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Friday, April 11, 2008

I was reading an article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal about Heather Armstrong, a blogger mom who has one of the top parenting blogs online.  Well, maybe not a parenting blog per se. A blog she writes, as a parent. I think her blog's success is more a tribute to her entertaining writing style than her sound parental advice. I checked it out and, as the article indicated, her blog is laced with language and topics that aren't necessarily full family fare. That said, she's developed such a large audience for a personal blog that was started as a hobby that it is now her family's sole source of income (her husband manages advertising for the site). It also is, according to the article, #59 on Technorati's list of top blogs. Experts estimated that, based on traffic, the site earns Heather some $40,000 per month.

This came to mind today because I got an email from Wikio to tell me that www.RealQuixtarBlog.com was #140 in their ranking of business blogs.  WOW!  I don't know what that gets me. Certainly not $40K per month. But it is in some small way a tribute to the community being built here in this blog and within the Opportunity Zone. There are people out there who recognize RQB as a blog worth voting for ... through their links to posts. Wikio bases their rankings based on inbound links to a blog created within the past 120 days. That means, if I write something here that you're talking about on your blogs and you link back, you're voting for RQB as a relevant source of information for whatever it is you're talking about.

Ways I can increase my ranking, then, would be to blog often about relevant topics. Sigh. I knew that already. But, unlike Heather Armstrong, this isn't my sole source of income. But I'll try. To be more frequent and more relevant. But I'm still going to blog about my wife and children and what I saw on the side of the road and the weather and my travels and whatever else I want to write about. Because that's who I am. Whether that's relevant or not!  :-)



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Comments

Utah said:
Friday, April 11, 2008 #

Congrats

:)

I was wondering why there is Sucralose is so many of the corporation's products, including ones that have sucrose/sugar. Many people have problems or fears with "fake" sugar. I can understand why for sugar free products, but every time my wife picks up a product with Sucralose, or any of the other fake sugars, it gets put back down. You would think you could buy something from Q/A that was real. Take the sports drinks, some are sugar free, but the rest still have sucralose.

Joyce C said:
Monday, April 14, 2008 #

Along with the sucralose question above I'm also asked why we have sugar alcohols listed in the ingredients, but not listed in the nutritional information as sugar alcohols.  How should we respond to that?  

My other question would be in reference to the Blog rankings note.  Since we have are getting more 'How to sell' info, why aren't they including tips and techniques to get people to go our site?

I sure hope better mobile internet devices come out soon.

Utah said:
Monday, April 14, 2008 #

Robin,

Sorry for the blog killer post.

Perhaps a link to this site will help: http://www.quantcast.com/

It isn't 100% accurate but it is fun to check out. I can see who is doing better in my local newspapers online, etc.

Your code review posted it months ago.

*** Friedrich said:
Thursday, April 17, 2008 #

Robin,

My first time in. Neat and accurate picture at the top of your blog. I can just see you moving those chairs at church! Keep your comments real, what you've seen by the side of the road and all. I like it.

Thought your comments on LinkedIn were accurate too. Just another tool that can be useful but not necessarily the same for everyone. Hey, it reminded me of our connection and got me to your blog. Sorry I can't return the favor. God's peace.  

Matt said:
Monday, April 21, 2008 #

Yo, Robin. You need a new dang handle. How about R-Lu Rockstar. And talk about all the Schlitz you swilled as a 15-year-old. Yo, dawg. 40k per month is on its way!

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EDITOR'S NOTE:  I grew up in Canada.  No Schlitz.  Just Molsen's and Labatts.  Sometimes Moosehead or Carlsberg.  None of the American beers, let alone Schlitz.  Now, if you want to talk about college days in the U.S., that's a different matter!  8-)      RL

Tex said:
Thursday, May 01, 2008 #

Kia,

Your handle is fine.

You're an animal!

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