Comments on: Free Pursuits Blog Critique http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/ Build your business by sharing what you know Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Richard Butler http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11885 Richard Butler Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11885 Wow.. I guess most of the blogs need some comments and suggestions just the Free Pursuits Blog.. Good points on that. I will come back to read it again :-) Wow.. I guess most of the blogs need some comments and suggestions just the Free Pursuits Blog.. Good points on that. I will come back to read it again :-)

]]> By: Richard Butler http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21318 Richard Butler Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21318 Wow.. I guess most of the blogs need some comments and suggestions just the Free Pursuits Blog.. Good points on that. I will come back to read it again :-) Wow.. I guess most of the blogs need some comments and suggestions just the Free Pursuits Blog.. Good points on that. I will come back to read it again :-)

]]> By: Joost Hoogstrate http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11883 Joost Hoogstrate Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11883 interesting and appealing topic... and a groundshift in thinking (imho)... why? Because of the "without being independently whealthy" maybe that also answers the WHY questions ;-) interesting and appealing topic…

and a groundshift in thinking (imho)… why? Because of the “without being independently whealthy”

maybe that also answers the WHY questions ;-)

]]> By: Joost Hoogstrate http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21317 Joost Hoogstrate Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21317 interesting and appealing topic... and a groundshift in thinking (imho)... why? Because of the "without being independently whealthy" maybe that also answers the WHY questions ;-) interesting and appealing topic…

and a groundshift in thinking (imho)… why? Because of the “without being independently whealthy”

maybe that also answers the WHY questions ;-)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11877 Chris Garrett Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11877 @Andy - Yes, we often think that the why is obvious, but the better we explain it to our potential audience the more success we have at standing out from the crowd @Alex - Thanks to Corbett for allowing it to be public :) @Todd - Aweber can be a bit of a pain (eg. today it took an age to load and I finally gave up and moved on to something else), and the price seems to have gone up since I signed up, but it is still the best out there for bloggers. I have been looking at infusionsoft also but not sure it is worth the hassle of moving my lists over. Let me know how you get on with your subscriptions? @Georjina - Hope you have some ideas of what TO do also :) @Anne - Corbett has put out a guest post call so perhaps that is a way you both can cooperate? @Corbett - Thanks for letting everyone share :) @Christen - You can still be an expert on everything, just give people a hook that they can start with :) Look at Tim Ferris, he is an expert in languages, dancing, martial arts ... ;) @Soultravelers3 - I had seen a video from you I think but didn't realize your videos had been so popular, well done! @alfoxy - There is a difference though, everyone I would recommend starting a throwaway personal blog on wordpress.com or some other non-essential domain just to "break the seal" - that initial doing something, taking action and technical familiarity really helps. For a business or authority blog I usually advise you to be a bit more intentional. In fact the early parts of the authority blogger course exercises normally give people the most intense thinking :) As always though a decent plan <em>WELL EXECUTED</em> is what makes the difference. Aim to make progress, not perfection. Otherwise you will be stuck in analysis paralysis forever :) @Ted - I did get confused with the spelling, and have edited the article twice or more now because I seemed to mix and match, with a very confused spell checker :) @Laurie - Yes, and also getting personal shows it is a real person rather than a spam bot behind the site also :) @Chris - Thanks for stopping by, I thought you would like it :) @Andrew - Thank you, very kind :) @Jean - Yeah, I got caught out a couple of times with the spelling. Wasn't intentional on my part! In fact the article you see was my second go, the first was lost to a database corruption :O @Jennifer - I am sure the site will only get better :) @Andy – Yes, we often think that the why is obvious, but the better we explain it to our potential audience the more success we have at standing out from the crowd

@Alex – Thanks to Corbett for allowing it to be public :)

@Todd – Aweber can be a bit of a pain (eg. today it took an age to load and I finally gave up and moved on to something else), and the price seems to have gone up since I signed up, but it is still the best out there for bloggers. I have been looking at infusionsoft also but not sure it is worth the hassle of moving my lists over. Let me know how you get on with your subscriptions?

@Georjina – Hope you have some ideas of what TO do also :)

@Anne – Corbett has put out a guest post call so perhaps that is a way you both can cooperate?

@Corbett – Thanks for letting everyone share :)

@Christen – You can still be an expert on everything, just give people a hook that they can start with :) Look at Tim Ferris, he is an expert in languages, dancing, martial arts … ;)

@Soultravelers3 – I had seen a video from you I think but didn’t realize your videos had been so popular, well done!

@alfoxy – There is a difference though, everyone I would recommend starting a throwaway personal blog on wordpress.com or some other non-essential domain just to “break the seal” – that initial doing something, taking action and technical familiarity really helps. For a business or authority blog I usually advise you to be a bit more intentional. In fact the early parts of the authority blogger course exercises normally give people the most intense thinking :) As always though a decent plan WELL EXECUTED is what makes the difference. Aim to make progress, not perfection. Otherwise you will be stuck in analysis paralysis forever :)

@Ted – I did get confused with the spelling, and have edited the article twice or more now because I seemed to mix and match, with a very confused spell checker :)

@Laurie – Yes, and also getting personal shows it is a real person rather than a spam bot behind the site also :)

@Chris – Thanks for stopping by, I thought you would like it :)

@Andrew – Thank you, very kind :)

@Jean – Yeah, I got caught out a couple of times with the spelling. Wasn’t intentional on my part! In fact the article you see was my second go, the first was lost to a database corruption :O

@Jennifer – I am sure the site will only get better :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21316 Chris Garrett Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21316 @Andy - Yes, we often think that the why is obvious, but the better we explain it to our potential audience the more success we have at standing out from the crowd @Alex - Thanks to Corbett for allowing it to be public :) @Todd - Aweber can be a bit of a pain (eg. today it took an age to load and I finally gave up and moved on to something else), and the price seems to have gone up since I signed up, but it is still the best out there for bloggers. I have been looking at infusionsoft also but not sure it is worth the hassle of moving my lists over. Let me know how you get on with your subscriptions? @Georjina - Hope you have some ideas of what TO do also :) @Anne - Corbett has put out a guest post call so perhaps that is a way you both can cooperate? @Corbett - Thanks for letting everyone share :) @Christen - You can still be an expert on everything, just give people a hook that they can start with :) Look at Tim Ferris, he is an expert in languages, dancing, martial arts ... ;) @Soultravelers3 - I had seen a video from you I think but didn't realize your videos had been so popular, well done! @alfoxy - There is a difference though, everyone I would recommend starting a throwaway personal blog on wordpress.com or some other non-essential domain just to "break the seal" - that initial doing something, taking action and technical familiarity really helps. For a business or authority blog I usually advise you to be a bit more intentional. In fact the early parts of the authority blogger course exercises normally give people the most intense thinking :) As always though a decent plan <em>WELL EXECUTED</em> is what makes the difference. Aim to make progress, not perfection. Otherwise you will be stuck in analysis paralysis forever :) @Ted - I did get confused with the spelling, and have edited the article twice or more now because I seemed to mix and match, with a very confused spell checker :) @Laurie - Yes, and also getting personal shows it is a real person rather than a spam bot behind the site also :) @Chris - Thanks for stopping by, I thought you would like it :) @Andrew - Thank you, very kind :) @Jean - Yeah, I got caught out a couple of times with the spelling. Wasn't intentional on my part! In fact the article you see was my second go, the first was lost to a database corruption :O @Jennifer - I am sure the site will only get better :) @Andy – Yes, we often think that the why is obvious, but the better we explain it to our potential audience the more success we have at standing out from the crowd

@Alex – Thanks to Corbett for allowing it to be public :)

@Todd – Aweber can be a bit of a pain (eg. today it took an age to load and I finally gave up and moved on to something else), and the price seems to have gone up since I signed up, but it is still the best out there for bloggers. I have been looking at infusionsoft also but not sure it is worth the hassle of moving my lists over. Let me know how you get on with your subscriptions?

@Georjina – Hope you have some ideas of what TO do also :)

@Anne – Corbett has put out a guest post call so perhaps that is a way you both can cooperate?

@Corbett – Thanks for letting everyone share :)

@Christen – You can still be an expert on everything, just give people a hook that they can start with :) Look at Tim Ferris, he is an expert in languages, dancing, martial arts … ;)

@Soultravelers3 – I had seen a video from you I think but didn’t realize your videos had been so popular, well done!

@alfoxy – There is a difference though, everyone I would recommend starting a throwaway personal blog on wordpress.com or some other non-essential domain just to “break the seal” – that initial doing something, taking action and technical familiarity really helps. For a business or authority blog I usually advise you to be a bit more intentional. In fact the early parts of the authority blogger course exercises normally give people the most intense thinking :) As always though a decent plan WELL EXECUTED is what makes the difference. Aim to make progress, not perfection. Otherwise you will be stuck in analysis paralysis forever :)

@Ted – I did get confused with the spelling, and have edited the article twice or more now because I seemed to mix and match, with a very confused spell checker :)

@Laurie – Yes, and also getting personal shows it is a real person rather than a spam bot behind the site also :)

@Chris – Thanks for stopping by, I thought you would like it :)

@Andrew – Thank you, very kind :)

@Jean – Yeah, I got caught out a couple of times with the spelling. Wasn’t intentional on my part! In fact the article you see was my second go, the first was lost to a database corruption :O

@Jennifer – I am sure the site will only get better :)

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11871 Jennifer Sat, 30 May 2009 02:39:11 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11871 I like the blog. I didn't really understand what "lifestyle design" was, but the "about" paragraph at the very top of the blog helped me get past that immediately. The content is good and the look of the blog is nice. One of my personal annoyances is having to click on a link to read the rest of the post, but that's just me. Thanks Chris for this public review. There's a lot in here I can put to use for my own blog. I like the blog. I didn’t really understand what “lifestyle design” was, but the “about” paragraph at the very top of the blog helped me get past that immediately.

The content is good and the look of the blog is nice. One of my personal annoyances is having to click on a link to read the rest of the post, but that’s just me.

Thanks Chris for this public review. There’s a lot in here I can put to use for my own blog.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21315 Jennifer Sat, 30 May 2009 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21315 I like the blog. I didn't really understand what "lifestyle design" was, but the "about" paragraph at the very top of the blog helped me get past that immediately. The content is good and the look of the blog is nice. One of my personal annoyances is having to click on a link to read the rest of the post, but that's just me. Thanks Chris for this public review. There's a lot in here I can put to use for my own blog. I like the blog. I didn’t really understand what “lifestyle design” was, but the “about” paragraph at the very top of the blog helped me get past that immediately.

The content is good and the look of the blog is nice. One of my personal annoyances is having to click on a link to read the rest of the post, but that’s just me.

Thanks Chris for this public review. There’s a lot in here I can put to use for my own blog.

]]> By: Jean Philippe http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11864 Jean Philippe Fri, 29 May 2009 01:26:24 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11864 Thanks a lot Chris for this very interesting review. It is saving me a lot of learning time! By the way, the last link doesn't work (the one after summary). It should be spelled 'freepursuits' instead of 'freepersuits'. Is it for SEO purposes? Really? :) Thanks a lot Chris for this very interesting review. It is saving me a lot of learning time!
By the way, the last link doesn’t work (the one after summary). It should be spelled ‘freepursuits’ instead of ‘freepersuits’. Is it for SEO purposes? Really? :)

]]> By: Jean Philippe http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21314 Jean Philippe Fri, 29 May 2009 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21314 Thanks a lot Chris for this very interesting review. It is saving me a lot of learning time! By the way, the last link doesn't work (the one after summary). It should be spelled 'freepursuits' instead of 'freepersuits'. Is it for SEO purposes? Really? :) Thanks a lot Chris for this very interesting review. It is saving me a lot of learning time!
By the way, the last link doesn’t work (the one after summary). It should be spelled ‘freepursuits’ instead of ‘freepersuits’. Is it for SEO purposes? Really? :)

]]> By: Andrew Davis http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11862 Andrew Davis Thu, 28 May 2009 15:29:21 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11862 What a fantastic article. Very insightful. Makes you want to start a lifestyle design site lol (but i wont). Great read Chris...you have a new fan What a fantastic article. Very insightful. Makes you want to start a lifestyle design site lol (but i wont).

Great read Chris…you have a new fan

]]> By: Andrew Davis http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21313 Andrew Davis Thu, 28 May 2009 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21313 What a fantastic article. Very insightful. Makes you want to start a lifestyle design site lol (but i wont). Great read Chris...you have a new fan What a fantastic article. Very insightful. Makes you want to start a lifestyle design site lol (but i wont).

Great read Chris…you have a new fan

]]> By: Chris Guillebeau http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11861 Chris Guillebeau Thu, 28 May 2009 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11861 I just wanted to say good luck to Corbett! I think Chris's advice is fantastic (as always), and I certainly believe that there is always room for more voices. Differentiation, as Chris said, is really the key to building a following in this field. (Well, that and working hard.... but Corbett doesn't seem like he's afraid of hard work.) I'll look forward to hearing how Free Pursuits applies some of these great lessons. I just wanted to say good luck to Corbett! I think Chris’s advice is fantastic (as always), and I certainly believe that there is always room for more voices. Differentiation, as Chris said, is really the key to building a following in this field.

(Well, that and working hard…. but Corbett doesn’t seem like he’s afraid of hard work.)

I’ll look forward to hearing how Free Pursuits applies some of these great lessons.

]]> By: Chris Guillebeau http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21312 Chris Guillebeau Thu, 28 May 2009 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21312 I just wanted to say good luck to Corbett! I think Chris's advice is fantastic (as always), and I certainly believe that there is always room for more voices. Differentiation, as Chris said, is really the key to building a following in this field. (Well, that and working hard.... but Corbett doesn't seem like he's afraid of hard work.) I'll look forward to hearing how Free Pursuits applies some of these great lessons. I just wanted to say good luck to Corbett! I think Chris’s advice is fantastic (as always), and I certainly believe that there is always room for more voices. Differentiation, as Chris said, is really the key to building a following in this field.

(Well, that and working hard…. but Corbett doesn’t seem like he’s afraid of hard work.)

I’ll look forward to hearing how Free Pursuits applies some of these great lessons.

]]> By: Laurie Foley http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11860 Laurie Foley Thu, 28 May 2009 14:19:41 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11860 Re: Sell the Dream. Could not agree more! I would like to feel like I get to know the author from the very moment I land on the site. He doesn't have to be pictured draped over a Porsche but being personal on a site like this would go a long way. Re: Sell the Dream. Could not agree more! I would like to feel like I get to know the author from the very moment I land on the site. He doesn’t have to be pictured draped over a Porsche but being personal on a site like this would go a long way.

]]> By: Laurie Foley http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21311 Laurie Foley Thu, 28 May 2009 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21311 Re: Sell the Dream. Could not agree more! I would like to feel like I get to know the author from the very moment I land on the site. He doesn't have to be pictured draped over a Porsche but being personal on a site like this would go a long way. Re: Sell the Dream. Could not agree more! I would like to feel like I get to know the author from the very moment I land on the site. He doesn’t have to be pictured draped over a Porsche but being personal on a site like this would go a long way.

]]> By: Ted http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11859 Ted Thu, 28 May 2009 13:01:58 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11859 Chris, To answer your call to action question; FreePursuits looks interesting but doesn't sufficiently differentiate in content from Tim and Chris G (the other Chris G) fro me to feel compelled to subscribe. To pose a question back to you, did you deliberately mis-spell freepErsuits instead of freepUrsuits for seo purposes? Chris,

To answer your call to action question; FreePursuits looks interesting but doesn’t sufficiently differentiate in content from Tim and Chris G (the other Chris G) fro me to feel compelled to subscribe.

To pose a question back to you, did you deliberately mis-spell freepErsuits instead of freepUrsuits for seo purposes?

]]> By: Ted http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21310 Ted Thu, 28 May 2009 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21310 Chris, To answer your call to action question; FreePursuits looks interesting but doesn't sufficiently differentiate in content from Tim and Chris G (the other Chris G) fro me to feel compelled to subscribe. To pose a question back to you, did you deliberately mis-spell freepErsuits instead of freepUrsuits for seo purposes? Chris,

To answer your call to action question; FreePursuits looks interesting but doesn’t sufficiently differentiate in content from Tim and Chris G (the other Chris G) fro me to feel compelled to subscribe.

To pose a question back to you, did you deliberately mis-spell freepErsuits instead of freepUrsuits for seo purposes?

]]> By: alfoxy http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-11858 alfoxy Thu, 28 May 2009 10:23:15 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-11858 Enjoyed this piece. I've been intending to create a blog for an age now but am determined to be totally focused before I begin. Chris, I remember you saying to me a while ago that you advise folk that are thinking about blogging to just go ahead and start. Good advice in many ways of course, but I really do not want to start A N OTHER blog to be ignored and get lost in the ether as I meander through ideas on a trial and error basis. Content really is king but I really believe the overall topic has to be super tight and focused before work begins. Your post has certainly helped in the thought process. Al Enjoyed this piece. I’ve been intending to create a blog for an age now but am determined to be totally focused before I begin. Chris, I remember you saying to me a while ago that you advise folk that are thinking about blogging to just go ahead and start. Good advice in many ways of course, but I really do not want to start A N OTHER blog to be ignored and get lost in the ether as I meander through ideas on a trial and error basis. Content really is king but I really believe the overall topic has to be super tight and focused before work begins. Your post has certainly helped in the thought process.
Al

]]> By: alfoxy http://www.chrisg.com/freepursuits-blog-critique/#comment-21309 alfoxy Thu, 28 May 2009 10:23:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/?p=828#comment-21309 Enjoyed this piece. I've been intending to create a blog for an age now but am determined to be totally focused before I begin. Chris, I remember you saying to me a while ago that you advise folk that are thinking about blogging to just go ahead and start. Good advice in many ways of course, but I really do not want to start A N OTHER blog to be ignored and get lost in the ether as I meander through ideas on a trial and error basis. Content really is king but I really believe the overall topic has to be super tight and focused before work begins. Your post has certainly helped in the thought process. Al Enjoyed this piece. I’ve been intending to create a blog for an age now but am determined to be totally focused before I begin. Chris, I remember you saying to me a while ago that you advise folk that are thinking about blogging to just go ahead and start. Good advice in many ways of course, but I really do not want to start A N OTHER blog to be ignored and get lost in the ether as I meander through ideas on a trial and error basis. Content really is king but I really believe the overall topic has to be super tight and focused before work begins. Your post has certainly helped in the thought process.
Al

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