July Recap - John Cow, Video Case Study, Social Media, And More
Posted on July 31, 2007 by
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Well, it’s the end of the month and I’m taking a page from Matt’s playbook by publishing a monthly recap post. I want to say thanks to all of you for reading. Also, I thank Adie again for hiring to me to blog.
Here are the highlights from July.
John Cow
Meet John Cow (Original Title: Your Site Can Be Linkbait, Too)
I was pretty early in breaking the news about John Cow, the John Chow parody site. In the same post, I also wrote about principles for making your site a link magnet. I should’ve broken this post into two parts, because most people just talked about John Cow and ignored the link magnet section.
John Cow Is For Sale!
John Cow put his site on the auction block. At the time of this writing, the top bid at SitePoint was $2000. Not bad for a two week old blog.
Video Case Study
SEO Secret Weapon: Video
I gave some reasons why video might be a good resource to use.
Prep For Video Case Study
I wrote about my plans for doing a video case study. Mark from 45n5.com joined the case study.
Video Case Study - YouTube Video Ranks In The Top 5
Mark’s video hits the top 5. Mine is nowhere to be seen.
Case Study Update - My YouTube Video Finally Made Top 10
After 11 days, my video finally cracks the top 10. Mark’s video and mine are #3 and #4, respectively.
Social Media
I wrote these three posts originally as one big post.
Is Content Being Dethroned By Social Media?
With the rise of social media, the best content may not win. Whoever has the most friends wins.
The Power Of Social Media
Social media is powerful way to get traffic and links.
How To Make Social Media Friends
This post talks about how to become popular within a social media community.
Miscellaneous
How Many Sites Should You Build?
This is a look at the common mistake of building too many sites.
Useful Blog Post = Answer A Forum Question
Answering a forum question is a simple but effective method of writing a useful blog post.
Upcoming
I plan on writing more about social media especially Netscape. I’m going to participate in the Netscape community next month and try to hit the front page a couple times. Also, I hope to do posts about networking and niche research.
What would you like me to write about? What were your favorite July posts?
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Nice recap, I had missed a few of those posts
Thanks for the recap, I missed some of those posts. The post on how many sites to build was a good one.