Comments on: Thinking out of the “text is king” blogging box

By: Marko Saric

Marko Saric — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:57:22 +0000

@Lisa @NoTimeForRecess – Thanks for all the nice words. I am glad you found my blog and I am glad it is useful to you.

By: NoTimeForRecess.com

NoTimeForRecess.com — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:22:27 +0000

Thanks for all the help. I found this site by accident, when setting up a new blog for my father and I to do, and it’s helped tremendously. One thing about pictures, is I always want at least ONE in each article. Referring to the content, of course, and then if I can get one, that sparks humor.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:06:23 +0000

Marko,
What an excellent blog you have! Thank you for such wisdom, and for helping the rest of us understand how to have a better blog, and internet presence.
So glad to have found you on twitter!
Take care, and keep up the great work,
Lisa (MsFit)

By: Rezbi

Rezbi — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:27:37 +0000

Hey Marko,

Great post, again.

I’ve just written a post which kinda goes hand in hand with this one.

Check it out here:
http://imsecretsrevealed.com/2009/05/07/what-is-blogging-and-why-should-it-matter-to-you/

By: Marko Saric

Marko Saric — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:43:06 +0000

@Chris - Definitely Reddit and Digg have a bit part in creating the buzz and sending the traffic. My blog was on Digg front page for a short period of time and it still sent me several thousand visitors. It is not uncommon to get tens of thousands of visitors from Reddit or Digg front page.

By: Chris@Mathewson.me

Chris@Mathewson.me — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:27:56 +0000

I think Reddit and Digg play a very large part in sites like these getting traffic. Twitter and the like might help get the word out, but if the site happens to hit it big on Reddit or Digg with hundreds or even thousands of Diggs or upvotes, that translates into huge numbers, traffic-wise.

With sites like I Can Has Cheezburger, the content is small and easily digestible, so people are probably more willing to subscribe to RSS, bookmark, etc.

By: Marko Saric

Marko Saric — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:00:40 +0000

Thanks for all comments! Great points!

@MJ Doyle @Mike – I am not sure what they do to get the initial traffic. I would think it is mostly done via social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and StumbleUpon.

By: Adam Pieniazek

Adam Pieniazek — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:25:52 +0000

Adding pictures and videos gives much needed diversity. It’s not just that we should move away from text, we should move to as media rich of an experience for our site’s visitors as possible. Some people like to read, some like to watch, and some like to listen. Providing access to your content in all three mediums is the best way to maximize your site’s usefulness.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:21:52 +0000

I would also like to know how they get discovered. This was the first page of your blog I’ve read so I’m hoping to find the answer to my question.

By: Kai Lo

Kai Lo — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:33:26 +0000

In this generation, we like to watch news on television instead of reading the newspaper. Nowadays, we learn best when information is combined with entertainment. In some of my classes, we do Jeopardy to prep for quizzes and tests, and I would remember the information a lot better than studying from textbook.