March 7, 2005
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WHY….is it that when you’re watching a documentary in a polisci class, the male who speaks Chinese…ALWAYS gets translated in fobby English? Why couldn’t they have a normal English speaking translator!? Does it make what he says more real? Now that I look back on it, I think they do that for foreign films too.
That first paragraph is my intriguing or maybe not so intriguing thought of the day…a requested tribute to my loyal critic Andrew Lee. Whom suggested that my sole purpose in xangaworld should be to please the readership. I probably lost all the readers I’ve ever had by posting my mundane rantings. Some know it as being “textbook like.” Hahahaha…oh well. Read if you please, move on if you don’t please.
Here are some insightful tips for gaining xanga popularity. (AND a super hot profile picture is NOT a requirement!…So there’s hope for most of us…) If you are lacking in e-props in xangaworld, I would like to share with you some helpful tips and suggestions I’ve learned about reeling in a few more. (If you are an e-prop monger in xangaworld, and haven’t figured out the tools of the trade, Merry Xanga):
1. Write about interesting thoughts/ideas.
2. Do NOT write about your boring day unless you have a funny Starbucks story to tell.
3. Update daily so that your subscribers will have something in their mailboxes everyday. (You will have a better shot at higher traffic, thus higher chances at eprops.)
4. Comment on other’s xanga. They will feel more obligated to comment back. Thus, your casual passer-byers will think you’re super popular by just being you…but in reality, you work just as hard by going the extra mile and taking initiative.
5. Do not ramble about some political issue. Xanga and Politics are like oranges and milk. It curdles and causes unnecessary diarrhea.
6. Golden Rule Number Six…Post Pictures. Here it is again: Post Pictures. MS Paint supposedly scores you bonus points. As cliche this may be, it is sadly true. “A picture is worth a thousand words”…in comments that is.
MS Paint Pictures….
Weird Pictures…..
Bra Ball pictures…
Random Pictures….
Scary Pictures….
Combo: Scary Boobie Pictures….
Thank you for the helpful tips, Xangamaster Andrew Lee! (7. Get good friends to link your xanga on theirs so that you get your friends’ readers to come to yours too.) Now go and leave some comments on his! (8. Get good friends to drop a command to their readers to comment on yours!)
Now you have all the tools to be officially ordained “Xangamaster ____________(fill in your name here.)” Have fun!
P.S. Matt got a Scrabble board for us, so that I can kick his butt in person instead of on Yahoo! Thanks babe.
Comments (18)
half your pics don’t work
your xanga still sucks Diana. What’s up with your broken link pictures. And that baby with the scary eyes. Now i’m gonna be paranoid of seeing scary pictures in your xanga. I’m never coming to this POS site ever again. haha juss kidding.
peachie Oz: there
peachie Oz: its fixed
peachie Oz: for you
layzeebumster: hahaha
layzeebumster: good
peachie Oz: leave another one now
layzeebumster: haha
happy? good job.
thank you.
you’re cute! hahaha
“babe”?? That’s so PDA…
Clape Clape Clape!
I will comment, but no eprops for you haha.. or else you’ll get an even bigger head than you already have… then it will fall over and you will be forced to walk in a circle cause you can’t lift yer head off the ground =)
you’re so OG… (^.~)
……….k now i have nightmares thank you very much.. =)
loser. talking about politics in your xanga is an instant winner, despite what these bio majors say.
Yeah, that green eyes chick is scary…. Hmmm, I don’t know if that first paragraph was intriguing enough to be the starting idea. You only get one eprop.
That is PDA…What’s wrong with you seriously…but I do have bomb Starbucks stories. Ben Affleck was the bomb in Phantom’s Yo!
Now, let’s just throw on the thong song and tear this place up.
very thorough. but i dont think andrew is right… your sole purpose is NOT to entertain him hahah
ah i c….. so i’ve been doing it all wrong! well anyway, even though you haven’t posted your birthday post yet, i wanted to wish you a bon aniversaire! however you spell that. anyway, have a good one!
happy birthday, lucky 21 year old
hey…happy birthday Dirty Di
diana katherine lee!!! =) hahhaa. what awesome pictures.
I went to starbucks and there was this way HOT cuttie at the register so I asked him for directions and he gave me the ones to his house. geebuz, what a lame ass story. haha. even the ones i make up sound pretty lame. I give up.
HAha. =)
happy 21 DIANA!!!! raWR! take care!! =)
happy bday diana! 21 now eh? wow… now you’re a responsible adult pretty crazy haha anyways have a good one.
Happy Bday… sorta late. ;p