Comments on: Getting to Know Your Audience http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/ the business of blogging and new media Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Full-Time-Blogger :: Keiron http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7336 Full-Time-Blogger :: Keiron Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:19:31 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7336 Hi Chris, I recently discussed something <a href="http://www.easywordpress.com/labs/comments-do-you-know-who-reads-your-blog/" rel="nofollow">similar </a> in my guest post at Easy Wordpress. I think it's really important to make it easy for your users to interact so you can find out what they want to be reading! Keiron Hi Chris,

I recently discussed something similar in my guest post at Easy Wordpress.

I think it’s really important to make it easy for your users to interact so you can find out what they want to be reading!

Keiron

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7250 Chris Garrett Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:59:46 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7250 @jsanderz - Passion makes a big difference but I could be passionate about the Rocky Mountains as much as I like here but will my audience respond unless I connect it to new media, marketing or blogging? @James - Nice post, thanks for the link :) @Chad - Yup, you have to make the first move and if you do it right then you get rewarded. Too many people put the rewards first. @renee - Exactly, as I like to say (probably too often!) it is common sense but not always common practice :) @George - As you might have seen, I like polls too, but you get different sorts of results through polls, comments, and just chatting. It's good to have a 3d picture @SEO - Yup, occasionally I will leave a Flickr link on a picture, plus anyone who sees me on Twitter can discuss any old stuff with me too @jsanderz – Passion makes a big difference but I could be passionate about the Rocky Mountains as much as I like here but will my audience respond unless I connect it to new media, marketing or blogging?

@James – Nice post, thanks for the link :)

@Chad – Yup, you have to make the first move and if you do it right then you get rewarded. Too many people put the rewards first.

@renee – Exactly, as I like to say (probably too often!) it is common sense but not always common practice :)

@George – As you might have seen, I like polls too, but you get different sorts of results through polls, comments, and just chatting. It’s good to have a 3d picture

@SEO – Yup, occasionally I will leave a Flickr link on a picture, plus anyone who sees me on Twitter can discuss any old stuff with me too

]]> By: SEO consultant http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7247 SEO consultant Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:37:26 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7247 Some other great ways to engage your audience are to add more personalization to your blog through maybe a Flickr plugin to show people who you are, twitter plugin so people can see what you say, and running contests on your blog. Some other great ways to engage your audience are to add more personalization to your blog through maybe a Flickr plugin to show people who you are, twitter plugin so people can see what you say, and running contests on your blog.

]]> By: George http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7245 George Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7245 I like to give my readers polls on a regular basis to get to know them better. I used to do this more often, and I am going back to that model. My last poll was about their age... it was about what I expected. Polls are great, because you can ask your readers anything you want to and they can anonymously answer you. I get much better results from polls than from comments. Where I might get 4 comments, I will get 100+ poll entries. I like to give my readers polls on a regular basis to get to know them better. I used to do this more often, and I am going back to that model. My last poll was about their age… it was about what I expected.

Polls are great, because you can ask your readers anything you want to and they can anonymously answer you. I get much better results from polls than from comments. Where I might get 4 comments, I will get 100+ poll entries.

]]> By: renee holiday http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7244 renee holiday Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:48:25 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7244 So true! Often the people who are our regular audience truly VALUE what we share. Who WOULDN'T want to reinforce and interact with that? So true! Often the people who are our regular audience truly VALUE what we share.

Who WOULDN’T want to reinforce and interact with that?

]]> By: Chad | ProFreelancing http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7242 Chad | ProFreelancing Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:58:08 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7242 Good point and timely reminder...without relationships things fall apart. If you're able to communicate intimately with readers, clients, and prospects - they'll always be more loyal to you. Good point and timely reminder…without relationships things fall apart. If you’re able to communicate intimately with readers, clients, and prospects – they’ll always be more loyal to you.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7236 James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:07:51 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7236 Definitely agreed. How you interact with your readers creates loyalty and a bond between you. Keep them happy, and they'll keep coming back. Hate to link in the comments, but here's <a href="http://www.jcme.ca/jcmefreelancewriting/three-ways-to-improve-comments-on-your-blog" rel="nofollow"> three great ways to get involved with your readers</a> on your blog in your comments section. Getting to know readers on a more personal level makes a huge, huge difference. Definitely agreed. How you interact with your readers creates loyalty and a bond between you. Keep them happy, and they’ll keep coming back.

Hate to link in the comments, but here’s three great ways to get involved with your readers on your blog in your comments section. Getting to know readers on a more personal level makes a huge, huge difference.

]]> By: jsanderz http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7235 jsanderz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:00:25 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/getting-to-know-your-audience/#comment-7235 Chris, Before I write an article I decided if that subject or device etc interests me, that way I am find I am very enthusiastic in what I write. Is this a mistake I am making? I do think about my audience but not as deeply as you suggest. I write most of my tips etc for beginners to intermediates. Maybe I should think more of who my readers are. Regards. Chris,
Before I write an article I decided if that subject or device etc interests me, that way I am find I am very enthusiastic in what I write. Is this a mistake I am making?
I do think about my audience but not as deeply as you suggest.
I write most of my tips etc for beginners to intermediates.
Maybe I should think more of who my readers are.
Regards.

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