This was a funny post I put up on an old blog, attempting to challenge Blogger Noob on one of his posts. I attacked him to see whether or not I would actually get traffic. My traffic about tripled. In the end, he acknowledged me and my writing, and his blog has been one of my best sources of traffic.
First of all, let’s look at BloggerNoob.com and his post “Anonymity helps create professionalism.” Here’s his image of anonymity:
So what I get from this image is that you might as well hide your face behind a paper bag. BloggerNoob does not post his image on his blog, because it gives him the ability to pretend he is someone he is not. (A real blogger, instead ofthe “noob” he is… just kidding)Here is a “nice” quote from BloggerNoob:
“The beautiful thing about the internet is that most things stand anonymous. You can create new personas and alter egos on your myspace page or choose to chat with someone and tell them you’re a hottie. Who’s to know the truth?”
The word beautiful is used for beautiful, generally good things. Rapists, pedophiles, and nymphomaniacs are some of the people that use the internet in this anonymous way. Gorgeous, baby. Just gorgeous.
He then goes on to say this is good for new business owners. How so? Because “You can present a sense of professionalism…”. Uhm… right. I believe in real businesses, CEOs like to meet with other CEOs. The customer wanting his sandwich likes being greeted by the worker behind the counter. I like to know I’m being acknowledged by the real person behind the keyboard, not some “hotty” you found on Google Images.
“I believe that the less you know about something, the more curious you’ll get. I’m still curious about the identity of Kumiko from cashquests. Is she hot? Is she fat? Is she old? Is she a he?”
So if you knew the truth, would you stop reading her blog? If it is truly good content, would you really be all that interested in what the person looks like? I believe a good blogger is someone that is able to look past the design and into the real heart of a blog: the content. A nice design catches your eye, but the content is what drags you in. I can’t deny a hot chick may increase the hits and subscribers you get from prepubescent boys, though.
“Pasting your mug on your blog can be counter productive for noob bloggers.”
How so BloggerNoob?
- “What if i don’t like the way you look?”
Suck it up. Ignore it and read what the blogger has to say. It is always more important than any other part of the blog.
- “What if you look silly in your suit?”
Looking silly or not, a suit is required for nearly every in-real-life business deal you will ever make. I couldn’t think of anything better to wear in an image, actually. You want an expensive suit? Than follow my blog and you can get one.
- “I’ve never seen your face before, why should i listen to you?”
Are you asking why people reading blogs without images of the blogger should listen? I understand this can go both ways but you are contradicting yourself. Again, if you see the good content, and see what it is doing for the blogger, that is why you should listen.
I acknowledge BloggerNoob has a very successful blog. His first month he made over 700 dollars on that blog. I just found this post to be so disgusting though. I do suggest you take a look at what else he has down there though. A lot of it is helpful for any blog noobs out there, including myself. I just would never, ever follow his post on anonymity. Always try to help the readers know who you are. Be a real person and let the viewers know that.
Edit: Someone commented that they don’t see my image here. Okay… here you go:
See… If you read my blogs you learn how to look like a total ass, but you get the ladies 
Wow, those pictures… why? Hahaha. Why did I pick them. Love the last line.
What did I learn from this entry? Pick a fight and triple your traffic. While I have yet to attack another blogger like Noob, I am always keeping my eyes out for newbies to squash.
