Things have been crazy for me over the last week. It was my birthday, I was making the transition from New Jersey to Florida for a month and a half, I was having issues finding a computer to continue my work, and Janith has told me he resigned from Blogussion. I’ve been busy.
What I’ve Been Up To
Every year for the second half of July and all of August, I go down to Florida and visit my other family there. Now that I have responsibilities like managing two growing blogs and a freelance business I have to do what I can to manage that and the transition.
Unfortunately, the work I do requires me to be on a powerful computer such as a Mac. All of my blogging/freelancing tools are only for Mac, and I could not bring my Mac with me as it’s a desktop. So for the first 2 days I was here, I was without a laptop, which explains my absence from my work.
Thankfully, my freelance business has generated enough income for me to buy a Mac laptop and still have enough to function my web stuff. So now that I have access to a computer, everything on both of my blogs will be back to normal!
Janith Has Resigned
Unfortunately, the other admin here, Janith has resigned from Blogussion. I can tell you that his reason for leaving was due to his school work, and that’s all I’ll say. I don’t want to go into detail as I don’t know if he would appreciate me talking about his life like that.
I personally will miss working with Janith here a lot. I have been working with him on this blog since late December 2008, and his absence here will definitely have an impact on how Blogussion functions. But, that doesn’t mean things will turn for the worst.
Upcoming Changes
With me being the only active admin here, I have realized that I need to step up to the plate and make sure I keep Blogussion afloat by myself. I don’t think this will be too big of a challenge on my part as I have been managing Blogussion for weeks at a time by myself while Janith was wrapped up with his school work.
While I was without a computer, I was still working for Blogussion. Indirectly of course, but I brainstormed many things I want to do now that will help not only market this blog, but expand the community here.
Posting Schedule
Probably the most significant change here will be the posting frequency here. It has been a custom to post once a day onto Blogussion, but I have decided that it would be in our best interest (as well as make a good experiment) to update this blog once every second day (or every other day). There are many reasons why I want to do this:
- It will lighten up my schedule to focus on my second blog and freelance business.
- New readers will be able to catch up with past content and not be overwhelmed.
- It will give me more time to work on developing ad marketing Blogussion
- It will give me more time to write better articles. I will have much more time and tolerance to write great articles, so the quality of content here should be even better than normal.
- It will create longer, more in-depth discussions within each post which helps with the comment ratio here.
I think this will be the best for not only myself, but for you guys as well. This will also be something I will be keeping tab on, so expect to see a post reflecting on how this transition on the post schedule effects Blogussion.
New Writers
I have decided that it would be better to get more writers here for different perspectives to be posted onto this blog. It’s great that I am willing to share my opinion with you, but it’s always great to have others share their opinions on other topics, or even the same one.
So, I will be on the look for more guest writers here and even some authors who will be willing to write for Blogussion consistently. If you want to become a writer here, we can talk about it. Just visit the contact page and we can chat.
So far I have already have found one author who posted on the 11th, and hope to find more!
New Features
Many things have been planned for this blog, but have never been carried out. There’s just so many things to do, and I think that with the posting schedule reduced, and I am finding people willing to write here, I will have so much more time to roll out all of these kick ass things.
Really, I don’t want to say anything about the new features except there will be some. But, the pages I have in the navigation menu will be revamped. That’s including:
- About page
- Contact page
- Advertise page
- Link Directory
- Blogging Resources page
I personally cannot wait to roll out these new things, and I am excited that I will have so much more time to work on them now.
I am still really bummed that Janith is out, but I can promise that Blogussion will only get better.
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Wow sounds like you have alot on your plate at the moment. Good luck with the transition.
Matt Harris´s last blog ..What It Means to be Internet Famous.
Thanks Matt. It’s definitely been crazy trying to get everything done lately, and I really hope I can find people who are interested in helping me out here!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
Hit me up if you need any help dude. I’m sure Blogussion will only grow. It’s been amazing since the start so keep up the good work, yeah? You can never be “too successful.”
Thanks Corey, I really hope to turn Blogussion into something amazing – but right now my focus is trying to get back on track with all of my work!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
Farewell, Janith! And good luck, Alex! I’d definitely be interested in contributing a few guest posts later this fall. I’ve already got a few ideas, but I’d like to get my site where I want it beforehand.
Nick Tart | JuniorBiz´s last blog ..How Entrepreneurship is Like Climbing Mountains – JJ Entry #21
That would be awesome Nick! Looking forward to it!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
I wish you luck during the transition. It seems like you have a great vision and plan for your blog and that is half the battle.
Tycoon Blogger´s last blog ..Entrecard sells out – Literally!
Thanks!
My interests here are all for the best, but I just hope that all of my readers can understand the troubles I am going through right now and can be a little patient with me!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
hope you offer more better stuff in coming era
Dzinepress´s last blog ..30+ Hi-Res Games Wallpapers for you Desktop
Your birthday too?!? Belated happy birthday Alex!
About Janith, it’s sad he’s leaving Blogussion. I understand his side, school work is really a tough thing to balance with blogging. I’ve been running my blog all alone for two years and I’ll be lying if I tell that it didn’t do any damage to my grades. I’m trying to keep the balance though.
Looks like you’ll be so busy. My best of luck to you Alex. I know you can do it! You’re a strong Mac loving kid! I’m thinking about applying as guest blogger, but I can’t promise fully enough. I also got many thing under my hands right now.
But if there’s anything I could do to help, you know my blog. Just give me a message
Liane YoungBlogger´s last blog ..Let’s Just Say I’m Not 16 Anymore, That Means Liane is Growing Old! Noooo!
Haha, thanks! I have many pages to update on my blogs to change my age from 15 to 16. I kind of liked being that “15 year old kid” though!
Yeah, Janith has been trying to get on this blog for months, but school has seriously slowed him down from doing it. It has only made me a better blogger though.
I appreciate the support Liane.
I really hope I can do this too, and I am going to work so hard to make this blog amazing.
There actually is something I want you to do, but it’s not for Blogussion…I will email you now about it.
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
Now I now what you meant
Liane YoungBlogger´s last blog ..Let’s Just Say I’m Not 16 Anymore, That Means Liane is Growing Old! Noooo!
Alex:
You have an attractive blog with good content.
For the visitor navigation through the content would be greatly facilitated by
a “Categories” listing in your sidebar where particular themes could be quickly located.
I noticed you have categories listed on your “Archives” page, but some of the categories return an error message.
The time visitors stay on your blog will be enhanced by easier access to categories.
By the way, when I click the “Directory” link from the top menu, this is the result:
Fatal error: Call to a member function FetchRow() on a non-object in /home/blogussi/public_html/dofollow/index.php on line 131
You are off to a strong start with your blog.
Best of success,
Robert A. Kearse
Robert´s last blog ..How To Build A Membership Site In 12 Minutes Or Less
Thanks Rob. When I first redesigned this site, I had a categories bar at the bottom of the site, but it didn’t work out. I am thinking of re-adding it somewhere though.
What kind of error do you get on the archives page by the way?
And yes, I know about the directory error. Like I said in the post, I am just going to redo it!
Thanks a ton for the feedback, I will do my best to carry them out.
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
Wow!! Some pretty incredible changes are taking place here on Blogussion… Let me know if I can help with anything. I am pretty interested in contributing to your blog and think you and janith so far have done a stand-up job! Good Luck to the future and I am excited for the changes.
Seth W´s last blog ..By: Seth
Thanks Seth! I look forward to seeing your contributions here.
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #1: Simon Rogers of Teenius.com
I was out for 2 weeks as I was in the army, and now I’m back to read more of your content, I do really want to contribute to this blog, hook me up if you need help, but I can’t promise I’m able to really help you out, the best I can do is write a few interesting content article for this blog, if only my time spare me.
But anyway, looking forward to read more of your content !
The Bad Blogger´s last blog ..The Bad Blogger Is Back ! (A New Revolution Changes)
I’d love to have you over here and write man.
Glad you will stick around and read the blog, I appreciate it!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #2: Liane from Better Blogging for Bloggers
It is always sad to see someone go but on the bright side this kind of thing is perfect for seeing through a change in how things are going.
Dean Saliba´s last blog ..IND Official Sponsor Of Bethnal Green Celtic
With Janith gone, I really have to step up to the plate here, so you’re right – there is a bright side!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #2: Liane from Better Blogging for Bloggers
Its definitely sad to lose Janith. We will miss him. But I’m sure you’ll do great even in his absence. As they say, the show must go on.
HAVOC MARKETING´s last blog ..Social Media Marketing on 2 Sheets of Paper
Yeah, it’s sad as he was like my best friend online for these months. But, this blog will still flourish even after he’s gone.
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #2: Liane from Better Blogging for Bloggers
Much luck and grease to your elbow dawg! I know it’s gonna be quite tough, but I trust ya!
Nice seeing that you’ve got lots of readers here willing to contribute; goes a long way to show how much you’re loved by your readership. I’ll always be around dude.
Thanks for the support bro.
I was surprised at how many people wanted to help out. I’m flattered really, and now I truly see how great of a blog I actually have.
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #2: Liane from Better Blogging for Bloggers
I will miss Janith! He had been real fun and was writing brilliant articles. I hope he will make guest posts whenever he finds time or just for Blogussion’s sake! Miss you Janith!
Release Candidate´s last blog ..Software Release Life-Cycle (Different stages of Software Development)
Yeah, he was a great writer. He will certainly do his best to drop by here I’m sure!
Alex´s last blog ..Young Blogger Interviews #2: Liane from Better Blogging for Bloggers