500 blog posts and a huge Thank You

This is my 500th blog post.

When I started this blog at the end of 2004, I never would have imagined that I’d still be at it five years later.

And I would have said you’re nuts if you predicted that the blog would have nearly 5,000 comments and something like 2,000 links from other blogs.

Thank you.

Thank you for your support and encouragement.

Thank you for your comments.

Thank you for telling me when I got off track.

Thank you for your contribution to ideas that started here and are now reflected in my books.

Most of all, thank you for reading.

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Comments

[Mark Copeman]

There are 3 or 4 internet marketers who've inspired me David - and you're one of them.

You are all about evidence and case studies and not hype and gimmicks.

Long may that be the case.

All the best,
Mark

PS I'm one of the 2,000

[Keenan]

Congrats, 500 is truly a great milestone. Enjoy the affirmation of commitment. Well done.

[Seth Frielich]

Thank you David for your book and the tips on your Blog. You have educated and inspired me to expand my marketing effort by using a Blog.

Yours truly,
Seth

[Landon]

Great Work David! Your blog is very influential to me. I look forward to 500 more posts!

[Felicia Morton]

Congratulations! Thanks for continuing to inspire and educate us.

[Steve Moore]

Congrats and Great work!!!! Have enjoyed them over the years. Keep them going look forward to checking on them daily....

Steve

[George F. Snell III]

Keep up the great work, David. I read and subscribe because even when I don't agree, I learn something.

[Bruce Nunn]

David,
Congratulations on your 500th post. Your writing style is very clear and articulate. You have a knack for cutting through the bulls**t and making a point without overselling your position.

Needless to say, I enjoy your books and blog, and wish you the best.

[David Daniels]

David, you're an inspiration to me personally and to many others. Keep going brother.

[David Meerman Scott]

Thank you all for taking the time to comment. Many thanks for your continued support.

Best, David

[Kay Plantes]

Thank you for the helpful advice and reminder of the power of social media. Kay

[Armando Alves]

From someone who has also reached the same mark recently, congratulations. Let's hope for at least 500 more.

[Janice L. Brown]

David:

Congratulations on your 500th blog post. We should be thanking you for all the great ideas, real-life examples, straight talk, and encouragement you have so generously provided to your fellow marketers.

I am looking forward to the next 500 posts.

Thanks,
Janice

[Erin Smith]

Congrats David! I always learn something from your articles - always a good use of my time. Keep up the great work!

[Vince Giorgi]

Terrific accoomplishment, David. Sort of your own personal version of Armstrong's "giant step," huh?

Thanks for all the ideas, inspiration and insight.

Vince

[Omar Halabieh]

Hi David,

I am finishing up reading your book The New Rules of Marketing & PR and I wanted to say it is truly a reviving read in a sector that has been quite immune to change until recently. The Long Tail remains one of my favorite book, and I really think the way you established the parallels/extensions with it is phenomenal. I work for a large global energy company and your work gave me the courage to email our group's CEO asking him about the possibility of opening up his blog to the internet on our company's website, as I believe it will add a great dimension to our more traditional press releases. If I have to give one area of critique it would be with the fact that if one reads the book from cover to cover, there are areas of overlap. I do understand this is necessary for people looking to skim sections seperately.

Again great work, and I look forward to reading your blog regularly...

Regards,
Omar

[Mary Ann Halford]

I have recently become a loyal reader of your blog - I wish I had been for many of the 450+ before! Looking forward to reading the next 500!

Best,

Mary Ann

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500 blog posts is fab. I have many myself but suffer with writers memory loss when approaching a new post topic. Some days its fine, then others, well, rubarb! Your posts are great David. Update us when you reach your first thousand.

All the best :-)