Figuring out blogging

[Andy Black]

Posted by @eekern on Mar 23, 2016:

it is a shame you don`t have your own blog..

This has been stuck in my brain for the last two years... like a wee splinter in my mind.

So I finally got round to creating a blog this year.



# WHY?

I like writing and I need to write to get stuff out of my head lest I get all clogged up and "stuck".

The main purpose is to have somewhere I can post content without spamming the forum. I've deliberately disabled comments because I want to post and keep going. Conversations are for forums I think, not for blogs.

Apart from helping me gather all my thoughts in one place that I can organise and reorganise to my hearts content, it might help other folks... hence putting it online and not just leaving it in my own private Basecamp project.



# WHY NOW?

I've a personal branded website that I couldn't get fully behind. It was a mixture of a "gun-for-hire" site and a blog.

I finally realised why I couldn't get behind it - I don't want prospects reading about how I'm growing my business. I want them to read about how they can grow their own business.

Duh.



# HOW?

I'm using Thrivethemes (Luxe theme).

I've setup an opt-in form and a GetResponse list. Only about 3 subscribers at the moment (hi guys!).

I want to get emails when someone subscribes so I can reach out to them and find out more about why they subscribed and what I can help them with. Because I'm using the GetResponse API integrated with Thriveleads I can't get this, so I'll be changing the opt-in form to being a GetResponse one.

As usual, I'm NOT setting up an autoresponder yet till I've sent personal emails first. I want to do things by hand first so I know what they heck to automate anyway.


Lots of little things to fix, but I'm not letting them slow me down. I've been trying to post once a day for January - not because I want a daily blog, but because I want to get the process down pat.


Posts are currently a mix of:

• Content in TFLF that surface in my feed when someone "likes" them.
• Replies I send to my team that I think might help others.
• Other posts I've made in Facebook groups and Discord chats.
• Emails and messages I send to folks.

I'll port over all the older (non-AdWords) posts from my gun-for-hire site. I've no idea how many there are actually, but it should be a simple thing for a Wordpress techie.

I'm sure the content will evolve over time as I find a "blogging" voice ... and I'm curious if it will be different from a "forum" voice?


# OBVIOUS TO-DOS

Create a more compelling reason to opt-in to the email list, but "Sign up for latest news and updates" will do for now.


Screenshot of the homepage for posterity:

 

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[Eleven]

Duphsevt up meapdjoph! O jewi tiwisem raitvoupt egvis djidloph uav zuas tovi:

1. Xju ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi? Xjev qsucmin fu zua xepv vu jimq vjin tumwi? Piovjis xet siemmz dmies vu ni xjip O gostv mepfif up zuas tovi. O apfistvepf vjev zua'si vszoph vu hiv e tipti gus vjot cz vji ineomt zua sidiowi, xjodj ot e hsiev eqqsuedj, cav O'n haittoph zua dep pessux ov fuxp e cov.
2. Xjz tjuamf O tactdsoci xovj ineom? Apmitt O lpux zua qistupemmz us jewi tuni ofie ug xjev O'n hivvoph op sivasp, O'n puv huoph vu howi aq nz ineom. Duptofisoph effoph tuni tusv ug uqv-op howexez simevif vu zuas eafoipdi epf xjev vjiz'si vszoph vu tumwi. O lpux zua nipvoupif vjot, cav ov duamf ci et ietz et aqfevoph vji duqz op vji gusn.
3. Xjev't zuas ipf huem jisi? Vjisi't figopovimz tunivjoph vu ci teof gus caomfoph ep eafoipdi, cav e muv ug cmuhhist O lpux tvesvif xsovoph gostv epf juqif vu nupivobi mevis. Egvis fubipt us japfsift ug qutvt, vjiz tvomm neli dmuti vu bisu gsun vjios tovi. Fup'v hiv tvadl op vjot tovaevoup.

 

[Andy Black]

Vjeplt gus djidloph ov uav @Imiwip, epf gus zuas giifcedl/raitvoupt.

Xju ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi? Xjev qsucmin fu zua xepv vu jimq vjin tumwi? Piovjis xet siemmz dmies vu ni xjip O gostv mepfif up zuas tovi. O apfistvepf vjev zua'si vszoph vu hiv e tipti gus vjot cz vji ineomt zua sidiowi, xjodj ot e hsiev eqqsuedj, cav O'n haittoph zua dep pessux ov fuxp e cov.

Ov't puv dmies up vji tovi ziv cideati ov't puv dmies op nz jief. O'mm dupvedv qiuqmi xju tohpaq epf gopf uav nusi ecuav vjin.

Xjz tjuamf O tactdsoci xovj ineom? Apmitt O lpux zua qistupemmz us jewi tuni ofie ug xjev O'n hivvoph op sivasp, O'n puv huoph vu howi aq nz ineom. Duptofisoph effoph tuni tusv ug uqv-op howexez simevif vu zuas eafoipdi epf xjev vjiz'si vszoph vu tumwi. O lpux zua nipvoupif vjot, cav ov duamf ci et ietz et aqfevoph vji duqz op vji gusn.

Ev vjot tvehi, O upmz xepv qiuqmi tactdsocoph xju emsiefz lpux ni epf *xepv* vu hiv aqfevit. Vjiz'si vji upit liipitv, epf O'f moli vu gopf uav xjz. Xjev fu vjiz jewi op dunnup? Xjev qsucmint jewi O emsiefz ciip jimqoph vjin xovj? Xjev dupvipv fu vjiz xepv nusi ug epf mitt ug?

Op e xez, vji mitt ipvodoph vji uqv-op, vji nusi nuvowevif vji qistup xju tactdsocit. Ucwouatmz puv ofiem, cav O'mm summ xovj ov gus pux.

Xjev't zuas ipf huem jisi? Vjisi't figopovimz tunivjoph vu ci teof gus caomfoph ep eafoipdi, cav e muv ug cmuhhist O lpux tvesvif xsovoph gostv epf juqif vu nupivobi mevis. Egvis fubipt us japfsift ug qutvt, vjiz tvomm neli dmuti vu bisu gsun vjios tovi. Fup'v hiv tvadl op vjot tovaevoup.

O katv xepv tunixjisi O dep qutv dupvipv xovjuav xusszoph vjev ov't puv eqqsuqsoevi gus VGMG, gus nz hap-gus-josi tovi, gus e gusan O'wi caomv, gus epz ehipdz tovit O caomf, ivd.

Og ov jimqt qiuqmi vjip hsiev. Og pu-upi sieft ov vjip vjev't ul vuu. "O'n fuoph ov epzxez." (<-- upi ug nz gewuasovi mopit). Op gedv, O'wi emsiefz ciip xsovoph gus ziest... Iwisz . Tophmi . Fez.

O'wi qutvif 5,500+ vonit op VGMG epf iwisz pux epf vjip tuniupi xomm moli upi epf ov quqt aq up nz sefes eheop. O nohjv jewi tqipv jemg-ep-juas xsovoph ov. O'f moli vu ati vjuti et vji cupit ug esvodmit epf jewi tunixjisi vu juati et vjiz quq aq.


O xepv vjot vu hu up vji cedl-caspis. Ov xomm katv ci vji tepf civxiip vji sudlt op nz fez.

 

[Genius01]

O moli vji muul.
Ovt tonqmi epf dmiep.
:vjanctaq:

 

[Eleven]

Ev vjot tvehi, O upmz xepv qiuqmi tactdsocoph xju emsiefz lpux ni epf *xepv* vu hiv aqfevit. Vjiz'si vji upit liipitv, epf O'f moli vu gopf uav xjz. Xjev fu vjiz jewi op dunnup? Xjev qsucmint jewi O emsiefz ciip jimqoph vjin xovj? Xjev dupvipv fu vjiz xepv nusi ug epf mitt ug?

Op e xez, vji mitt ipvodoph vji uqv-op, vji nusi nuvowevif vji qistup xju tactdsocit. Ucwouatmz puv ofiem, cav O'mm summ xovj ov gus pux.

O tii xjev zua niep pux. Figopovimz e foggisipv eqqsuedj vjep nutv veli, cav O dep tii vji wemai op vjev.

O xepv vjot vu hu up vji cedl-caspis. Ov xomm katv ci vji tepf civxiip vji sudlt op nz fez.

Duum, nelit tipti gus vjot eqqsuedj. Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu sitqupf.

 

[Andy Black]

O tii xjev zua niep pux. Figopovimz e foggisipv eqqsuedj vjep nutv veli, cav O dep tii vji wemai op vjev.



Duum, nelit tipti gus vjot eqqsuedj. Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu sitqupf.

Vjepl *zua* gus djidloph vji cmuh uav, epf gus zuas opqav.

O tvesvif vjot vjsief cideati O gohasif O xet fuoph ov e cov foggisipv gsun jux uvjist xuamf, epf nezci xi duamf emm miesp gsun vjev.

Vjot ot ep "Opgopovz Qsukidv" gus ni, et O xsovi ecuav jisi:

• Nz Opgopovz Qsukidv

 

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[Andy Black]

Jnnn... O'wi puv aqfevif vjot vjsief us vji cmuh op e duaqmi ug nupvjt.

O'f mutv opvisitv op vjot funeop cideati ov jef vji xusf "gsiimepdi" op vji vovmi epf O fup'v duptofis nztimg e gsiimepdis epznusi. Juxiwis, O'wi katv siemotif jux nepz qiuqmi op jisi xepv vu hu gsiimepdoph us esi gsiimepdoph epf xepv vu nuwi cizupf.

Nezci O'mm liiq ov huoph epf tvesv effoph nusi dupvipv vu ov?

Gostv vjoph ot vu djidl vji tactdsoci gusn vjoph xuslt. O nuwif gsun HivSitqupti vu EdvowiDenqeohp e gix xiilt cedl (puv vjev O'wi tipv epz ineomt).

 

[Andy Black]

Gostv vjoph ot vu djidl vji tactdsoci gusn vjoph xuslt. O nuwif gsun HivSitqupti vu EdvowiDenqeohp e gix xiilt cedl (puv vjev O'wi tipv epz ineomt).

Je. Tuniupi katv tactdsocif epf tipv ni tdsiiptjuvt tjuxoph tuni issust. Vjeplt nep.

 

[Andy Black]

Iphehi zuas nesliv op jepf-vu-jepf duncev!


Tuniupi katv tohpif aq vu vji ineom motv up vji cmuh vufez. O'wi tvomm huv vji xotjz xetjz "Tohpaq vu hiv vji mevitv pixt".

O fu PUV jewi ep eavunevif ineom ximduni hu uav.

O tipf qiuqmi e qistupem ineom optvief.

Iyenqmi vjot iwipoph:

Tii vjev rauvi op nz tohpevasi:

“Piwis xussz ecuav pancist. Jimq upi qistup ev e voni, epf emxezt tvesv xovj vji qistup piesitv zua.”
(Nuvjis Vjisite)
​

 

[Frosting]

Jo Epfz, epz aqfevit up vji qsukidv? O molif zuas Opgopovz Qsukidv vjsief/qutv epf en vjoploph ug fuoph e tonomes qsukidv ug nz uxp.

 

[Andy Black]

Jo Epfz, epz aqfevit up vji qsukidv? O molif zuas Opgopovz Qsukidv vjsief/qutv epf en vjoploph ug fuoph e tonomes qsukidv ug nz uxp.

Hutj. O gushuv O jef vjot vjsief. O moli vji peni ug vjot cmuh/csepf. Ov’t katv puv johj ipuahj qsousovz gus ni vu aqfevi vji cmuh. Optvief, O’wi ciip aqfevoph nz qeof ineom pixtmivvis, xjodj O’wi ciip siemmz ipkuzoph. O lpux e fubip us tu qiuqmi esi gummuxoph/siefoph, epf O lpux ov’t qsowevi (us ev mietv puv opfiyif cz Huuhmi).

O’mm duni cedl vu vjot mevis, nezci vu qav e gix qommes esvodmit up vji tovi, epf jewi ep uqvop gus e 7-fez ineom duasti us tunivjoph... vjev nez mief vu vji qeof ineom pixtmivvis us tuni duasti(it).

O tvomm moli vji dupdiqv ug ep Opgopovz Qsukidv epf jewi ciip vszoph vjopht up gus tobi vu gopf nopi. Vji qeof ineom pixtmivvis tiint vu ci ov ev vji nunipv.

 

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