Comments on: Defining The Line Between Hard Work And Obsession

By: Nick Tart

Nick Tart — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:18:09 +0000

I think obsession can be a good thing. As an entrepreneur, you have to live as the owner of your business. If somebody knows you, they should also know about your business; and the same can be said for your blog. I'm not saying you should become so obsessed with your business/blog that you miss family events or even friendly outings. In fact, you should never put anything before family. But at the same time, be proud of what you do and make sure other people know about it. Nick Tart’s last blog post..Show What You Truly Feel With Video

By: Simon | Teenius

Simon | Teenius — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:13:17 +0000

20 times a day?!

I remember when I used to use Adsense a lot I would check it whenever I went on a computer (once when I logged on, once when I logged off and sometimes a couple of times in between ). I hardly ever check my traffic stats though (in comparison to Adsense, anyway)… once a day or two does it for me

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By: Simon | Teenius

Simon | Teenius — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:10:45 +0000

I find TV is a great way to relax and chill out before you go to bed. Because I’m pretty much always working when I’m on my computer, if I went to bed straight from that my mind would still be buzzing with ideas or things I need to do. TV is in my opinion a great way to wind down

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By: Kai Lo

Kai Lo — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:28:27 +0000

I have an obsession of constantly checking my traffic stats and adsense clicks. I am well aware of it, and I know this is pretty bad. I check on my traffic stats at statcounter.com atleast 20 times a day. Also, I check Google Analytics and Adsense on and off throughout the day. I'm afraid that obsessions like that will lead to burnout because I can't seem to achieve the amount of traffic that I so desire. I love blogging, but I don't want to get to the point where I get burned out and quit blogging. Kai Lo’s last blog post..Increase Traffic and Backlinks With Blog Comments

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:12:40 +0000

One thing I definitely don’t do is go from the computer to my TV. Usually I just walk around my house and maybe get a snack or drink as you suggested.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:10:43 +0000

3AM? Wow, props for the commitment there. I hope you don’t do that too often though — it can’t be great for your head!

By: Simon | Teenius

Simon | Teenius — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:20:48 +0000

Bit of friendly advice… get a gravatar! If you’re top commentator on 40+ blogs, you could be instantly recognisable with a gravatar and potentially get a lot more traffic. Just makes you stand out a bit more, and only takes a few seconds to set up

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By: Simon | Teenius

Simon | Teenius — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:17:23 +0000

3am is pretty late to be up thinking about your blog (sorry to say!)

I find a good way of actually getting off your computer is to have set times (like Alex suggested) where you get off and go and do other things. I try to be off my PC by 9pm (or half past at the latest), then go and grab a cup of tea and sit down infront of the telly. Once you get into a routine you don’t really think twice about finishing what you’re doing and just going.

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By: Simon | Teenius

Simon | Teenius — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:27:19 +0000

So true! On a blog where I’m an author I have five or six times what the closest commentator has!

The weird thing is, blog commenting is actually quite enjoyable. Communicating with others while advertising your site is one of the greatest things about being a webmaster in my opinion. And, yes, it’s very addictive… I killed two hours last night without even realising it!

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By: Janith

Janith — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:08:14 +0000

Nothing wrong with blog-commenting

Until you realize you have 150 comments and the next best only has 5