Latest installment in the Social Marketing experience

I posted a story on January 20 one of my other blogs titled, “You get to play again tomorrow” (Check the story out at http://mykalsreport.blogspot.com/).

The response was overwhelming, unexpected and positive. Good learning. Gained confidence. Still not over the threshold where the blog grows organically, but I am on the right path!

My usual promotion after posting:

• Sent email to my usual distribution group (30 people)



• Twittered it http://twitter.com/. Follow me at ‘Chris_Morales’



• Posted on facebook profile and relevant groups (http://www.facebook.com/)



• Posted in Linkedin groups. Check out my profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismmorales
  

Response:

• Visits increased over the usual response.



• Received email informing me that the URL had been forwarded on to others (never had that before).



• Received positive comments that inspired me to write this post.



• A couple more people began following me on twitter



• The number of visitors to the blog have not dropped off as significantly as in the past



• Received an email with a link on how to market blogs more effectively. Check it out at http://www.ssi-online-marketing.blogspot.com/
  

Learning:

• The article was a very personal story about something I experienced in my life…appealed to people



• It was a positive story. I suspect however that I got a reaction because the story struck a chord with the readers. It was not wallpaper that was easy to ignore. Need to write more stories like that.



• It energized me!



• Gained confidence in my writing style. I have been blogging since October 2008 and this is the first time I experienced this type of response
  

What I did next

• Gained more confidence regarding my writing style



• Focus my stories: lessons I have learned from my experiences in life



• Modified the blog title and description based on the information contained in the blog above

Please feel to comment on this story or contact me directly at chris.morales@sympatico.ca

The journey continues…