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by centrifuge on Tuesday 12th of July 2011 at 18:11

And Off Topic: Is there a way to flip your comments around so they’re listing first to last? I would think most readers are top to bottom readers like I am. It is weird to read the last comment first, context is missing and without times and dates on comments it is hard to know they should go the other way around.

by Rebecca Laffar-Smith on Wednesday 20th of February 2008 at 13:31

There were a number of points that dropped my jaw too in your original post. I added my two cents with Darren’s response post but wanted to add something ELSE here.

Some readers, who come across your post MAY NOT BE CHOW READERS! Yes, it can help to target your guest posts for a specific blog but many of us choose not to read John Chow’s post (primarily because of the ’evil’). That doesn’t stop links to specific posts coming up in other places we frequent.

As my comment in Darren’s comments says, Real confidence is about being YOU! If you DON’T advocate being evil, if you don’t do it yourself, DON’T suggest it as a tip to others. Write about YOUR OWN success and BE YOURSELF! You’ll win more friends that way.

While the buzz may have found you a few new subscribers it may also have black listed you with many others. For example, it would take a LOT to redeem you for me now. This post helps, but honestly, if you really do believe in your five tips then you’re not the kind of blogger I want to listen to.

by Rebecca Laffar-Smith on Wednesday 20th of February 2008 at 13:28

Much like what Morpheus said in The Matrix. "You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."

They ignore the fact that some big time bloggers gamed Google, Technorati and/or Alexa. They don’t want to believe that some of these bloggers have used underhanded methods to boost their RSS count or inflated or been less than honest with their real earning numbers. They don’t even think about how these big timers are profiting off of them, building autoresponder lists and so forth. They’ve taken the blue pill.

by Frank C on Sunday 27th of January 2008 at 14:04

Nice to see Darren commenting. Alls well that ends well.

by Harpo on Tuesday 22nd of January 2008 at 00:25

thanks for your follow up post. i am sorry for the hurt you mention in this post - I was very hesitant to post the comment and post - but I felt that it brought up some topics that needed to be discussed so did it. Hopefully it can continue to be a productive discussion.

Like I think I commented somewhere to you - I do understand where you were coming from. John’s blog has a certain style and voice (the ’evil’ thing). My only concern is that I hear back from some bloggers that they tried to emulate the ’evil’ stuff and ended up getting hurt as a result. While John doesn’t mind getting banned from Google or some other service and likes a bit of controversy (he uses his bannings and controversy to leverage traffic brilliantly) most other bloggers don’t know how to do this and can come off the worse for it.

I guess this is what worried me about your post (and to be honest some of John’s other ’techniques’). Yes they work for John but don’t always for others.

Anyway - just my two cents - hoping that it’s a learning experience for us all :-)

by Darren Rowse on Monday 21st of January 2008 at 17:20

I think it’s actually a great article on your behalf, my blog post was more about where John Chow’s blog has gone as opposed to anything about your article.

Anyway, I think all this dialogue is brilliant. I’m not sure what sort of traffic you saw out of the article or out of Darren’s response but I reckon your profile has been raised a bit from it. It’s good to have an article that polarizes audiences and creates conversation, it’s much more memorable than a safe post.

You’ve gotten another RSS subscriber in me..

Cheers
Matt

by Mathew Packer dot com on Monday 21st of January 2008 at 16:33

It’s good to see that you’ve made a point of it. I thought you were advocating lying to everyone and anyone but i guess you aren’t so that’s fine.

Maybe be more careful next time.

by moonvase on Monday 21st of January 2008 at 15:59

I read your post from Chow’s blog and subscribed to your RSS. I got what you were trying to say even if no one else did.

by K on Monday 21st of January 2008 at 14:44

I read both and I see where you’re coming from, although you have to admit that the rest of the world saw the post in a different light to you.

I’ve been reading the site for a long time now and you don’t do too many of the 5 points you listed. Not sure if it’s given you a bad rep or not

by James on Monday 21st of January 2008 at 14:43

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