Comments on: New Rules For Your Blog http://casjam.com/blog/new-rules-for-your-blog/ The Business of Design Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brian http://casjam.com/blog/new-rules-for-your-blog/#comment-103 Brian Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:19:40 +0000 http://casjam.com/blog/dev/?p=941#comment-103 Perhaps... but I'd also add that I took about 100 tries of my cold turkey approach before it truly worked! : P Perhaps… but I’d also add that I took about 100 tries of my cold turkey approach before it truly worked! : P

]]> By: John Radcliff http://casjam.com/blog/new-rules-for-your-blog/#comment-102 John Radcliff Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:16:25 +0000 http://casjam.com/blog/dev/?p=941#comment-102 Yeah, but that would totally kill my post idea! :) Yeah, but that would totally kill my post idea! :)

]]> By: Brian http://casjam.com/blog/new-rules-for-your-blog/#comment-101 Brian Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:50:30 +0000 http://casjam.com/blog/dev/?p=941#comment-101 @John - good idea. A series of related posts is always a good. My personal approach on this would be to keep them related (interlinked) but post them when the inspiration strikes, not on a specified weekly date. That way you will pack as much quality information / writing into your post because you're really in your inspired writing mode. On quitting smoking - I did it a few years ago by going cold turkey. It's tough for the first week, but quickly gets easier. @John – good idea. A series of related posts is always a good. My personal approach on this would be to keep them related (interlinked) but post them when the inspiration strikes, not on a specified weekly date. That way you will pack as much quality information / writing into your post because you’re really in your inspired writing mode.

On quitting smoking – I did it a few years ago by going cold turkey. It’s tough for the first week, but quickly gets easier.

]]> By: John Radcliff http://casjam.com/blog/new-rules-for-your-blog/#comment-100 John Radcliff Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:39:56 +0000 http://casjam.com/blog/dev/?p=941#comment-100 Weekly or periodically themed posts. I think if you want to get people to come back on a consistent basis, it's good to have one or two signature posts a week. Put a little plug and a link at the beginning of the post to let people know this is an ongoing subject that is discussed on certain days every week. It can and should be fun. One I'm working on right now is the Smoker's Guide To Quitting. There's a million different ways to approach quitting, or not quitting but thinking very hard about it. A common picture that is funny or eye catching can help people associate that image with the subject. Weekly or periodically themed posts. I think if you want to get people to come back on a consistent basis, it’s good to have one or two signature posts a week. Put a little plug and a link at the beginning of the post to let people know this is an ongoing subject that is discussed on certain days every week. It can and should be fun. One I’m working on right now is the Smoker’s Guide To Quitting. There’s a million different ways to approach quitting, or not quitting but thinking very hard about it. A common picture that is funny or eye catching can help people associate that image with the subject.

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