A Thorn in My Side
By all accounts, I was certain that moving my blog over to WordPress and onto my own domain was the right thing to do. Many (if not all) online marketers lately are preaching the personal branding… so what better than to move it over, right?
I’ve noticed since the move that my RSS subscriber numbers have dramatically dropped. At first I thought that this was just FeedBurner asleep at the wheel again, but now I’m not so sure. Google Analytics shows a pretty significant drop in visitors as well, but I see today that it’s actually picking back up a bit. My Entrecard point price for an ad has gone from in the 50s range down to 18 today.
In the words of Grant Wilson, what the frig? I’m still writing the same content, if not better with the random addition of videos. Is this just a curve that will pick back up again once people get acclimated to the new site? I can’t imagine that the design is affecting subscribers since they never have to see the design, or visitors since they don’t see the design until they get here. The average time visitors spend on the site is slowing moving up, so I don’t think the design is a factor.
Am I missing the obvious? I’ve received good feedback from some people in the industry that I really respect. I respect their opinions based on my interactions with them via social media and also based on their reputations and the collection of work they’ve amassed in the blogosphere and online marketing. So what gives?
Read MoreCall me… seriously!
So, no one called me! My fragile little ego is destroyed! So I’m extending the contest… call the number and tell me jokes or something! Winner gets 100 Entrecard credits and some link love!
Read MoreCall me call me any anytime
I’m in an abnormally adventurous mood today for a Monday and I’ve decided to give GrandCentral (by Google) a try. I’m not a big phone communicator, but this allows me to let people call me, leave a message or possibly get forwarded to my cell or work numbers, and give out a number that’s not necessarily my personal cell being blast about on the Internet!
Blogger users get a leg up and into the beta testing, so I my theory is that if it doesn’t work out, no harm done. So if you’re feeling silly, call me up! I’ll even run a contest!
Okay I don’t have much, but I’ll offer up 100 Entrecard credits + some link love to the funniest voice mail I receive today. Not much, but it’s what I have! I’ll also try to see if I can post the winner (not sure if GC has a function to export the sound file) but at the very least I’ll attempt to transcribe it if not.
For the record as Michael mentioned in my comments, I don’t want anyone’s number so feel free to do it as an Unknown Caller or something… I promise to erase any phone numbers I get… I’m SO not interested in collecting more lol. Just throwing that out there.
Call me on the line
Call me call me any anytime
Call me my love you can call me any day or night
Call me
