Comments on: How A New Blog Brought In $2,000 in Revenue—and Attracted 800 Readers—In A Single Day (case study)

By: Jammi

Jammi — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:04:29 +0000

Thanks…. it was really great moment for me that i had read in your blog post..I will try definitely.

Thanks
Jammi

By: Alexis Meads

Alexis Meads — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:43:09 +0000

Great article Derek! I just finished getting my branding and website launched, and the next step is how to increase my traffic. I love what I offer, but know little about marketing. Great advice on how to reach out to other bloggers or journalists!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:39:11 +0000

Could you talk a little more about drafting behind a product, Derek? I’m not sure just what you mean.

By: Coach Comeback

Coach Comeback — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:06:31 +0000

This is something I am going to put into place right away.

Would you say that the company HARO has pretty much streamlined this process? There are reporters already begging to promote you.

Make a great pitch and you have a total shortcut to this brilliant process.

By: jbledsoejr

jbledsoejr — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:12:16 +0000

Just “discovered” your site today…lovin it!

I am a new blogger and I completely agree with depending on those huge bursts. I haven’t had huge bursts like the example you shared, but each time I’ve had a “huge burst” by my standards I have kept a few of those visitors. I can imagine the effects of having a way to duplicate those huge bursts on a regular basis.

I haven’t tried anything like what you’ve mentioned…just been a basic steady content focus while I try to figure out how to massively increase my traffic. GLAD I found your site so I can learn and apply this stuff!

-jackie

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:25:29 +0000

Derek,

When you’re emailing journalists & blog owners and linking to your own article is this one that you have written specifically to send these journalists/blog owners? Or do you reference existing content?

Thanks!

Austin

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:01 +0000

Derek,

You could very well have changed my life (I’ll e-mail you about it if it happens)

Whenever I’m in the US I’ll be sure to let you know and buy you a dinner, and maybe even give you a massage gift card since you seem to be into that :- )

I think I grasp the complete concept of drafting.. but If I just may ask, how do you actually find where your competitors have been featured? Are you referring to using a software to find all your competitors backlinks and going through them? Or are you talking about having a look at their site and see if they have any “featured in media” kind of widgets in their sidebars and then follow it and see if you can find that featured article?

Keep the awesome content coming.

Regards,
Alex

By: Ors

Ors — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:32:18 +0000

Ok i have a question? Where do you find the reporters and bloggers and don’t most bloggers get hundreds if not thousands of request like this?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:29:56 +0000

Nice idea for looking at competitor’s content/interviews/etc for holes or inconsistencies.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:22:28 +0000

I like the point about reporters. The power of the press can never be underestimated.