Comments on: Self Promotion: Clever or Just Annoying?

By: Business Growth

Business Growth — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:45:52 +0000

I prefer not to put any ads on my blog.

I also prefer to provide more content than pitch.

Although I do sell things on my blog from time to time.

I’ve found my readers don’t mind an occasional promotion if I’m consistently providing high quality content.

Likewise, you don’t have to promote in obvious ways like, “Come visit my site!”

You can simply offer helpful advice or feedback and demonstrate your knowledge or expertise instead.

Often, providing a sample is a better sales tool than blatant selling.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:27:09 +0000

@Robert….that’s true; it does need to be more personal…

@SomeAudioGuy…Spamming is really annoying..I have often wondered about sending personal emails but had my doubts as to whether or not people would a) open up the email and b) take it seriously…but if you’re having success with it, then perhaps it’s worth a shot…

@Sandra…Thanks for the comment…I agree. I also think that if you leave a comment that is of high quality, people will genuinely be interested to hear more of what you have to say and will try to find links to other things that you have written..

By: Sandra Richardson

Sandra Richardson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:39:20 +0000

i read your article. it is true that now people are using their blog like a site and sometimes also using the content of other site in their blog. Also people do same type of messages to other people but in my view it is ok unless they are mentioning that site also whom the content they refer.

By: SomeAudioGuy

SomeAudioGuy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:21:22 +0000

Yeah,
Spamming your network is really frustrating. I’m already a member of more networks than I’d care to be, and each one has different rules for how email is handled. I end up not participating, cuz it’s all just junk…

I’ve found that the direct email to a few people, is a much better tool than hitting “send all”. Selecting 20 or so people and sending a personal “Just wrote this up, and thought it would be up your alley” gets me a much higher quality traffic, and has helped with comments and link backs.

By: Robert A. Henru

Robert A. Henru — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:05:49 +0000

I think the message needs to be personal, and one more important thing, it’s not all about you, it’s all about the other.
Sometimes, the sentence structure can be helpful. One example, instead of saying, “please visit my blog”, you can say “hope to see you at my blog” that sounds better, I guess =)