Comments on: I Wrote 2 Posts and Didn’t Get Results, What’s… http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/marketing-strategy/i-wrote-2-posts-and-didnt-get-results-whats/ Small Business Marketing Ideas That Attract Clients and Profits Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Greg Spence http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/marketing-strategy/i-wrote-2-posts-and-didnt-get-results-whats/comment-page-1/#comment-16359 Greg Spence Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:18:27 +0000 http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/?p=4197#comment-16359 I can understand why people give up. It can be very disheartening to write blog posts and get little to no traffic in the early days. It does not help when people read about others making overnight riches just through blogging! In most, if not all cases, "overnight" means at least 2 years of persistent marketing and drip feeding content out. I completely agree with you Charlie, in this age of immediate gratification, potentially successful small business owners are giving up far too soon. Many give up because they feel it is too hard to get their content posted in all the places they need to, to be noticed. I have solved that problem for my clients because I suffered from the same view in the early days. I have posted the URL of this post into my social media accounts because I feel it is important for everyone to understand this and stick with it. I can understand why people give up. It can be very disheartening to write blog posts and get little to no traffic in the early days. It does not help when people read about others making overnight riches just through blogging! In most, if not all cases, “overnight” means at least 2 years of persistent marketing and drip feeding content out.

I completely agree with you Charlie, in this age of immediate gratification, potentially successful small business owners are giving up far too soon. Many give up because they feel it is too hard to get their content posted in all the places they need to, to be noticed. I have solved that problem for my clients because I suffered from the same view in the early days.

I have posted the URL of this post into my social media accounts because I feel it is important for everyone to understand this and stick with it.

]]> By: Ryan Healy http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/marketing-strategy/i-wrote-2-posts-and-didnt-get-results-whats/comment-page-1/#comment-16350 Ryan Healy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:18:38 +0000 http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/?p=4197#comment-16350 Excellent points, Charlie. Article marketing is not a "get rich quick" strategy. It's a process that works better the longer you do it. That said, it's important to monitor results because I've found that some article directories don't work that well at all -- at least compared with better quality sites. For instance, since I track all sources of traffic using Google Analytics, I can tell you which sites send me the most traffic. Based on this, I know where I can get the most bang for my article marketing buck. Ryan Excellent points, Charlie. Article marketing is not a “get rich quick” strategy. It’s a process that works better the longer you do it.

That said, it’s important to monitor results because I’ve found that some article directories don’t work that well at all — at least compared with better quality sites.

For instance, since I track all sources of traffic using Google Analytics, I can tell you which sites send me the most traffic. Based on this, I know where I can get the most bang for my article marketing buck.

Ryan

]]> By: Joey http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/marketing-strategy/i-wrote-2-posts-and-didnt-get-results-whats/comment-page-1/#comment-16337 Joey Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:37:28 +0000 http://www.marketingforsuccess.com/blog/?p=4197#comment-16337 Hey Charlie, This was a great post! When I first got started blogging and didn't see immediate results, I questioned the marketing strategy. But just like any other form of marketing you have to stick with it and be very consistent. If you don't, then what's the point? The people who do it on a regular basis and never quit will reap the rewards. Thanks for sharing. Hey Charlie,

This was a great post! When I first got started blogging and didn’t see immediate results, I questioned the marketing strategy. But just like any other form of marketing you have to stick with it and be very consistent. If you don’t, then what’s the point? The people who do it on a regular basis and never quit will reap the rewards. Thanks for sharing.

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