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How I’m Going to Win This Season’s Blogging Idol Contest!
I’ve put a lot of thought into the strategies I’ll be using to win this season’s Blogging Idol contest and I’m going to share them with you right here on my blog. At first I thought I’d be all secretive about my game plan so that my competitors wouldn’t “steal” any of my great ideas but I’ve since reconsidered.
The whole purpose of my blog is to teach others how I make money online … through my successes, my mistakes, and the hurdles I’ve had to overcome. By sharing the techniques I’m using in the Blogging Idol competition I hope I’ll be helping many others (yes, even my competitors) learn how to drive traffic, gain subscribers, and how you can find your own “voice” on the internet.
I’ll be trying to post learning techniques and ideas each day throughout November and I’ll be looking to you, my readers, for support as well. If you have any post ideas or topics you’d like to see (or if you’d like to guest post) just let me know!
I’ve come up with some pretty funny ideas … so stick around and join in on all the fun … you won’t want to miss it! *SmiLes* Suzanne
Are you a Blogging Idol contestant? Do you have any topics on blogging you’d like me to cover in November? Are you willing to support me in my efforts? Do you have any creative ideas on how I might get the judges’ attention and stand out from the crowd (I’m being judged on, “the most clever and effective strategy for gaining RSS subscribers and for promoting the blog.”
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30 Comments
Rarst has cool feed
on 1st Nov, 08 01:11pm
Wow, aren’t you on fire.
Good luck in competition!
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Suzanne
on 1st Nov, 08 02:11pm
@ rarst ~ hey thanks! good luck to you too!!! *huGs* Suzanne
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SATISH -- Technotip.org
on 1st Nov, 08 03:11pm
Good luck. Lets meet in the battle ….hahaha.
Just a bad joke. No battle. I just consider to learn some things from participating in such contests.
Hope to learn a lot from your blog.
Keepup the good work.
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Suzanne
on 1st Nov, 08 04:11pm
@ satish ~ Good luck to you too! Should be fun and hopefully motivate all of us to write great content, get our blog name out there and grow our subscriber base … I look forward to learning from you too. *huGs* Suzanne
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•Betty•
on 1st Nov, 08 11:11pm
Good Luck! I am one of your twittermom friends and wish you the best!
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Mommy Meryl
on 2nd Nov, 08 02:11am
Hey – good luck to you!! Gosh – I remember living and breathing this in July. ..I already subscribe to you, but I will be happy to do a post for you on my blog. . .I’m happy if there is specific verbage you want – if you do, please just shoot me an email. ..anything I can do, let me know!
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Dennis Edell
on 2nd Nov, 08 09:11am
Hey Suz! Hehe Good luck in the contest! I’m all about the help and serve as well, but I might have saved my “tips” ’till after….same effect really and ya don’t shoot yerself in the foot. LOL
I got 3 tips for ya which do believe are at least a real good portion responsible for a serious surge in subscribers recently (not to mention an unbelievable surge in comments)…
1. Your RSS subscribe above the fold. You already have that, so that was for your readers.
Possibly even a little subscribe feature below each article, which I have on my to-do list.
2. The “Call To Action” – Everyone advocates a call to action at the end of the article, which IS a MUST, don’t get me wrong…BUT, it is much better served as a *reinforcement* to the call of action you start at the beginning…
And by this I mean…..RIGHT SMACK IN THE SUBJECT LINE…..no foolin’ here. I think many bloggers would be surprised at how many titles you can easily turn into a question for readers….. draw them in, then reinforce it.
3. Blog commenting on CommentLuv enabled blogs. See where I’m going with this?
Trust me.
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Dennis Edell
on 2nd Nov, 08 09:11am
Oh, enabling commentluv here as well should boost readership quite a bit as well….this is a proven fact
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Vanae : vanae.com
on 2nd Nov, 08 02:11pm
Hey Suzanne,
I like how positive you are in wanting to help other people. I esp like your audio clip because it’s personal and real.
Perhaps you can do a post on branding and how to be consistent with it with online marketing.
See, I wouldn’t have found great blogs like yours if it wasn’t for the Blogging Idol 2! Good luck dear!
Vanae
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Suzanne
on 2nd Nov, 08 06:11pm
@ betty ~ thank you so much for your support and encouragement! it means the world to me. remember, if you subscribe to my feed you will get a free spot in my upcoming “blogging for bucks bootcamp” so drop me a note through the contact page if you’re interested so i can add you to the class list … also if you blog about my efforts and link back to http://www.suzannefranco.com/suzanne-franco-the-newest-blogging-idol and I’ll also add your site to my “sponsor directory” … well, thanks again and hope to see you here on the blog and on twittermoms! *huGs*
@ mommy meryl ~ hey girl … hope you’re feeling better. i met you while you were competing last season and i would’ve loved it if you won! thank you so much for supporting me in my effort … that’s awesome! any wording is great and preferrably to the link i just posted above for betty … and “same/same” for the other items from me as my “gifts” to you. *huGs* to you too!
@ dennis ~ well … don’t worry … i won’t be giving out ALL of the details … some will come after i take this competition to the bank! LOL … thank you very much for the tips … i’m going to be starting a post for my readers to send in their tips and i will of course give full “credit” with links for each … comment luv … hoping to get it added this evening … been on my list forever! *huGs*
@ vanae ~ i “viewed” and read some of your blog from my blackberry and can’t wait to go back and check it out … so are you in the compeition too? whether you are or not please let me know what i can do to help you out. funny you mention doing a post on branding … i’ve actually got an outline and just haven’t gotten to the post yet … but when i get my “tips” post going i’d like to add that to the list with a link for you too. hope to see you here more often … stay in touch! *huGs*
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Liz Rosenbaum
on 2nd Nov, 08 07:11pm
Here is something I’ve been wanting to know more about and want to know how to go about it in a “professional” way. Drawings and giveaways are huge in the blogging world, and I want to get in on the fun. I want to offer products and things that my readers would be interested in, but don’t know exactly how to approach manufacturers. Especially where I’m a new blog (only up since July) and I’m still trying to increase my traffic to impressive numbers, how could I get a company to agree to give some of their products away on my little blog?
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JR @ Internet Marketing Strategies
on 3rd Nov, 08 03:11am
Good luck Suzanne, with all your enthusiasm I am sure you will do great!
JR @ Internet Marketing Strategies’s last blog post..Happy Halloween!
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Suzanne
on 3rd Nov, 08 03:11am
@ jr ~ thank you! i will add you to my class list for the bootcamp offer and if you’d like to support me by giving a “shout out” to your readers with a link back to my contest page i’ll also add you to my sponsor directory. again, thanks a ton! *huGs* … and i believe you’re the very first to have used my commentluv! dennis will be so happy … and i’ll have to thank him for “reminding me” to get that up and running. LOL
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Dennis Edell
on 3rd Nov, 08 08:11am
Woohoo!
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Do You Use eBay to Grow Your OTHER Businesses?
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Dennis Edell
on 3rd Nov, 08 08:11am
Now you’re up a creek..with CL there’s no reason for you not to visit
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Do You Use eBay to Grow Your OTHER Businesses?
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Suzanne
on 3rd Nov, 08 09:11am
@ dennis LOL … I’m hoping it (CL) didn’t mess up my “related post” plugin … this is WHY I’m a technophobe! LOL
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Dennis Edell
on 3rd Nov, 08 09:11am
I’m not sure why it did or would, but I replied to your email.
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Do You Use eBay to Grow Your OTHER Businesses?
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andy
on 3rd Nov, 08 10:11pm
Suzanne – Great Blog! I am also in the contest and hope to gain a lot from this contest (I guess I already gained a lot by finding your blog
). Good luck and I subscribed to your site to give you a 1 subscriber boost.
andy’s last blog post..The Blog Manual – Great Resource For Beginners
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Darlene
on 4th Nov, 08 10:11pm
I just signed up through RSS! I love your blog and read it daily, but I usually just come to your site…(don’t want to miss out on anything!). Good luck! I know you can win this contest!
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Suzanne
on 4th Nov, 08 10:11pm
@ andy ~ thanks for the support! i went to your site earlier and it’s awesome! i will subscribe there too … this contest will be very good for all of the competitors … lights a fire under our butts to get to work! LOL good luck to you too *huGs*
@ darlene ~ hey there … thanks for the kind words and for the support … i’ll add you to the list for my bootcamp!
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Shannon
on 5th Nov, 08 04:11pm
Just found your blog (I’m in the Blogging Idol contest, too) and it looks great. Looking forward to reading you more and learning from your tips.
Shannon’s last blog post..Zoobie Dooby Doo
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Angel Cuala
on 10th Nov, 08 12:11am
Hi! Actually, I have been invited by other contestants in which some of them are my friends. I have been studying them, but have not yet decided. For sure, I will not vote for my friend if I think that he’s not deserving.
As I noticed so far, I can feel your eagerness to win and you have a good fight. I think you have a quality of being a winner. Your blog is simple, but your posts are informative and clear. I used to be annoyed when someone’s talking from the blog while I am reading his/her posts. But you sounded so clear and sincere.
To be honest with you, I cannot promise you right now that I will vote for you . However, I subscribe to you through RSS and email although I prefer the latter. Please check if I did right for the RSS. For the record, I did not subscribe to you because of the contest. I did it because it is a great value-add to me.
I am also a great fan and subscriber of Daniel Scocco, so I think I will be updated as to when I should vote. Since the contest is until the last of this month, I still can give myself about a week to observe further.
Good luck!
Angel Cuala’s last blog post..How to avoid your Subscribers to Unsubscribe to your Blog
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Suzanne
on 10th Nov, 08 11:11am
@ shannon ~ thanks for coming over and checking out the blog … hope you find some helpful content and if there’s something in particular you’re trying to learn more about please, please let me know so I can write about it.
@ angel ~ thank you for your kind words! It is wonderful that you are so supportive of Daniel’s contest … many of us are working hard to improve our blogs and to EARN the title Blogging Idol … I hope I continue to impress you and I’d be so honored if I earned your vote. Thanks for subscribing and for telling me that it’s because of the content … I hope to gain long-term subscribes who really do learn from what I share here. *SmiLes* Suzanne
P.S. Love you blog too … how do I get that cool siggy?
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Mark Ress
on 27th Feb, 09 08:02am
Well written. This is what I’ve been looking for.
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robert santos
on 28th Feb, 09 02:02am
Thank you, that is very informative. So I am right to say that social networking is more of gathering a group of individuals with the same interests to form a community.
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on 1st Mar, 09 05:03am
SEO, also know as Search Engine Optimization took me some years to master. You have very nice information on SEO. Well done.
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Michael Torner
on 11th Mar, 09 10:03pm
Finally something new for me to learn and I am already subscribed. You can contact me if you need to.
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for free
on 6th May, 09 12:05am
Great Post Thanx.
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Vance
on 20th May, 09 01:05pm
I enjoyed reading your latest article. Keep up the good work!
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Russ Weaver
on 30th Jun, 09 05:06pm
Thank you very much great advice for me i have a classifieds site i am always looking for ideas in the advertising world
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