Friday, February 5, 2010

Ten Great Blogging Tips I Learned Today At Blissdom - Day Two


ReDiscovering Play - Opening Keynote - Kevin Carroll

1. Kevin Carroll gave a terrific opening keynote. Very inspiring and received an enthusiastic standing ovation from the 500 women bloggers. I just ordered his book Rules of the Red Rubber Ball on Amazon



2. Don't talk about it. Be about it.

George Duran - Surprise Guest Chef

3. Cooking demonstration - Eggplant Parm Rolls - had it for lunch at Volare'. Yummmmmm

Connecting With Your Community of Readers. Amy Allen Clark, Stephanie Precourt, Melinda Roberts, Laurie Turk

4. Build blog alliances - collaborate instead of compete. Combine stats to sell as a community like Chic Chick Media

5. Include a list of Top 10 Articles

6. Give a free ad for top referrers


Community Chest: Learning From Community Powerhouse Sites - Janice Croze, Holly Hamann, Debba Haupert, Rachael Herrscher, Jennifer James, Erin Kane


9. Collect statistics and data on readers

10.80/20 rule on Twitter - 80% of posts chatting with community, retweets. 20% links back to blog

2 comments:

Connie Weiss said...

Great tips! I wish I was there with you...thanks for sharing what you're learning.

I've never heard of tumblr.

Blackberry Jam Cafe said...

Thanks for sharing really good info! Wish we could all be there!
Susan