Justin Carderwww.capitolhillseattle.com

Goals Entertainment and

knowledge Praise the good in hopes

of more good Passive business

opportunity Neighborhood pride

Non-Goals Active business

opportunity Put people out of

business, make people move

Post regularly Be funny Don’t journal Don’t be

comprehensive Don’t do reviews Get the Slog’s

attention every now and then

Stay in the CHS Zone

1 post per day 300 unique visitors/day 200 feed readers

Avg 2 PV/visitor 5 to 6 comments per day

Top 500 cities by site visit – non US

Top 500 cities by site visit

70% from WA state 50% from Seattle

Top 500 cities by site visit – non US

Locally owned, independent business is on the ropes

Neighborhood blog takes notice, encourages readers to shop locally

Local indie business struggles through another month but there are signs of hope

Hood blog continues to bang the drum…

Go indie Use a free/cheap service Define your boundaries Post 3 times a week Use services like Feedburner, Delicious,

outside.in to increase exposure Participate in other blogs Repeat

Can we make a business of this? Who should own an URL like

www.capitolhillseattle.com? Should we team up with others? What if we move? What should I write about next?

Visit us at http://www.capitolhillseattle.com Questions/tips – jseattle@gmail.com