Viper Chill

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. August 1st : 8,174 August 31st : 8,814 Change : +640 I picked up about 300 subscribers in the last few days which are yet to register, so expect the count to tip past 9,000 very soon.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 1, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing! I have never been part of a more awesome community online of people who really want to succeed and help others do the same.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 12, 2010

Don’t tell me something I know : If your headline says something like “Why exercise is good for you&# or “How to increase your feed subscribers&# then I probably won’t read it. A year or two ago I did this for a popular topic – how to increase feed subscribers – but in a way that was new and promised value.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

You can see how many people are subscribing to your RSS feed and from which sources, and if you use the new Google Analytics integration, you can see how many clicks each individual post is getting from feed readers. Around two years ago I had over 350 feeds in there as I was a total information junkie.

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Viper Chill

JULY 5, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing! I am slowly following the tips you give but I still don’t see any real results.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 3, 2011

The blog platform, as an open source community, is collectively shared by anyone and everyone who contribute code and provide feedback about what works and what needs improvement. When I write my name on blogs like Kikolani , I write Ari Herzog @ Social Web Tips. Plug photo by Adam Mulligan on Flickr. Got a question about plugins?

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Viper Chill

JULY 19, 2010

target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 126 Comments Dan says: July 19, 2010 at 8:24 am Too cool Glen, I find myself copy and pasting every article to all my web guys. I like the tip to rank for both short and long keywords, I have never thought of that. Thanks for sharing so usefull tips! This is gold. The way you put it makes sense.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

12 Popular Keyword Organization Tips and Tools : This post contains a list of tools that help organize some unruly keyword lists and includes tools like Ad Group Filter, RKG Duck, Wordstream Keyword Grouper, Spyfu Keyword Groupie (obviously using a different “keyword group” name not to infringe on any copyrights or trademarks!)

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Viper Chill

DECEMBER 21, 2009

I’ve been interviewed about marketing using guest posts over 10 times, I’m mentioned on the homepage of a guest posting community and I’ve written far more of them than I care to remember. This, of course, is why so many bloggers care about their feed count. More on this later).

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Viper Chill

MAY 26, 2010

I ran a DJ blog which I later let die due to other interests and I even ran ViperChill for a year (a long time ago) without getting one single comment or feed subscriber. Naomi Dunford at Ittybiz doesn’t show her feed count (though it’s high) but instead shows the number of monthly visitors she gets in a nice graphic.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 24, 2010

I’m actually writing this sentence (not the post) on March 11th 2010 sitting on a feed count of 4,717 subscribers (I’ll explain this later). My feed jumped from 8,500 to over 11,500 according to Feedburner. to the RSS feed. As for Feedburner: every day my feed count changes by 1-2k. Here’s how.

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Viper Chill

MAY 6, 2010

You can find blogs that will give you a few link building tips each week and then I go ahead and write 15 in one post. You will find blogs with tips here and there on Wordpress SEO , and I go and write what I think is the only guide you’ll ever need. BTW, nice post. Really useful for me (and many many many others).

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 9, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. July 1st : 7,543 July 31st : 8,174 Change : +631 For writing so little, and having a lot less traffic than most months, July didn’t turn out too badly at all in terms of feed growth.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

Master the news feed algorithm. Because Facebook filters what appears in a user’s news feed based on comments, shared friends, recent interactions – the more hands you get on something, the more likely it is users are seeing your brand and content. If you really want to succeed in Digg, then treat it like a real life social community.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 21, 2010

With StumbleUpon, it’s all about the users and the content that the community enjoys. Either way, it’s good to take full advantage of all the features available and become a genuine, helpful user of the community. Define Your Interests When you sign-up to StumbleUpon you will be asked what topics you are interested in. That’s it.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 11, 2010

That may be in the form of subscribing to the RSS feed and getting future updates or clicking on a post in the right sidebar. Improve Your Writing 100x With This Tip I have a confession to make: I absolutely hate the way I write. One tip I gave him, which has helped me greatly, was to simply read your blog posts out loud.

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Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Instead of dwelling on the sale, I want to praise the growth of such a big community and share the steps involved in duplicating my success. If you are desperate to get your feed count past 1,000 subscribers then, this is also for you. And finally, I made sure to show my feed count. This post is for you as well.

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Viper Chill

JANUARY 19, 2010

As I don’t just make money through blogging, I wanted to make an expanded guide which offered tips on affiliate marketing. Therefore, I included a number of interviews with people succeeding online and my own tips for getting things done, even if you have a full-time job. Articles like this one are posted at least once per week.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 3, 2010

And I don’t even do this manually; the process is automated thanks to RSS feeds. Anything that shows community on your site is also a good thing in my eyes. BONUS TIP : Respond to your first few commentors as quickly as possible. &# and right now my response is simply “I share links to it on Facebook and Twitter.&#

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 25, 2010

target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 135 Comments Alex Tong says: August 25, 2010 at 8:23 am sofa Reply Glen says: August 25, 2010 at 8:25 am I can’t tell if this is spam. Especially your tips on scheduling/productivity really inspire me to better. Nice tip, thanks for sharing! jojo is neutral territory.

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Viper Chill

MAY 17, 2010

First, if you look at their traffic stats with Compete you can see that they have traffic spikes and dips at around the same time: Then, looking at feed subscribers , despite the large difference at the start of the graph, their growth rate is on a very similar consistent rise. This isn’t just some coincidence. All feedback welcome!

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Viper Chill

JUNE 1, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing! target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 64 Comments Dev | Technshare says: June 1, 2010 at 11:10 am Wow. awesome stats man.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 19, 2010

Their list posts have gone hot on StumbleUpon and they may even have had a big-blog mention and suddenly their feed count looks impressive. In order to get mentions on other blogs then you need to be focusing on being involved in the communities for that industry online and providing the very best content that you can.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 8, 2010

target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 170 Comments Dev | Technshare says: June 8, 2010 at 11:09 am Woww. Reply Salma - Content Development says: June 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm Thanks for the tip aussiewebmaster. Tips on picking good writers, creating a network of writers or just general tips and what to think about? Awesome work.

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Viper Chill

MAY 20, 2010

Procrastination is a Choice You can read tips on procrastination till there’s nothing left to read and still find yourself playing games online rather than finishing an essay or writing your next blog post. My best tip for inspiring you to take action is to only work on something when you feel like working on it.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 30, 2010

Some of the most common you’ll find for sale are: Blogs Clickbank ready affiliate sites Popular Clickbank products & sales pages Niche content sites Dropship product sites Forums Paid Membership sites Niche communities The ones I have highlighted in bold are the ones that I usually go for.

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Viper Chill

MAY 10, 2010

Decide on a Brandable Name Because these blogs write so much, they don’t have as many people coming to their blog via feed readers as you would expect. If you go by RSS feed subscribers and Technorati rank, you might think they still are. Reply Dev @ Blogging Tips says: May 10, 2010 at 12:04 pm Hey Glen, Another awesome post.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Streaming only your blog’s RSS feed on Twitter. (If Using your Twitter feed as a chat room for conversations that are exclusive in nature and not as a broadcast medium. As a friend recently said to me, “I’m tired of my Twitter feed being a [private] conversation between person X, person Y, and person Z.&#

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Viper Chill

APRIL 15, 2010

The title is the most important part of your blog post as it gets shared on social media and helps feed readers decide whether a post is worth clicking through to read. target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 69 Comments Benny the Irish polyglot says: April 15, 2010 at 11:23 am Excellent and inspirational post once again Glen!!

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 18, 2010

Zen Habits , with over 190,000 feed subscribers, is a blog with emphasis on productivity and minimalism. target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 88 Comments Onibalusi Bamidele says: August 18, 2010 at 11:18 am Really great post Glen, Exactly! This is what will attract a certain audience. In the Newsphere, people define their own niches.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 4, 2010

In my guide on Wordpress SEO I gave a lot of tips on this that you can also apply to sites that aren’t running the CMS. Yet, if I’ve spent some time interacting with their community and leaving comments, it’s more likely that they will fulfil the request (as long as your resource is relevant, and awesome).

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