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Posted by @eekern on Mar 23, 2016:
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:
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:
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'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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