Blogger Interview Series - Self Interview
13 August, 2008 - Blogging, Interviews - 11 Comments
Over the coming weeks I’m going to be conducting interviews with as many authoritative bloggers as I can find. I want to ask them the same four questions, in the hope that by the end we’ll either be able to see a wide range of voices and styles, or a good trend amongst successful bloggers.
Interview With Jamie Harrop.
I want to set the trend by answering my own questions.
The Interview.
Q. If, while running a new blog, you were allowed to promote your blog using just two methods, what would those two methods be and why?
I would write comments on other blogs, and then I would write comments on the blogs of the blogs I have already commentated on. 
Why? Because it’s simple. And it works. Last month, I gained 20 subscribers in three days by commentating on blogs I already read, then following links from other comments to find new blogs and then commentating on those blogs.
Q. If you could write a guest post for any blog but were only allowed to write one guest post in your entire life, which blog would you write for and why?
I just realised how hard this question is to answer. Wow. I think I would have to say Shilpan’s Success Soul. Shilpan’s blog is relatively new, exciting, engaging and inspiring. It’s not the biggest blog around. But it’s moving and shaking, with articles consistently receiving waves of Digg traffic (including Mark Twains Thoughts on 3 Topics You’d Rather Not Discuss, with nearly 2,000 Diggs). The blog is going places, and being a part of that would be an honour.
Q. At the end of every talk I do, I include a “Random Trick to Tip” slide. This is one sentence of advice, usually entirely unrelated to the rest of the presentation. If you could give one sentence of advice to bloggers, what would that be?
Add some welcome media. Find a place on your blog for a short welcome video or welcome audio. Introduce yourself. Introduce your blog. Be open and engaging. If you use video or audio only one place on your blog, do so for your opening statement.
Q. Please give us a link to your favourite post on your blog. This doesn’t have to be your most popular post. Just the post which is your own favourite.
I would have to say “The Millionaire Homeless Guy“. This is probably my most popular post, but at the same time it is also my favourite. It brought great joy while writing and seeing the results after I published was even better. It makes me smile every time I read the post and the comments.
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What an interesting format for a blog post, Jamie: a self interview! If you can’t promote yourself on your own blog, where else can you do it
It’s very useful to get your take on blogging- your points are really helpful.
I also agree that Shilpan Patel’s successsoul.com is a mega up-and-coming blog. He effortlessly combines great quality content with mass appeal- a definite recipe for success.
Keep up the good work yourself…
Hey Scott,
Thanks for the kind words. I hope you’re looking forward to the rest of the interviews.
Jamie - It’s an honor that you consider my blog in high regard. I draw a great deal of inspiration from you as well. You have shown that wisdom is ageless. At such a young age, you have grown and matured your thoughts. I’m both humbled and honored.
-Shilpan
Shilpan | successsoul.coms last blog post..Mark Twain’s Thoughts on 3 Topics You’d Rather Not Discuss
Hey Shilpan,
Thanks for the kind words.
Continue your good work!
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