It’s just over a month since I began blogging. Here’s a quick self-evaluation:
THINGS I HAVE DONE WELL
- Posted good content (Positive comments attest thereto)
- Posted regularly (nearly five days a week)
- Built traffic, subscribers (RSS and newsletter), made new friends
- New customers for Referral Magic and The Lawyers’ Marketing Toolkit without paid advertising
THINGS I NEED TO IMPROVE/DO MORE
- Reach out to other bloggers (Comment on their posts, point my readers to their good content)
- Improve search engine rankings for certain key words
- Learn more about "nettiquite"–what’s the proper way to quote others, post comments on other blogs (i.e., can you link to yours?), etc.
- Learn more about "social networking" sites and how I can use them to build traffic and develop relationships with prospective promotion partners and mentors.
An excellent article on doshdosh.com, "How to influence social media users" presents a step-by-step plan for doing just that and has applicability to any kind of online networking.
Many of the web sites mentioned I’ve never heard of let alone visited, but they influence millions. So much to learn in this new world. . .
