Film Intel – Sam Turner
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1. History of the Blog
- Sam Turner started the blog as a way to continue writing after he left college.
- The blog was started January of 2008, and he has been a part of it ever since.
- The site was redesigned in 2012, and again this year.
- More professional over the years
2. Facts of the Blog
- Sam Turner is the blogger, and the one who responded to me. He is 27, has a degree in English, and is the Marketing Executive for a marketing company. (The blog indirectly helped him earn his job.)
- For Sam to continue his writing after graduating with an English degree and getting a job that didn’t involve much writing.
- Ads, but no money. Just enough turnover to cover cost.
- Recently added a second writer: Brian Broadribb.
- Both writers are based in North England.
3. Statistics
- He aims to post 8 articles per week. 3-4 of those are his writings.
- Twitter – 3,800+ followers
- Average 20-25,000 page views a month
- No Google follower. Sam believes his blog followers is around 300, but isn’t sure.
4. Unique
- Not all recent movies, a mix
5. Strengths
a.
Simple
template
b.
Colors
c.
Rating
as tag
6. Weaknesses
7. Advice of blogger
·
Full
quote: “Only do it if you really enjoy it and realize
that, unfortunately, most people have to blog for a very long time before you
get any level of recognition or readership, even if you're great at content
marketing. Writing is a passion and a skill but it is also a hobby: like most
hobbies, the reward you get from it will be largely in how you enjoy the time
you spend doing it, rather than in earned riches. That said, hey: there are
lots of bloggers more read and more popular than I, who make money from essentially
'doing their hobby'. If you've got the time and you love writing, get going and
you never know what will happen!”
What
I got out of speaking with Sam…
o
Simplify
my template
o
Review
old movies, too!
o
Review
the way I review, and enjoy it.
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