Short post today. I'm only into my second week of classes and already I'm getting <5 hours a sleep a night. You'd think that I'd be able to sleep in on my days off but I've taken extra working shifts at my part time job instead so I think this means I'm busier than normal.
Anyways, details about that in future post. Recently I somehow reached the 500 follower mark. That's like half a thousand which is pretty awesome. I don't have much else to say other than if you have things you want me to do a post on, feel free to suggest it. I could always use some new ideas.
500 followers!
I usually share a few videos with these kinds of posts so to start, here's an amazing painter:
Anyone fond of MAD, The Avengers, and Adventure time?
And last, this one is only for people who play Starcraft. Otherwise it won't make much sense:
I'll have a proper post up on Sunday. See you then.
A lot of people were surprised in my last post that I have managed to make any form of profit off my blog, especially seeing how my blog is still relatively new. I mean, this thing isn't even 4 months old and I've already made enough in that time span to cash out. I must be doing something right.
I deserve a gold star!
So here are four things that I've done that I think have helped my blog be marginally successful, maybe they'll help some of you too?
Regular posting schedules This is probably one of the biggest issues I've seen with a lot of blogs. Inconsistent posting and giant unannounced hiatuses. People generally don't like that and are less likely to visit. Find a schedule that works for you, and stick with it. If you can post everyday like Mark, good for you. If you can only post once a week, that's good too, just be consistent.
And don't feel bad if you think you need to tweek things. I used to post every other day but when I realized I couldn't keep it up I changed to every third day. No big deal. And when things get hectic I'm prepared. I have posts made in advanced (usually things like Youtube videos)
Like so.
Content of Posts
Ok, so you're posting regularly, that's good. Content of your posts is important too. And by that I mean watch what you say.
Nothing offensive, try to be as neutral as possible, pretend that you're in front of a bunch of impressionable 5 year olds or this is the first time meeting the parents of your significant other. This isn't because "Oh no, a follower might get offended and stop reading my blog" this is because the banhammer of certain privileges strikes hard and fast.
Followers
Unless your blog is amazing and goes viral in a few days you're going to have to work at getting followers and comments. People visiting your blog is key to making any financial gains and often the fastest way to do this for a new blog is other bloggers.
The easiest way is to find a blog that's already successful and then comment on their blog. And then you go down the list and comment on everyone that's commented on that blog. And then you keep going until you think you've hit enough blogs. I started out with D4's blog actually and eventually that led to all of your blogs.
Small world.
Afterwards I only come back if you return the favor. This helps me determine whose blog is still alive and if you actually read my comment. Because I do try my best to say something that isn't "LOLOL GOOD POST".
New Followers Alright, so now you have your following. You get a fair number of comments on your blog but eventually you notice that your view counts are dropping and you're getting less comments despite commenting back on all the blogs you've found above.
People are going to stop blogging for whatever reason and that means less views for you. You're going to need new followers if you want to keep people coming to your blog. It's a simple but vital step I've seen a lot of people neglect.
It's as simple as going to a recent post, going through the comments, and commenting on all the blogs that have commented on your commenters. I generally like to clear my history and cookies before I do this, allows me to start fresh and as I go along, the blogs I've visited will be marked.
I've come across a lot of "interesting" blogs in the past.
Hope this helps. This is what I've done and it's worked for me. Hope it answers some questions but if it didn't, ask in a comment and I'll respond as soon as possible.
For whatever reason more people have been reading my blog allowing me to recently reach the 250 follower milestone.
This is like an achievement.
So thank you all for staying with me up to this point. It's much appreciated and it's nice to know that people are with me through whatever problems I encounter. Whether it's my joblessness, the health issues, or being an all around derp.
But do leave a comment on improvements that I could make. What do you want to hear more about? What interests you in this blog and what can I do to keep you interested? Also, I really should make some aesthetic improvements. This is much too drab and simplistic if I'm going to keep blogging seriously.
As with all posts of this nature I'm keeping this short but attaching a Youtube video. This one is 10 minutes long so be warned but it also one of the best things I've seen in a long time. I highly recommend you watch it.
Well this was somewhat unexpected. I've been blogging for barely 2 weeks and I've already hit over 100 followers sometime last night.
Are you confused by this picture? Good. That's how I feel about my number of followers.
Well thank you to everyone who's been reading and commenting so far. It is greatly appreciated and you all have a special place in my heart. It's nice to know people are generally supportive and interested in my time of uncertainty.
So I'll keep this post short. I don't want to go on a bragging spree like "Durr durr! My blog is awesome and amazing derp!" because it really isn't and it's only doing this well so far because of people like you.
And to continue with the theme of confusion, here's a video that a friend showed me. Are all corgis like this?
Thanks again to each and everyone of you, keep being awesome.
