An Interview with John Cow
Posted on October 10th, 2007 by IBabel under Interviews
I managed to get John Chow parody sidekick John Cow from Johncow.com for a quick interview. Enjoy.
Did you imagine in imitating John Chow that your novelty blog would take off so quick?
Not really no, we didn’t have any expectations about the blog. Just figured it would be a fun idea to do.
How do you go about marketing a blog?
It totally depends on the blog, the niche and the writer. Hard to answer in a generic way. Obviously the cow has a lot going for him since it’s a parody blog.
What’s the most ‘mooney’ you’ve made in a month so far with JohnCow.com?
Nearly $3500,00 last month.
How long have you been marketing online?
People consider it marketing, we consider it fun. We’ve been blogging for about 8 months now.
Apart from John Chow, what other marketers do you admire?
Don’t know any. And that’s the truth.
MillionDollarHomepage emulations, copycats and similar concepts have been done to death ever since it ended. Were you suprised that even now, MillionEuroWiki still worked?
Not really, MEW is doing the same as a concept that’s proven successful. It’s not a milliondollarhomepage where you can stare at pixels, it’s a community site where members can interact and work collectively to achieve greater promotion for their sites.
What would you say is the best method to increase your subscriber count?
Work hard, try to get at least one post out a day and interact with your users. If they ask you questions, respond. If they annoy you, respond. And don’t be afraid to be yourself, if you dont like what someone has to say, tell them. Don’t change your ways. You will end up with an audience that’s not meant for the real you.
What do you do to avoid writer’s block?
Writers block..I used to think there was usch a thing but not anymore. Just because you keep deleting what you write because you don’t like it is no writers block. It’s the same with food, somedays you’ll enjoy your meal better than others.
Do you buy traffic?
We’ve tested $25 on stumbleupon traffic once. Crap results so we quit trying. We’re happy with the amount of traffic we’ve got.
Did we really need a 10th question?
Sure, why not.
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October 10th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
LOL.. I thought it was a typo
October 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
haha nope. But I have an interview with John Chow coming also.
October 11th, 2007 at 2:47 am
cool, cant wait to read that one too.
October 13th, 2007 at 8:01 am
nice interview, i always though that cow was a typo, but when i actually went though the blog, i kind of like it!
October 18th, 2007 at 2:21 am
Nice interview, I enjoy the johncow.com blog!
October 18th, 2007 at 2:53 am
Well I don’t read it. I don’t read any blogs apart from Shoemoney’s really. Not because I am biased towards a few but I just can’t be bothered to go round reading tons of blogs lol.
But I love John Cow’s design anyway.
December 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
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