

- You are also never required to comment on somebody else's blog just because they commented on yours. Comment on what interests you, just as you are now. If your commenters are looking for traffic, but don't keep an interesting blog, that's their problem, not yours.

Like I said, my two cents :)

Permalink Reply by HeyCrin on March 7, 2012 at 2:13pm

Yeah that makes sense, I just wouldn't want people to see that I don't reply to some comments and think I'm too arrogant to make an effort with readers. I always reply to people who show genuine interest, and looking for blogs that are similar so I guess that's all that matters. Thanks for replying! :)

Permalink Reply by Alynne Leigh on March 10, 2012 at 11:27pm

I don't typically respond to people's comments on my blog, in my comments. 
I usually click on their blog, though. And 99% of the time, leave a comment there. Unless their blog is pretty much empty, totally scary, or my computer dies. 

Permalink Reply by Ginny on March 11, 2012 at 1:55am

I try to respond to everyone who comments. I don't expect everyone who's blog i comment on to comment on mine. People can tell when you're responding because you want to and when you're responding for traffic.

Permalink Reply by Alynne Leigh on March 10, 2012 at 11:25pm

Continuous shameless self promotion. Definitely that one.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Lin on March 29, 2012 at 11:46pm

I actually just wrote a post on this today if you want to take a look:

http://confessedtravelholic.com/

I currently get about 50,000 page views a month which is pretty good for a blog that's just over a year old :)

Permalink Reply by Dain Lewis on April 6, 2012 at 12:05pm

I don't know about making it 'big' but I have been offered to be a guest blogger on multiple websites with 100,000+ page views, been invited to host webinars, and been a guest presenter for a bootcamp. Some of the sites are:

Brazencareerist.com, collegerecruiter.com, and experience.com. Just to name a few.

I also get emailed about once a month by companies offering to pay me around $75-$80 for a link on posts of mine.

So if you're interested in that, then this is how I did it:

I wanted my blog to help college graduates. That was my niche.

I then reached out to around 30+ websites related to the niche of college graduates, financial advice, and job search advice.

I told them that I was compiling an ultimate guide ebook for those in their 20s and I would like to feature one of their best posts in it.

The idea was that EVERYONE would be getting some sort of traffic and exposure and a lot were very willing.

Out of those 30 I would say I received around 10 websites who were willing to be a part of it.

I then pieced the ebook together (ended up being 75+ pages I think) and then offered it on my blog for free if anyone provides their email. It's called "The Ultimate Guide to Your 20s."

I asked the other sites to promote it, but few actually did. (It was really more helping me by doing that)

But, based on that work. I created a lot of connections and I became known in that space/niche.

Also, because I created this ebook, I positioned myself as an authority so other sites and people were willing to reach out to me. They liked what i was doing.

Since then. To be honest I haven't even touched that blog because I am trying to focus on other things like making money online.

My newest website: http://dainlewis.com/

But I still get 2 downloads a day from that ebook every day.

I hope all that made sense :)

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