Well this morning was interesting to say the least. I awoke to a whole new round of visitors, a butt load of traffic from who knows where, and numerous things that need my attention both planned and un-planned. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed if I’m being honest here so read through this and tell me what you think I should do. Bloggers block sucks, and it’s not writing that I’ve got trouble with. It’s all the little extras. Anyway, in the spirit of sharing what I learn about blogging, I wanted to do a reversal Q&A session.

Since your collective minds, are much brighter than mine alone, it makes sense to ask… What would you do?

The origin of PB… just so you know.

I started this blog sort of on accident. Cassey bought me this domain as a joke, and one day by accident wrote a comment on another blog using “Piss Biscuit”… I got nailed with compliments on what a cool and off the wall name it was. So like anyone would have done a light bulb went off and blog was born. The day, was May 28, 2008 that I decided to actually get my theme tweaks finished, and start posting. Yep, just the other day.

I had for months been trying to build a blog that was fitting of my personality… and after a number of attempts, nothing. I guess you could say nothing was gained except the knowledge of what not to do. I’m giving you a history because I want all of you to know that this was never meant to be some sort of “make Money Online” blog. It was never meant to be a website that teaches folks how to become rich. It simply was a blog about my thoughts and in some cases, my professional opinion. Of course I hope people find what I say interesting and useful, but in know way do I want to be the next ProBlogger or John “Chizzle” (that’s his gangsta name… LOL!).

What should I optimize this blog for?

AP, Justin, Bryan, Grizz, Zania, and a handful of others have made it quite clear that some great discussion is going on around here. I agree 110%. Justin directly pointed out that Google was probably loving all the chatter around these parts and giving the blog some “googly-points” which naturally got me excited.

Great right? but then it hit me. I don’t have the all in one SEO pack plugged in, I haven’t optimized anything at all besides the permalinks! I haven’t used anchored keywords, direction indexing or any of that other SEO stuff to help increase PB’s popularity. So my first question to you is.

What should I be telling Google PB is all about? My title says “The Piss Biscuit | A Little About Alot” and I just don’t think it’s fitting to make best use of such an important part of the blog.

So there is my very first dilemma. I know one thing that dissapoints me about OMG is wathcing the rise and or fall… Since we can’t manage to get that… I guess we can just do it here… Minus the focus on making money part of course. If it happens it happens, but I’m not chasing financial freedom at this point.

Advertise or not to advertise?

As you all have already noticed, I’ve got some advertising here. Three of them work, and one goes nowhere. The ads up there are all websites of people I know, and none of them are paid… I like sharing my traffic with friends. That said, I had two e-mails this morning from some folks who want to pay top advertise on… and I quote… “such a really cool place”… and the crowd roars!!! LOL… Okay so there is no roaring crowd, but there are two fellas who wanna advertise… question is, do I do it?

I know most of you are going to say why the hell not… you must be drunk! The fact is like I’ve already said this isn’t a make money online blog and that wasn’t my intent. I wanted it to be a daily stop for bloggers to vent a little steam, get a laugh or just cry themselves to sleep after a good argument. I want to try and keep if fun and interesting and avoid dragging my attention away from hanging out with all of you.

Top commenter plugin?

As suggested by “Blogs for Beginners” on my “What’s ahead on the biscuit” post I’ve thought about the “Top Commenter” plugin… what do you think? Is it something you guys would appreciate. I hate those blog community widgets that look like iphones so please don’t suggest that one. But do you think having a top commenter area would inspire even more participation?

How to attract more readers?

I’m not talking about SEO or, advertising… I’m talking about organic and linkback visitors. Magnus and Adii have for example have added this blog to their “showcase”. It’s been one of the most active links I’ve got out there and I’m so very appreciative… however, the conversion rates are a bit off according to what I think they should be. I know that people coming from a link like that are really only coming to check out the theme, but heck, they are theme shopping… that means they either already blog, or want to blog… both are the perfect visitor for PB. So my final question is, how do you think I should attract more visitors to sticking around. If they click on the “Piss Biscuit” link, I want them to stick around a while… not just hightail it out a here. How would you do this?

Closing arguments…

I built this blog on my personality. I write how I feel. I teach what I know. I’ve met some really cool people, made a few friends… and even earned a few beers in this amazingly short time.

The big guys out there are so busy with their poop flinging and money making antics that they really are no fun and every secret they reveal is only a secret if it mans more affiliate click through dollars. Tainted information in my book.

To me, there is nothing to learn and nothing to teach when I read “Shoemoney’s Q &A Rounds” and see answers like… I will not disclose… I will not answer that… I’ve got another project earning me $140,000 a month, but I ain’t telling you anything more about it… I mean get fricken real dudes!!! The big guys are hiding things from the very people that made them who and what they are today… I am not that guy and never will be. Yes, Some things will have to remain private… but in genreal I want this to be a fun place. A different place. So can you guys give me a hand and let me know what you would do.