October Recap: Lack of Posts, Blog Growth, Poll Results, and Selling Advertising
Continuing on from last months recap post, I would like to do another in order to share growth figures and poll results. I will also talk briefly about things that happened in October and my plans for the coming months.
Only 6 Posts In October?
I actually wrote 9 posts, but chose to remove three of them because their subject matter had also been removed. Much of my time in October was spent either working on a tool for linkbait or dealing with the repercussions of releasing it. I was also recovering from a month of extensive writing in August. Luckily, there was plenty of informative posts from the previous months for new readers to dig into without feeling like they had arrived at an empty blog.
But I must admit that 6 posts is pretty pathetic and there really aren’t any excuses for it. Hopefully I can get back on track in this new month and continue giving out solid information.
Blog Growth
The growth that occurred in October was very enjoyable and can largely be attributed to one thing… linkbait. I didn’t produce much article content, but I created a certain tool (which I will not discuss) that was generously linked to by many friends and acquaintances in the “make money online” blogging space. This resulted in a good amount of direct traffic, viral traffic, and new RSS subscribers. Here are the statistics from October:
The most notable (and most valuable) growth that occurred in October was in respect to the number of RSS feed subscribers. At the time of writing this, there are currently 616 people subscribing to the DerekBeau.com RSS feed.
I believe the reason so many new visitors decided to stick around and subscribe is the fact that I have spent a lot of time writing detailed and useful articles. New visitors that arrive at DerekBeau.com can see the kind of information that has been offered and subscribe with the hopes of getting more (which I intend to deliver). I am very pleased with the conversion rate of new visitors to subscribers.
Reader Poll Results & New Poll Introduction
The second DerekBeau.com reader poll has been online for quite some time now, and I think it has run its course. The results were interesting, but not too surprising:
A new poll has been released, this time asking how many blogs you own. The answers to this question wont really help me tailor the content to your needs, instead, it is just an interesting thing to learn. Head over to the sidebar and cast your vote!
Favorite Posts From Last Month
As I said in the beginning of this post, there are only a total of 6 articles that were published in October. Instead of choosing them all as favorites (which would be stupid), I will choose my one favorite post from October that I think you should read.
Autobiography: How I Became A Professional Affiliate Marketer – I wrote this post late one night and got kind of carried away with it, making it much longer than I originally intended. When it came time to publish, I actually hesitated because I was unsure if people would get any value out of it. As it turns out, the response was better than I had expected and many people told me that it was a great source of inspiration. So while it doesn’t contain any direct affiliate marketing tips, I guess it is an entertaining read and a possible source of inspiration.
Plans For November
I just started another blog (not make money online) that I plan to write to on a regular basis as well, so we’ll have to see how writing exclusively for two blogs works out. One thing I will say is that I am more dedicated to DerekBeau.com and therefore it will receive more of my time than the new blog.
There are still a lot of topics that I want to cover through articles on this blog, but I would also like to start doing some more commentary posts in regards to what other people are writing about as well as some industry news posts. I’m not sure how often this will take place, it would have to be something that really gets my attention, but I feel that if it’s done right, it can provide some good value.
I’m also going to set another posting goal for November. It won’t be ambitious as my previous posting goal, but will help me stay on track and keep producing content that should help you out. So, my goal for November is to write 10 posts (not including this one) that are at least 1,000 words and are intended to be educational. Hopefully I will write some shorter posts too, but they won’t count towards this goal.
Selling Advertising Space
The last thing that I need to announce is that I have decided to start selling advertising for the month of December. On the 20th of December, DerekBeau.com will be 6 months old and will have gained a decent sized readership. I think that makes it appropriate enough to start monetizing.
I look at it as everyone will benefit from the deal. Advertisers can gain some more exposure and hopefully generate some profits, readers get the benefit of my increased motivation and possibly some giveaways, and I get to use the additional revenue exclusively on DerekBeau.com for things like promotion and contests.
The following spots are available for sale, at a very, very low introductory rate. I will increase prices in the following months based on the demand that I observe. Please reference the statistical recap above for site stats. If you would like to inquire about reserving a spot for December 1st-31st, please contact me.
That’s It
And that’s it for October’s recap. Thank you to everyone who has mentioned DerekBeau.com to someone else and thank you to all of you who continue to read!
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