Comments on: iPhone Blogging – Writing is so last millennium (& the Last Week in Review)

By: Antti Kokkonen – When it has to be done right | Website In A Weekend

Antti Kokkonen – When it has to be done right | Website In A Weekend — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:15:58 +0000

[...] iPhone Blogging – Writing is so last millennium (& the Last Week in Review). Personal dictation is becoming a reality for everyone, talk right into your cell phone. But efficient dictation takes practice. Find out more… [...]

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:13:54 +0000

We don’t worry so much about skimmability here. Just readability!

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:12:30 +0000

Gabe, I’ll still be producing a weekly link list as above, and I’ll find something interesting to write about to be sure.
.-= Dave Doolin´s last blog ..Consistency – A 7th Characteristic of Trust Building (Everyone can do this) =-.

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:09:56 +0000

Bert, they may increase your page views, so you should keep doing them. I don’t see evidence they increase mine, so I’m better off writing something that will get more views. I’ll still be linking weekly as above.
.-= Dave Doolin´s last blog ..Technical Tuesday: Another Look at WordPress register_activation_hook =-.

By: Gabe | freebloghelp.com

Gabe | freebloghelp.com — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:48:44 +0000

Just keep in mind that your ‘week in review’ articles still provide at least two nice benefits: (1) fresh content to SE and (2) deep links to your other articles.

By: Cebu Tech Blogger

Cebu Tech Blogger — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:16:08 +0000

I’m not using any of these dictation products. My phone has recording capability, but never tried to use any software that will convert my recordings to text. Maybe soon when I realize I really need to use it.

So this is your last Week in Review… I have also been doing this since WW1006 and I found out that weekly recaps really help increase your page views. I am not sure how exactly you treat PV here in WIAW.
.-= Cebu Tech Blogger´s last blog ..BlogBuzzer – Another Blog Pinging Tool Review =-.

By: Ricky Buchanan

Ricky Buchanan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:57:11 +0000

Glad you liked the article – Dad’s great like that but it’s not typical skimmable “blog style writing” so it doesn’t really get many page views. I think that’s a huge shame because the information is invaluable.

He even convinced me to put a picture of me at 4 years old up there – he’s good!! :)
.-= Ricky Buchanan´s last blog ..SpeakingFox: Tell Firefox To Talk =-.

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:54:05 +0000

Ralph, most first cut at a product is figuring out if what I need other people need too. So far, I’ve sold all the Blog Post Engineering ebooks I’ve offered. Which is to say, 20. It’s a start. Half of those buyers, never left a comment here.

Take a look at problogger traffic, then at the number of comment. Darren’s getting about 1% comment rate. Yes, he probably sells to that 1% as well, but he is definitely finding many, many customers among the other 99%.
.-= Dave Doolin´s last blog ..Saturday Morning Surfing: How’s Your Blog Traffic Lately? =-.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:08:23 +0000

Dave,
Can you (or did you already) talk some more about those silent readers. How do you figure out what they like? And do they really buy when you come up with products?

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:11:03 +0000

Ricky, that article is so good, I don’t need to bookmark. I know where it is and I won’t forget!

Folks, go read. Look past the information on dictation and see how the story is told. It will stick with you.
.-= Dave Doolin´s last blog ..Consistency – A 7th Characteristic of Trust Building (Everyone can do this) =-.