Blogging Victory (sorta)
Yes, I know I said I was done worrying about stats and from now on I was just going to crank out good content and let things fall where they may. That is still the case, but you do like some external validation when it happens.
Way back on May 25th, I wrote that my goal had been to break the Technoratti 100K in 2 months, but that I had done it in 28 days. Then I bet that I could break 50k by the 15th of June, but it just did not happen.
Today (August 23rd), just over 2 months later than I had intended, I finally broke the 50K barrier. Yes, I know I probably could have done it sooner had I not taken those weeks off in the middle of the summer.
Thank you all for your links, your loyalty and your readership. I could not (and would not) do it without all of you.
Category: Blogging, Internet Marketing, the blog 10 comments »
August 28th, 2007 at 2:40 am
I agree that focusing on content is even more important than focusing on drawing traffic. If you build it, they will come.
September 1st, 2007 at 8:26 am
Congrats on reaching your goal! What are you aiming for now?
Cracking the top 50K is not easy. Well done:)
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:08 am
Congrats on breaking the 50k! That is a feat in itself. Your dedication and focus on content is commendable.
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Substance over style has always won points with me!
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:17 pm
congratulation that you have break the records. Try to be patient to target 50K. You really need to take times.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:30 am
I appreciate the kind words, guys. I guess the next step is 25K.
September 10th, 2007 at 12:21 am
Congratulations, I hope you break 25K soon
September 12th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Congrats on reaching your goal Hugh! Even if it is a little late
Don’t give up, if you keep cranking out quality content, and doing promotion, people will find you!
September 13th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Hello Hugh! Thank you for coming by my site earlier:)
I believe you can hit the Technorati top 10K in just another 2 months (at the most) I have been blogging since Feb. of this year. I started on a blogspot blog (to all beginners, please stay away from a blogspot blog) and I bought my own domain. I incorrectly did a 301 redirect and lost all my authority. So as of June 1st, my authority was 0.
Now I’m at 8,494 authority 437. I did use viral tagging and memes with my inner circle of friends. This gave me raw links. Some good, some not. Now I am more focused on the right kind of traffic and practice good seo.
I think your blog is very well done and I think with your positive attitude and intelligence, you can easily get to to the top 10K quickly. My philosophy is that blog friendships are much more powerful than most experts think. It is through my friends that I have risen quickly. I will help you out in any way you need. BTW, I subscribed and added you to my blogroll.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Congrats. How many blogs are on technorati. it would be interesting to see what percentage you are in.