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Started writing a blog to document our startup experiences but no one visits it. Those that visit don't stay. Tried promotion through social media without succe

Started writing a blog to document our startup experiences but no one visits it. Those that visit don't stay. Tried promotion through social media without success. Everyone said it will be easy to interact with those with similar interests. While not the aim to make a profit, currently no chance of making any traction, let alone profit from the blog. http://sparknlaunch.wordpress.com/ http://sparknlaunch.wordpress.com/

genwin 14y ago
I found lots of great stuff there. Added to my favorites and will be back.
edmarriner 14y ago
bookmarked!
sparknlaunch 14y ago
Thanks for the comments plus all the HN visitors. Had 250 referrals from HN domains in approximately six hours landing on the home page. c. 100 blog posts were viewed Not earth shattering but more visitors than normal. Just need to work out how to make them stay for longer than 10 seconds.
orangethirty 14y ago
The template you are using makes your blog seem like it is jus a collection of trackbacks. It looks too busy for my tired old eyes. Maybe you could include less posts in the frontpage, and have more of the post show up. The default font size is rather small. I did like the content. It is a good blog. Just looks to busy. Good luck.
hmgauna 14y ago
It's hard to diagnose, but as other says (and your stats point out), there is something giving a little amateur feel. From a blog point of view, you should definitely show your authors, to make a genuine, personal impression to readers. The part of the name of the blog that says 'Biz Startup Tech Blog', it may sound too generic, but also a bit pretentious, and it lacks originality (even if it works from a SEO point of view?). I'll also work on the tagline, to describe better what the blog is about. You could try things like "Personal insights of an entrepreneurial journey", maybe also A/B test it... Tell your visitors you are for real, before they leave. And last, but not the least, I think the images are not helping. Usually images help make everything a little more attractive, but here, it's not the case. They are giving an amateurish, cheap feel. Try something else on that front. You could avoid the images unless they really illustrate your point with some personal sources: a screenshot from your project, stats, etc. And please, tell us the results of the experiment!

genwin 14y ago

I found lots of great stuff there. Added to my favorites and will be back.

edmarriner 14y ago

bookmarked!

sparknlaunch 14y ago

Thanks for the comments plus all the HN visitors. Had 250 referrals from HN domains in approximately six hours landing on the home page. c. 100 blog posts were viewed Not earth shattering but more visitors than normal. Just need to work out how to make them stay for longer than 10 seconds.

orangethirty 14y ago

The template you are using makes your blog seem like it is jus a collection of trackbacks. It looks too busy for my tired old eyes. Maybe you could include less posts in the frontpage, and have more of the post show up. The default font size is rather small. I did like the content. It is a good blog. Just looks to busy. Good luck.

hmgauna 14y ago

It's hard to diagnose, but as other says (and your stats point out), there is something giving a little amateur feel. From a blog point of view, you should definitely show your authors, to make a genuine, personal impression to readers. The part of the name of the blog that says 'Biz Startup Tech Blog', it may sound too generic, but also a bit pretentious, and it lacks originality (even if it works from a SEO point of view?). I'll also work on the tagline, to describe better what the blog is about. You could try things like "Personal insights of an entrepreneurial journey", maybe also A/B test it... Tell your visitors you are for real, before they leave. And last, but not the least, I think the images are not helping. Usually images help make everything a little more attractive, but here, it's not the case. They are giving an amateurish, cheap feel. Try something else on that front. You could avoid the images unless they really illustrate your point with some personal sources: a screenshot from your project, stats, etc. And please, tell us the results of the experiment!