What can blogging do for me?

[Carl]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

I will also say that unless you are willing to put a little effort into making your blog look at least passibly unique and interesting, people will blow over it and the magic won't happen either. Default themes and flat text just doesn't do it, from what I have seen.

Alex

Design is where I am the most limited. I am trying to figure it out as I go though… I also need to work on my ablility to write some good text.

Thanks for the link Ana... I have been reading problogger for a while now that is part of my sudden interest in blogging.

I would also like to thank every one else for the info, I got pretty much what I wanted…

I need to update the blog regularly to keep the bots, and users coming back.

I know I need to keep the traffic leaks down and so on, but is it not acceptable to lose some click traffic in the name of keeping fresh content, and articles posted for people to read?

[walrus]

Originally Posted by Carl

I know I need to keep the traffic leaks down and so on, but is it not acceptable to lose some click traffic in the name of keeping fresh content, and articles posted for people to read?

Perhaps I've got it all wrong here but I never look at my link partners as traffic leaks. I prefer to think that for whatever reason, the surfer was at my site and read what he wanted and bookmarked so he can return at a later date, in which he is leaving to go to one of my link partners which makes my trade even more valuable to my partner.

Or, I failed to interest him and he's clicking away to find what he really is looking for again making my trade even more valuable to my partner.

Either way, its a win - win situation and it makes it easier for me the next time I approach my link partners looking for other link trades.