Weekly Wrap: Bounce Rates, Millionaires, And Launch Gossip

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Another solid week, and another “round up”. Before I share out some of my faves for the week, here’s what’s going on around here:

  • The Fastest Way to Make Money Blogging. Not what most people think of, although many do it.
  •  15-Step Checklist Before You Publish A Post. Pretty thorough post, if I do say so myself. Plus, there’s a PDF you can grab so you can use the checklist.
  • I’ll be dropping Episode 1 of my new podcast next week (probably on Tuesday, since we’re currently planning to take the family to Disney World on Monday). It’ll be released right here on the blog… that way I can verify all the feeds and everything before submitting to Itunes. I also just dropped $500 on some nice audio equipment (including the famed Heil PR40 microphone), so I’ll be able to make this stuff sound good. :)

OK, here’s what’s happening elsewhere…

30 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Bounce Rate
This post over on the Blogworld blog probably has any possible viewpoint there is to be had on the subject of bounce rate. The bounce rate is a web stat which measures the percentage of people who immediately leave your site once they arrive. Obviously, you want to push the bounce rate as close to zero as you can. What do these 30 bloggers think? And, I guess I can’t argue with the whole “brilliant” thing, seeing as they listed me on there, too. ;)

How Self Made Millionaires Succeed
This is a guest post by Jamie Tardy over on the blog of Erica Douglass. And, I love this post because of the mindset it communicates. If you have any excuses about why you’re not making as much money as you want, this post will tear them to shreds.

An Easy Way To Decrease Your Unsubscribe Rate
A super simple strategy to keep people on your list once they’ve subscribed. Just comes down to being real.

February Launch Watch: Websites, Books, and Gossip
I enjoy these summary posts that Jade Craven produces. Jade does a great job of keeping tabs on what everybody is doing in the niche and bringing it all together into a “launch watch”. Well done, Jade.

How To Get More YouTube Video Views
Title says it all. This one is from Michelle Macpherson, who I just recently had the opportunity to “meet” (online, anyway).

Be Everywhere: How I Got 2000+ NEW Visitors To My Site…With A Front Page PowerPoint Presentation on Slideshare
Pat Flynn chiming in on his latest leg of the “be everywhere” strategy. Speaking of being everywhere…. Pat is going to be in New York for Blogworld in June. I’m the track leader for monetization for Blogworld for the fourth time running, and Pat did so well out in LA, we just had to bring him back. :)

How to Write Killer Blog Post Openings that Keep People From Leaving
Blogging is a skill that must be learned. It isn’t like writing for school. With blogging, the art of grabbing and holding a reader’s attention is paramount. This post gives some nice advice on how to start out your blog posts in order to keep the reader engaged.

The Most Effective Piece of Content (From 24 Experts)
24 bloggers (including me) chiming in on what piece of content we’ve created that performed the best for us.

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  • Jaime

    Thanks for including me! Did I mention I’m prepping a guest post for you too soon? :)

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Sweet! :-)

  • http://website-in-a-weekend.net/ Dave Doolin

    Jaime, that was a great post, I read it when it was published.

  • http://website-in-a-weekend.net/ Dave Doolin

    Thanks for finding that bounce rate article. I’ve done a bit of digging into bounce rate myself, and getting actionable information is not as simple as some people write. From a fast scan, at least a couple of these articles will be actionable for me, right away.

  • jadecraven

    Thank you :-) This roundup gave me ideas on how to improve my own – like actually linking to my own posts, and drive more traffic to them. Incredibly simple yet can be really effective.

    Appreciate the link love, too. I have no idea if anyone actually reads it so it’s nice to feel appreciated for the hard work I put into each one xx

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    You bet. :-) I like seeing what everybody is up to you, so for me, your posts help me do that. :-)

  • http://twitter.com/blogworld BlogWorld Expo

    Thanks for sharing David. Alli works really hard on this brilliant blogger posts and people seem to like em 8). 

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Yeah, they’re valuable. Her hard work shows. :-)

  • Allesandra

    The bounce rate is a web stat

  • http://moviefilmcool.blogspot.com/ Movie Film Cool :)

    Of course, the very first article out there that I spotted and read to the fullest was… 
    How Self Made Millionaires Succeed :D :D

    And the problems out there are so basic, I was like “Oh, my God!!!”. Not so long ago, I faced an interesting situation. A friend of mine wanted to enter marketing company, but was too afraid to invest money and time. Another friend of mine (who works there) argued with him for like an hour and everything ended with the following sentences:

    “You know, you are right now in the convenience zone. You have a job, girl friend, car. But look at these three aspects, they’re so not perfect. One day, you’ll want to change your reality and you’ll be too old and lazy. So, you whether leave your convenience zone now and fight or stay at the same level forever…”

  • http://moviefilmcool.blogspot.com/ Movie Film Cool :)

    Of course, the very first article out there that I spotted and read to the fullest was… 
    How Self Made Millionaires Succeed :D :D

    And the problems out there are so basic, I was like “Oh, my God!!!”. Not so long ago, I faced an interesting situation. A friend of mine wanted to enter marketing company, but was too afraid to invest money and time. Another friend of mine (who works there) argued with him for like an hour and everything ended with the following sentences:

    “You know, you are right now in the convenience zone. You have a job, girl friend, car. But look at these three aspects, they’re so not perfect. One day, you’ll want to change your reality and you’ll be too old and lazy. So, you whether leave your convenience zone now and fight or stay at the same level forever…”