Changes at the BullsEye
1. All the Old Articles Are Gone
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, when I moved the BullsEye to a new hosting service, the old database containing three or four hundred articles didn’t make the transfer.
Now, I could probably have eventually figured it out (or hired somebody to sort it out for me), but after several attempts, I began wondering why I was putting all that effort into recreating the past. That’s when it dawned on me – this was an excellent opportunity to make a fresh start and go in some new directions I’ve been planning.
Why not seize the moment and do it right now?
So the first thing you’ll notice is, the archives that used to extend all the way back to November 2004 now include nothing past October 2009. The downside is that I’ll almost certainly lose my whopping big Google Page Rank of 1. Well gosh, maybe I can survive that.
And all those past articles?
- Some will be reblogged
- Some will reappear as reports
- Some will be expanded into ebooks
- Some will become audios/videos
So if you have a favorite past article, why not let me know? It may be something I can resurrect for you.
2. A Call for Guest Authors
In addition, I’ll be featuring the work of more guest authors. This will free up more of my time to concentrate on building traffic and boosting BullsEye readership.
Some guest articles will be one-time-only appearances that I come across while surfing the net. But I’m also actively looking for three or four regular contributors.
What’s in it for you? If you become a regular guest author here, of course you’ll always get full attribution – an authors box at the end of every article – but I’ll also be looking to feature you in teleseminars, joint product promotions, and new joint product creation.
If you’d like to be a regular contributor, drop me an email with information about your specific topics, website URL, and a link to article samples I can review.
NOTE: Sorry, but this is not a call for beginners who’ve never written anything before.
3. Cleaning the BullsEye Mailing List
As part of the reorganization I’ll also be cleaning the mailing list. Most lists eventually build up a percentage of non-readers. I don’t like inefficiency, and sending out emails to a few thousand people who either immediately delete my messages or filter them into a mail folder they never read is a waste of time for me and a waste of good inbox space for them.
So if you really want to continue receiving the BullsEye emails, take about 10 seconds to enter your name and email address below.
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On the other hand, if you don’t really care one way or the other, or don’t much want to receive any more emails from me, just ignore the form. In about a month, you’ll silently drop off the list and won’t hear from me again.
4. Do You Have Products I May Feature?
This one’s simple. If you have one or more quality products that you believe would fit the BullsEye readership, contact me with specifics.
5. The One-Year e-Course (52 Issues)
And finally, one of the projects I’ve held off doing for some time is a one-year self help e-course with practical exercises to help you build powerful new success skills over the course of a year. Oh, and the price? I’m not ready to announce that just yet, but I can say I think you’re going to like it. I’ll be starting on this before the end of 2009, so look for more info about it soon.
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Cheers from warm and smiling Thailand,
Charles
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Hey Charles,
I love the new site. Too bad about losing all the old articles. I understand how you must feel about that one. It’s great that you’ll repurpose them into other formats.
I’ll send you details separately, as I have a number of articles you’re welcome to use on your site, and I’m in a flow of writing new ones every couple of weeks. And as you know, I have several packages of products that seem to fit in with your overall message.
Hi Alan,
Thanks for the support, my friend. And by the way, I see you’ll be a featured speaker next month at a spiritual growth seminar in California. I wish you and Al Diaz great success with it!
Cheers, Charles
Hi, Charles
Maybe this explains why I didn’t hear from you for so long during the summer. All of a sudden, your feeds stopped. What a relief to reconnect.
I have to reiterate what Alan said about losing your old posts. OMG, they were ALL treasures as far as I’m concerned. Did you have some kind of database back-up file that you can reconfigure with your new platform?
As well, I sent you a personal message regarding guest writing. It would be quite an honor for me to write for my mentor’s blog! I have learned so much from you in the past 8 years (has it really been that long?) Time for me to give something back.
All the best from Toronto,
Russ
Thanks for the kind words (and the sympathy), Russ. And you’re quite right – during the five months from May to October, I only sent out one mailing in July.
Some people, when they’re not “on schedule,” start to fear that they’re getting stuck or procrastinating or failing somehow. So I decided to take the contrarian view and consider the delay as up-time rather than down-time. It let me relax, and it saved a lot of frantic worry. It also encourages the inner mind to do some constructive things (instead of fretting).
That “up-time” became a sort of mini-sabatical.
As for the database – yes I still have it. In addition, anytime I posted an article, I always saved a text version on the hard disk. So although the content is all gone from the blog, it’s still dozing back in the shadowy corners of archive-land… Okage Sama de, as the Japanese say (translation: thank goodness).
Anyway, the “loss” clears the decks for some fun new adventures. Forward is always more interesting than backward.
And regarding your email, you may already be receiving my reply. Many thanks, my friend.
Cheers, Charles