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Re: About Jeff

josephblythe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:35:08 -0000

Jeff
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Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

gronesy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:12:32 -0000

maruxz,

I totally agree that Tumblr seems to support adding noise content if they
get anything from it.

Like yourself, I merely wanted to add another way to reach my readers and
customers and did NOT set up a spam blog.

I'm with you...total waste of time.

I know there are a bunch of people who will swear by it and I'm not knocking
them. I just know if I'm going to spend the time to build a site I don't
want it rejected for some bullcrap policy violation.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. I'll definitely check out
your ehow article.

Jeff

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

maruxz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:15:12 -0000

I was banned and even got an email response from Marc - support manager that I advertised the site with affiliate links (that is agains content policy). Does that mean that if you write a Tumblelog about books, you cannot put the link to a book review which has a link to Amazon, eBay or Barnes&Noble? Ridiculous!

I shared my experience and advice to marketers in eHow article http://www.ehow.com/how_5085784_use-tumblr-not-...

If you read the Content Policy carefully you may have noticed that Tumblr do not tolerate not meaningful content, but still provides tools for importing numerous automatic content from Twitter, Delicious or any RSS feed. Really strange attitude to content :( I agree with Maria's opinion - Wasteof time!

Re: Do You Use A Carrot Or A Stick On Landing Pages?

gronesy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:17:18 -0000

I hadn't heard of Adwido. How do they differ from the other video sharing
sites? I see they also charge for certain services?

Re: Do You Use A Carrot Or A Stick On Landing Pages?

Seh — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:12:03 -0000

Great information. I am inspired to improve upon my landing pages, but it seems like you have to become an expert in writingg or at least know where to get expert advice or assistance from. I have become more familiar with online video and this is my tool of choice. To get traffic to my site I post videos free to http://www.Adwido.com where they target specific keywords to enhance my search engine results. I would love to have better landing pages for my traffic to land upon.

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

gronesy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:55:18 -0000

Alan,

It seemed like a great setup and system when I was first told about it and
it also seemed to be fairly easy to get up and running.

I wasn't using it for spam either.

You're absolutely correct...you should have some warning that you've
violated a rule before being banned.

Thanks for stopping by and letting us know about your experience.

Jeff

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

Utah Realtor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:37:40 -0000

I signed up for Tumblr a month ago. Thought it was awesome. Created unique content for it, had social bookmarks go to it, tumblr posts went to my twitter page, worked with my iphone, I raved it, but then one day while adding a new tumblr blog, it didn't work. I thought that tumblr was just down, but after two weeks realized its cus they banned me!

No notice, no fun, I wasn't using tumblr to spam in the least bit.

Re: Do You Use A Carrot Or A Stick On Landing Pages?

gronesy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:26 -0000

Thanks, Megan.

How did you find our site I'm curious.

Jeff

Re: Do You Use A Carrot Or A Stick On Landing Pages?

Megan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:59:59 -0000

Great article!

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

gronesy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:38:16 -0000

Hi Maria,

I was also very disappointed as you can tell.

What other types of sites have you used successfully?

Jeff

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

maria — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:41:34 -0000

It happened to me also. At first I thought Tumblr would be great but I swear I'll never use it again. It was a waste of time.

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

gronesy — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:41:22 -0000

Hi Jake,

Good to hear from you again. Hope all is well.

I haven't had much luck getting the attention of anybody big on social
media. Sure, I get the occasional response but it's rare.

I think cracking the social media code for newbies and mid-level marketers
is still a tall order for them.

Jeff

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

gronesy — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:41:20 -0000

Thanks for stopping by and weighing in on this.

That sounds like a great approach. Your readers always need to feel the
content is aimed at them and not a search engine.

Jeff

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

gronesy — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:56 -0000

Hi Jake,

Good to hear from you again. Hope all is well.

I haven't had much luck getting the attention of anybody big on social media. Sure, I get the occasional response but it's rare.

I think cracking the social media code for newbies and mid-level marketers is still a tall order for them.

Jeff

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

gronesy — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:59:55 -0000

Thanks for stopping by and weighing in on this.

That sounds like a great approach. Your readers always need to feel the content is aimed at them and not a search engine.

Jeff

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

Jake — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:54:58 -0000

If you think about it, you kinda need it all! In my thinking.. if i'm an internet marketer and have been for a while, more than likely I've learned some of the ropes and I know where to find my answers, which blogs to visit etc...

So that means the other marketers out there are doing the same thing... I would "guess" that no where near as many "seasoned" marketers search for "how to make money online" etc etc.. They have certain blogs/sites that they visit to get new information and to interact.

So to capture a veteran marketers attention I think it's best to comment on the high traffic blogs, twitter etc etc. And if they use the link love widgets and those type things, people will comment because they realize they can get a link back to their site easily! Then when you get them to YOUR blog, you have the content/product waiting on them!

THEN you have the newbies... If you want to target them, then more than likely they will be searching for "how to make money online" etc etc, so if you are looking to capitalize on the "new folks" then that approach is a must in my opinion.

So using keywords for the newbies, and using social bookmarking, commenting, twitter and all those for more advanced marketers and even the newbies as well.

Re: Do You Write For Search Engines Or Humans?

Tao — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:01:16 -0000

I gather a set of keywords that I want to base my article around and also related concepts and then write the post, using those words and terms. But I try to make it sound more "personal" and speak TO the person reading rather than just filling the page with relevant content that Google loves.

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

gronesy — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:05:43 -0000

Hi Stefan,

I don't think Tumblr even knows what Tumblr avoids but it is a HUGE
list I'm sure.

I'm glad you stopped by to leave your experience but I'm really sorry
you didn't see my post before you tried Tumblr.

I know I'm not in the majority but my take on a lot of the social
media sites is they ARE great for engaging your audience if you have
the time. However, I still feel it's no coincidence that the people
who seem to have embraced them ALREADY have a large following. It
just gives them another point of contact with their established
audience.

I still do not believe that anybody builds a business using them.

Have you had any success with any of the other web 2.0 sites? I have
a sizeable StumbleUpon profile and I've met some great people but I
can't attribute one sale to it so far. I know the gurus all say
that's not the point but it would be if they were new to internet
marketing and blogging.

Jeff

Re: Tumblr a Web 2.0 Site? I Think Not!

Stefan — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:13:04 -0000

I just found your blog after googeling for tumblr suspended to find out wtf was going on with my blog. Now I see it clearly: They try to avoid any blog that could (!) be something like marketing. But like Angry Marketer said who the fuck needs such web2.0 pages if there's no use to build links or drive traffic. I only started a blog about poker, not even with a link to any poker site. Just some news about the industry and guess what. It took 2 hours to get suspended. I don't even bother and won't send them a single email. It's just ridicolous and they are dead for me. Obviously I'll write a blog post about that...

Cheers,
Stefan

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

gronesy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:09:34 -0000

LOL

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

gronesy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:05:44 -0000

Gemma,

I'm still looking around and may use the Sociable plugin but what I
really want is what you're talking about the big buttons you see on
the big name sites. I guess I could get the images from the sites I
want and make a button but I'll wait a little while to see if the
SocialMarker thing bombs completely or not.

Jeff

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

Gemma — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:01:34 -0000

http://www.addthis.com/help/customize/custom-bu...
I meant to 'add this' (groan) previously!

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

Gemma — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:53:11 -0000

Thanks Jeff,

Yes you can use any image for the AddThis button, which is very cool. So you could design your own.

I wanted one like the one on MichelFortin.com til I found out it was custom made. Not happy about stealing it! And I didn't have time to design one.

You're in my Bloglines anyway!

Gemma

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

gronesy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:36:49 -0000

Hi Gem,

The SocialMarket button allows visitors to click on the button and
submit the page to dozens of sites using SocialMarker. I used to use
ShareThis without success so I thought I'd try a clearinghouse type
button. The biggest problem I find with the SocialMarker thing is
people have to sign up with them first. It's a great service for
submitting pages in one place but if people don't belong(like
yourself)when they click I think they're more likely to just hit the
back button.

I like the AddThis button functionality. Is it possible to make the
button larger on your site?

Jeff

Re: How NOT To Get Ripped Off On Ebay

Gemma — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:08:01 -0000

Hello from a fellow Flex user!

I wanted to bookmark your site, but I think the Social bookmark button you have is meant for just you to use on your toolbar, not for your visitors (unless you know something I don't!). It does look like a good tool though.

If it's a social button you want for your visitors, I'd recommend AddThis.com which I have on my fledgling site www.All-The-Very-Best.com

Take care, Gem