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Comment by Chandler Vitale on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:09:39 EST

It used to be that sometime in November Canadians could flatten out the snow behind the house, let the water hose run for a few hours, and get a nice flat sheet of ice...

Comment by Eric Olsen on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:04:58 EST

thanks

Comment by Jon on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:01:54 EST

Nice stuff.

Comment by Eric Olsen on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:30:58 EST

thanks Anita, very much appreciated - your input is invaluable!

Comment by Anita Campbell on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:50:40 EST

Congrats to you, Eric, and also to Chris. You both do an outstanding job, with blogs and with mainstream press articles. We're lucky to have you in Cleveland.

Comment by Eric Olsen on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:19:41 EDT

thanks Hope, you are kind, and good advice Hal - we want everyone to get good traffic and be happy.

Comment by Hal Pawluk on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:38:20 EDT

Hope, To build traffic, use this site more. Post reasonably frequently, and always include an HTML link to your site in posts (not comments, although I see I'm doing that :-) It can help quite a bit. One thing I do, for instance, is add a [Print] link which takes a clicker to a printable version of the item on my site (useful with some of the longer posts). I also use target="_blank" so the links open in a new window (as above).

Comment by Hope on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:44:12 EDT

Lono--five ha's would have sufficed. I'd kill for 12 hits a day. I like the unabashed arrogance of your site. No pussyfooting with modesty for you. Go with that. Thanks for the info, Eric. You always prove yourself a fount of helpful info for those of new to Blogland. You are a gentleman. Hope http://humorhangout.blogspot.com/

Comment by Eric Olsen on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:56:15 EDT

Thanks for the input all, much appreciated! Jeff is actually going to be in our next debate, which will be very exciting. And yes, I am always happy to quote myself being quoted - one of my favorite self-referential activities. Blogs and money: Google AdSense seems to be working very well for those who can use it, but their acceptance policy is very restrictive: no "abusive" language, we're WAY out of the running. Revenue comes from advertising, affiliate programs, the success of both being directly related to traffic. We are moving in the right direction.

Comment by Lono on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 02:48:05 EDT

blogging for money? a ha ha ha ha ha ha. It's more what I do because 1) I can't sleep 2) I don't own a newspaper, with which I could express my outrage more freely (and lucratively) Oh well, I am decently content with my 12 hits a day... for now. Take Care, Lono - managing editor and CEO 'I am Correct' www.iamcorrect.blogspot.com

Comment by Claire Robinson on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 01:52:12 EDT

Politicians ARE, in fact, paying much more attention to political bloggerss to take the temperature of the voting public. This was an excellent read, Eric, and spot on! Good luck to Jeff in his endeavors, and thank you for the good links! Claire

Comment by Hope on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:13:48 EDT

Way to go for being cited, Eric. By so being, you are adding a professional sheen to blogland. Has anyone determined who has been the most successful at monetizing his or her blog? Google is offering an advertising program. What is the buzz on that? Who is making money from blogs and how? I have seen some helpful advice-filled articles but little hard data on income generation. I am totally mercenary. In my first weeks here in blogland I have been surprised by the number of personal diaries versus quasijournalistic sites. Hope http://humorhangout.blogspot.com/

Comment by Jason Koulouras on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:29:49 EDT

Thanks for this one Eric - good link and kudos for you on being cited Cheers

Comment by Eric Olsen on Blogs, Politics, and a Very Small World

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:07:42 EDT

just gave Jeff a call to wish him good luck - he started from nowhere and has made great strides against a 30-year incumbent, an amazing story