Blazing Minds Interviews Gautam Hans from Blog Godown
Posted by Karen in Blogger Interviews, tags: author interviews, Blogger Interviews, interviews, social media, StumbleUpon, TwitterWelcome to another interview in my new series, as mentioned previously each week I will be interviewing a fellow blogger who has kindly answered my blogging questions, so let’s get on with it… This week I interview Gautam Hans from Blog Godown.
Q: Please tell my readers a little something about yourself?
A: I am gautam hans, 21 years old, India. I am an engineering student from Delhi University. I am a person with varied interests, but i love blogging, internet, social media,technology and web design.
Q: Hi Gautam, so tell me about your blog, when and why you started it and how you came up with the name for it?
A: I had started blogging way back in 2006 when i saw a video at cnet which talked about making money online through blogging. I first started a personal blog and then a money making blog but i realized that this is not my niche.
I started professional blogging in 2009. I had named my blog as Blog Godown. Blog Godown mainly provides tips and resources for bloggers. Godown is a place where all the material is stored and so my blog is a godown for all the blogging resources.
Q: Do you find blogging takes up a lot of your time?
A: Blogging can take a large amount of time but you have to manage it well. I use some of time in blogging and rest in marketing and Social Media
Q: Where would you say most of your traffic comes from for your blog?
A: Most of my Blog’s traffic comes from Google search and Twitter. Rest i get from sites where i comment on a regular basis.
Q: Do you use social networks to promote your blog and if so which ones would you recommend to other bloggers?
A: I use social media on a regular basis, and it has been a great traffic source for my blog. I do get a lot of new visitors from Twitter as well as Stumbleupon.
Q: If you could give some useful advice to new bloggers, what would it be?
A: One Advice i want to give to Bloggers, is to be patient, do your bit, write good content and market it. The Results will follow.
Thanks Gautam.
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Twitter: blaineblogger
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So you’ll be doing an interview like this every week Karen?
Gautam has an awesome blog over at bloggodown especially because it’s not even 7 months old.
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Karen
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November 5th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I’ve done a few interviews with bloggers over the last few weeks, it’s a weekly feature every Thursday
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I think Gautam might want to share his Twitter secrets – his posts have been retweeted quite a lot, and I don’t think my content has ever had a chance of achieving that sort of success on Twitter.
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Twitter: TechPatio
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Great interview – and doesn’t take forever to read either
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Twitter: virtuosoblogger
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Thanks for the interview Karen. I had fun answering your questions.
@ashok: I would be able to share more tips, just lack time and you could get retweets if you engage with people on twitter a lot.
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Karen
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November 5th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
You’re most welcome, just need some more bloggers to take the Blazing Minds interview challenge
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gautam hans
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November 5th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
That’s a fast reply Karen, looks like your super fast i was just commenting on other posts and you replied quickly. That is really good
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ashok Reply:
November 5th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I didn’t realize it was an “interview challenge.” Now I see the “If you are interested in an interview on Blazing Minds then please use the Contact Me button at the top of the Blazing Minds blog.”
I’m up for being interviewed. It looks like fun.
ashok´s last blog ..The Roots, “False Media”
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ashok Reply:
November 5th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Yeah, it’s that “engage with people on twitter a lot” part that’s a bit of a stumbling block. Just curious: is there any content in particular you’ve noticed that gets retweeted consistently?
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Blazing Minds Interviews Gautam Hans from Blog Godown…
Welcome to another interview in my new series, as mentioned previously each week I will be interviewing a fellow blogger who has kindly answered my blogging questions, so let’s get on with it… This week I interview Gautam Hans from Blog Godown…
Twitter: tycoonblogger
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Nice interview Karen. I am a big fan of Gautam and I have been following his blog since the beginning. He is doing quite well in the “Rookie Blogger of the Year” contest going on at my blog.
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Twitter: Ileane
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Karen,
Its nice to hear Gautam talk about getting from Google, means he has done a good job with his SEO. I enjoy reading these interviews to get a closer look at my fellow Blog Engage members. Thanks!
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