Comments on: So You Want To Be a WoW Blogger?

By: Zaralin

Zaralin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:22:05 +0000

Thanks for the great tips. I have only been blogging for about a month, so the suggestions are very helpful.

By: WowRelief

WowRelief — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:31:09 +0000

Thanks for the tips, as a new blogger myself I need all the help I can get

By: Syrana

Syrana — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:32:42 +0000

Great tips, Pike. Commenting is definitely huge for getting the word out there about yourself. I’m a “commenter” more than a “lurker” which helped bring some attention to my corner of the blogosphere. It’s definitely part of becoming part of the community and building those connections and rapport.

And regulars are awesome

@Sonvar – Good point, one does need to have the time to set aside for blogging. Although, if you put it out there to your readers what your posting schedule might be like, they are pretty forgiving if there are some gaps. Also, unfortunately, a lot of information and topics do get rehashed…. however, it’s interesting to hear another take on it. And, overlapping topics can generate link love as well.

By: Skryla

Skryla — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:22:38 +0000

One thing I found that helped was sharing my blog with other co-authors. That way until I can get into posting routine, I have someone else who is posting as well. Ironically though, the blogs in his name, which I guess makes me to co-poster.

By: TLP

TLP — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:58:17 +0000

Woohoo =D
Thankies Pike!!
We find these tips just amazing.
You have inspired us and have given us the confidence to start our very own WoW blog!

-TLP

By: Sonvar

Sonvar — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:44:12 +0000

I tried and failed. The reason for my failure pretty much was a couple of things. One, I never really set aside time to write up anything. Two, I never really felt I had a niche that I was moreso hashing out other stuff others had done before.

By: Zhire

Zhire — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:21:58 +0000

I am currently using wordpress myself and it seems to be ok for now. I’ll have to see how thing work out in the future, though. I very luck to have a warlock-playing boyfriend who is pretty dang smart with the computer. He got the WoWHead links to work for me in my blog but only on the front page; he told me he’s going to have to move the script (code?) to make it work on the actual entries. I get a little rusty in this area…=/

As being one of those new WoW Bloggers who sent you that ‘Got any advice, Pike?’ e-mail, I think that the response e-mail and this post especially is a big help, full of good little tips.

Thanks much!

By: Tzia

Tzia — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:29:42 +0000

Even though I’ve been blogging for a while and started with blogspot because it looked fairly easy (and it is), I’ve even found a gem or two here to take back to my little den and chew over for a while.

Especially, the post M-F… I’m getting about once a week lately, cause I’m not sure what to post about. Back to Blog Azeroth for ideas then, I guess. Thanks for the fresh injection of life and thought, as usual Pike!

By: Gnomeaggedon

Gnomeaggedon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:21:43 +0000

WordPress.com:
- Reasonably good stats package out of the box.
- Painful that you can’t modify the themes or add exteranal widgets, but.. no site maintenance, no upgrade issues, no issues with bandwidth if yu do score a WI link.

Yes, yes, yes… search box, a way to contact you, and of course, a link to your RSS feed!
Full RSS feed too.. none of this summary rubbish, it turns off more people than you would expect. 99% of people read from work, and flashy graphics = skipped blog.
Post days… Mon-Fri… take the weekend off if you are dreaming of page view stats. Don’t let page view stats drive you either… you blog for yourself, otherwise you will give up after 3 posts with no views.
Post, post, post… a crap post in the feedreader is better than wondering whether someone has stopped forever. 80/20 rule. Do the easy 80% to get the post right, and decide somewhere in the 20% whether it’s worth the effort. Sometimes it’s the incomplete posts that garner the most attention… after all, most people have their own opinion and are just waiting for an opportunity to share it.
Google Analyitics is a pain if you aren’t self hosting… it assumes you are, and wont integrate well with WordPress.com if you aren’t.
PS, couple of blogging milestones reached this morning… think I need a break…

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