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  • Akhmad Fathonih 8:00 am on 8/25/2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , content king   

    Is Content Really The King 

    Is content really the king? Why my shiny post doesn’t have any comments? Google this and you’ll find many answers.

    SearchEngineWatch said, content is important because of three primary reasons:

    • Engages the reader
    • Increases search engine rankings and traffic
    • Promotes the likelihood of quality links from other sites


    Indeed, good content will attract readers. Even without a dedicated keyword the content itself will be on top of search result list as people has been craving for them. And because people like it, eventually they will link or share it.

    Blogsessive said content is the king without kingdom. To be a true king, he will need a kingdom and a court of jester. The kingdom would be the site, how appealing and how engaging it is. And the court’s jester would be an endless promotion. Either via (social) networking, or SEO.

    MangoAddict said content is the king, and delivery is the queen. Delivery is how you crown the content so it will be a real king. This will includes many design guidelines.

    But it may not be the whole truth. Problogger said, even a great content still need a writer with mojo, luck, trust, expertise/authority, and charisma. This is true. I mean why do you read scobleizer, copyblogger, blogsessive, and problogger. Each of them has at least one attributes I write within my former sentence.

    While InfectiousDigital say, business model is the real king. No matter how good and bad your contents are, what matter is how you make use of them. A lame business model is no good for a golden content.

    So, how ah?

    Reference:
    http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3625720
    http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/content-is-king/
    http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/22/is-writing-great-content-enough-to-build-a-successful-blog/
    http://infectiousdigital.com/2008/08/06/is-content-really-king/
    http://www.mangoaddict.com/2008/08/12/blogging-tips-faktor-desain/

     

    • Ivan 8:34 am on 8/25/2008 Permalink

      It’s a complex world. It takes many variables to become a sucessful site (or business).

      However, I still believe that content is the central of everything you build things surrounding it. You are not a king without a citizen :)

      So make your work known… good presentation… good service…. and everyone should be happy. :) Good luck!

      Ivans last blog post..Ringkasan Mingguan: 10-24 Agustus 2008

    • Akhmad Fathonih 3:09 pm on 8/25/2008 Permalink

      @Ivan
      Indeed, the are many beliefs on what makes a site successful. Some said it’s the content, some other said it’s the community, and there’re also saying what matter is who you are and who you know.

      I’m questioning my belief and your belief to seek the ultimate answer of this question ;)

    • Web Design Company 1:54 am on 12/5/2008 Permalink

      I am agree with your comment Ivan

  • Akhmad Fathonih 8:05 am on 8/23/2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: cerpenista, collaboration, , microblogging, Web 2.0, wiki   

    Cerpenista: Microblogging Evolution 

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    Pertama kali menengok cerpenista, saya merasa”this is something!”. Tapi saat itu saya tak tahu bagaimana saya bisa berpartisipasi. Bukan karena navigasi yang tidak ketemu akan tapi karena saya tida tahu bagaimana harus memulai. Walaupun ada beberapa group yang menarik seperti Fabelia (I was thinking it would be as interesting as unspeakable creatures in Harry Potter like story), atau Jayustisia (berlomba-lomba menjadi jayus). Tetap saja saya masih susah memulai. Ibarat menunggu saat yang tepat untuk melempar kerikil melewati jeruji roda yang berputar, menunggu awalan kata-kata yang pas untuk menyambung tulisan ternyata juga menuntut kesabaran.

    Saya membayangkan, andai ada sebuah sandbox untuk langsung nimbrung bebas, mungkin saya tidak akan menunggu terlalu lama karena takut salah atau takut dibentak-bentak anggota grup terkait.

    Saya bayangkan juga, andai ada metode mirip untuk menambahkan ilustrasi. Cihui, alangkah asiknya. Lalu cerita yang komplit diterbitkan dalam edisi terbatas, hardcover, ahh, keren banget.

    Memang asik, apalagi sebenarnya tidak ada batasan nyata dalam pemanfaatan layanan ini. Setidaknya sampai sekarang tidak ada larangan untuk memakai layanan ini sebagai portal penulis cilik. Walaupun ide ini sepertinya perlu penanganan khusus karena mungkin ada beberapa konten yang tidak cocok untuk anak-anak “di bawah umur”. Hmm, keponakan saya mungkin sangat senang kalau bisa punya teman-teman untuk menulis bersama. Akan jadi salah satu alat ekspresi dan pengejawantahan diri yang totally positive!

    Eh, sadar tidak? Jika dilihat dengan jeli, sebenarnya konsep cerpenista ini mirip dengan kawin silang wiki dan microblogging. Alih-laih memodifikasi keseluruhan tulisan, pengguna hanya bisa menambahkan serpihan-serpihan tulisan baru. Serpihan-serpihan ini adalah ciri khas microblogging. Menarik bukan. Dengan jalan merunutkan ”percakapan” berdasar waktu di bawah judul yang sama, muncullah brand cerpenista. Sempatkah terpikir olehmu?

    Bagaimana mungkin ide seperti itu tidak terpikir oleh kita? Atau sempat terpikir dan dieksekusi akan tetapi tidak pernah berhasil take off seperti cerpenista? Mungkin saya perlu mewawancari founder layanan ini. Lain kali saja ya? Saya janji ;)

     

    • Herman Saksono 5:16 pm on 8/23/2008 Permalink

      As usual, sharp and kind criticism from mr neofreko himself :D

      Ditunggu interview dengan creater cerpenistanya!

      Herman Saksonos last blog post..Anekdot Syukuran Cerpenista

    • Akhmad Fathonih 9:00 pm on 8/23/2008 Permalink

      @herman saksono
      Ah, mas herman saksono ini terlalu baik terhadap saya. Jangan kuatir soal interview mas herman. Saya sudah siap dengan daftar pertanyaannya. Enaknya pake format podcast atau tulisan ya? ;)

    • sofie 9:45 pm on 8/23/2008 Permalink

      @hermansaksono
      wawancara akan dilakukan jika anda menyerahkan tulisan yang anda janjikan, hahahaha, kapan mon?;)

    • Herman Saksono 11:31 pm on 8/23/2008 Permalink

      15ribu ya sof :P

      Herman Saksonos last blog post..Anekdot Syukuran Cerpenista

    • rama 12:21 am on 8/24/2008 Permalink

      walah – walah.. wawancara tinggal ngesot.. lol

      menurut saya cerpenista ini ide yang cukup refreshingly original.. di luar sono belom ada (kayaknya) yang mengambil konsep cerpen gotong royong. Memang ujung2nya jadi bcanda, tapi yang penting having fun with community :-D

      ramas last blog post..Lho Kok Kode Etik??

    • Akhmad Fathonih 8:12 am on 8/24/2008 Permalink

      @rama
      Kalau merujuk cerita istri saya,kabarnya d blogfam jg pnah ada layanan serupa.mgk beda pendekatan,beda viralitas dan beda nasib:p

    • sofie 11:01 am on 8/25/2008 Permalink

      @ monce
      yooo tak bayar 15 ribu…asal gak bayar 135 ribu aja siii, hahaha…nggondok banget yo mon?, tetep tulisan ya, detlen sudah tinggal 3 hari lagi:p

    • Herman Saksono 6:59 pm on 8/26/2008 Permalink

      Ora nggondok sih. Aku kan memang lebay.

      Herman Saksonos last blog post..Anekdot Syukuran Cerpenista

  • Akhmad Fathonih 8:01 am on 8/18/2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: media, , podcast   

    Be The New King in Podcasting Land 

    Talkshoe.com, and again my blood screaming to motivate me: go podcast again! Well, I did two short podcast a while ago. Dunno why I forgot to record more.

    I lies :p. I actually has some topics I can record, but I was to shy to show you my voice :D . Or simply, Jakarta isn’t condusive enough to (force me) podcasting. Well, that’s a stupid reason I must change soon. But let it be my issue. Let’s talk something interesting, why podcast and why didn’t people start it here in Indonesia.

    The minority of podcaster itself is a sign. Podcasting haven’t been tested yet. Nobody knows the actual verdict of how success can a podcaster be. It may just waiting the next celebrity-candidate to bring it to the glamour stage. Could it be you?

    Podcast is portable. Podcast is repeatable. Podcast has some distinct characteristic compared to regular online/offline text. Podcast is more personal as you can really feel the authoor through his/her voice. Podcast is intimate as the author can whisper directly to your ear. Podcast is more controllable than reguler text as audience need no more to imagine how the author would pronounce his/her story.

    Then why there’s a few or even now regular podcaster in Indonesia?

    As usual, bandwidth is the first class suspect. Podcast tends to consume more bytes than text. A merely short podcast can take a few MB already. And for some people, a few MB is even not worth waiting.

    Second suspect? Lazyness, as you can read in my early paragraf. I think this one is somewhat similar to blogging.

    Third suspect? People really doesn’t feel like podcast is appropriate for publishing. Either it’s simply not effective or technically too challenging.

    Now, do you feel like invading this no-man-land of podcasting? Do you want to be the king? I repeat, do YOU want to be the king?!

     

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