Some of you may wonder what I am doing with this post. I need you to trust me, there will be a lesson and case study here. There will be a followup post about a week after this one that will relate back here. For now, check out this guy, The InfoPreneur.
Ok, so I am featuring a guy (I call him the Info Dude) who likes to drive website traffic, James, the InfoPreneur. If you read his posts, you will find that he is a pure blogger, not an internet marketer. He posts often twice per day! He’s very new in the blogging space and loves networking and social media. Most of that is NOT what I do or teach here on this blog. However, James has one thing that is incredibly inspiring to me, and it is something that no matter how hard I try, I can’t teach other people. That thing is DRIVE! James is a bulldog on a piece of meat; he’s stink on shiz, he is pure fire and fired up all at the same time. He will succeed because he won’t quit and I respect that greatly! It’s something that just can’t be taught, but I think some facets of it can be caught! …but you need to be around people like James in order to catch their fire… that is why I comment there often.
Below are some basic questions I asked him. Check it…
1) real name
James http://www.theinfopreneur.net/
2) age
29
3) what do you do in the real world for your job?
Drive Trucks, used to be a physical training instructor in the military for 10 years.
4) when did you start your blog?
October 27th 2009, 3 months ago
5) why did you start it?
Because I was sick of seeing the same information over and over again and had a pure passion for motivating people, PTI in the military I guess.
6) what is your goal? (money, fame, fun, friends) Have you made any money?
I want to start making a full time living from my online activity and achieve a book deal.
7) do you have any other sites/blogs
I have resisted the urge to start a few other sites, I have tons of ideas, but I know the site won’t do as well as it is now if I split my attention.
traffic stats
3,950+ unique visitors, 75,000 page views with 41,700 from spiders.
9) total search engine only visits by month
476 visit via search engines, with firefox being the top used browser.
10) number of posts on your blog
180+ posts with 3000+ comments, the most being 93 on one post.
11) main topic/focus of your blog
I guess it’s motivation and quick ways to drive traffic to your site or business.
12) give me a quote that inspires you
“Your past doesn’t determine your destination, just influences the way you travel.”
– There were times as kid I was homeless and had an abusive upbringing, i have no education and shoulnd’t be where I am, but here i am a dumb ass like me is doing it, that’s my motivation, to make sure my family never have to go through what I did.
13) what motivates you to continue your blog?
I work a 60hr week in my paid job, I want to be able to spend all my time with my family and make the future financially secure, plus I love it when I get great comments on the site, as someone with has no qualifications it’s great to hear people call me a writer.
14) best advice you have for newbies
Write and promote, write and promote.
15) 3 of your favorite posts on your site
The Shocking Truth, Treat Your Website as a Sniper Rifle and are you running too many websites?
16) who is your online mentor, why?
I have a few, I have been likened to Gary V in the way I work in the site etc, I actually quite like ’some’ aspects of David Risley etc. Instead of learning everything from one person I ’save and delete’ what I like from each person I come across and ignore the rest.
17) where do you see yourself in 2 years? 5 years?
Good question, All I know that in a years time I want to be working from home having been able to replace my current wages, with a book deal on the horizon. 2 years time?… retired, 5 years time? buying my first boat!
I would encourage many of you to head over and say “hello” to James and leave him a comment or 4. But before you do that, get my RSS feed so you can see the followup to this post and learn a little something about links. Stay tuned.
Brother I can’t thank you enough for these kind words and no F’ bombs!
Seriously though if you or anyone needs any advice or inspiration just give me a shout, I’m not a ‘marketing guru’, now am I a web expert I just get in the mixer and get stuck in.
The only other way I can put it, is to jump in the deep end and learn to swim once you hit the bottom.
Looking forward to interacting with your follows and the follow up piece you do.
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
you got it man, you are a real inspiration.. and hey, look, threaded comments! LOL
Yeah brother loving the new look!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Met ya both today… good day I think
I have been blogging bloody years and you sure have picked this shit up fast James, I also agree that you do have a lively blog from what I have seen so far, keep it up.
Commenting is where you’re at. That’s your leverage for growth.
No f-bombs? Is that like.. fuck woooooo boom!
Rob
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
yeah Rob, you got a lot going on your blog dude, lots of subs and all, nice to see. You are permitted to drop f-bombs here anytime you want, but me, I am laying low on that stuff lately.
I think james thought I might F-bomb him a little too, LOL
At least I know what the F-bomb is now lol
We don’t say “f-bomb” much here in UK… we just say the f word and be done with it.
There’s a time and a place for it I guess, then again, it’s just a word, some do get het up over nothing…
http://robsellen.com/2009/07/i-am-better-then-you.html
Thanks for that about my blog, I gotta sort it out though, give it a good injection of mojo!
Rob
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Hey Rob,
Where about in the UK are you?
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
I’m right on the south coast of Dorset… Place called http://portland-bill.com
I am one those “famous” stonemasons… ok, ex one now..
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
LOL Rob – I’m England born, America residing and I have never met an Englishman who is afraid to say what they want and be done with it. Part of my culture that I love. I’d love to see the word twat used more over here, but it has an ENTIRELY different meaning.
Lisa,
He he…
We are all cynical buggers, none of this unicorn juice kum by yah stuff..
There are alot of twats out there Lisa… so what does it mean there?
It’s probably our most common cuss word here…
But yeah, we English don’t mince our words much, tell like it is.
Honesty pays, however harsh…
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Awesome post Allyn – Thanks!!
My biggest obstacle is motivation. Not because I don’t want this to work, because I do. Not because I don’t want to work hard, because I am an extremely hard worker. For me, working FT at a place that drains me physically and mentally, some days the idea of writing when I get home seems …well…difficult. I am a gemini, I love people, love excitement…I get PUMPED and do well with like minded people, but this is the first time in my life those like minded people are virtual. They are also inconsistent. Meaning, I keep in touch with some but its here and there. Not having someone, I guess you’d say, help be a physical cheerleader in my “real world” is not something i’m used too. I feed off energy.
Anywho, tangent there. I feel like this was the right post at the right time for me. I guess, i’m kind of a needy gemini right now lol. Some days I wish my significant other was into this so we could support and motivate each other, but this is the last thing hes interested in. So between you, griz, tka and now IP…I think my bases are covered.
James is one of a kind. As are you. But not the same kind.
Ralph´s last blog ..Sunday Funnies – Brain Freeze
Ralph, your comment ended up in spam again. buddy you need to get a new gravatar with a new email addy. something happend with the one you are using. everyone of your comments gets Akismet’d
But anyway, yeah, me and James are different, but he has FIRE and that is what I like about him
Hey Brother, just echo what Paul said, I can help you if you need it.
Yeah that’s what the internet is about, different people going about things in a different way but coming together hey!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Allyn, this is a great example of web 2.0. I really enjoyed reading some of Jame’s posts. His enthusiasm is contagious. I am sure that is why he has so many followers in such a short period of time.
Denise @ How to Make Money Online at Home´s last blog ..How to Make Money Online at Home Has a New Look
thanks Denise, I agree, he is a fireball! Only now we can milk him and sell him a bunch of ebooks and paid forums BWAHAHAHA BWAHAHAHA
ha ha ha !
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Hey Denise thanks for the support.
Off to check out your site and start promoting your stuff! Spread the love
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
James, my bro…nice to see you interviewed…and Oh Christ! Allyn’s going blogger on me, and I’m spending all my spare time lately studying internet marketing.
Ray´s last blog ..A Criticism of Steve Pavlina
Ray, have no fear, there is a HUGE internet marketing lesson to be learned here. Just need to wait a week! (But James is a helluva good dude anyway)
Getting big attention fast is one lesson here I think and it will interesting to see how it all pans out, in a year or so, there will some interesting lessons for all of us.
With the recent and hard to ignore transparency that seems to be happening and some of that is clearly down to the socialness of things, facache and twitter and the like, it’s making it so easy to say something and get it noticed…
That is effecting Internet marketing niche itself massively I reckon, R Healy’s post did a good job of showing that transparency is unavoidable.
As for getting attention, (should be easier now than ever) …
One thing I really keep thinking about is that truth in you only need “1000 true fans”… google it.
The faster and better you do attract those fans the better.
Rob
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Hey Rob,
Yeah I have heard of the 1,000 true fans lately too, I think it’s a great concept, Maren Kate from escapingthe9to5.com did a post on this recently.
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Hey Ray,
Good to see you here, ha ha Allyn is always teaching us something whether we knew it or not!
Dude just seen your latest commentluv, off to check that bad boy out!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Hey Al, is this a wp plugin for comments? It’s very nice.
Ray´s last blog ..A Criticism of Steve Pavlina
nice I know love it! But sadly, it is coded in the theme, not a plugin. I love the Pagelines guys, there shiz is very very nice.
Liking your post about Pavlina… the man is getting odd…had to go check after seeing that post of yours Ray.
I mean, a year ago he was on all radars, made some good if a little long winded post back then (he must be a Grizz reader) some interesting lessons that were from experience, can’t beat that, but I hadn’t seen it in a long time and never knew he started all that recent stuff.
Even Max Mosley would get on ok with him now!
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Ray, you can get the WP threaded comments plugin. Just Google it.
Denise @ How to Make Money Online at Home´s last blog ..How to Make Money Online at Home Has a New Look
Hi Allyn,
I’m doing some half-time reading! Oh well, back to the Super Bowl!
Oh, by the way …… Killer Blog Name Allyn!
Jeffrey´s last blog ..Super Bowl Fun! Bloggers Market Bowl
What Jeffrey, you don’t like “the who mashup?”
ROFL
I am outta beers, so i am here answering you!
The Who! Is that who that was? Wow they sure have lost their voice. The music was good however. Ringo’s kid did pretty good on those drums, don’t ya think?
Denise @ How to Make Money Online at Home´s last blog ..How to Make Money Online at Home Has a New Look
was that Ringo’s kid really? didn’t know that. My thought is the Super Bowl should have a big modern act, not these old washed up ones.
THE who.. washed up?
Lol. classic band.
Not sure about Ringo’s kid, anyway.. don’t watch superbowl, prefer real football
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Is this Nirvana ? What let’s take a look I don’t know you but your promoting a new guy CHECK your promoting him out of genuine admiration, Hold up now I see the guy above me has The Third Tribe Suckers
TRUE DAT I’m missing the lame ass WHO for this ok now let me click out of this hootsuite thingy and see if this blog is do follow then it’s RAP 
Very cool site I’m going to have a lot around Thanks 
Nice work on the post keep it up and I may profile YOU
Who am I ? Nobody but I like underdogs and can spot winners like James a mile away
John Sullivan´s last blog ..Super Bowl Sunday Blogger Luv announcement Who DAT ?
John, I have no idea what you just said man, but that could be the IPAs clouding my reading comprehension. Either way, great use of smilies!
… I’ll have whatever it is your smoking mate.
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Awesome John, cheers brother, Allyn, Rob let me introduce John, Like us all he lays it out, no BS, no fluff he is really out there in the mixer, his site ‘potpolitics’ will explain more.
Go check him out
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Yeah, I went and checked his blog out… will be reading more.
I prefer reading people who tell it as it is, rather then what people want to hear.
So, by that account, I am looking in the right directions
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Congrats to you, JamesTheInfoPreneur, on
earning Allyn’s seal of approval !! Your blog
is definately on fire… just watch out for burning/
flaming out yourself.
Hey,
Burning out only occurs when people ignore the readers of their sites. Don’t worry I’m good to go, yeah earning the Allyn seal of approval is a big achievement, do you think Allyn should actually have a proper ’seal or approval’ ?
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
I visit james daily… I do get motivation from him. I have also stopped here a little more frequently lately and forsee this as a regular place to get some influential marketing skills. It is really neat to see the likes of James share openly and honestly. I like the fact that he always mentions his concerns for his family in what he does. I believe he is genuine and wish him nothing but success. My goal is to one day meet him. I can’t say that about a lot of bloggers but something about this guy and his drive is truly inspiring.
Jus sayin
Lee
Hey Brother good to see you over here,
Yeah man Allyn is someone you need to pay attention to closely, very closely. This guy makes coin on the net and does it in his own way.
The thing about Allyn is he isn’t afraid of getting in the mixer. Got a post coming out about all this later.
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
James has an infectious work rate that just makes you want to do something. He honestly makes me feel lazy sometimes! Real kick up the arse to do more than I am.
I haven’t met anyone yet as passionate and fired up as he is to achieve. I think you need that tenacity to stick it out and become awesome – especially in this minefield of a market.
Kudos, James. You’re a legend!
Ian´s last blog ..The Law of The Jungle AKA How to Take Less Crap
you hit it on the head Ian… he is infectious! Just look at him all over here talking with everyone. that is something to see and VERY VERY rare in this arena.
Hey Allyn,
First, I gotta say that the new theme and threaded comments have pushed your blog from shiz hot to super shiz hot. Great stuff!
I’ve been reading James’ stuff for a couple of months now and have really loved seeing him be fired up and continually putting out great content. He’s managed to build a community super quick and he interacts with them in a great manner.
P.S. You and John Sullivan should write a book to rival Chris Brogan’s “Trust Agents”. If you do, I hope you title it, “Cuss Agents.”
Gordie´s last blog ..Personal Development By George Clooney: Speech From “Up In The Air”.
Now that is something I would pay money for, ‘The Real Truth Agents’
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Brother have you seen your spike ? bloggerillustrated.net – Site Info from Alexa http://ow.ly/14Xev
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum
Although from what I read, Alexa is a skewed thing due to it being counted by those witth he Alexa toolbar… how many NON marketers have that?
Not many I bet.
I don’t use it, nor have I for years.
Still, a nice spike can’t be dismissed
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
I honestly don’t know anything about Alexa ranks. Can it get me paid?… if not, I dunno.
No it can’t get you paid…….an affiliate of mine i’m struggling with says that alexa is nothing to advertisers…yet they use it on their site for open rankings……hmmm go figure..what am i missing
Hey everyone awesome interview with James!
He’s doing it and he’s been doing it and doing an awesome job at that.
I really like that quote James and it’s good to see you all over the threaded comments here!
Take it easy everyone!
Eric´s last blog ..Real Or Robot
Hi Eric, thanks for being a part of the show here today!
Feel free to hand out for a while, my bandwidth is here for ya! 
Allyn, I would be curious how you’re getting the same 10 or so people to engage so furiously and often on your blog comments. I get quite a few commenters, but all too often one comment and gone. Now the opposite is true on twitter where a comment volley may last days and include many people. But of course I’m getting nothing back but a warm feeling.
daltonsbriefs´s last blog ..New Media in NW Indiana
I’m not Allyn but.. don’t underestimate that warm feeling… it’s damn cold in places.
Have you thought to…ask your twitter followers?
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Hey Dalton, I have been watching you for almost 2yrs and I don’t comment on your blog because I hate blogger/blogspot comment systems. Have you considered switching to a self hosted wordpress site? It really could make the difference.
Keith´s last blog ..Do-Follow Forum Just For Bloggers
As a blogger user, I do agree the comment system needs updating and sorting out.
Hopefully that is one change to be made this year along with the rest as promised.
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
@steve, man, they are hanging out here because they are waiting for me to milk them like rabbits!
next time we meet up, we can talk about some of the community building stuff I am doing. It’s really some of the most rewarding stuff I have done online. Don’t get me wrong, making money with blogs and all that is very rewarding, but being entrenched with good folks like you see here is freaking awesome!
Hey Al,
I have been watching James for a couple of months now, you are right, he is surely ON FIRE and is one to be watched closely.
Love the new theme and threaded comments too….
Keith´s last blog ..Do-Follow Forum Just For Bloggers
Thanks Keith,
Dude you are the one to keep up with at the minute, you have your fingers in all sorts of pies!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
Keith, thanks man, I am liking this pretty theme too. It’s clean and the backend admin area is really well thought out as well.
Hey all – not to break up this blog love-fest, ha – how do you folks other than Allyn make money? Seriously – do you sell WP themes, autoresponders, etc. At the end of the day you can’t sell tweets (not yet ayway). Just curious all – thanks! Nice blog James! But, I am curious how this enthusiasm holds up if you can’t eventually monetize what you’re doing.
Kent
Hey Kent,
Yeah I know what you are saying, I have a plan to start making money online in the next few months, so I can’t really comment on how it’s done, I for one would follow Allyn’s lead in this, he made serious cash last year and is more than happy to talk about how he did it.
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
REAL products as affiliates?
Adsense?
Amazon?
Ebay?
Thinking outside the “internet marketing” circle is a good thing.
Monetising is not everything, but hey, another thing, it’s not likely you will be looking or asking on the right blog, what I mean is, where you think people make money is often not where they really make money.
You assume James has to monetise that blog he has.
People won’t tell you where and how they make it for real, niches etc.. why would they?
What matters is what YOU are doing, not others.
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Hey Kent,
Great Question. At the need of the day, he who has the gold makes all the rules.
I love blogging but dudes have gotta earn somehow!!
Thanks guys. Nothing original here – but I see two ways Rob…. 1) Niche blog and sell folks what they’re looking for; 2) Make lots of friends on-line, and hope some buy things from you because they like and trust you. OK – three might be to do No. 2, but have a little bit of “niche-ness” about you. For me – that would be real estate, for James – it might be transportation – others it might be cars, mma, football, etc. — Good stuff again.
Nothing original anywhere
In your case it leveraging what you know and getting your unique angle across to the right people, in the right way.
Rob Sellen´s last blog ..The third tribe suckers
Hey Kent, you have summed up the differences in niche marketers vs social ones. I think there is room for a nice balance too as you mentioned. I will let you know how that works out!
wow…this guy is so amazing
he was started blogging about 3 month but has lot of comment of each posting. He’s really amazing. ok..I just go to his blog
ofan @ Handle Money´s last blog ..Become Economic Person
Hey thanks for the support, if you need anything just give me a shout!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
James is a great guy, he is motivated and is willing to bring other’s to his level and help them accelerate passed him if necessary. Great inspiration and as just starting my first blog I wouldn’t be as successful as I am with out the content on his site and his support. If anyone needs a finger to help guide you, TheInfoPreneur.net is the place for you!
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Was looking for an edit button on the comments, Theinfopreneur.net was what I meant to say. Sorry
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yep, he’s a super good dude, and he fires me up. I love seeing new guys kick ass!
Didn’t expect a post like this on bloggerillustrated.net. Even so thanks for pointing the infopreneur to me – heading to check his blog out.
looks like you really like the theme I am using
)
(geesh my url is banned from comluv – some kind of feed error
Phil, I told you I liked it man! But I got the paid version so I can do a little more shiz with it. But you are the one that introduced me to it, thanks!
And, you are right, Info Preneur dude is not anything like what is normally here, but there is a big point to all of this, trust me!
Hey Allyn,
Great interview with a dude that has been a steam engine of several blogs.
His enthusiasm and passion is like the Ebola Virus – it kills your excuses in 24 hours!!
I just wanted to say I appreciate James man.
Cheers
I Oulsegen! thanks for stopping in and adding to the convo, you are welcome here anytime!
Hey Brother good to see you here too!
I love that Ebola Virus, might have to incorporate that one! lol
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
hahaha,
glad you do man. Anything for you guys.
BTW I mentioned Allyn In my last post and you James, 2 posts ago.
I love the love fest going on here too. Thanks to you man.
Olusegun´s last blog ..Broke-Ass Blogger or MSI Blogger – Which One Are You?
awesome love fest going on in here today!
I will be in later to followup with each of you. Thanks for playing nice on my bandwidth, LOL
AL
Al have you seen your latest traffic spike, dude awesome!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
I’ve known James for awhile now and he was an absolute powerhouse from the moment he started. I has a lot of zeal, beyond the normal person, but that’s only because he’s the type of guy who sees what he wants and does what needs to be done to get there.
Sire´s last blog ..How Twitter Can Actually Earn You Some Cash
Thanks Sire, good to see you here brother. This is a big compliment from you as you and Allyn are my mentors really, now off to publish some new content!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
just saying it as I see it James.
Sire´s last blog ..How The People Search Craze Could Put Money In Your Pocket
Wow!!!
Dude, I’ve been hoping for a rundown of what makes this guy tick. Glad I know!! Because I can see similarities between him and I. Rock on… this is good. Good, good, good.
I’ll be returning.
good stuff Travis… you can’t teach good character and work ethic, and if you’ve got that (like James) then you will go far bro!
I love the interview. I always like to get to know things about a blogger that you may not ever know until someone interviews them.
Brian Inman´s last blog ..Putting Your Own Spin On Your Gaming Blog Articles
Hey Brian,
If you need anything just give me a shout
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
This is inspiring and just shows where focus can take you…. I have been focusing a lot of one of my blogs and it’s a slow build but it is happening.
Looking forward to the followup post.
Forest´s last blog ..How To Avoid Going To The Supermarket
hey Forrest thanks dude. All you need is drive and passion, I have no qualifications, don’t mix in the marketing circles, just get in the mixer and carve out my own path, it aint easy but definately worth it.
If you need anything just give me a shout
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Onward The Brave
Hey Allyn, great interview Q&A.
James, I think you’re spot on here. Don’t just focus on one but person but learn from as many people as you can.
the important thing is that you try lots of stuff and then try some more.
Matthew Needham´s last blog ..Charity benefits from 4 Hour Work Week
Hey Brother, good to see you here man. Yeah man keep mixing it up!
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Forum Invites Come And Get Them
Cool interview. I just left a couple comments over at his place…lookin’ forward to things.
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Hey Dennis,
Good to see you over at mine, looking forward to meeting you in the forum too
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Forum Invites Come And Get Them
Wow! I was gone just for a day and look at what I missed out on. Now this is an example of how your comments should look
Just think about all the extra content your getting and long tails to boot.
Now only if I could stay as focused as TheInfoPrener and write, write and write some more. Honestly if I had the time I would, but coming up with the time is the problem. We need like 50 hour days and only require 4 hours sleep haha.
@TheInfoPrener: Hey man that is a nice site you have going over there. Love the layout and how everything comes together. Makes it look a lot more professional and easy on the eyes. I also noticed it seems you have a lot of guest posts which is a really good idea. If give’s your followers a different take and gives you content and lets other people interact with your audience as well. Keep it up man and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Jason Z
hey Jason,
Yeah man the site was built up by the readers so it’s important to give the readers as much exposure as possible.
I hear you about time brother I literally survive on 5hrs a night becuase I work a 60hr week on my day job too, If you need anything just give me a shout
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Forum Invites Come And Get Them
@jason, yeah man, if this blog was monetized, I could be raking in the traffic and money, but alas, it’s just for fun. But still, yeah, it’s freaking cool that everyone is conversing here like this. crazy stuff.
Great article!
I’m not sure I can add anything that hasn’t been said, but I will say that James truly is extraordinary and one-of-a-kind.
I actually discovered this site because of him and you have some fantastic articles that I have to get back to finish reading
Hey Karen,
Thanks for the support, yeah Allyn is on of the people I follow very closely, honest, knows his stuff.
Speak soon Karen, did you see the latest post about the forum invite?
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Forum Invites Come And Get Them
Hi Karen, ain’t it great how that all works out? I hope you are able to get some info here that will help you in your efforts!
AL
Great review of the site and the man.
When it comes down to it, it’s drive that separates the successful from the ones left on the side of the road.
It’s no different in blogging than in any other endeavor of life (education, sports, trade).
J @ The Digital Life & Tools Blog´s last blog ..Updating Your WordPress Blog Too Frequently: Avoiding Getting Banned from Ping Services
exactly J.. drive drive drive! if you ain’t got it, you will fail, but if you do have it, HUGE things can be accomplished!
AL
Ok, so, the comments on this post are like off the friggin charts. I just don’t know what to say but “thanks” cuz you guys are great!
I can promise you that all this participation really really really fires me up to do one helluva video this weekend for you!
AL
Looking forward to it man!
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Oooh look at Al all swimming in a sea of comments. Think you made the right move Mr? Looks like it to me. Congrats my friend – things are looking good.
And I knew you when…
Griz´s last blog ..Traffic Stats the A List Will Never Tell You
oh yeah man, and do-follow too! LOL
Just wait til I milk the life out of all these people, bwahahaha!
Hi Allyn,
You changed your theme. Did you change your feed as well? My feedreader faled to catch your last 2 postings.
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Hi Costa, I changed because I wanted something pretty and with threaded comments.
the feed seems to be in good order, dunno what happened with our RSS reader. let me know if it keeps up, thanks!
AL
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It is pretty and clean.
I’ve re-subscribed. The glitch must be on my side.
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Hah I got you sussed Allyn – you are going to be starting a paid forum when? Next month – where do I sign up and which tirbe will I be in?
I think $97 a month is about right for a membership site!
I just noticed that I hadn’t commented here yet and I really want to be part of this 100+ comment event, so here I am!
Trent Brownrigg´s last blog ..How to Get More Traffic to Your Blog
how about that eh Trent? this social stuff can be quire rewarding when it is done right!
who’d a thunk it?
Brother get the follow up and running lol
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Hello there allyn and the info dude!
Ive been like a silent crocodile under the water for some time now, studying all your posts(and grizzlys, +some lissowerbutts and others in the griz club) like ive never studied in my life. Gotta say thanks to all that teaching + humor!
Anyway, this post made me come out of my nutshell because it somewhat defies what grizzly is teaching. It will be interesting to see how the blog does in the future in terms of traffic and income without seo.
I dont have that much experience, but if you put seo theory aside for a moment, you realise that all seo is, is targeted visibility – Find a way to get visibility in a consistent manner and cost-effective way, and you’re in business. Maybe in the mmo niche the time it takes to write one ezine article is probably not worth as much as leaving 10-15 comments within that time. Maybe that the 10 comments written on 10 different seo’d pages that bring targeted traffic + ”the social media benefit” are worth more than that one ezine.
Just some theories. And to the infopreneur, your name is not new to me, I recount hearing that sometime ago but don’t remember where… probably in comments where you must have good visibility within the mmo niche. And to the fact that you’re english/british or english well I have big respect for that nation, makes me proud that I’m white. I wish you the best of luck for the future.
@t Allyn hane – have you ever seen in your analytics data people find your site via the keywords ”master of my own domain” ? I have a pretty bad memory, and often times when I want to find your site, I type in bloggerlens.com , only to find out that it’s not your site but the one of your friend. Then I remember the ”master of my own domain” phrase, type it up in google, and that’s how I find your blog!
Also looks like the big beer blog dosent exist anymore, maybe there weren’t good ways to monetize that… I might have missed that in the 3-4 posts that I haven’t read… well anyway cheers and good luck to both
alex @ runescape bits´s last blog ..Some new Guides comming up!
Hi Alex,
thanks for stopping over here. You are very right when you talk about “targeted” visits. that is what matters, no matter where they come from.
and, yep, I get a lot of traffic for “master of my own domain” funny as those folks are NOT trageted to this niche, but this ain’t amoney site anyway.
Beer blog was kicking some big ass man, gigantic traffic and the SERPS were covered with my stuff. But I had to shut it down, just did not work out with my future and current biz model. we live and learn.
AL