What I’ve learned in my first year of blogging我所了解，在我的第一年，博客

For the last few days I’ve been trying to figure out how to best write this post.對於過去幾天我一直在試圖弄清楚如何以最佳方式寫這個職位。 This is what I’ve come up with, I hope it’s helpful (cause it sure is long, winded).這是我已經有了，我希望它的幫助（事業，它肯定的是，長期以來， winded ） 。

1. What I’ve done 是什麼我已經做了
2. What I think I’ve done right 是什麼，我覺得我已經做了正確的
1. SEO徐
2. Content內容
3. Responsive回應
4. Thankful感謝
5. Research研究
3. What I think I’ve done wrong 是什麼，我覺得我已經做錯
1. Community participation社區參與
2. Took a break停頓了片刻，
3. Low Page View per Visit ratio低網頁瀏覽，每次訪問的比率
4. Misc.雜項。 Mistakes失誤
4. What I was surprised by 我感到驚訝
1. Traffic sources流量來源
2. Browser type瀏覽器類型
3. Top content熱門內容
5. What I still don’t understand 我仍然不明白
6. What I’m going to do next 我馬上就做未來
7. Summary of my tips/suggestions 總結我的秘訣/建議

What I’ve done是什麼我已經做了

One year ago I started this site.一年前，我開始了這個網站。 The first month (Aug, 2006) I had 1400 visitors.第一個月（ 8月， 2006年）我1400年的旅客。 The last month (July, 2007) I had just over 200,000 (full stats上個月（ 2007年7月）我剛超過二十萬（全統計 here這裡 ). ） 。 I’m in the Technorati “Top 5K”, and have been featured on a bunch of high profile sites - including我在來Technorati “頂端5 K ” ，並已精選對一群高調的網站-包括 Lifehacker lifehacker , ， digg , ， del.icio.us/popular del.icio.us /流行 , ， The Unofficial Apple Weblog非官方的蘋果博客 , ， 43 Folders 43文件夾 and和 Download Squad下載隊 . 。 Simplehelp actually led to a simplehelp實際上導致了 contract合同 with Download Squad, but that didn’t last very long (no comment).與下載隊，但沒能持續太久（沒有評論） 。

I don’t know if that qualifies me as a successful blogger, therefore take everything I say (in terms of the suggestions I offer) with the appropriate grain(s) of salt.我不知道如果我有資格作為一個成功的Blogger ，因此，採取一切我說（在條款的建議，我提供）與適當的糧食（ s ）的鹽。

What I think I’ve done right是什麼，我覺得我已經做了正確的

1. SEO徐

As the作為 traffic sources流量來源 indicate, being SEO-aware has been pretty good to me.表明，正在西區知道一直不錯給我。 Don’t get me wrong - I’m far from any kind of不要誤會我的意思-我遠離任何種 SEO expert徐專家 . 。 But I paid attention to a few suggestions, and Google sent me 527,205 ‘visits’.但我注意的幾點建議，與Google寄給我的527205 '訪問' 。 Things that I’m absolutely convinced helped:的事情，我絕對相信幫助：
- Submitting a -提交 sitemap網站地圖 to至 Google谷歌
- If you’re using WordPress, -如果您使用的W ordPress， use a specific URL structure使用特定的URL結構
- Write naturally. -寫自然。 I’ve never attempted to keyword-stuff, and Google seems to think I’m OK.我從來沒有試圖關鍵字的東西，和Google似乎認為我很確定。
- Not being a link-farm. -不是一個鏈接農場。 I don’t take part in link exchanges, which a lot of people claim help, and I don’t do blog meme’s.我不參加在鏈接的交流，其中有很多人要求幫助，我不這樣做博客的meme的。 I’m absolutely certain this has helped my search traffic, not hindered it.我絕對肯定這有助於我的搜索交通，而不是阻礙它。

2. Content內容

Yeah, I’ve done my fair share of是啊，我已經做了我公平地分享 digg-bait writing digg -誘餌，以書面 . 。 Top 10 lists involving pretty much anything to do with OS X, or detailed Ubuntu tutorials, are a lot more likely to make it to the front page of digg than a post on converting flac files to mp3.前10名的名單，涉及幾乎任何與OS X中，或詳細的Ubuntu的教程，是很多更有可能作出它的頭版digg比對轉換後的FLAC文件的MP3 。

With that said, that post on converting flac files to mp3 is the #1 viewed article on this site.與說，對轉換後的FLAC文件的MP3是＃一看的文章在本網站上。 It was never on the front page of digg, never linked to from Lifehacker (in fact I think only three or four blogs have linked to it).這是從來沒有對頭版digg ，從來沒有聯繫，以從lifehacker （事實上，我認為只有三個或四個博客有聯繫的話） 。 So why is it so viewed?所以，為什麼會這樣看？ Google.谷歌。 It’s the #1 returned result for the phrases它的＃一返回結果為詞組 flac to mp3的FLAC的MP3 , ， convert flac to mp3轉換的FLAC的MP3 and和 flac converter轉換器的FLAC . 。 Suggestion: if you know a fair bit about lossless audio, I think there’sa great niche audience for a blog on that topic.建議：如果您知道一個公平一點無損音頻，我認為有很大的利基觀眾一個博客就這一話題。 I’m not enough of an expert to start one, but if you are, I’ll be happy to give you your first link我沒有足夠的一位專家，一開始，但如果你是，我將很樂意給你的第一個鏈接

3. Responsive回應

I think I’ve done a pretty good job at answering most of the comments/questions that have come my way.我覺得我已經做了不錯的工作，在回答大部分的評論/問題有來我的方式。 I often compose a response and not only leave it as a reply on the blog post, I email it directly to the person who asked.我經常撰寫的回應，而不是只留下它作為一個答复關於博客帖子，我的電子郵件，它直接向人誰問。 That way even if they never come to the site again (to check and see if I answered their question) they can deal with me directly by email.這樣，即使他們從來沒有來該網站（檢查看看，如果我回答了他們提出的問題） ，他們可以處理與我直接通過電子郵件。

A couple of times people have pointed out errors in my content, or suggested a faster/better alternative solution to a problem.一對夫婦的時候，人們曾經指出的錯誤在我的內容，或提出了更快/更好的辦法解決問題。 When that happens, I immediately confirm that the error/suggestion is in fact correct, then update the post - crediting the person who pointed out my error etc.在此情況下，我立即證實，錯誤/建議實際上是在正確，然後更新後-計入的人誰指出我的錯誤等。

4. Thankful感謝

I try to go out of my way to thank people who have helped me.我嘗試走出去的方式，我要感謝的人誰幫助我。 From small notes of thanks to people who link to me/write about my site, to answering notes of thanks with a “you’re welcome, I’m glad it helped!”.從小型的註釋感謝的人誰鏈接到我/寫關於我的網站，回答注意到致謝與“歡迎您，我很高興它幫助！ ” 。 Though a number of well-respected bloggers suggest that soliciting links from bigger blogs is a good idea (when it’s on topic), it never felt right to me (a bit spammy, but maybe it’s acceptable spam?).雖然一些備受尊重的博客建議徵求鏈接，從更大的博客是一個好主意（當它的對話題） ，它從未感受到的權利，我（有點垃圾，但也許是可以接受的垃圾郵件？ ） 。 Now, if the site in question actually asks readers to submit their own content, go nuts.現在，如果有問題的網站，其實要求讀者提交其自己的內容，請堅果。 I have found that simply thanking people for linking to you, makes them more likely to do it again. 我發覺根本感謝的人聯繫起來給你，使他們更可能做一遍。

5. Research研究

I’ve learned a lot by reading other peoples blogs, and actually doing what they suggest.我已經學到了很多東西，通過閱讀其他國家人民的博客，和實際上做了什麼，他們建議。 Pro Blogger親的Blogger I couldn’t recommend enough.我不能建議不夠的。 Even the guest writers on his site offer great insight.甚至客戶作家，他的網站提供了極大的啟示。 I read我讀 How not to be a successful blogger如何不成為一名成功的Blogger (and the fantastic quote by Kathy Sierra at the end of the post) at least once a month. （和神奇引述由Kathy的塞拉利昂在去年底，郵政）每個月至少舉行一次。 Though I don’t always agree with some of the ‘marketing’ tactics he suggests,雖然我並不總是同意部分的營銷策略，他建議， Dosh Dosh dosh dosh is also a wealth of knowledge.也是一個豐富的知識。

Using使用 Google Analytics Google的分析 . 。 I can’t stress enough how helpful it is to know things like how people got to your site, what they searched for to get there, which posts are most viewed, which source of traffic it was that drove a post up etc. That’s all pure gold .我不能強調不夠，如何幫助這是知道的東西一樣，人們如何到了您的網站，他們搜查，以獲取有，哪些職位是最多人看的，其中的根源，它的交通是開車後最多等' s所有純金 。 Once I realized that people were searching for info on flac files, I went nuts with the lossless audio posts.一旦我意識到人正在尋找的信息的FLAC文件，我去了堅果與無損音頻職位。 Though none of the subsequent posts have been as successful as the original, combined they have generated pretty significant traffic.雖然沒有後來的職位，已成功的原，再加上他們產生了相當重大的交通。

Knowing which questions to answer.明知地回答提問。 In my case, that’s literal - Simplehelp is a Question and Answer site.在我而言，這是字面-s implehelp是一個問題和答复的網站。 But it applies equally to any blog that tries to answer any kind of question.但它同樣適用於任何博客試圖回答任何種的問題。 Know the right ones to answer.知道正確的回答。 For example - I sign up for message boards of the bands that I like.舉例來說-我申請留言板的樂隊，我喜歡。 It’sa great way to find out pre-sale info for concerts, trade (legal) live music etc. But I also see the same questions asked over and over again.它是一種以找出預售樓花同意書信息音樂會，貿易（法律）現場音樂等，但我也看到同樣的問題問過超過一次。 One of them was “how do I convert this .flac to .mp3?”.其中一人是“我怎麼轉換。的FLAC 。 MP3嗎” 。 So I所以我 wrote out the answer寫出了答案 , and now it’s the most frequently viewed page on my site. ，而現在的最常瀏覽的網頁在我的網站上。 Go to forums, join mailing lists, newsgroups, yahoo groups, whatever - but find out what people are asking for or find interesting, and then give it to them.去論壇，加入郵件列表，新聞組，雅虎群體，無論-但是，找出哪些人所要求的，或尋找有趣的，然後給它給他們。

What I think I’ve done wrong是什麼，我覺得我已經做錯

1. Community participation社區參與

I haven’t been nearly social enough.我並沒有接近社會不夠的。 Though I’ve made it as easy as possible to contact me (my雖然我所做的，它盡可能地容易與我聯繫（我的 contact form聯繫表格 has my我已 Pownce pownce info, email address, GTalk and AIM addresses - plus, a contact form) - I’ve seriously lacked in the networking department.信息，電子郵件地址， gtalk和目的地址-加，聯絡表格） -我已經嚴重缺乏，在網絡部。

2. Took a break停頓了片刻，

That was really dumb.這是真的啞巴。 Look at 10/06 in the chart below.看看10月6日在下面的圖表。 Notice a trend over the next two months?通知一種趨勢，在未來兩個月內？ I was off to a great start, and then got lazy.我是開了一個很好的開始，然後得到懶惰。 I think I should move this up to the top of the What I think I’ve done wrong section, but I’m too lazy.我想我應該提出這個到頂部的是什麼，我覺得我已經做了錯節，但我懶得。


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Admittedly, there were other factors.誠然，還有其他因素。 During that period of decline in traffic I started another blog (note: music blogs are a tough ‘niche’ to get into, especially when you have eclectic taste in music).在此期間的跌幅在交通我開始另一博客（注：音樂博客是一個強硬的 '利基'來獲得進入，尤其是當你有兼收並蓄的音樂品味） 。 I had a brief contract with another company that included a clause that didn’t allow me to write for “competitive” sites, which Simplehelp was considered.我有一個簡短的合同，與另一家公司，其中包括一項條款，並沒有讓我寫為“競爭力”的網站，這被認為是simplehelp 。 Anyway, the point is, it took me a good 3 months to get traffic back to where it was.不過，無論如何，問題是，我花了一個良好的3個月獲得交通回到它。 Don’t make the same mistake I made. Keep at it .不要犯同樣的錯誤我。 保持它 。

3. Low Page View per Visit ratio低網頁瀏覽，每次訪問的比率

I don’t link to other content on my site very well.我不鏈接到其他的內容在我的網站上很清楚的。 I’ve started to fix this, though this post is a bit over the top in terms of linking to my own content, it’s relevant this time.我已經開始要解決此問題，雖然這個職位是一個位元以上的頂端，在條件聯繫起來，以我自己的內容，它的有關這個時候。 I did have the Related Posts WordPress plugin installed, but I discovered that it caused huge problems when your site is ‘dugg’.我本來有相關的職位 wordpress插件安裝，但我發現它造成了巨大的問題，當您的網站是' dugg ' 。 I have a fairly low (I think) level of Page Views per Visit (1.59).我有一個相當低的（我認為）的水平，網頁瀏覽，每次訪問（ 1.59 ） 。 That means a lot of people are coming here, reading one article, and leaving.這意味著有很多人來到這裡，讀一篇文章，和離開。 Though I think this is in part specifically because of the nature of Simplehelp; it’s mostly a ‘how do I fix this problem’ kind of site.雖然我認為這是在具體的一部分，因為性質simplehelp ;它的大多是'我要如何解決這個問題'種的網站。 A lot of people come here through specific search terms, get what they were looking for, and leave.有很多人來到這裡，通過具體的搜索條件，得到什麼他們正在尋找，並離開。 Well, I’d like for them to stick around a while longer, and I haven’t done enough to try and fix that.那麼，我想要為他們堅持圍繞，而更長的時間，和我沒有做足夠的嘗試和修正。

4. Misc.雜項。 Mistakes失誤

I should have registered a .com domain.我應該登記。 com網域。
I haven’t done enough to promote RSS.我做得不足夠，以促進的RSS 。 Take a look at考慮一下 the How-To Geek如何到發燒友 . 。 He started his site in October of 2006 (I started mine in Aug of 2006) and he has 14,557 RSS subscribers (as of Aug 08 2007).他開始了他的網站在2006年10月（我開始排雷，在2006年8月）和他有14557的RSS訂閱（截至2007年8月8日） 。 I have 1100, on a good day.我1100年，對一個好日子。 In fact, get him to write a ‘how to be a successful blogger’ post, cause he’s done a better job of creating a ‘how-to’ site than I have.事實上，在他能寫'如何成為一個成功的Blogger後，引起他的工作做得更好，創造一個'如何'的網站比我。

What I was surprised by我感到驚訝

1. Traffic sources流量來源

Over the last year, in spite of being on the digg front page 17 times, having a bunch of links from Lifehacker (thanks guys you rule!) etc - Google search is the #1 source of traffic to this site.在過去一年中，儘管有被對digg頭版的17倍，有一群來自lifehacker的鏈接（感謝傢伙，你統治！ ）等-G oogle搜索是＃ 1來源的交通到這個網站。 By a long shot由一個長期槍殺 . 。 I go into more detail on this subject in the我去到更詳細的關於這個問題的，在 what I still don’t understand我仍然不明白 section, but Google accounted for 47% of the overall traffic to this site.節，但Google佔47 ％的整體交通到這個網站。 Yahoo accounted for 1.47%.雅虎佔1.47 ％ 。 In another light, Google accounted for 93.41% of the在另一輕時， Google佔93.41 ％的 Search Referrals搜索推介 - Yahoo, the 2nd most popular search referral, only accounted for 2.88% of search driven traffic. -雅虎，第二最受歡迎的搜索轉介，只有佔2 .88％的搜索驅動的交通。

2. Browser type瀏覽器類型

Simplehelp visitors are awesome! simplehelp客人是可怕！ Firefox火狐 was the most popular browser among Simplehelp readers, at 51.48%.是最受歡迎的瀏覽器之間的simplehelp讀者，在51.48 ％ 。 IE was second @ 32.49%, Safari 3rd @ 10.68% and Opera 4th @ 2.72%.即是second@32.49 ％ ， 3rd@10.68 ％的Safari和Opera 4th@2.72 ％ 。 Though this site targets “beginner to intermediate computer users” it seems as though more than 2/3’s of you are doing the right thing and not using IE.雖然這個網站的目標，在“初學者和中級電腦用戶”看來，雖然以上的2 / 3 ' S的你是做正確的事，而不是使用IE 。

3. Top content熱門內容

The #1 most viewed article, as I’ve already discussed, is the how to ＃ 1最多人看的文章，正如我已經討論過，是如何 convert flac to mp3 tutorial轉換的FLAC的MP3補習 . 。 The #2 most viewed article is ＃ 2最多人看的文章是 How to use your PC and webcam as a motion detecting and recording security camera如何使用您的PC和攝像頭作為一個議案，檢測和記錄安全照相機 . 。 In hindsight, it kind of makes sense that this was popular.在事後看來，這種意義，這是受歡迎的。 It’sa neat concept, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of different reasons someone might want to use their webcam as a security camera, and everyone has a webcam lying around unused.這是整齊的概念，有幾十個，如果不是數百人，不同的原因，有人可能想要使用他們的攝像頭作為一個安全的相機，和大家有一個攝像頭躺在靠近未使用的。 But at the time I wrote it, I did so in part because it was something that I personally needed to do (someone broke into my apartment, and judging by the neighborhood it probably would have happened again).但在當時我寫的，我這樣做，部分是因為它是一些我個人需要做的（有人闖入我的公寓，從居委會，它也許會再次發生） 。 So I figured out how to do it, and decided I might as well document it as well.因此，我揣摩怎樣做，並決定我可能會以及它的文件以及。 It was a front page digg, linked to from Lifehacker, was popular on Reddit and then eventually Stumbleupon.這是一個頭版digg ，掛鉤從lifehacker ，深受歡迎，對reddit ，然後最終stumbleupon 。

What I still don’t understand我仍然不明白

Why on earth does Google send so much traffic my way, and Yahoo so little?為什麼地球上Google是否發送了這麼多的交通我的方式，和雅虎的這麼少呢？ Seriously, do you know?嚴重的是，你知道嗎？ Search Yahoo for搜索雅虎 Windows Explorer Windows檔案總管 . 。 The 20th result is “10 Windows Explorer alternatives” - on Lifehacker.com. 20 ，結果是“ 10 Windows檔案總管替代品” -論l ifehacker.com。 The Lifehacker result is a link to a post on my site.該lifehacker結果是鏈接到一個郵政在我的網站上。 The post itself doesn’t show up until #30 in the same search for “Windows Explorer”.郵政本身並沒有顯示出來，直到30 ＃在相同的搜索“ Windows檔案總管” 。 Now search Google for現在Google搜尋 Windows Explorer Windows檔案總管 - my post shows up as #4. -我的職務顯示為＃ 4 。 Is Yahoo “punishing” Simplehelp because it uses WordPress (which means it must be a blog?) and ranks blogs lower?這是雅虎“懲罰” simplehelp ，因為它使用的WordPress （這意味著它必須是一個博客？ ）和職級較低的博客？ As I mentioned in the正如我剛才所說，在 traffic sources流量來源 section above, Google accounted for 93.41% of my search traffic - Yahoo accounted for 2.88%.上述區段時， Google佔93.41 ％ ，我的搜索交通-雅虎佔2 .88％ 。 That’sa huge difference, and it’s one that still has me puzzled. that'sa 巨大的差異，它的一個仍然有我疑惑。

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What I’m going to do next我馬上就做未來

I’m going to try some new stuff this year.我要去嘗試一些新東西，這一年。 My first project has already started - I’m trying out different ad vendors and actually spending money to promote my site.我的第一個項目已經開始了-我嘗試了不同的供應商和廣告實際上是花錢，以促進我的網站。 And then reporting back on how it went.然後報告回就如何前往。 This is all part of a larger ‘new project’, which is to write這是所有的一部分，一個更大的新項目' ，這是寫 tutorials about blogging教程關於Blogging . 。 I’d (like everyone else) like to reach a wider audience, and what better an audience than bloggers, right?我要（和其他人一樣）想達成一項更廣泛的觀眾，有什麼更好的觀眾比博客，對不對？ Now, don’t expect現在，不要指望 Pro Blogger親的Blogger stuff out of me.東西走出了我。 I’ll leave that to the experts where it belongs.我將離開向專家那裡它屬於。 What you can expect: reviews of paid services (and the free ones too), tutorials on how to use them, and my personal findings/results.你可以預期：評語的有償服務（和免費的太） ，指南對如何使用它們，並以我個人的調查結果/結果。 I’ve started out by writing我已經開始以書面 How to “Pubvertise” your Live Feedburner RSS Content to a Wider Audience如何“ pubvertise ”您的Live feedburner RSS內容，以更廣泛的觀眾 . 。 And I created an actual ad campaign through FeedBurner, which I’ll write about as soon as the results come in.我創造了一個實際的廣告系列，通過feedburner ，我會寫關於盡快結果進來

Next.下一個。 I absolutely never, ever said that I was particularly good at graphics.我絕對沒有，任何時候都說過，我是特別善於圖形。 Because that would be a lie.因為那將是一個謊言。 Adding to that, I’m an even worse designer.再加上，我覺得我是一個更壞的設計師。 This all results in the site you’re currently looking at.這一切的結果，在該網站您目前正在研究。 Now - I intentionally went with a specific type of WordPress Theme - minimal.現在-我故意去與某個特定類型W ordPress的主題-微乎其微。 Which I think this current one accomplishes.我認為目前這種一完成。 But lets face it, it could still be very functional, and look a lot nicer.但讓面對它，我們仍然可以非常的功能，並期待了很多美好的。 So in the next month or two, I’ll have a completely new look.因此，在下個月或2 ，我就會擁有一個完全嶄新的面貌。 This is entirely because of the time, effort and incredible ability of Jamie Carter - someone who I will be singing praises of in more detail soon.這完全是因為的時間，精力和令人難以置信的能力，傑米卡特-有人誰，我會唱歌，歌頌更詳細的很快。

I will continue to write the same type of content that I always have.我將繼續寫同一類型的內容，我一直有。 Trying to increase the audience is one thing, avoiding doing the thing that brought you ’success’ in the first place strikes me as not a good idea.設法增加觀眾的是一件事，避免做一件事，給你們帶來了'成功'擺在首位，罷工，我不是一個好主意。

I think it makes sense to try and correct a few of those things in the我認為這是有道理的嘗試和正確的數這些事情，在 What I think I’ve done wrong是什麼，我覺得我已經做錯 section.一節。 For starters, I’m going to be a bit more social.首先，我要多一點社會。 Speaking of which, check out the談到這，簽出 Simplehelp Facebook group simplehelp Facebook的組 (ok that wasn’t entirely subtle, but you get the point). （確定，這是不完全的微妙，但你得到點） 。

Summary of my tips/suggestions總結我的秘訣/建議

If you didn’t read the “take what I say with a grain of salt” disclaimer at the top of this page, I’ll reiterate it here.如果你沒有看過“採取什麼我說，與糧食鹽”的免責聲明，在這個網頁的頂端，我會重申，它在這裡。 I’ve had a semi-successful first year.我已一個半成功的第一年。 That doesn’t make me a pro blogger.這並不令我親的Blogger 。 I’m sure there are much better lists of “how to be a successful blogger” in existence.我敢肯定，有好得多的名單“如何成為一個成功的Blogger ”的存在。 This is a series of things that I’ve personally observed.這是一個一系列的東西，我已經親自觀察。

1. If you take away only one thing from this rather lengthy post, it’s this: don’t blog about a subject you’re not interested in. If you see blogging as an easy way to make money, I can’t stress this strongly enough - it’s not .如果你拿走，只有一件事，從這個相當長的職位，那就是：不博客約一個主題您不感興趣，如果您看到博客作為一種簡單的方法來賺錢，我不能強調這強烈不夠的-它不是。 The only reason I made it to one year is that I enjoy doing it.唯一的原因，我到一年，是我喜歡這樣做。
2. Learn some of the basics of了解一些基本知識 SEO徐 , but remember that no matter how ’searchable’ your site is, if there’s no useful, original or interesting content, it’s not going to matter. ，但請記住，無論怎樣'搜索'您的網站是，如果沒有有用的，原件或有趣的內容，它不打算此事。
3. Don’t quit or slow down because you don’t see immediate growth.不退出或放緩，因為你沒有看到即時的增長。 This is an incredibly common tip, but it’s absolutely true .這是一個令人難以置信的共同秘訣，但它的千真萬確 。
4. Shell out the cash for your own domain.蜆殼出的現金為您自己的網域。 Hosted services like blogger.com and wordpress.com are great, but have limits.託管服務，像blogger.com和wordpress.com都是偉大的，但有限制。 Internet Duct Tape learned this the hard way互聯網膠帶據悉，這是努力的方式 . 。
5. Don’t worry if something you spent a lot of time working on isn’t immediately popular.不用擔心，如果你花了很多時間來工作就沒有立即受歡迎。 Services like服務，如 Stumbleupon stumbleupon can send thousands of visitors to a piece of content that’s months old.可以發送了數以千計的參觀者，以一塊內容的一歲零三個月。 Sometimes good stuff takes a while to be discovered有時好東西需要而被發現
6. Reward frequent visitors.獎勵的常客。 If you have a ‘movie review’ blog, and someone who comments a lot asks you to review a specific movie, do it .如果您有一個'電影評論的博客，有人誰的意見了很多讓你去檢討具體的電影， 這樣做 。 Most people like having their name in the spotlight - if someone gives you a great idea, credit them.大多數人一樣有他們的名字在聚光燈下-如果有人給您一個好主意，他們的信用。 Ask for the URL to their site/blog and link to it.要求的URL ，以他們的網站/博客並對其進行鏈接。
7. Be easily contactable.很容易聯絡。 Have an obvious ‘contact me’ page, post your email address (you can use an有一個明顯的'與我聯繫'頁，後您的電子郵件地址（您可以使用一 address-to-image service地址到影像服務 if you’re worried about spam-bots).如果您擔心垃圾郵件的bot ） 。 Post an IM screen-name (but maybe not the same one you use to chat with friends/family).郵政的IM屏幕名稱（但也許不是同一個您使用聊天的朋友/家庭） 。 If you don’t want to be that accessible, at least have a standard “contact me” form.如果您不想被認為容易，至少有一個標準的“與我聯繫”的形式。 Whatever blogging platform you use will have a plugin to create one.無論博客平台的使用將有一個插件創建一個。
8. Consider考慮 Copyleft的copyleft or或 Creative Commons創作共用 . 。 Not because it’ll make your site more popular, but it’s good karma.並不是因為它可以使您的網站更受歡迎，但它的良好的因果報應。 If someone wants to translate something you wrote to their first language (for their blog/site), what’s the harm?如果有人想翻譯的東西，你寫信給他們的第一語言（他們的博客/網站） ，什麼樣的傷害？ Most of the time they’ll link to your post as the source.大部分的時間他們將鏈接到您的文章的來源。
9. Participate in參加在 Group Writing Projects寫作組項目 . 。 If you’re wondering why I suggest group writing contests but don’t participate in meme’s - group writing contests generate content.如果您想知道為什麼我建議組書面競賽，但不參與的meme的-寫作組競賽產生的內容。 Meme’s are glorified link exchanges.的meme的都被當作美化了的聯繫交流。 I’ma big fan of content.我是大範的內容。 There are additional benefits too - you’ll discover a lot of new blogs, and you’ll probably get a lot of links just by participating.有額外的好處太-您發現了很多新的博客，您可能會得到大量的鏈接，只要參加。
10. Don’t spam your blog.不要垃圾郵件您的博客。 Putting it in your email signature - absolutely fine.把它在您的電子郵件簽名-絕對的罰款。 Putting it in your forum signature - almost always fine.把它在您的論壇簽名-幾乎總是好的。 Submitting every single piece of content you write to every single social news, bookmarking and web site possible - that’s spamming.提交每一個單件的內容，你寫的每一個單一的社會新聞，書籤和網站可能-這就是垃圾郵件。 Don’t do it.不這樣做。 It might generate short-term traffic (I honestly don’t know) - I have serious doubts that it would have a long term benefit.它可能會產生短期交通（老實說，我不知道） -我有嚴重的懷疑，它將有一個長遠利益。 People will find good content - focus on that, instead of putting your URL everywhere you can.人們就會發現，良好的內容-專注，而不是把您的網址，到處可以。
11. Develop thick skin.發展厚皮。 I’ve never heard of a semi-popular to “top of the A list” blogger who hasn’t been called every name in the book.我從來沒有聽說過一個半流行的“頂端的名單”的Blogger誰沒有被稱為每個名字在這本書中。 Consider it a badge of honor.認為這是一個標誌的榮譽稱號。 Print out the first email/comment when someone calls you a moron, and frame it.打印出來的第一電子郵件/評論，當有人要求你一個木倫，和框架。 With that said, don’t be an ass just to incite feedback .與說， 不要被一驢只是為了煽動反饋 。 There are enough of those blogs out there already.有足夠的那些博客有已。
12. You’re starting to see growth and you’re very pleased with yourself.您開始看到了增長和您很高興與你自己。 People mention to you that your site is down all the time, or really slow.很多人提到，以您，您的網站是所有的時間，或真的緩慢。 If you’re certain that it’s not a problem with the code on your blog, switch hosting providers .如果您肯定的是，它不是一個問題，與代碼在您的博客上， 開關託管服務提供商 。 The last thing you want to do is attract readers, and then give them an easily avoidable negative experience (slowness or frequent downtime). 過去的事情，你想要做的就是吸引讀者，然後給他們一個容易避免的正反兩方面的經驗（緩慢或頻繁停機） 。 When you get to 4-5k visitors per day, start to consider a dedicated hosting solution當您到達4 - 5 K的旅客每天，開始考慮一個專門的代管解決方案 * . 。 Shared hosting services like共同主辦的服務，如 Dreamhost dreamhost are fantastic to start on.是幻想，開始對。 They typically offer very inexpensive packages that include plenty of storage space, and most come with “one click install” packages so you can get your blog up and running quickly.它們通常會提供非常便宜的軟件包，其中包括大量的存儲空間，以及最來與“一按安裝”套餐，讓您可以得到您的博客快速啟動和運行。 But you’ll get frustrated when someone else on your shared server causes your site to go down (or, when your site causes others to go down).但是，您將獲得沮喪時，別人對您的共享服務器的原因， 您的網站去下（或者，當您的網站的原因別人走） 。 If your site frequently makes it to the front page of如果您的網站經常使得它的頭版 Digg digg , ， Reddit reddit or或 Slashdot在Slashdot (any site that drives huge volumes of traffic in a short period of time), a shared hosting provider can become frustrated with you . （任何網站的驅動器龐大的交通量在很短的時間內） ，一個共享的託管服務提供商可以成為沮喪與您聯繫 。 This is a lesson I learned the hard way.這是一個教訓，我學到的努力方式。

    * =The 4-5k number is by no means a ’set in stone’ rule, but it was at about that point when I should have moved (I did shortly after, but it caused me a lot of headaches to be forced to move quickly). = 4 - 5 K的數目是，決不是一個'設置在石頭'的規則，但它是約了這一點，當我應該有動議（我本來後不久，但它引起我很多頭痛將被迫迅速採取行動） 。 If I had been able to plan out and time a move from one hosting provider (shared) to another (dedicated) the transition would have been much better.如果我已能計劃和時間的舉動從一個託管服務提供商（共用）到另一個（專用）過渡已好得多。 It’s also worth mentioning - most of the stuff on Simplehelp includes a fair number of screenshots.它的還值得一提的-大部分的東西就s implehelp包括相當數量的畫面。 The more your visitors browser has to load, the higher the stress you’ll put on your web server.更您的訪客瀏覽器已經加載，上級的壓力，您把您的Web伺服器上。 If you have a blog that’s almost text-only (which can include CSS etc), you’ll be able to survive on a shared host quite well.如果您有博客這幾乎文本只（其中包括的CSS等） ，您就可以生存在一個共用的主機相當不錯的。 The more widgets, images and plugins you have, the more your web server has to work (less with external widgets, but some regardless).該更多Widget ，圖片和插件你有，更您的Web服務器已工作（不足與外部工具，但有些人不論） 。 If the topic of your blog isn’t one that’s popular with the digg/slashdot/reddit crowd, chances are you won’t have to worry too much about sudden massive traffic spikes.如果題目您的博客是不是一個流行的與digg / Slashdot的/ reddit人群，機會是您將不用擔心太多突然大規模的交通尖峰。 Which is another reason you can go well above 4-5k per day and still be ok with a shared provider.這是另一個原因，你可以去，遠高於4 - 5 K ，每天仍是確定一個共同的供應商。