They’re happy to see Geekwhat.com back online after a year…

I’m back!

As those of you who followed my website before already know, it’s been about a year since I’ve actively written blog entries on Geekwhat.com.  Well, to be fair, the frequency of entries just reduced more and more as the year progressed.  And then the site fell off the internet momentarily… and came back online, but was not in blog form.

It’s almost as if Mr. Geekwhat is a professional athlete that went through a sports injury that consumed him, and now he’s finally back and healthy again.    Every week, I get at least one or two colleagues asking, ‘Hey… what happened to Geekwhat.com man?’  I never know what to say… but today I am ready to announce to the world:

I’m officially back… and I’m here to stay.

I missed blogging on Geekwhat.com and I missed conversations with you all!

I have a few goals for the site:

1. Reclaim its place on the web. I plan to reclaim Geekwhat’s position as the first hit on a Google query for ‘Tony Chung’.    Sounds goofy, but it’s a goal of mine.  We need to re-spark those conversations that ignited Geekwhat back in the day!
2. Generate the dough. Before the site slowly went offline, it was generating a healthy USD$75-$130 per month legitimately.  Not a lot of money, but any money is good money right?  Well, I plan to get it back at least to this status and perhaps even higher if I’m ambitious.
3. Consistent posts. I plan to post consistently on the blog, at least one to two posts a week.

I actually feel a bit touched right now.  I miss having conversations through the blogosphere with friends such as Doug Karr: your site looks phenomenal now, looks like you’ve really taken your blog (slash business?) to a new level, congrats!  Also Louis Gray: 19,000+ readers?  That is simply remarkable, I still remember when we were just starting out with chunky RSS icons   Congrats brother!

I have realized that Geekwhat.com is like my very own baby, I created it from the ground up and I need to foster it and get it back on its two feet.  Can you guys help me out?  Let’s all take care of Geekwhat.com by creating meaningful conversations here.  I’m sure he would love that

Writing a blog is like running a business.

How? Here are some analogies:

1. Quality. If I write something offensive or boring today, you might stop coming back. Or you might discard my feed from your RSS reader.
2. Word of mouth. If you dig my blog, you just might tell your friends to come check it out. Case in point: After Robert Scoble recommended my blog, my RSS readership doubled immediately.
3. Maintenance. I have to make sure my blog is looking sharp at all times. Who knows what important person might drop in by chance?
4. Customers = #1. The reader is most important. Uninteresting content = dead blog = waste of time.
5. Reputation. Number of readers statistics = your reputation / credibility / popularity.

Any serious blogger should keep these things in mind.

Agree or disagree?

As Scoble and Israel wrote in ‘Naked Conversations’, blogs are about community and public discussions. I think a blog is only as good as the amount of perspectives it provides. These perspectives are provided by the readers via comments and trackbacks.

Communities rock, Single perspective entries don’t.

With that said, I’m really thankful for all of you who comment on my entries and share your two cents. Without you all, this blog wouldn’t be as interesting.

Keep the comments coming! I love getting e-mails with new comment notifications (except when it’s spam :p).

1. I’ve never had a cavity before (though I’m a fan of the sweets).
2. I used to be a huge MC Hammer fan (I learned his dances and drew pics of him).
3. I haven’t paid a single penny for my undergraduate college tuition.
4. I’ve starred in a movie.
5. I was born (and spent more than 10 years of my life) in Texas.

Here are the 5 bloggers I’m tagging:

Shel Israel Naked Conversations
Nii Ahene The Critical Path
Noah Kagan Okdork.com
Angela Natividad Convoluted Marketing Romance
Bjorn Lee iBjorn