Saturday, October 22, 2011

Show Me the Blog - Day 2 (morning)

Hotel Lumiere has been a fantastic host so far.

Ms. @daniellesmyname started the day with the following Tweets: 
  • Men have tweeted an average of 698 times - women 1542. http://bit.ly/MenVsWomen
  • Men have an average of 643 followers on twitter whereas women have 1717.
Sat next to Debbie today: http://www.thriftyandfrugalbydebbie.com/

@CupCakeProject talked about her start
  • Readers and fans are two different types of people
  • Practice the craft while no one is watching
  • Writing for a blog is different than writing a technical manual
  • Taking pictures requires practice
  • Practice, Practice, Practice
  • Monetizing doesn't work until you already have the readers
  • "If I can change the name, the lyrics, and the songs, we might just have something" - Quote about Lady Gaga before she was a hit!
  • Google Analytics and Clicky give stats for her blog
  • @ShowMeBlogSTL: You have to see your self as a person who will succeed
  • @robynsworld: most popular post for @cupcakeproject is Easter Cupcakes Baked in Real Egg Shells
  • Use Pintrest as a way to see images that help promote your blog
  • @SippyCupMom: On Facebook, call fans a community! Let them feel involved! 
  • @melisasource: Do teasers on FB /Twitter pages about your upcoming blog posts and get them involved(asking opinions)-@mzgapeachy is GREAT at this!
  • BlogChat on Twitter on Sunday nights can be very helpful
  • @jplovescotton: Question of do you have a hand on a cupcake & one hand on the keyboard? Love that

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