Comments on: Start your own company blog – Class 1 http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/ Mastering the Universe - In Your Tracksuit Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:34:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tracksuit CEO http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Tracksuit CEO Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:28:18 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-534 kelly: good question, I have seen this a few times. On http://dooce.com Heather Armstrong had thousands of comments on one of her contests. kelly:
good question, I have seen this a few times. On http://dooce.com Heather Armstrong had thousands of comments on one of her contests.

]]> By: Tracksuit CEO http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Tracksuit CEO Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:24:07 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-533 Hey Emily, Glad you're enjoying the class. You're right on about passive vs. active linking. Passive means that you program your categories so that your most popular posts automatically show up under a category like "must read". Hey Emily,
Glad you’re enjoying the class. You’re right on about passive vs. active linking. Passive means that you program your categories so that your most popular posts automatically show up under a category like “must read”.

]]> By: kelly http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-530 kelly Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:29:37 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-530 I noticed today as I was surfing blogs. That several of the blogs I go to have "giveaways" and ask people to either subscribe or leave a comment in order to be placed in the prize pool. I am guessing this is a way for the blog host to capture readers and show affiliates that they have following in order to get them to pay them to be on their site? I noticed today as I was surfing blogs. That several of the blogs I go to have “giveaways” and ask people to either subscribe or leave a comment in order to be placed in the prize pool. I am guessing this is a way for the blog host to capture readers and show affiliates that they have following in order to get them to pay them to be on their site?

]]> By: Emily Graves http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Emily Graves Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:51:48 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-529 Enjoyed Pearsonified. passive versus active interlinking/navigation interesting but not quite sure I get it. I think it means one drives people to click because it is embedded? I set up my start up blog. emilythebrave got a picture in and a short post enjoying the class Enjoyed Pearsonified.
passive versus active interlinking/navigation interesting but not quite sure I get it. I think it means one drives people to click because it is embedded?

I set up my start up blog.
emilythebrave
got a picture in and a short post

enjoying the class

]]> By: TrackSuit CEO http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-528 TrackSuit CEO Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:44:12 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-528 @kelly, Good question about the domains! A good rule for domain names is: "don't be too generic". Ask anyone what a good website to get cheap airline tickets at and they will list them off: orbitz, priceline, travelocity, etc. No one even thinks of cheapairlinetickets.com even though it's the most self-explanatory. If your name is available I would grab it. Using your own name gives you the flexibility to make the blog about anything you want it to be about. It can change and evolve as you do. So my overall advice is choose your domain with your branding in mind and make it memorable and easy to spell. @kelly,

Good question about the domains! A good rule for domain names is: “don’t be too generic”. Ask anyone what a good website to get cheap airline tickets at and they will list them off: orbitz, priceline, travelocity, etc. No one even thinks of cheapairlinetickets.com even though it’s the most self-explanatory.

If your name is available I would grab it. Using your own name gives you the flexibility to make the blog about anything you want it to be about. It can change and evolve as you do.

So my overall advice is choose your domain with your branding in mind and make it memorable and easy to spell.

]]> By: kelly jenkins http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/10/16/start-your-own-company-blog-class-1/comment-page-1/#comment-527 kelly jenkins Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:45:10 +0000 http://tracksuitceo.com/?p=318#comment-527 Thanks a bunch for the parking tip.. Question: When picking a domain name is it better to use your name or a general (non subject) name? Giving you the platform to discuss various subjects? Suggestions? Thanks a bunch for the parking tip..
Question:
When picking a domain name is it better to use your name or a general (non subject) name? Giving you the platform to discuss various subjects? Suggestions?

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