7 Blog Promotion Tips From The Devil

by Jack Humphrey on Feb 17

  1. Blog about what everyone else is blogging about in your niche.  In fact, just post everyone else’s posts to your blog and call it a day.devil
  2. Try not to post regularly.  Be unpredictable and hard to pin down.
  3. Don’t network with other bloggers.  It only drags down your server when you get links from popular places on the web.
  4. Reply to people who comment on your blog with something snarky and condescending.  They’ll think you’re smarter than they are.
  5. Optimize your posts for Google by repeating your main keyword every chance you get.  In fact, make a post with nothing but your favorite keyword.
  6. Don’t give away valuable information on your blog.  Rather, tease people with a solution to a problem, but don’t include the details until they pay you for them.
  7. Don’t bother keeping up with all the news and people in your niche.  Make your own news and try to guess what your target readers are really interested in.

Tagged as: blog promotion, blog promotion tips, blog success tips, tips from the devil

  • http://changeification.com/ Christopher

    30 minutes into Dean’s presentation, I see the tweet. How did I know this was coming, LOL.

    You know … all devil seo aside …. a very wise man taught that in order to find out what something is, you must understand what it is not.

    I would worry about the rise in devil worship among blog marketers … but then again, you have to wonder where all the soulless product pushing spammers come from :)

  • http://www.wealthydragon.com/blog Martin Malden Internet Marketing Tips

    Brilliant, Jack, superb…

    But you forgot a few:

    8. Make sure you put up ‘read my latest post’ tweets every 2 minutes on Twitter

    9. Make sure your Twitter feed is somehow corrupted so that you end up incessantly pinging the same test message in batches of 6 at a time.

    10. Criticise and condemn every other blog in your niche on every social site you can find.

    (This could become a very long list – I think you’ve started a viral post here..!)

    Cheers,

    Martin.

  • http://www.theviralsanctuary.com Davin – The Viral Sanctuary

    Hahaha…oh god! Yeah, I listened to that webinar this morning Jack with Dean Hunt. You said you were going to try it out in your next post.

    That was awesome….what a great post!
    I loved it…

    That post got me thinking about how Holly and I should promote the Honest Marketing Movement as well….

    There was some great insights in the interview!

    Thanx Jack..that made my day..

    Davin

  • http://1man9women.blogspot.com Roy

    The Devil forgot one. Post comments that say “I like your blog, Dude”

  • http://evowebdev.com/blog/ Ray Gulick

    Great little post, Jack! I’m amazed at how often bloggers choose spam or blast-promotion tactics, which completely undermines the cultivation of value and trust: short-term thinking run amok. Thanks for gathering these “evil” practices into one easy-to-remember list.

    Ray Gulicks last blog post..Why Bad Websites Happen to Good Companies, Part 7: Failure to Install or Monitor Site Analytics

  • http://processimprovementprofits.com Gary@Process Improvements

    Jack,
    I’ll keep this short. It’s nice to see that you have already implemented a couple of the top tips from the webinar you did with Dean Hunt.

    If someone as switched on as you to utilising the power of the crowd has already implemented Dean’s ideas, it is a clear indication that they must be very powerful, and we should all take note, and implement them in our own niches.

    Cheers.

    Garys last blog post..Is Managing Your PPC Campaigns Giving You A Headache?

  • http://googlingsocial.com Chris Lang

    Piss off David Lee Venters and have him hound you to the end of time. WELOL (wickedly evlil laughing out loud)

    Chris Langs last blog post..Social Bar – Cures IE GFC Woes and Widget Envy

  • http://googlingsocial.com Chris Lang

    #9. Get kicked off Digg nine times.

    Chris Langs last blog post..Social Bar – Cures IE GFC Woes and Widget Envy

  • http://jim-desantis.blogspot.com Jim DeSantis

    Interesting….negative motivation!

    Jim DeSantiss last blog post..World’s Best Ebook On SEO Now Available!

  • http://googlingsocial.com Chris Lang

    #10. Use IPN scripts to protect your downloads and get blocked by Trend Micro because you look like a phishing site due to the server side redirect to PayPal.

    Chris Langs last blog post..Social Bar – Cures IE GFC Woes and Widget Envy

  • http://keywebdata.com Chris Lang

    #11. Kick David Lee Venters off SMC 19 times.

    Chris Langs last blog post..Social Bar – Cures IE GFC Woes and Widget Envy

  • http://www.dailyrecession.com Recession Guy

    Super Cool. I followed these tips and now I am making tons of $$$ every day. You rock HellBoy!

    Recession Guys last blog post..Milford Real Estate in Dubai closes shop, 28 employees lost job

  • http://blogflipu.com Trent @ Blog Flipping

    Haha I loved it! Very good advice… in reverse! I really liked the part of #1 – Just post everyone else’s posts on your blog and call it a day. LOL

    Trents last blog post..The Best Domain Extension to Use for Blog Flips

  • Mara

    WoW – excellent Jack, you are the apprentice of the day – taking up great ideas immediately.
    And what happens? The magic number motivates readers to add and to continue the fun list.
    I wonder how many of my readers who I invited to the recorded webinar will recognize the 7 devilish tips in the FTR they have access to on the side bar.

    • http://www.jackhumphrey.com/ Jack Humphrey

      Mara – I’m not done yet! I’m stealing all of the ideas in the webinar. You’ll recognize them all as I put them up. :)

  • http://www.JamiePelaez.com [email protected]

    Jack, I got your email this morning. This was a great way to start out my day. I’m still laughing. Thanks for the comedic relief!

    Jamies last blog post..I Killed the Can’t, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy!

  • http://www.thesologazette.blogspot.com Georjina

    Roy’s comment was spot on! That one thing ‘one liners, means nothing, just wanted a backlink’ kind of post must be the minions own aggravation.

    Sorry I missed the webinar. Jack your posts hit my email like miniature bombs and I never miss reading them through, thanks much for the ongoing tips (and kick in the pants) to becoming a better marketer and business woman. Appreciate it.

    Georjinas last blog post..Target Marketing – Smart or Unethical?

  • http://writing4life.com Sandra Lee Schubert

    You rock, dude!!!!

    Did I do that right? I am guilty of the hit and miss catch me when you can blogging. Sigh. There is work to be done.

  • http://http//the-google-mercenary.blogspot.com The Google Mercenary

    thanks chris always nice to be talked about
    and I know you wove me really lol

    thats social marketing love me or hate me just don’t sit on the fence lol

    youll get a numb bum

  • http://marketingblogtools.com rheyanna

    Nice Jack,
    That was an awesome webinar with Dean yesterday. You guys made it fun and entertaining :-)
    Hope this helps everyone find a new excitement in blogging

  • http://phoenixgfc.blogspot.com Chris Lang

    Just in case some of you don’t know me, my “one liners” here were references to the last year Jack, David and I have spent together on SMC. Inside joke. I don’t need to spam Jack’s blog for links and I never will.

    Jack and David both hopefully laughed as much as I did writing them. I wonder if David has commented on his on comments again there too. I would chime in with my own SMC dry wit but I don’t have all day…..

    Besides I have my own crosses to bare…. Damn Digg mafia is everywhere.

  • http://www.onestopwebsupport.com/steps-starting-business-online.htm Jeff Baas@Start Online Business

    Fortunately, I haven’t had the misfortune of visiting too many blogs that follow those suggestions (although I occasionally am guilty of posting irregularly on mine).

    I think that a lot of those who misuse their blogs either can’t or won’t accept the fact that you get out what you put in to your blog. You don’t get value back from your readers unless you put value in.

  • http://dissophoto.com Kevin

    Great post, and great tips there my friend! The devil wouldn’t lead us astray, he wants us to succeed in every way. Didn’t he create the internet after all? I’m off to make my Keyword posts now. I think I’ll make a few of them so Google will really pick up on my site, I’m new at this blogging biz. Thanks mate for conferring with the dark lord, most people wouldn’t have the sack!

    Kevins last blog post..Fierce Fusion Image Gallery

  • http://b2b-trade-international.blogspot.com/ B2B Trade

    LOLz! that was hilarious. Reverse engineering for blogging 101 :D

    B2B Trades last blog post..Former Alisoft Marketing Director Heads Home to Kingdee

  • http://addictionrecoverybasics.com Bill Urell

    #8. Don’t under any circumstances, take a stand on anything, appeal to the masses, keep it all vanilla.

    #9. Your words are important, tell them what you want them to know. Do not distract readers with photos, podcasts, interactivity or heaven’s forbid, a video. They are all too technical and diifficult for you to learn.

    #10 Rewrite the same content like crazy. Better yet pay someone $3.00 for a 500 word article and post it.

    Bill Urells last blog post..Drunk Animals: Real Animals, Not A Flashback

    • http://www.jackhumphrey.com/ Jack Humphrey

      @Bill – is it your goal in life to follow me around and show me up every where? :)

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  • http://www.scottfox.com/blog_index.html Scott Fox, Author of Internet Riches

    Jack,
    this is hilarious and clever.
    let’s talk about this on my podcast.
    anissa has been asking me to schedule one together but i’ve been looking for the hook. here it is!
    LOL.
    Scott Fox

    Scott Fox, Author of Internet Richess last blog post..Just Released: The Best Instant Internet Business for You

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  • http://www.dailyrecession.com Recession Guy

    Super Cool. I followed these tips and now I am making tons of $$$ every day. You rock HellBoy!

    <abbr></abbr><abbr>Recession Guys last blog post..Milford Real Estate in Dubai closes shop, 28 employees lost job</abbr>

  • http://www.sitesketch101.com Nicholas Z. Cardot

    Great stuff. So funny. I love how you put those together.

  • toby online

    Brilliant!! – as the “Web Dev-il” you have captured my very thoughts.. why didn’t I blog about it first. Great stuff. http://webdev-il.blogspot.com

  • Casey Strouse

    An awful lot of people use these techniques without realizing that they’re hurting their prospects of success as bloggers.

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