Comments on: 5 Funny Things Bloggers Do To Make Their Blog Look More “Official”

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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:36:46 +0000

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By: coach outle

coach outle — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:57:52 +0000

Authors are responsible for almost every message is a reply, people are happy, the next still want to read your blog.

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Best pet insurance — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:37:55 +0000

I really enjoyed this light hearted post. You are dead on with your comments. I know I have many times referred to myself as we for the reasons you mention.

By: Nezine

Nezine — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:48 +0000

I am sure there a lot of funny things people do to appear more ‘guru’-like.

As for myself, I do use “we” sometimes but not to appear that we are a team of people but if I am selling my own product, I do not feel comfortable to use “I” as it sounds kind of self-centered, as if I am proud or something. So “we” sounds more appropriate.

Maybe its like the Queen will “we” to refer to herself.

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By: Tom Baker

Tom Baker — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:04:08 +0000

We’re just guilty of being new and not that good at blogging.
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By: BLOGERCISE

BLOGERCISE — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:46:40 +0000

It might be worth mentioning that, regardless of whether these things amuse you or not, they can be effective. You correctly point out that readers look for social proof when weighing up a site. Are lots of people commenting, does the author seem to be respected, do they know what they are talking about, etc? Anyone who is Internet savvy can spot the fakers but Joe reader is probably not going to.

So yes, faking it might annoy people like us who are already established, it doesn’t seem quite fair so trying to humiliate such people by laughing at them seems an effective way of trying to discourage it. But the reality is I would argue that these techniques give you a better chance of getting somewhere and getting there quicker.

The one that always stand out to me is fake RSS feed counts that use a static feedburner image stored locally! The feed count says 70k yet the blog just doesn’t look all that great!

I’d always recommend that bloggers try and make their site looks active, don’t try to fake millions of readers, you’ll look silly and will lose trust, but you don’t want the site to look dead either.
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By: used tires

used tires — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:58:34 +0000

“As redemption for these things we do, it’s time for someone to stand up and make fun of these people.” Well said, lol. Yes about their “we” as they say, there is power in numbers, even if it’s a bunch of idiots. As is the whole network thing, makes you seem more powerful. It’s all about power, and showing it off even if you really don’t have it.

Till then,

Jean

By: Joel christ

Joel christ — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:43:03 +0000

Funny things made me laugh. Yeah. Me too see such a things in some blogs. but i have no idea of collecting these things on my blog as you did. Thanks.
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By: dinu

dinu — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:01:51 +0000

most of the times, that “we” comes out, on my blogs
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By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:19:15 +0000

I’m liking your ideas! In relation to number 3, as a designer, I would add version numbers (not whole numbers) if the design has been changed– enough to make a difference, but not a new one. A lot of designers have their own systems, so it varies. This is very important, because you can’t say you have a new design– it’s not new. It’s just “improved”. You can’t have two of the “same” designs. Lots of designers like to keep their designs on file, so version points help organize the list.
Beta is like “testing”. I haven’t really seen it on blogs, but it’s pretty much saying “excuse any bugs, and we may close down at ANY time with or without notice”. The version numbers are just development milestones.
You’ve got lots of great ideas! Keep it up! Thanks for sharing.
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