I hate making up blog post titles
11 Jun 12 Comments
Well I’ve certainly been a lazy bastard lately.
It seems I’ve got the Tim Ferris “4 Hour Work Week” down for my business House Of Rave, because I swear that’s about as much effort I’ve been putting in lately.
I say this in a BAD way. Just because I only have to work on it for 30 minutes a day, doesn’t mean I SHOULD. It also means that I can GET AWAY with only 30 minutes per day, but it doesn’t GROW without a little more effort.
While I tend to be productive in other areas throughout the day, I remember seeing a video….I’m not sure who said it, I think Eben Pagan, but it said something to the effect:
What actually “makes you money” in your business is the thing that’s actually interacting with your customers. This could be web page content they see, or a shopping cart they use, or a video you made…..
… etcetera etcetera ….
I realized I’ve been slacking off in that department, so I dusted off the ‘ole camera and did a little content creation:
http://www.houseofrave.com/led-mood-tea-light-candles.html
I think you could have done much more as far as being visually appealing to the customer. The tea light itself looks incredibly dull. Maybe purchasing a few decorative votive holders and show the customer what it looks like in a way they’d actually use it. Also, I’d mention it’s a good alternative to place inside a jack-o-lantern and maybe find more uses.
Kimberly, great comments.
I thought they looked decent with the quick photo shoot I did, but it means NOTHING if the customer doesn’t get that same impression.
I will take your advice right now and add the Halloween and other uses (great suggestion by the way)!
I have already updated the page with this text:
Our customers get pretty creative, and have used this product for:
-Household decorations
-Mood lighting
-Used these instead of tea lights inside their Jack-O-Lanterns during Halloween.
-Safe night lights for kids
-Science projects where flames cannot be used
-Dioramas
Thanks for the suggestions Kimberly!
Hi, nice post!
Thanks!
Hi, I envy you for your short work weeks. The picture is a bit boring though.
Do you really think 4 Hour Work Week will work for every kind of business? i would say we have to find a better of different way to get success.
But i think, a better title will get noticed always, even if the content is not up to the mark.
Hahaha, i decided to check your blog because i was procrastinating on doing actual work that will grow my business. Timely post ;) I had a friend visiting the last 3 days so i only did the minimum amount required to keep my website going and orders filled. Now it’s 12:15 on Friday and i was thinking of crapping out for the rest of the day. Instead I’m taking this post as a sign to at least do *something* no matter how little. Thanks for posting!
You appear to not only hate writing blog titles, but also blog posts since it’s been over 2 week since your last post
The title should be the easy part. I hate spending to much time on the actual blog. I always feel rushed.
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Hey Neville,
Do you take guest content at all for your site?
If so let me know and I can forward on an article,
Kind regards
Hey Neville,
Do you take guest content at all for your site?
If so let me know and I can forward on an article,
Kind regards
I hate making up blog post title as as well. However, ou do have a great knack for it. This is my fav blog to read…
I was reading Made To Stick a few weeks ago and it was talking about how the lead for a journalist is the most important part to focus on. Because if you have a good lead the rest all follows easily.
I am still undecided if the same rule applies for blogging though.