Comments on: How NOT To Suck At Blogging http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/ Sell your crap. Pay off your debt. Do what you love. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:17:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Taking up ProBlogger’s 7-link challenge « Ignore the squirrels http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10979 Taking up ProBlogger’s 7-link challenge « Ignore the squirrels Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:02:52 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10979 [...] to pin down.  I’ve *starred* and bookmarked so many.  How about two?  The first is How not to suck at blogging written six months after Adam Baker launched Man Vs Debt.  The lessons, takeaways, and tips here [...] [...] to pin down.  I’ve *starred* and bookmarked so many.  How about two?  The first is How not to suck at blogging written six months after Adam Baker launched Man Vs Debt.  The lessons, takeaways, and tips here [...]

]]> By: Anna http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10967 Anna Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:20:04 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10967 I am absolutely overwhelmed (in a good way :-) by this post and your site. Wow...I have been following blogs now for about a year. I started with moneysavingmom.com and have been totally inspired by her story and have thought about starting a blog to share my story, too. I love the way you wrote this post...I felt like you were talking to me as a friend would...giving all of the info truthfully and straightforwardly. I can't wait to go back and watch the videos. My debt story is influenced by Dave Ramsey. My husband and I are $9,500 away from paying off our debt (not including the mortgage). Actually, our mortgage "story" would be one thing I would focus on in my blog (if I start one). We bought our first home in 2005 and are so underwater in our mortgage (like many are) that it has been hard trying to decide what to do...we want to pay back all of our debt, including our mortgage. Anyway, I thought this would be an interesting aspect to focus on in a blog. I've been trying to find blogs where maybe there are other families sharing their nightmare mortgage stories given the situation our current economy is in...I'm sure there are others out there, just like me, who feel pretty alone in all this mess. Anyway, I'm rambling now...just wanted to say thank you for being so "real" in your writing and your message. I hope that if I start a blog, my words will come across as personal and "transparent" as yours. God Bless... I am absolutely overwhelmed (in a good way :-) by this post and your site. Wow…I have been following blogs now for about a year. I started with moneysavingmom.com and have been totally inspired by her story and have thought about starting a blog to share my story, too. I love the way you wrote this post…I felt like you were talking to me as a friend would…giving all of the info truthfully and straightforwardly. I can’t wait to go back and watch the videos. My debt story is influenced by Dave Ramsey. My husband and I are $9,500 away from paying off our debt (not including the mortgage). Actually, our mortgage “story” would be one thing I would focus on in my blog (if I start one). We bought our first home in 2005 and are so underwater in our mortgage (like many are) that it has been hard trying to decide what to do…we want to pay back all of our debt, including our mortgage. Anyway, I thought this would be an interesting aspect to focus on in a blog. I’ve been trying to find blogs where maybe there are other families sharing their nightmare mortgage stories given the situation our current economy is in…I’m sure there are others out there, just like me, who feel pretty alone in all this mess.

Anyway, I’m rambling now…just wanted to say thank you for being so “real” in your writing and your message. I hope that if I start a blog, my words will come across as personal and “transparent” as yours.

God Bless…

]]> By: Michelle Traudt http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10903 Michelle Traudt Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:38:28 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10903 I love this post! Thank you for taking the time to write something like this to help out newer bloggers like myself! I've recently re-done my website with a wordpress theme and I have been playing around with the plug-ins, so the "LEAVE IT ALONE" comment really hit home. Thanks!! I love this post! Thank you for taking the time to write something like this to help out newer bloggers like myself! I’ve recently re-done my website with a wordpress theme and I have been playing around with the plug-ins, so the “LEAVE IT ALONE” comment really hit home. Thanks!!

]]> By: danielson http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10868 danielson Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:25:00 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10868 I bookmarked this post and am going to use it to create my first blog. I have a feeling i'll be reading it multiple times. haha great detailed post I bookmarked this post and am going to use it to create my first blog. I have a feeling i’ll be reading it multiple times. haha great detailed post

]]> By: Elva http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10826 Elva Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:09:17 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10826 Wow! What a great post. This is my first time to read your blog and it is hard to believe you have only been doing this for 6 months. I am fairly new to blogging and need all the help I can get, so I will read all the links you provided and look forward to reading more posts from you. Wow! What a great post. This is my first time to read your blog and it is hard to believe you have only been doing this for 6 months. I am fairly new to blogging and need all the help I can get, so I will read all the links you provided and look forward to reading more posts from you.

]]> By: Victor http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10804 Victor Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:44:49 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10804 Hey This is the first time that I visit this blog. Your name is Baker right? I'm Victor. I just started my own very first blog. I found this to be a great article. One thing that helped me a lot so far is using the power of social proof. I started my blog a few weeks ago and in the first weeks I showed the number of comments on my posts even though I hadn't recieved any comments (did I say my name is Victor? I meant dumbass) and during those weeks my rss subscribers count lingered around 0-2 subscribers. A few days ago I turned off the ability to comment on my posts and I also hid the display of number of comments thinking that I'll turn this back on when my blog is bigger. Over these two past days the number of subscribers have gone from 0 to 9. Maybe it wasn't all because of doing this but since my blog is small nothing else significant happened so I like to think that it had something to do with it. Now I'll take a look at the Ferriss clip, haven't seen it before. See you Hey

This is the first time that I visit this blog. Your name is Baker right?
I’m Victor.
I just started my own very first blog. I found this to be a great article.

One thing that helped me a lot so far is using the power of social proof. I started my blog a few weeks ago and in the first weeks I showed the number of comments on my posts even though I hadn’t recieved any comments (did I say my name is Victor? I meant dumbass) and during those weeks my rss subscribers count lingered around 0-2 subscribers. A few days ago I turned off the ability to comment on my posts and I also hid the display of number of comments thinking that I’ll turn this back on when my blog is bigger. Over these two past days the number of subscribers have gone from 0 to 9. Maybe it wasn’t all because of doing this but since my blog is small nothing else significant happened so I like to think that it had something to do with it.

Now I’ll take a look at the Ferriss clip, haven’t seen it before.

See you

]]> By: Ariel Levin – Auckland Real Estate Agent » It Ends Today http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10758 Ariel Levin – Auckland Real Estate Agent » It Ends Today Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:59:18 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10758 [...] Also check out Blogging Strategy,  How to Build a High-Traffic Blog Without Killing Yourself and How NOT To Suck At Blogging. [...] [...] Also check out Blogging Strategy,  How to Build a High-Traffic Blog Without Killing Yourself and How NOT To Suck At Blogging. [...]

]]> By: How NOT To Suck At Blogging « Chicago Mac/PC Support http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10745 How NOT To Suck At Blogging « Chicago Mac/PC Support Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:24:00 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10745 [...] NOT To Suck At Blogging How NOT To Suck At Blogging.  Some good suggestions and some guidance that you shouldn’t expect to monetize in the first [...] [...] NOT To Suck At Blogging How NOT To Suck At Blogging.  Some good suggestions and some guidance that you shouldn’t expect to monetize in the first [...]

]]> By: Carol Dollar Smith http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10721 Carol Dollar Smith Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:57:53 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10721 Thank you! I'm in the midst of a career shift, part of which needs to involve an online presence. This is the most concise, comprehensive how-to and how-not-to thing I've read. I especially appreciate the link to Gary's video. I've been vacillating a bit about which of two things to focus on, and now my mind's made up. Count me as a regular from now on! Thank you!

I’m in the midst of a career shift, part of which needs to involve an online presence. This is the most concise, comprehensive how-to and how-not-to thing I’ve read.

I especially appreciate the link to Gary’s video. I’ve been vacillating a bit about which of two things to focus on, and now my mind’s made up.

Count me as a regular from now on!

]]> By: Wilson Usman-Fun Lifestyle http://manvsdebt.com/how-not-to-suck-at-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10671 Wilson Usman-Fun Lifestyle Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:46:20 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=2391#comment-10671 Wow some people would have put broken down the article in to like 3 parts...I gotta give it to you. You spent some time on this one didn't you? Thanks for taking the time for writing all this. I know that when I was new I could have done some damage with all this info. I gotta visit your site more ofter!!! Wow some people would have put broken down the article in to like 3 parts…I gotta give it to you. You spent some time on this one didn’t you? Thanks for taking the time for writing all this. I know that when I was new I could have done some damage with all this info.

I gotta visit your site more ofter!!!

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