Comments by Brandon Uttley

My guess is by mid-2009, Twitter will be considered somewhat “mainstream.” But even in its simplicity, Twitter still baffles a lot of people. So the abandonment rate will be high until there are better apps and improvements in the way some things work, like “retweets” “@s” and “directs.” Not to mention esoteric concepts like the hashtag.

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Scott, thank you so much for the kind wishes. In turn, I hope your New Year is filled with bountiful words (manna to the wordsmith) and only good surprises.

All the best,

Brandon

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Chris,

This is an insightful article. I’ve personally seen a much higher “sign up” rate for my Twitter followers vs. blog subscribers. Twitter now drives more traffic to my site than any other source. My focus has switched from getting more blog/email subscribers to providing value on Twitter and treating that as an equal and in some cases superior channel to build a loyal following.

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David, thanks for your comments! Fused Network does an incredible job of responding very quickly and courteously whenever I have any issues. That says a lot these days.

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David, thanks for your comments! Fused Network does an incredible job of responding very quickly and courteously whenever I have any issues. That says a lot these days.

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Three,

You make some valid points, and I agree there will always be a value to working directly with a good graphic designer with demonstrated skills and a proven process. Many companies could not use the "crowdsourcing" route, because they can't make decisions without a small army and 20 rounds of revisions :). As you rightly pointed out, often it takes a lot of research and painstaking efforts to get the job done right. So even though crowd sourcing has its place, there is still no substitute for the personal interaction and interpretation between the professional designer and his/her client.

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Jeremy, good point regarding my question about putting this information into a wiki. We will all appreciate your keeping this list accurate and up-to-date!

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Lisa, thanks for your insights. I think the essence you hit on is, ‘Tis better to give than to receive.

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Jeremy, as usual this is an impressive rundown of options. Have you thought about turning this into a wiki?

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I’ve found Technorati to be disappointing. I’ve “claimed” my blog, yet it doesn’t get indexed there, despite posts being found by Google and other places within hours, if not minutes (thanks to Feedburner).

The best thing to come out of Technorati lately was their State of the Blogosphere research. Otherwise, it’s not a very useful resource.

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I’ve found Technorati to be disappointing. I’ve “claimed” my blog, yet it doesn’t get indexed there, despite posts being found by Google and other places within hours, if not minutes (thanks to Feedburner).

The best thing to come out of Technorati lately was their State of the Blogosphere research. Otherwise, it’s not a very useful resource.

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Mike, these are excellent guidelines. The key you hit on is to have a plan of action, and stick to a routine. Otherwise, you'll just waste a lot of time and energy and avoid doing your "real" work. I'm glad to see Twitter worked well in getting this article such a wide audience!

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These are certainly great themes. It’s always nice to cut the design time down significantly and focus on launching an attractive, working site. You can’t beat the price, but bear in mind you will need to have some technical skills to install and use any Wordpress theme.

To second what others have said: it’s all about the content–though first (and repeat) impressions do count.

Brandon Uttleys last blog post..How to Use Press Releases To Promote Yourself Or Your Business

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This is great news for making LinkedIn more useful. For those of us with blogs, this will definitely help get exposure for posts. Nice job, Jason.

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Legally harassing you, for a positive mention in a bestselling book, is one of the dumbest moves I’ve read about in a long time.

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