I've been frustrated lately. You see I have this blog, you're actually reading it now. Over the last month or so, I haven't put much effort into it. It's not because I'm bored with it, or don't like enjoy doing it. It's because I don't have the time to focus on it. The issue is, I hold down a day job. You know the routine, get up at 5:30, get the kids off to school, … [Read more...]
Blogging Frustration Can Derail Even The Most Successful Blogger
Just over a week ago, I created my monthly summary for February. This is something I publish for my email subscribers who are following the progress of my strategy to increase visitors, engagement, and email subscribers. If you're interested in learning more, simply click here. Anyway, the results left something to be desired, and I got a little frustrated with my … [Read more...]
Don’t Panic But You Just Lost Your First Email Subscriber
You made it, or so you think. You've created great content for your blog, and decided to start building an email list. All of your efforts are paying off, as you are slowly building your list of email subscribers. Chances are you're feeling pretty good about yourself, and decide to create your first email campaign for that small set of subscribers you worked so hard to … [Read more...]
Month Two Report: Opportunity Comes Knocking
We're now two months into the revised strategy of Blogging Flail, and I can't believe what opportunities were in store for me this past month. When I started my strategy, in early December 2014, I was getting zero engagement on this blog. OK zero may be an over exaggeration, but I wouldn't say one comment a month is something to write home about. Now it seems every time I … [Read more...]
Stop Being A Creeper And Let Them Know You’re Creeping
How many blogs do you visit on a daily basis? Now how many of those blogs do you leave a comment on? None? So you’re creeping?!?! You know, creeping. It’s what my teenage daughter does when she’s trolling Facebook looking at her friends friends news feed (or whatever it’s called today). The whole purpose is to see what they’re posting without them knowing that you … [Read more...]