Comments on: 3 Detrimental Assumptions About Your Blog Readers That You Probably Make http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/ User Experience Design, Web Development, and Internet Marketing Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Todd K Meadows http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-13513 Todd K Meadows Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:49:44 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-13513 Twitter, Twitter, Twitter! Twitter, Twitter, Twitter!

]]> By: Mark Aaron Murnahan http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-13506 Mark Aaron Murnahan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:38:48 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-13506 I find Twitter to be invaluable. As you show in your replies to readers, the interaction is hugely important. This interaction can be greatly enhanced by most bloggers both on the blog, and off. Here is an observation I made about the use of Twitter in reaching a more engaged audience. http://bit.ly/16GsqF I find Twitter to be invaluable. As you show in your replies to readers, the interaction is hugely important. This interaction can be greatly enhanced by most bloggers both on the blog, and off.

Here is an observation I made about the use of Twitter in reaching a more engaged audience. http://bit.ly/16GsqF

]]> By: Guidelines for highly effective Websites | Tips and techniques to help create a website http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-149 Guidelines for highly effective Websites | Tips and techniques to help create a website Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:54:08 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-149 [...] As I’ve said before, Website users have the attention–span of goldfish. As soon as they complete their task, they want to know what to do next. It is up to us to provide them with a next step and to not leave them with nothing to do. If you leave your users with no clear next step what do you think they will do? With a simple mouse click they’ll leave your site forever. Lost opportunity. [...] [...] As I’ve said before, Website users have the attention–span of goldfish. As soon as they complete their task, they want to know what to do next. It is up to us to provide them with a next step and to not leave them with nothing to do. If you leave your users with no clear next step what do you think they will do? With a simple mouse click they’ll leave your site forever. Lost opportunity. [...]

]]> By: Guidelines for highly effective Websites | Brian Cray's Blog http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-108 Guidelines for highly effective Websites | Brian Cray's Blog Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:19:31 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-108 [...] As I’ve said before, Website users have the attention–span of goldfish. As soon as they complete their task, they want to know what to do next. It is up to us to provide them with a next step and to not leave them with nothing to do. If you leave your users with no clear next step what do you think they will do? With a simple mouse click they’ll leave your site forever. Lost opportunity. [...] [...] As I’ve said before, Website users have the attention–span of goldfish. As soon as they complete their task, they want to know what to do next. It is up to us to provide them with a next step and to not leave them with nothing to do. If you leave your users with no clear next step what do you think they will do? With a simple mouse click they’ll leave your site forever. Lost opportunity. [...]

]]> By: Gerlaine http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-33 Gerlaine Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:40:33 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-33 Awesome blog! I learned something here and I subscribed. Awesome blog! I learned something here and I subscribed.

]]> By: Misty Belardo http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-32 Misty Belardo Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:45:27 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-32 I totally agree with your post.. good lessons for us bloggers : ) I totally agree with your post.. good lessons for us bloggers : )

]]> By: Aaron Irizarry http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-31 Aaron Irizarry Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:22:43 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-31 I have definitely noticed the value of my traffic increasing through my interaction on twitter. great read! ~ Aaron I I have definitely noticed the value of my traffic increasing through my interaction on twitter.

great read!

~ Aaron I

]]> By: Brian Cray http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-30 Brian Cray Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:08:37 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-30 Twitter has been great. The secret to generating traffic via Twitter is reciprocation. If you connect and reciprocate links with great people, like the ones I recommended two blog posts ago, you'll gain some momentum. Also, the tips I recommended at the bottom of this article are effective in my experience. Twitter has been great. The secret to generating traffic via Twitter is reciprocation. If you connect and reciprocate links with great people, like the ones I recommended two blog posts ago, you’ll gain some momentum. Also, the tips I recommended at the bottom of this article are effective in my experience.

]]> By: Pliggs http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-28 Pliggs Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:49:05 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-28 Any advice on effective promotion or promotion tips that have worked for you? Any advice on effective promotion or promotion tips that have worked for you?

]]> By: Colin http://briancray.com/2009/02/09/3-detrimental-assumptions-about-your-blog-readers-that-you-probably-make/#comment-25 Colin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:20:03 +0000 http://briancray.com/?p=34#comment-25 I think you are right, you seem to know your stuff, but blog promotion sounds like a full-time job. I'd starve if I did this for a living ;) I sent out three tweets today about a blog post and requested retweets. Out of 55 followers I got exactly 0 retweets. Not hard to figure the percentages on that! I think you are right, you seem to know your stuff, but blog promotion sounds like a full-time job. I’d starve if I did this for a living ;) I sent out three tweets today about a blog post and requested retweets. Out of 55 followers I got exactly 0 retweets. Not hard to figure the percentages on that!

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