And as always, your comments are insightful and welcome here. I’m glad you find value in leaving comments.

I know readers enjoy your thoughts on blogging and hunting topics.

Much obliged to you fellows for thinking so highly of me.

Seriously, Dayne I don’t know where you get your ideas from, but they are spot on.

I have noted that there are different types of comments made by the same person. Take for instance myself, quite frankly I am pressed for time; between working and blogging I have a full schedule! I also follow close to a hundred blogs. Many times I leave a short note- hello, how are you, gotta go!- type of comment if only to let them know I stopped by. I may or may not leave a link simply because I am in a hurry.

Then there is the comment with a point or an opinion. It is usually short, but 95% of the time I link back to something I want folks to know about. People are naturally curious, they will come if you link.

Lastly, and this is mostly reserved for this blog and a handful of others, is the “This really Could be a Post on My Own Blog” type of comment. 99% of the time there will be several links mixed in with the comment in addition to the closing links. In the body of the comment are links to pertinent topics or links that make sense at that position. The closing links are the ones you use to advertise your better work.

Linking in comments has been critical to my success as a blogger. But I refuse to put in a 100% “it’s about me” link. I need to be adding to the conversation if I am going to link on someone else’s comments.

Once again a great topic and with pertinent and timely subject matter.

Regards,
Albert
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles.
Instincts and Hunting

And you’re exactly right about all of us promoting ourselves or our business in some way every day.

I agree 100% on Albert. He’s a great resource on the Web and a great guy to.

I think we’re reaching the target market here on the Web through word of mouth.

There are lots of hunters finding blogs and forums with search or through word of mouth and I know of instances where someone who isn’t a hunter comes across a great hunting blog or Website and recommends it to their hunting friends and family.

Thanks again for a great comment.

One of the hardest things for me to always do early in my musical career, was to get out and market myself. I would feel so self conscious while handing out copies of my latest songs or promotional material, and would even go as far as to say that it felt a little like pimping myself out.
That is also one of the reasons why I stayed out of the blogging community for such a long time. I would read commentaries and editorials on all the outdoor blogs, and then I would just chomp at the bit ferociously, and want to go on in and add my two cents worth to the conversation.
But I knew that I would have to reveal my profile and ultimately that would lead to my website and then myself and business.
Not that I wanted to remain anonymous (I hate to see comment-ors remain anonymous) but rather, I did not want to be perceived as another individual just out there blogging only to promote his own company.
But my friend advised me that everybody on this planet is promoting themselves in one forum or another.
From the side of: handing out your resume for a job interview or all the way to: Simply striking up a conversation with someone you find attractive, so that they might consider going out on a date with you.
We “all” promote ourselves in some shape or form and fashion!

So I took the plunge and it has really benefited me in more ways than even I had expected.
I have not only increased traffic to my website but more importantly, the rich knowledge which I have been exposed to from sites such as this one is absolutely priceless.
And the solid friendships which have been made through first, the many deep discussions on their blogs, and then finally meeting them in person.
That has truly been an added bonus and life enriching action of which I will always be grateful for.

*By the way, Albert is exactly as you see him in his writings, Highly Energetic, Honest As The Salt Of The Earth and, Your Best Friend In The World!!

I am also looking forward to meeting people like yourself, Cory Glauner, Tom Sorensen, Rick Kratskey and others of whom I respect and admire.
The one thing which I might ask is that through this type of exposure are we really reaching our “Target Market” in terms of sales?
Maybe not directly, but even in this modern day technology driven business environment, word of mouth is still the best form of advertisement for your hunting business.
And when people talk good things about you, that my friend, truly is 100% priceless!