Comments on: Make it Easier for Your Audience http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/ Learn How Human Business Works - Beyond Social Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Hear How this Woman with a Dream Creates the Ultimate Blog Strategy http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-142202 Hear How this Woman with a Dream Creates the Ultimate Blog Strategy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:01:29 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-142202 [...] power of blogging. She had doing pretty well for herself, and had even caught social media maven Chris Brogan’s eye. She did what seemed appropriate: day-to-day writing of posts, taking advantage of some [...] [...] power of blogging. She had doing pretty well for herself, and had even caught social media maven Chris Brogan’s eye. She did what seemed appropriate: day-to-day writing of posts, taking advantage of some [...]

]]> By: Vicki Flaugher http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136214 Vicki Flaugher Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:11:02 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136214 @Jasmin - agreed that there is a downside to templates. Since I specialize in reaching beginning female entrepreneurs, I feel it's very important that I implement on my site what they could. With most new entrepreneurs, they are already overcoming so many emotional, mental, and educational hurdles when they start that I like to remove as many financial and knowledge barriers as I can with what I do, so they can emulate it more easily. I want to be a living example of what's possible for anyone to do, even if they have restricted budget or little to no tech skills. Templates help in that, even with their admitted constrictions. It's a tradeoff, but one I feel serves my mission's purpose. But, you are absolutely right in your observation. Vicki @Jasmin – agreed that there is a downside to templates.

Since I specialize in reaching beginning female entrepreneurs, I feel it’s very important that I implement on my site what they could. With most new entrepreneurs, they are already overcoming so many emotional, mental, and educational hurdles when they start that I like to remove as many financial and knowledge barriers as I can with what I do, so they can emulate it more easily. I want to be a living example of what’s possible for anyone to do, even if they have restricted budget or little to no tech skills. Templates help in that, even with their admitted constrictions. It’s a tradeoff, but one I feel serves my mission’s purpose. But, you are absolutely right in your observation.

Vicki

]]> By: Jasmin Tragas http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136212 Jasmin Tragas Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:04:44 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136212 how refreshing :) The problem with templates, even though they can be be a good starting point, is that they limit our vision for what is possible with a new, fresh interpretation of the same ol' Thanks for sharing how refreshing :)
The problem with templates, even though they can be be a good starting point, is that they limit our vision for what is possible with a new, fresh interpretation of the same ol’
Thanks for sharing

]]> By: Ben Young http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136209 Ben Young Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:50:14 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136209 Very smart. If your objective is to increase subscribers, you need to destroy the barriers and encourage that behaviour which Vicki has done. Very smart. If your objective is to increase subscribers, you need to destroy the barriers and encourage that behaviour which Vicki has done.

]]> By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136165 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136165 Heh, I actually <em>will</em> be giving advice to Vicky in a few days, so I will save it for the call! ;) You'll get to hear what it is, because it's going to be recorded and available from my blog. I will let one little thing slip now: the hyperlinks are not high-contrast enough against the white background. :) Talk to ya soon, Vicki! Heh, I actually will be giving advice to Vicky in a few days, so I will save it for the call! ;) You’ll get to hear what it is, because it’s going to be recorded and available from my blog.

I will let one little thing slip now: the hyperlinks are not high-contrast enough against the white background. :)

Talk to ya soon, Vicki!

]]> By: Phil http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136141 Phil Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:17:40 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136141 The sticky note is brilliant. It draws the eye and makes something boring stand out. Genius. The sticky note is brilliant. It draws the eye and makes something boring stand out. Genius.

]]> By: Vicki Flaugher http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136097 Vicki Flaugher Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:16:54 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136097 @Corby agreed - the theme is great and, as I mentioned, I used it pretty much intact. It was easy, not bunky in any way like some other themes I tried, and I would recommend the programmers completely. It was a dream to use. With themes, the hardest part for me is finding ones that takes marketing and SEO into consideration, as many do not. Having an opt-in above the fold, having easy to change sidebars/widgets to add text for an opt-in offer, coming Adsense ready/enabled, etc. makes a huge difference and the My-Journal theme is one of a just a handful available through the wordpress.org site that has all the needed items. Definite kudos to the programmers! Vicki follow me at http://twitter.com/smartwoman @Corby agreed – the theme is great and, as I mentioned, I used it pretty much intact. It was easy, not bunky in any way like some other themes I tried, and I would recommend the programmers completely. It was a dream to use.

With themes, the hardest part for me is finding ones that takes marketing and SEO into consideration, as many do not. Having an opt-in above the fold, having easy to change sidebars/widgets to add text for an opt-in offer, coming Adsense ready/enabled, etc. makes a huge difference and the My-Journal theme is one of a just a handful available through the wordpress.org site that has all the needed items. Definite kudos to the programmers!

Vicki
follow me at http://twitter.com/smartwoman

]]> By: Corby http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-136049 Corby Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:38:43 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-136049 I think credit should be given to the developers of the theme as they did implement the sticky note as part of it. The theme can be found here: http://blogosquare.com/2007/06/18/myjournal-meets-sandbox-providing-you-the-best-theme-ever/. I think credit should be given to the developers of the theme as they did implement the sticky note as part of it. The theme can be found here: http://blogosquare.com/2007/06/18/myjournal-meets-sandbox-providing-you-the-best-theme-ever/.

]]> By: Vicki Flaugher http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-135922 Vicki Flaugher Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:30:36 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-135922 @Jared - yeah, choosing how many posts to allow to scroll down was a toss up for me on my site. I think I've decided to have fewer, but then add "additional related articles" links at the end of my posts so that I can get deeper link following within the rest of the site. Good point you make -one I was unsure of how to ultimately resolve. @freebiechasers - excellent suggestion. Not sure how to do it as a tip jar instead of a donate button. I will definitely change that - thank you. I like the sound of that better too. @chrisbrogan - thank you for such a wonderful recommend on my site. It's an honor to have been mentioned and I appreciate everyone's comments. I figure the only way to get better is to welcome feedback. Together, we are stronger, Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman founder of SmartWoman Guides p.s. FYI - This blog layout is a Wordpress template with a few tweaks. It comes Adsense ready, but contextual ads didn't work well because dating sites, marketing scammy offers, and other questionable ads came up because my site talks so much about women plus online marketing. I got complaints from readers, so I eliminated that. @Jared – yeah, choosing how many posts to allow to scroll down was a toss up for me on my site. I think I’ve decided to have fewer, but then add “additional related articles” links at the end of my posts so that I can get deeper link following within the rest of the site. Good point you make -one I was unsure of how to ultimately resolve.

@freebiechasers – excellent suggestion. Not sure how to do it as a tip jar instead of a donate button. I will definitely change that – thank you. I like the sound of that better too.

@chrisbrogan – thank you for such a wonderful recommend on my site. It’s an honor to have been mentioned and I appreciate everyone’s comments. I figure the only way to get better is to welcome feedback.

Together, we are stronger,
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman
founder of SmartWoman Guides

p.s. FYI – This blog layout is a Wordpress template with a few tweaks. It comes Adsense ready, but contextual ads didn’t work well because dating sites, marketing scammy offers, and other questionable ads came up because my site talks so much about women plus online marketing. I got complaints from readers, so I eliminated that.

]]> By: chrisbrogan http://www.chrisbrogan.com/make-it-easier-for-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-135864 chrisbrogan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:18:52 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2796#comment-135864 Crap. How long is my home page? Great point, Jared. Crap. How long is my home page? Great point, Jared.

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