Reader’s Appreciation-September 2008

Wed, Oct 1, 2008

Blogging Techniques, Traffic, Website Promotion, Work From Home, seo


work at home ideasCommencing October I will be showing my appreciation to my readers and commentators who have supported this Work From Home Business Blog and provided valuable comments. As a small token of my appreciation, The Top Commentator for each month will be recognized and rewarded with a free 125×125 ad banner on this blog for a period of one month.

I read in Problogger’s blog about Jakob Nielsen’s study which found that 90% of online community users are lurkers (they read or observe without contributing) with only 9% of users contributing ‘a little’ and 1% actively contributing. Although this study was done a couple of years ago, I am guessing that this trend may not have changed significantly since then. So thanking my top commentators is the least we can do to encourage more participation and reciprocating comments.

This Top Commentator of The Month of September goes to Sire of WassupBlog who has never failed to join a discussion, contributed his thoughts and knowledge of the topics in discussion or initiating interesting ideas on his own blog. One of his most recent was a movement he started called ‘You Comment And I Will Comment On Your Blog’. As though this was not good enough he then tweaked it slightly to form ‘The F-Group’ cementing a commitment which bloggers have already pledged and rewarding them with a linkback from his blog. Thank you Sire for being my top commentator. Sire, please contact me to claim your reward.

The Top Commentator award will only start from Oct 1 as I had not officially announced it before. It will be a free 125×125 ads on this blog for a period of one month. However as a recognition of Sire’s Top Commentator for this blog in September, Sire gets to choose one of 3 customized banners for his blog to be created by a professional web designer.
(Sire please choose one of 3 banners of “468×60, 120×600, 234×60″ and let me know via email -title and description).

Now what do the rest of the Commentators get as a reward? You’ll get a link love from yours truly as a gesture of my appreciation to you.

This wraps up a pretty hectic month of September which includes a new theme for this blog and thanks to everyone who has been supporting this blog and making a better place to exchange ideas, tips and knowledge sharing.  I look forward to your continued participation in October and onwards. For more work at home ideas, don’t forget to Subscribe to my RSS as the best is yet to come.

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  • I'd like to make a recording with a reasonable price for a single mastered song. Know of any good recording company addresses?
  • I am doing blog, pictures, video, etc. Gathering all the churches information from my county into my new website. I am looking for a name for my website, logo, home business. Any suggestion? I also am looking for another meaning of the word "gathering" in Christian.
  • Great way to show appreciation pete. I love this blog!
  • @MohamedAdamJr: Thanks!
  • Thanks Pete the book is great and i would recommend it to all
  • Thanks for showing appreciation to your readers. This is an excellent idea and it will also help you get more blog comments.
  • I also just love your imagery, where does it come from, do you create these images yourself? Very artistic I love it!
  • I even forgot that I had actually won a prize. Anyway, things are starting to settle down now and I was wondering how to collect my prize?
  • I’m reading Judy Grahn’s Another Mother Tongue and learning so much about us. I recommend this book to all newbies like me!
  • I hope to see you at the top commentators position my friend. Good luck! BTW it's good to see you now have a gravatar. It's nothing like having a face to your name right?
  • firelite
    I check in with TLL several times a day. I love reading people’s stories and learning different points of view.

    I’m reading Judy Grahn’s Another Mother Tongue and learning so much about us. I recommend this book to all newbies like me!

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  • Just a couple of comments a day here will do the trick. I hope to see you at the top commentators position
  • What a brilliant idea! I have recently found your blog and have come back several times as I find it inspiring and very helpful. You are very well informed and professional. With so much rubbish on the web, informed sources are very much appreciated. I also just love your imagery, where does it come from, do you create these images yourself? Very artistic I love it!
  • wow its a good pic peter.its that a borobudur temple on java island?
  • Thanks for such nice and informative post. Its very nice.
  • wow thank you very much, gotta win one :)
  • This is definitely a great idea. One way to drive traffic to a blog is organizing competitions.
  • Just a couple of comments a day here will do the trick. I hope to see you at the top commentators position my friend.
  • Title" and "Description" you want and I'll arrange to get it done by a web designer.
  • It is nice to see that some people are actually helping people that contribute to there blogs. That is a nice change in todays cut throat online business world
  • congratulations for the winning :D.wow its a good pic peter.its that a borobudur temple on java island?

    <abbr>joe comps last blog post..If Your Eye Feel Tired</abbr>
  • I love this community and YOU for helping us have a place to feel connected.

    I check in with TLL several times a day. I love reading people’s stories and learning different points of view.

    I’m reading Judy Grahn’s Another Mother Tongue and learning so much about us. I recommend this book to all newbies like me!
  • Hi I found your Site through Sire's mentioning of this contest. What a creative way to drive traffic and develop community. Btw I really enjoyed your post, keep up the great work!

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  • I got the logo Peter, and it's up where everyone can see it. Thanks again for the opportunity to win the prize.

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..Proof That Regular Commenting Does Pay</abbr>
  • Email sent Peter, and thanks again for the prize.

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..Poor Alexa Ranking? A Simple SEO Trick For All Bloggers</abbr>
  • Hi Sire, you're working too hard...go easy my friend.

    Ok, your prize is a free ad banner at one of these sizes:

    120x60, 120x600, 234x60

    Just send me an email with "Title" and "Description" you want and I'll arrange to get it done by a web designer.

    Peter
  • Sorry Peter, but last week has been a real pain and I have found myself falling behind in my blogging duties. I even forgot that I had actually won a prize. Anyway, things are starting to settle down now and I was wondering how to collect my prize?

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..So, Have You Been Stumbled Or Not?</abbr>
  • Sire, I'll be making you chase me all over the blogosphere this month! lol

    <abbr>Mitchs last blog post..Panda Experiment Is Over</abbr>
  • Hi Sire: Hey, welcome back. I was wondering when you will turn up to claim your well...this small token. Well Mitch has a head start, so it will be interesting to see how it goes.

    Peter
  • Wow, I can't believe I actually won something. Imagine what I could do if I actually tried. Gee, I reckon I would really make Mitch work at commenting to get his 2 cents in LOL. I will email you soon.

    <abbr>Sires last blog post..I’m 50 Today And I Want A Corvette!</abbr>
  • Once again thanks for passing on some link love Peter. Always appreciated.

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  • @Tom / Unique Business Opportunity: Hi Tom, No problem it's still a good post I'm sure and the link goes to your blog.

    @EmmaB: Hi Emma, Yes I think giving a small reward like this will be appreciated more by our readers. It may not be much but I think it's a little better than just say "thanks for being top commentator".

    Peter
    Work At Home Business
  • Peter my thanks as well for the link. Although the article you mentioned was written by my one of my partners Clem Gigliotti Jr. Thanks again.

    <abbr>Tom / Unique Business Opportunitys last blog post..Want Time and Financial Freedom?</abbr>
  • What a great way to give link love! I also do this for my top commentators on Unlock The Online World dot com. I will have to start giving a free ad to the toppest of the top :)
  • Hi Chadrack,

    You're welcome! Well having a more lively blog means a lot to me and besides there's a lot of tips, ideas out there that we all can learn from others.

    Peter
    Legitimate Home Internet Business
  • Hi Peter,

    Oh how I appreciate the shout out! You're simply great. And for the readers appreciation idea you're really starting the month of October GREAT!
  • Well, I'm still trying to come to grips with seeing my face spreading out all over the net like this. lol

    <abbr>Mitchs last blog post..Fear Of The Hack</abbr>
  • Hi Lucas,
    You're quite welcome! It goes with the spirit of helping one another in this otherwise impersonal world we sometimes feel we are in.

    Hi Mitch,
    Hey man, you can do better than that. Just a couple of comments a day here will do the trick. I hope to see you at the top commentators position my friend. Good luck! BTW it's good to see you now have a gravatar. It's nothing like having a face to your name right?

    Peter Lee
  • Thank you very much for the link love! :) I highly appreciate it.
  • Thanks for the shout out, Peter. I really appreciate it. Course, it's gonna be hard topping that mouthy Sire, but I'll do what I must. :-)

    <abbr>Mitchs last blog post..Fear Of The Hack</abbr>
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