SHHhhhhhh…. * speaking very softly* I have found the secret in getting a good ranking. There are a few of you who have already discovered this. I was enlightened this weekend when I did a “bit” that I like to call “SpongeBad MommyPants” ( thanks, NukeDad for the new nickname!). I had actually thought of this plan a while back but wanted to save it for when I wanted to shake things up a bit.
I wondered what would happen and how people would react. The original plan was to personally visit every profile, disguised as “SpongeMom” and say HI to everyone I visited by name. I revised my plan for both efficiency and curiosity. What would happen if I just left a link to a post on my Cre8Buzz blog? How would people respond? How many profiles could I hit in a few hours? What would happen to my ranking? Would I piss anyone off?
There is good news! My rankings are at an all-time high! My post went to #1!!!! I made some new friends. And no one seemed to mind….
The not so great news: 1. Lots of people did not respond. 2. I did not get to know most of the people I “visited”. Some Buzzers are going through some serious stuff and here I was popping by all glib and oblivious to their problems. I most surely offended a few of you, for which I am sorry. 3. I checked my blog stats. While I created good rankings here at Cre8Buzz, I did not generate any more traffic to my Bad Momma blog. So what do top rankings really do other than boost your self-esteem? 4. I can not afford to keep up this level of activity and this is a one-off stunt. My rankings will soon drop…. Wait, that might be good news!
THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Slow down, get to know a few people at a time. Have a few conversations. Read and comment on others photos, blogs and posts. Come to the Anthill and participate. Try a few contests. Wornout Woman currently is running a Faithful Friday, Count Your Blessings contest. Sew & Sew gives out writing assignments, Birdie, LiteralDan & myself run Cage-Fighting matches. Just jump in and try your hand at some of these. You’ll have fun. And make a few friends. And who knows, getting to know a bit more about your fellow Buzzers may pay off. hint,hint (there may be a new contest in the works!)
Now go out there & Have Your Best Day Ever!
Recent Comments
Melinda said (3 months ago)
Well said. Popping around just to get rankings is only a temporary high. Like everything, it takes time and hard work to get real results. Good luck!
Opalstorm said (4 months ago)
Ditto on not getting many Buzz referrals, but I have met a lot of great people who are now frequent visitors to my blog. They just get there from some other way. You get an A on the science fair project. :D
OhCaptain said (4 months ago)
Interesting post. At first I was able to get my rank to skyrocket. Still trying to figure this place out and how it fits into my universe. Let's see, personal inventory...3 blogs, twitter, just discovered this thing called plurk (like twitter but more Web 2.0), facebook, myspace, IM....I may be a bit social networked out. I might just try going for a walk and meet my neighbors :-D
LiteralDan said (4 months ago)
I'll second (actually third) the notion that I don't see much traffic from Cre8buzz. It's still fun to hang out here, but maybe I'm doing something wrong as far as driving visitors to my blog itself. I kinda miss SpongeBad MommyPants now.
davidtamayo said (4 months ago)
Great tips and observations. I have noticed that there is not much cross over to my actual site. So your advice about just developing a core network of friends is great. They in the long run will be the ones that will visit your site and leave comments for you etc. Take care and thanks again. =0)
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