Comments on: Increase Your Blog Subscribers By Not Using The Word ‘Subscribe’ http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/ Blog Tips To Help You Make Money Online Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:11:00 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JohnTP http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173924 JohnTP Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:08:10 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173924 David Bradley - nice to see you back David :) David Bradley – nice to see you back David :)

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173923 David Bradley Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:56:50 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173923 Yep, the word "subscribe" is definitely a no-no. I dropped it a few weeks back and have seen steady climbing ever since, although Feedburner's amazingly unreliable reporting says I have less than 3000 "subscribers" today even though there were almost 3200 at last week's peak. It's definitely a <a href="http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html" rel="nofollow">Feedburner myth</a> that these are valid numbers, I take an average of the three highest from each week and that's always on the climb even though there are outages from Google Reader etc. Yep, the word “subscribe” is definitely a no-no. I dropped it a few weeks back and have seen steady climbing ever since, although Feedburner’s amazingly unreliable reporting says I have less than 3000 “subscribers” today even though there were almost 3200 at last week’s peak. It’s definitely a Feedburner myth that these are valid numbers, I take an average of the three highest from each week and that’s always on the climb even though there are outages from Google Reader etc.

]]> By: JohnTP http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173615 JohnTP Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:52:47 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173615 Thank you all for taking the time to comment here, I did not expect any comments after the long break I took :D Thank you all for taking the time to comment here, I did not expect any comments after the long break I took :D

]]> By: Dave http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173197 Dave Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:38:41 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173197 I use the term subscribe but I will be changing it now. I think I will use something that says, "get free updates" or something to that effect. I think all too often we bloggers have our own language and forget that not everyone speaks it. By making your language you use on your blog more for the casual internet user you should attract more people. I use the term subscribe but I will be changing it now. I think I will use something that says, “get free updates” or something to that effect.

I think all too often we bloggers have our own language and forget that not everyone speaks it. By making your language you use on your blog more for the casual internet user you should attract more people.

]]> By: Keith Dsouza http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173181 Keith Dsouza Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:08:16 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173181 I too read this post from Copyblogger and made those changes, seems to have worked quite nicely :D I too read this post from Copyblogger and made those changes, seems to have worked quite nicely :D

]]> By: Muhammad http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173162 Muhammad Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:56:27 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173162 Indeed, I have never thought like that. Good Idea, I will surely try to improve my "Subscribe" buttons Be happy! :D Indeed, I have never thought like that. Good Idea, I will surely try to improve my “Subscribe” buttons

Be happy!
:D

]]> By: William Waites http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173155 William Waites Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:29:16 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173155 A big thanks. I too have puzzled over the reluctance of people to ask for free updates, especially RSS feeds, which I have tried to explain, with little success. Today, I will make these changes on my web sites and watch for a boost in "subscribers." A big thanks. I too have puzzled over the reluctance of people to ask for free updates, especially RSS feeds, which I have tried to explain, with little success. Today, I will make these changes on my web sites and watch for a boost in “subscribers.”

]]> By: Kaushik http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173137 Kaushik Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:33:03 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173137 Good tip John. Have to try that on my blog. Good tip John. Have to try that on my blog.

]]> By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173136 Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:32:25 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173136 Excellent ideas! It gives me something upon which to ponder...never really considered that before. Data points, Barbara Excellent ideas! It gives me something upon which to ponder…never really considered that before.

Data points, Barbara

]]> By: gadgeteer http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/comment-page-1/#comment-173101 gadgeteer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:13:34 +0000 http://www.johntp.com/2008/07/28/increase-blog-subscribers/#comment-173101 That is a great infromation as we had tried ecerything and we never stop to think why people aren't using our subsribe? Thanks for the info. That is a great infromation as we had tried ecerything and we never stop to think why people aren’t using our subsribe?

Thanks for the info.

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