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10 Blog Goals for 2008

Blog Goals for 2008

While I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, I do have a list of my 10 blog goals for 2008:

1 – Reach 1000 subscribers. I’m about 1/4 of the way there, but still think that this is easily reachable.

2 – Not only do more interviews, but be interviewed as well. Appear on podcasts as well.

3 – Form more strategic partnerships. This could be overlapping specialties, or blogging in other places.

4 – Start doing paid reviews. There are plenty of good products out there that should be reviewed.

5 – Sell advertising slots. While this blog has been virtually ad-free, I’ll be dropping in a few tastfully placed ad spots.

6 – Post Frequency. Try to post a minimum of 2 posts per week.

7 – Guest Bloggers. I’m not crazy about guest bloggers, but MikeonTV was really good last time around, so I may have him back on.

8 -Big links. Would like some more mentions on sites like Techcrunch, Mashable, SearchEngineLand, and Download Squad. A mention on BigList would be great as well (hint, hint) 🙂

9 – Use Twitter to get the word out. Watch Twitter closely this year, my friends. More on this later.

10 – Avoid social media burnout. Things like being away from the computer and with family come to mind 🙂

12 Comments

  1. Kristen

    Wow! Your to-do list is quite impressive. Sounds like you’ve got the year all planned out.
    Looking forward to the end of the year to see how you made out.

    Kristen’s last blog post..Sk*rt Enables Down Voting

  2. Dan

    As per #8, I’m sure I could fit in a name drop .>

    Dan’s last blog post..Thoughts from the throne

  3. brian

    @mike b: that could be cool, let’s talk.

    @Kristen: uh oh, now I’m accountable 🙂

    @Tanner: would like to hear what you have to say, let’s talk.

  4. brian

    @Dan: yes, name drops are fun, especially when sprinkled with link love 🙂

  5. Chris Estes

    I don’t have much to offer, except I added your feed in 08 already. I am impressed by your goals and the super stardom that comes with them. I have been following you around and I can see you meeting these goals very easily. Best of luck and happy blogging.

  6. brian

    @Chris: glad to hear that you’re following. I’ll try not to disappoint.

  7. great_hera

    Dude –

    I want you to reach your goals so I just subscribed via RSS!

    Good luck

    Great Hera

  8. Goran Web

    You have got your work set out for you. Wishing you the best for 2008. Enjoy

  9. brian

    @great_hera: thanks, much appreciated!

    @Goran Web: perhaps so, but that’s the point of goals. Set your sights high.