Comments on: RPG Blogging Tools II: Promotion & Measurement

By: MadBrew

MadBrew — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:02:47 +0000

@Dave: Well, I guess what I really need are more hours in a day (and not just for GenCon)!

@Scott: Yeah, I never thought of a ton of these things, until I saw someone else mention them. I am sure there are more methods not listed here that I will eventually discover and make me say, “Why didn’t I already do this?”

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:28:29 +0000

Very good advice, again. Looking into aggregates is very helpful, and not something I immediately thought of when I started to blog -- good to have it out there. Scott’s last blog post..White Knights and Black Powder

By: Dave T. Game

Dave T. Game — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:51:53 +0000

MadBrew: Never feel bad being busy with gaming, that's my motto. I was the reverse: I wish I had done more gaming and less reporting. Dave T. Game’s last blog post..Play Auditorium

By: MadBrew

MadBrew — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:42:10 +0000

@Bonemaster: I think it is funny that no matter how much things change, it is still the same: webring vs. network may just be semantics.

@Dave: Thanks for the support and the links. I wish I hadn’t been so busy gaming at GenCon, I would have attended more seminars like the RPG Bloggers panel.

@Jonathan: It’s like being a pioneer, you get to trailblaze for future travelers.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:12:50 +0000

wow.. again, I wish I had read all this BEFORE I started blogging. It would have saved me sooo much time. jonathan’s last blog post..135 NOMINATIONS, 14 REVIEWERS, and 1 WINNER!!!

By: Dave T. Game

Dave T. Game — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:09:01 +0000

First, I think you’re doing a great job on the series. Between yours, Chatty’s, and UncleBear’s, this should be a pretty definitive reference.

Second, I wanted to take the opportunity to plug the podcast/panel that I’m very proud of us on this subject: http://www.pulpgamer.com/genconseminars/134188/rpg-bloggers-unite/
And show notes: http://www.critical-hits.com/2008/11/08/rpg-bloggers-unite-gencon-panel/

Finally, one big piece of advice is that if you have any questions, just ask us! We’re happy to answer any questions.

Dave T. Game’s last blog post..Play Auditorium

By: Bonemaster

Bonemaster — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:41:39 +0000

I have to say these points are right on. I actually started my site/Blog as something for myself and stubbed upon RPG Bloggers Network. I thought it was cool, and join their ranks with my own blog. Actually joining improved my site, not a traffic perspective but rather getting things completely setup and organized. Not to mention, its just been plain fun. As a side note, it's funny how times have changed. It use to be that one would try to join a webring to get traffic (not that you should be doing anything to just get traffic). As someone who still maintains an old one (The old Traveller Webring), I am amazed at how once that's what you would do and now you want to join some type of blogging network. Bonemaster’s last blog post..Computers and Gaming: Part 2

By: MadBrew

MadBrew — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:41:00 +0000

@Tony: Thanks for letting me know about the bad link, it has been updated! And I second the recommendation for the All In One SEO plug-in, I use it too. The details on my WordPress setup and recommended plug-ins will be in the last part of this series, “Writing Tips and Sample Set-up.”

By: Tony Law

Tony Law — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:33:10 +0000

The link to BlogPatrol actually points to CommentLuv. ;)

Good post. I’ve been trying to get my blog out there as much as possible. There are some sites, like Bloggeries.com, that will review your blog, if you ask (http://bloggeries.com/blog/). You can also go to their forums and ask people to comment on your blogs look and feel. Since they’re not necessarily gamers, it helps to get a fresh perspective (http://www.bloggeries.com/forum/show-off-your-blog/). I also recommend Website Grader (http://website.grader.com/) to get an idea of how readable your blog is.

One last thing, I highly, highly recommend the All in One SEO Pack plugin (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/) if you run a WordPress blog and make sure you use it to input good keywords. For example, if you go to Google and type in “4e bard” my site is 3rd on the list. If you type in “bard 4e” my site is 8th. Those are common keywords and drive a lot of traffic to my site.

Tony Law’s last blog post..“Closure” – Complete RPGBloggers NaNoWriMo Short Story