Thanks for the comment Shaa.

I loved your post on Personal Branding. Everything you spoke of ties in perfectly with your site, your name as your brand, your registered domains and the multiple testimonials you have.

"People trust people" as i quoted from a reply from Smarta on Twitter. http://twitter.com/SmartaHQ/status/24977081155

It is an important part of the branding process that we show our endorsements from people and businesses we have assisted, enabling the opportunity to gain further business.

In that view, it is clear to see you have your personal branding cemented and are a trusted figure in the business world, which makes your voice all the more relevant.

Thanks Fox.

It makes me extremely happy knowing that people out there find my articles useful. I write with the influence that someone somewhere will find them useful and if i receive a comment i am grateful.

Any help or advice you may need, do not hesitate to contact.

Luca

Hi OD,

Apologies for the delay. You are wondering how to index links you are sending out?

Please can you respond with a full query about the linking you are looking to do or any search queries.

My email: info@iamluca.co.uk

Thanks

Luca

Thanks Richard. Appreciate the feedback. Come again soon!

Marlon,

Send me an email with any inquiry.

info@iamluca.co.uk

Thanks

Hey there Jez,

I follow you on twitter; out of interest, how did you come across this article?

I want to quote what you said in your comment as it is an extremely valid point:

"I find probably only about 10% of what's written on Mashable relevant and interesting these days, and my attention has gone to other sites who challenge and provide insightful commentary on the industry."

I have to agree with you here, and i too find myself visiting multiple other blogs and sites for more in depth articles on new media.

We are in that stage of digital where we now know about new technology because everyone is reporting on it. We are comfortable using it and it's hardly hot news to discuss a new feature on facebook or a rising site like foursquare.
Therefore, articles reporting any of the above just don't cut the mustard anymore for intensive reading.

This is where the transition between being 'the social media guide' as Mashable was, and becoming a total mix of digital technology and business news. If they were merely social media, it would begin to decline in the same way Myspace has.

We demand more; we seek for further insight and want our brains to be pushed without having to read recycled content or irrelevant news. Some of which i wonder how it makes the home page of a major site as a 'trending story.' I guess, money talks on a lot of these articles.

I'd like to hear any further insight you have and hope to continue chatting via twitter.

Thanks again.

Hi Arianna,

Thanks for the response.

The issue regarding commenting was just one of the points i raised and it was to highlight the ratio of visitors to commentors to to those who share the articles on Mashable.

Commenting does take time and sharing doesn't take any time, which is the obvious answer as to why the ratio is so vast. But there is an underlying issue here that doesn't work across 'blogs in general' as you mentioned.

Take http://www.quicksprout.com/ for example.

This is a much more engaging blog and i'd put money on the dwell time for the average reader being well over 5 minutes.

It's a formula consisting of what your content is, how often you post and how relevant the content is to the audience.

This is where my discussion begins and is based around Mashable presenting in some cases, too much irrelevant content, too often and thus not targeting any specific niche of an audience.

Another great comment! You never cease to amaze me with your choice of words.

While like the rest of 'us', you do not have a clear image of direction and path, it will be your passion, creativity and energy that will guide you to finding it.

I have no doubts that you will become an amazing success in the near future.

x

Thanks for the comment Liz! Much appreciated.

Glad you love the pics, i am definitely going to be taking more and spreading the coolness of Southbank! x

I remember the cow parade Elliot. That was really good!

It is very true mate and sad at the same time, that most people go from day to day living in a bubble oblivious as to what London really has to offer.

Staycation FTW!