9 Secrets of Highly Unsuccesful Blog Networks
1) Never innovate or change your focus.
Ebay began as a software company. 9rules as a personal site. B5 was an advertising partnership. All the companies came together because they wanted to do one thing and ended up doing something much better. If your a blog network who thinks they are in the wrong business just innovate. You might end up the next Ebay.
2) Be afraid to downsize your bloggers.
Bravo Nick Denton, fire your blogger, sell your blog and move along. I agree. If someone doesn’t sell get rid of them and move on.
It’s really not worth your headache to keep worthless mindnumbing boreheads on boring blogs. Ship em out and find someone better. Who doesn’t annoy the shit out of you. It’s about making money folks.
3) Be afraid of what your readers are saying.
To many blog networks are sitting around with wood spoons up their ear drums forgetting to listen to their readers.
If your reader has something good to say. Listen to it, and build around it. It works trust me. Blog Network Owners,New Media People take a look at some blogs start listening instead of defending yourself all the time. Yes that means I have to take my own advice.
4) Insert another dumb thought here.
This is merely filler. If I was genius I would have something truly interesting to say here. But Im not a genius, Im a psychotic dufus according to the usually mindfucking dumber than carbonated cow piss reader who keeps emailing me.
5)Forget that this is a business.
To me it looks like to many of these blog network companies think this is just a huge bungholish adventure like a micronational attempt at greatness. We are frigging media 2.0 companies. Slap on your chaps, saddle up your horses and ride damnit. Competition is good for business. Quit being so slap happy, stop your in-network fights. UM, yes B5 we know about your server fight the other day. Your volunteer server admins fighting and bickering like a bunch of babies. Tell them to step up to the plate and play like men instead of pansies. (update: B5 has moved to newer better servers, this is not a personal attack, or professional attack. Just an observation.)
6) Be chicken shit to start Performancing.
If you can’t figure out how to make money on this and need to run around whoring yourself out to every advertiser who wants to put up an ad using blogads than your missing the point. Go over to Performancing and take a crash course in how to run your blog like a problogger. (This little portion of the blog was not sponsored by Peformancing.com,Nick Wilson, or any of this Mafiaso Syndicate)
7) Quit smelling daisies.
If you are no longer having fun at this than get out of the business, or sell it to a bunch of monkeys with keyboards. Im tired of seeing people who say “Im planning on selling this blog”, who then wander off into caves to build their empire. I see the reasoning of getting rich quick and all, but come one have some respect for your readers and keep this to your self. Im not referring to Blog Herald folks, Im actually referring to about half a dozen other blogs who now are thinking about trying to make their 72k. As of today I think Jeremy and Duncan of B5 Media have handled this situation to the best of their ability.
9) Don’t tell certain advertisers to fuck off.
Im glad to tell you that I have turned down some shitty advertisers myself. Im extremely picky. I learned this from watching Nick Denton turn away just about every dufus under the sun who wants to advertise. Although Im still considering allowing Victoria’s Secret to put me on their front cover, and have a few girls post here. Also I’ve had this hemorhoid cream company begging me to advertise for them problem is I don’t have hemorhoids. Know of any good bloggers with hemorhoids?
UM, yes B5 we know about your server fight the other day. Your volunteer server admins fighting and bickering like a bunch of babies. Tell them to step up to the plate and play like men instead of pansies.
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Jesse said this on February 13, 2006 5:18 pm
Oh Im just referring to the fact you guys were standing around acting like Jeremy was the only one who could reboot a fucking server when you had issues and the Boys in Australia were having some good sleepage. I got the tip from a b5er so i can’t actually verify the validity of the statement.
Cowboy said this on February 13, 2006 7:28 pm
Oh Im just referring to the fact you guys were standing around acting like Jeremy was the only one who could reboot a *ing server
What would that, if true, have anything to do with your fifth point?
I think we all know this is a business, but knowing this is a business doesn’t magically give our entire network knowledge of linux servers and remote access.
Jesse said this on February 13, 2006 10:04 pm
It’s all about infrastructure – either you have it or you don’t.
Matt
Matt said this on February 13, 2006 10:30 pm
Exactly.
Cowboy said this on February 14, 2006 7:34 am
What he said.
The Deuce said this on February 14, 2006 9:37 am