I have intermittently followed your blog due to Moon sending me your way. And you have definitely big time Crushed It! Keep up the awesome work. Do you find time to sleep?

For me, its pretty quiet. I interact with other blogs, get inspiration and ideas. and try to publish good and unique content. Its helpful.

Hey Kiesha you're doing an amazing job for the T.I.P Team and thanks for the mention

About 3 weeks ago I officially launched my site. I had been blogging about the same-ish stuff for about two years already using a free blog space. I had no idea what I was really doing I knew I wanted to spread awareness but was totally clueless. Two years pass and I still don't think anyone actually saw my blog until I bought a domain and started building. I was reading everything I could get my hands on, a lot of it from here, about blogging, launching, maintaining, and growing. Now in my third week live I have quintupled the views of my last blog (of 2 years) and I have my first subscribers. I know this is still new for me but I have great things planned for it. In the next 3 months I plan to keep going with my marketing campaign, hosting a local fundraiser for children's literacy in my sites name, and keep producing great content. I even have my first guest posts appearing on bigger blogs coming next week. As far as marketing goes I have been reaching out to bloggers who have similar goals and are in similar places to share resources, networking like you wouldn't believe, and sharing my project with anyone that will listen in the real world. I have been absolutely killing it developing a social media following and I am very appreciative of my friends and family for sharing what I produce on their own social networks.
My goal for 2010 not only include becoming and authority site in my niche but to really be a contributing member of the blogging community because I've seen how hard it is to get started and there are a lot of great people out there who have great things to say that might not have stuck it out for two unsuccessful years like I did.

DAVID,Greetings from rural Australia.As a graduate of your first BlogMasters Club program, I know the importance of making your blog work for you.And no one knows this better than you.And Gary Vaynerchuk.’Crush It’ is an outstanding memoir of why – and how – he’s where he is today.I downloaded the Audible version of ‘Crush It’ first and highly recommend it as an adjunct to every one of your students who wins a copy of his book. Or has the get up and go to just buy their own copy.Gary’s pumped up enthusiasm is at hyper level every second he speaks. And it’s contagious.On Audible, Gary often goes off script and talks about many things regarding social media that he freely admits he didn’t put in the book. After listening to the Audible version, I also purchased the book. For referencing. He gives so much information about sites to use and how to get started in social media, the book is like a road map you must follow, to be sure you get to where you want to be.As usual, David, you’re an inspiration to your students.Your BlogMasters Club inspired me and gave me the confidence to finally do something I’ve wanted to do for several years.To establish a second website purely for my fundraising program.I was able to put it on WordPress.com, using Thesis, all under my own steam. With help from no one other than your tutorials and the advice and interaction I garnered in your forums with club members. Hope all is well with your expanding family and your business. That’s two tough projects to balance at the same time. But I know you’re up to it. Best wishes and take care,CarolCarol JonesDirectorInterface Pty LtdDesigners of The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Coverhttp://www.SimpleSolutionsForDifficultProblems.com

Trece – you can do this. It does take an enormous amount of energy and time. There is no other way. Of the people I know in this list of comments (many), we're all humping it 12-16 hours per day. That's how bad we want it. Actually, it's even scarier: that's how much we like it!

While not in the same blogging stratosphere as most responding to the entry to win — I figure why not … you’ve got to dream big and that’s what “crushing it” is all about.

I’m new to blogging – launching http://www.LivingFrugalTips.com on 11/13/10.
Within two months I’d claimed my vanity URL on Facebook.
Quality content has been the focus, posting 3 days per week – Mon, Wed and Fri.
In February my writing on Living Frugal Tips was discovered by http://www.WomenExchange.com and I was asked to be a contributing writer — which I’ve been doing ever since.
Weekly traffic counts are increasing 30 -40%. Currently only about 100 visits a day.
I’m involved in Frugal Carnivals (featured post one week), and hub pages.
Facebook fan count is now at 256 in 5 short months.
I’m on Twitter, and LinkedIn too.
I’ve been approached by an abundant of advertisers and other bloggers wanting to contribute to my site.

My favorite moments are those where I touch someone with my writing — people out of a job or those wanting to be a stay-at-home mom — those touched by or inspired by my story and dreaming the impossible dream (made possible).

Inspiration is what drives me and reading all the stories here keeps me moving forward with unbridled hope and optimism.

In the coming months … I want to continue to refine the “what the heck makes me different.” Why should people care to go to my site? The differentiation that will catapult me into the next blogging stratosphere where I’m shoulder to shoulder with the greats that I subscribe to and read about — David, Yaro, Leo and Mary, Gideon and those female bloggers that have achieved super-stardom.

Writing moves me and writing an ebook is the definite next step, perhaps attending a blogging conference.

Small steps … forward movement to greatness. It’s all possible with energy and inspiration.

Thanks for all that you do David to inspire us all.

Lisa

Let’s see… I’ve had Imperfect Clarity (http://www.imperfectclarity.net/) for a couple years but have just now decided to put everything I have into making it a better blog.

I have been doing book reviews and author interviews for a while now–authors like Peter Straub, Christopher Moore, Les Edgerton.

One day in February this year, I decided to email Seth Godin and ask him if he would mind doing an email interview with me. When he said yes, I sent him several questions I fretted and worried over (naturally, I didn’t want to look like a fool). Seth’s responses to that interview were fabulous and have really been inspiring and if you want to read the interview, it’s on my blog sidebar–just click on the lizard.

I finally came up with the idea behind my blog a couple weeks ago: Imperfect Clarity is a detailed look at the thought processes of a fiction writer trying to improve her life and become successful by living her life to the fullest.

I have my first guest blogger position for another website I have been following closely and I’ll be posting articles twice a month at first. I’m excited that someone took me on and liked what I’m trying to do–my first post should be next weekend

I have many ebooks that I’ve been trying to work my way through and to figure out what exactly I’m doing and what will help me get the most benefits. I need to build up my readership–to use Facebook fan pages and Twitter (I’ve got your Twitter book) and other means of social media to do so. I’m trying–just doesn’t seem like I get that many hits, so I’m doing what I can to improve that.

Next weekend I will be branding my blog with a new logo.

I’m taking steps slowly because, you know what? Sometimes I really don’t know what to do. But I’m reading, leaving comments, and working some more!

Wow. Great promotion and great entries from such fabulous bloggers! I can hardly count myself amongst them, and have oh-so-much to learn from all of you.

I have made progress recently, though, shifting my blog which was simply one photo and a short inspirational quote virtually every day.

Very recently I started using my own words, and the response has been really positive.

Last week I surpassed 400 followers on Twitter, so I had a giveaway of an Art Card, which actually led to being the featured artist on Fotomoto.com today.

So far, very small steps. Soon, the steps will get bigger as I revamp my site into a self-hosted WordPress blog, create my accompanying facebook page, etc. I’m looking forward to it.

Just got to build the website for my newly-a-real-estate agent husband, first, while I train for my first triathlon and my first belly dance solo, during the hours I’m not working at my full time job.

So, yeah, I really want to learn how to Crush it! But I totally get it if I don’t qualify, yet.

Maybe on the next giveaway…..

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

Maybe I should trackback here from this post: http://www.getstimulustoday.com/2010/04/3-takeaways-from-this-years-168-film.html simply because I’m learning this stuff as I go. To review, in 25 words or less, I’ll be creating a new blog which will be up shortly, to focus one aspect of my career….

Hi David,

Thanks for the contest, hope that I’m one of the winners. Here’s my comments.

What I have accomplished so far this year to CRUSH IT with my blog?

This year my blog (http://www.ProfitsMasterPlan.com) readership has reached an average of 700 per month from zero visitor since I started my blog in May 2009.

I’ve interviewed many Entrepreneurs and learned many “implementable techniques” & success mindset from them on how to CRUSH IT with my blog.

I’ve also started the fanpage “The Entrepreneur Community” on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheEntrepreneurCommunity) to further reach out to Entrepreneurs around the world.

What will I do in the next 3 months?

Although the average of 700 visitors per month is a small number but I’m determined to continue dishing out valuable and “what’s working for me” content to more profitable business online for the next 3 months.

I will continue to interview Entrepreneurs in order to inspire and generate more business ideas for the community at my blog and “The Entrepreneur Community” on facebook.

I will also start reaching out to Entrepreneurs at different business blogs.

What will I be doing differently to really step up my game?

To really step up my game differently, I will be starting online video marketing to reach a wider audience.

How am I going to actively making 2010 an absolutely killer year for my life as a blogger?

I will be actively promoting and encouraging participation on my blog and “The Entrepreneur Community” on facebook.

By the end of 2010, I hope to increase the number of people in “The Entrepreneur Community” on facebook to 200 from the current community of 100 people.

I discovered that facebook has a large pool of Entrepreneurs who are CRUSHING IT both online and offline.

I hope I can gather all aspiring and successful Entrepreneurs, so that everyone can leverage on the community to take their businesses to a new level through better collaboration and support.

In this way, I really hope to see more success stories to inspire people who want to make a difference in their life and making 2010 an absolutely killer year as a blogger and as an Entrepreneur.

There are 100+ comments right now, I'm also adding something to the table and I ask myself: How to stand out in a crowd like this?

People I have to tell you that we are still on the ground, whereas people like Gary and David are already sitting in a started rocket to the moon.

I was thinking to myself prior to starting a blog: Isn't it late? NO! You can start even today and enjoy a good living as David, because there are literally MILLIONS of people out there, who just don't care about this internet thing. I've been online since 1993 and I didn't get this blogging thing until 2007! Yeah, the connection in my brain was cut

Anyway, when I realized I need a blog, I started one. And here are my accomplishments: I have DOUBLED my visitor numbers in the last 3 months. My PageRank also increased twice within 6 months.

In the future I plan to start producing video podcasts, maybe audio podcasts and surely start a membership site After digging a while (like 3 years now) I again realized that membership sites are the only way to go for the future.

How do I want to make a difference? I'm lucky enough to be competing in a niche with… Eh… nobody Yes, nobody and we have like 2010, right? Start digging and maybe you end up lucky too. But just start now and you will find the secret on the way there!

Anyway I want to add more value and simplify my blog as my blog posts were too looooooong and the future is somewhere else.

2010 will be THE KILLER, because I want to start that membership site and I want to HELP someone to take a similar action and start earning from blog. I'm aiming at experts in their niches and planning to work with them, because that's the only way you can be the authority and on top of your stuff. And it will be an overkill, because I'm starting projects that were planned since 2007…

I hope to win the book, because I had no clue who this guy – Gary – was until I saw his 3rd video. And only then it lit up my brain: Well, he must be successful, because this video really shows some unseen secrets and tips. And there was even something, I couldn't see in my business, even though it was in front of my eyes daily from the moment I had an internet access.

Good luck to all other “players” too! Because if I win, there are still 9 books left

PS: Sorry for my English. It is like my 4th language

Oh… I thought this will happen by adding the URL but then Disqus asked me to log with their account and I guess the URL was lost.
I’m with Highball Blog at http://www.highballblog.com/

Thanks David and Good Luck Everyone!

Funny observation, but really, why would I want to give free stuff to people who don't take any action? I don't reward apathy.

Feel free to stop into the Club forums anytime. Prior students are more than welcome.

Thanks. Just remember, though, stop collecting emails and start taking action. You don't have to wait to “do it properly”. Just do it and adjust along the way. You can educate yourself into completely paralysis.

Well done. I'd definitely get a real list, though, and not wait to make it work along with an ebook launch. Just do it now… you can always promote it more when the ebook is ready.

Underdogs can win, but I think part of the trick is not to think like an underdog. Unless that motivates you. Instead, think like you're going to kick ass and take names and crush whoever tries to mess with you. Seriously.

David, thank you for your comments and recommendations. I'll get on it right away.