Thursday, May 7, 2009

ANNUAL BLOG REPORT VII

I have now been blogging for seven years. My long-range goal is to become a "problogger" so I could develop my blogging from an amateur hobby level into a real part-time job. The first step toward this goal is to read the ProBlogger book that I got from Cindy King and then discuss with her what I learned from the book and how you could continue this journey. [Editor's note: I became a pro-blogger already during my first year of blogging! ;)]

I the meantime I will continue to work for hard "currencies" like olives. I will take some "time-out" around my birthday on May 25, reflecting on my future online ventures and other activities. Here are some examples:


  • Write e-pamphlets / e-books on topics like the trader principle and hot & spicy stuff.


  • Continue with the podcast interviews on a regular basis. Please come with suggestions on guests and topics you are interested in.


  • Lead courses on social media this autumn.


and now a word from John Adams...

with some stats:

  • Authority #32 and ranked 174,586 on Technorati.
  • Traffic rank of 346,185 on Alexa.

Thanks for reading this annual blog report and for your support during these years! I want to end this post with a special treat.


Healthy Chocolate by Xocai.


EGO editor.

Please kick back, bring your favorite beverage and have some healthy chocolate and then enjoy the trailer for Chocolat by Lasse Hallstrom.

2 comments:

  1. Interesting blog report, Martin. Thanks for sharing.

    I appreciate all your contributions. You have been a very loyal member of the community.

    Even if I do not say it often, know that I appreciate all that you do!

    -- Anita

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  2. Anita,

    Thanks for your comment and kind words! :)

    Here is my comment on Darren Rowse's post, Be Consistent and Useful - Thoughts on How Often to Publish on Your Blog.

    Darren,

    I have been blogging for seven years now. Here is an excerpt from my post, Annual Blog Report VII, of May 7:

    “I have now been blogging for seven years. My long-range goal is to become a “problogger” so I could develop my blogging from an amateur hobby level into a real part-time job. The first step toward this goal is to read the ProBlogger book that I got from Cindy King and then discuss with her what I learned from the book and how you could continue this journey. [Editor's note: I became a pro-blogger already during my first year of blogging! ;)]”

    I have been struggling to write posts on a regular basis and I have promised myself to try to write at least a couple of posts every week. I must admit that sometimes I have had to break this “rule” and take a break for some time, but at minimum I have been writing a new post every week or so. I will try to get up to speed again and find a new way of having posts in pipeline so it will be easier to publish on timely basis. My next post that will be published this weekend will cover this issue. I will focus my future blogging on three areas: rational ideas on how to use your time by productive tools and methods so you could “get things done”, writing about “good things” in life through my “lifestream” (Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook, etc.) and reviews of services and online products, and discussions on how conduct personal branding and interact with relationship marketing, thought leadership and social media.

    I have outlined a schedule on how to cover Monday - Sunday with daily posts, but I will never feel a duty or that I must post something every day.

    Monday: Open thread post.
    Tuesday: Tuesday Tech.
    Wednesday: Midweek wrap blogrolling.
    Thursday: Venting with Thor’s hammer.
    Friday: T.G.I.F. good life post.
    Saturday: Carnival blogging.
    Sunday: Future podcasts. Workflow review.

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