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Standing out From the Crowd
Awesome Content: Set Up For Online Success
Today’s post is a video post, so if you’re finding this in your email inbox or RSS reader, be sure to stop by the site and watch this 2 1/2 minute video that I put together for you. I think that it will really help you and your website to stand out from the crowd.
Nicholas Cardot
Nick uses his blog Site Sketch 101 to express his passion for helping bloggers and webmasters connect with real people through brilliant designs, unique content, and genuine creativity. Nicholas Cardot has 199 post(s) at Site Sketch 101
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Robomaster @ CoolAppSite said:
Excellent video! It’s so true how in order to succeed, you can’t be the same as everyone else – you have to be different.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Robomaster @ CoolAppSite –> Exactly. There are so many blogs out there and if you want to get noticed then you’ve got to do something to show people that your better than your competition.
Tisha said:
Once again…thank you so much for the valuable information. It is much needed for me!
~T
Nicholas Cardot said:
Tisha –> You’re welcome. I’m thrilled that you’re finding the information useful.
chandan said:
Nice video Nick, thank you for sharing one nice video here.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
chandan –> You’re welcome. I’m glad that you like it. I hope that the concepts are helpful for you.
Blog Handbook said:
Thanks for the video. Great to see that you still have time to also do videos
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Blog Handbook –> As I’m becoming more accustomed to making them, I’m getting to the point where I can make them nearly as quick as a regular blog post…and they’re a lot more fun. I love the special effects so I really enjoy putting them together.
Typhoon said:
Not able to watch that video..I think Vimeo having little bit trouble in that, it’s loading slow. Will try running it again once I reach at home..
But the main design looks quite good.
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Lee Ka Hoong said:
I think that would the problem of your network, Vimeo would be good in all time I believe.
Try again at home and update here. Video is viewed in good condition for me.
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izzat aziz said:
slow for streaming, i just download it
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Fran Civile said:
That’s a great message Nicholas! Hearing
you speak the words makes them more meaningful to me than reading them…
although the volume of the background music is a little too loud for me.
Thank you,
Fran
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Fran Civile –> Good. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. I’ll turn down the background music a little bit then on the next one. Sorry that it was too loud.
Phaoloo said:
They are really nice and helpful tips in the video.
Nicholas Cardot said:
Phaoloo –> Good. I’m glad to know that they were helpful.
Robomaster @ CoolAppSite said:
You’re getting better at this video stuff, Nick! I can see the improvement since the last one – you look much more relaxed and rehearsed.
Keep practicing!
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Robomaster @ CoolAppSite –> I sure am more relaxed. I guess that the more I do it the more I get used to it.
Jim Clary said:
Thanks Nicholas. You always have some great information to help me in making my site better.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Jim Clary –> You’re welcome. Making our sites better is what I’m all about. I’m waging war on ugly, useless websites. If you’ve got one, then I want to arm you with the knowledge and tools necessary to conquer it and transform it into something great.
jan geronimo said:
Nice video. It’s almost as if we’re talking with us in your living room. Well done, Nicholas.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
jan geronimo –> Thanks. It’s actually right next to my living room. I’m glad that you enjoyed it.
Vikas| vikas-gupta.in said:
I can’t view it! Must be some error as Typhoon said.
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Gabe | freebloghelp.com said:
Great tips on standing out from the crowd. It’s really not hard since most people have bad content, bad design, and bad promotion habits.
Anyway, like I always say, it doesn’t take a lot to be a lot better.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Gabe | freebloghelp.com –> It’s really true. A little effort really can go a long way.
David | ilcantone.com said:
Great video Nick.
I agree with you about adding some value to the conversation when commenting on other blogs. In order to analyze and measure the success of a blog we should consider not just the amount of comments but also its quality.
See you Nick
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izzat aziz said:
it very true, 100 “good post, thank you” mean nothing compare to 5-6 long comment that have give much more value to the post.
Nicholas Cardot said:
izzat aziz –> Definitely. If you’re not adding value to conversations then you not doing anything than spamming. We don’t want to do that. We want to establish ourselves as competent and credible authorities on our subjects.
Nicholas Cardot said:
David | ilcantone.com –> That’s exactly right. We cannot sacrifice quality for quantity or we will appear as nothing more than a spammer.
King Sidharth said:
Just risked the video on my dying dial-up (5kbps? I am ancient!) and it was well worth it. Especially the smile in the end… btw where is the picture?
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Robomaster @ CoolAppSite said:
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I am speechless. A dial-up connection is almost unheard of nowadays, with fios and other fiber-optics connections, most internet speeds are hundreds of times faster than dial-up and some are even thousands faster.
I would *suggest* you upgrade!
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King Sidharth said:
LOL, I can’t
no option available. And above all I pay my bills myself and being a teen that’s not easy so speed means I will have to shed out more XD
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Nicholas Cardot said:
King Sidharth –> I was just joking about the little stick figure flexing his muscles on the shirt.
King Sidharth in Meditation said:
LMAO!!!! HHAHAHAHA
OK, poor guy wasn’t visible much but I could imagine. I am a stick figure too, we have a club now! LOL
Nicholas Cardot said:
King Sidharth in Meditation –> I just wanted to bring a smile to everyone’s face. LOL
Chad said:
Brilliant design (which I don’t have) is definitely key. I notice it in my own usage – if a site’s design grabs me I will stick around and explore the site. I am also more likely to subscribe.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Chad –> That’s exactly what made me hone in on it so much. When I hit an ugly site, I don’t want to continue browsing it. I want to leave it right away. So I figured that there are probably other people who judge my site the same way.
Lee Ka Hoong said:
Strongly agree with you with the 3 points you mentioned Nicholas. Content, killer design and commanding influence. In my point of view, interaction would be another way to stand out from the crowd too, as we know many well known blogger has less interaction with blogger fellow, they publish a post and that’s it, you’ll rarely see them reply comment.
I love watching video like this.
Cheers,
Lee
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Lee Ka Hoong –> I completely agree with you but I think that interaction is one of the key essentials to building our influence. You’re completely right and I’m glad that you enjoyed the post.
Ron Leyba said:
Having or giving out something unique can really make you or your brand stand out from the crowd. Nice Video Nick!
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Ron Leyba –> Thanks. That’s a good point. Giving something that is actually valuable is a terrific way to build a strong brand.
Sarge @ beginnerblogger.com said:
You really push the ‘brilliant design’ point. While I agree (hey I’m a web designer myself) I would love to see you provide some stats that show this.
A really great video – well presented, great visual aids, excellent conclusion (sums everything up) and nice finishing touch about the shirt
I saw a video from you a while ago where you were promoting Darren Rowse’s Build a Better Blog in 31 days and thought you spoke a bit too quick. This is a huge improvement
Nice work Nicholas! Hope all is going well with the intense infantry training.
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izzat aziz said:
he is confident now don’t you think
great design can be influential to determine whether the blog can capture more visitor or not, and also with good design, you can submit it to some gallery out-there, seriously gonna boost traffic.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
izzat aziz –> That’s true. I’ve done that as well and I’ve received some traffic from them. It’s a good idea.
Nicholas Cardot said:
Sarge @ beginnerblogger.com –> I don’t have any stats to show you, but I do have the testimony of a lot of people who’ve provided me with their feedback about this.
King Sidharth said:
Important Point (forgot to mention earlier)
Background Music (was louder than your voice)=distracting
Nicholas Cardot said:
King Sidharth –> I’ll be sure to fix that in the future.
Gonzo the Great said:
Hi Nick,
great vid, my compliments! Bottomline: be creative, look different, write fresh content, etc.
The vid sums up the main things to get a noticed blog. Cheers for sharing, ciao …
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Gonzo the Great –> That is exactly the bottom line. I’m glad that you liked it.
Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot said:
It was a bit quiet. I don’t know why you use Vimeo rather than just embedding a blog on Youtube but I guess you have some very clever reason:)
You look so young compared to your sketch of yourself. Lovely to see you in real life and looking forward to adding your guest post to my blog soon soon:)
Nicholas Cardot said:
Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot –> I get that a lot. In case you’re wondering, I’m 25 but I’m told often that I look much younger than that and I certainly don’t mind it. I’ll get your guest post written up probably this weekend. I’m sorry that it’s taken so long but I promise that I haven’t forgotten about you.
scheng1 said:
I learnt that in marketing lesson. The only difference is that wording. We use more “professional” terms to describe the same thing.
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Eric said:
Nice video!
It’s always nice when a blogger does something a bit different once in a while (such as this video) to show they’re spicing things up just a bit and going the extra mile.
It’s usually the little things that go the farthest when it comes to anything in life. I think that’s why most of us don’t bother with them… We don’t think we’ll go very far.
Yet we see people every day who do them and how far they get. You’re doing it and you’re doing a great job. Keep it up.
Nicholas Cardot said:
Eric » I’m glad that you’ve enjoyed it. It’s my goal to produce a video post every week or two. I really enjoy putting them together and I feel like they’re very effective. Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Ron Leyba said:
Got this one again from your tweet Nick. The video posted above is worth watching and listening too. It reminds me on how should I approach my blogging consistency.
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