Weekly Implosion

Weekly Implosion: March in Review

by Jason Boom on April 6, 2008

Before I jump into the statistics and the beaucoup dollars I made during March, I would like to address the frequency with which I post. As many of you know, I have a full time job, but I also have my own business that I run in the evenings from my home. I’m a freelance [...]

Weekly Implosion: Sell Your Blog

by Jason Boom on March 30, 2008

In my few months at Jason Boom dot com, I’ve seen more and more sites put on the auction block. One in particular this week, Blogging Experiment, went on the market and quickly sold. I understand people’s lives change, but should we sell our blogs? I don’t think it’s a moral dilemma. It’s really not. [...]

Weekly Implosion: Usability and Topic Discussion

by Jason Boom on March 23, 2008

This week saw two new articles: Creating Stop Signs for Site Traffic and Keep Your Mouth Shut. They both brought in a lot of traffic, and created some exciting conversations among readers. I enjoyed reading and hearing everyone’s opinion on the Keep Your Mouth Shut article. From the discussion, it’s safe to say most believe [...]

Weekly Implosion: Selection Sunday Edition

by Jason Boom on March 16, 2008

For those who don’t know, today marks the end of the college basketball regular season, and the beginning of the tournament of all tournaments — the NCAA tourney. I’m hyped to say the least. As many of you know, this week I’ve been down with the flu. I’m feeling better and hoping to get back [...]

Weekly Implosion: StumbleUpon like Summer Rain

by Jason Boom on March 9, 2008

This week has showed me the power of social media sites like StumbleUpon. Sure I knew my site could receive tremendous exposure through stumbling, but I didn’t realize how quickly it could happen, and just how quickly it could dissipate. My recent article Ten Reasons to Write Well Not Good received a lot of exposure [...]