It’s hard to believe that Burn the Fat has been online for 9 years. Yep – our 10th anniversary “bash” is coming up next year – 2012.
Even harder to believe – I’ve been blogging for almost 7 years now. The downside of that is, until today, the Burn the Fat Blog was looking “so 2004.” forget cat and dog years, in Internet years that’s something like the amount time that’s passed since Australopithecus became extinct. Translation: this blog was long overdue for an update, an upgrade and a face lift…and here it is: Burn the Fat Blog 2.0!
I have to admit, I haven’t been an exemplary blogger. I haven’t been as consistent with my publishing schedule or with my content subject matter as I had originally intended. But, with a little bit of feedback from you today, I pledge to change that.
I have some definite plans for the Burn the Fat blog as we head toward the 10 year mark of the Burn the Fat community, and I’ll share those with you below. I’d also like to ask you some questions and get some feedback from you as well, if you’d be so kind as to oblige.
First, here’s some of what I have definitely planned for the Burn The Fat Blog for 2011 and beyond:
1. The Burn the Fat Blog will stay heavily focused on the FAT LOSS theme. This will however, include a very broad number of subjects, covering all aspects of fat loss: nutrition, cardio training, strength training, and “mental training” (aka motivation) These are the four primary elements of the Burn the Fat philosophy. I will also cover the fat loss subject ranging from obesity all the way to physique contest prep. Although gaining lean muscle is a topic I have begun to write about more and more lately, I will cover serious bodybuilding and muscle building on my other websites.
2. The Burn the Fat Blog will be featuring Guest bloggers on a regular basis. I already have several new expert contributors lined up. You can count on any guest blogger appearing on this site as having my endorsement regarding the quality and accuracy of the information.
3. The Burn the Fat Blog will start featuring more and more news, including current events and breaking research (what’s happening out there in the world of fat loss). The news and current events category will also include my personal critiques, commentary and editorial (it will get interesting!)
4. The Burn the Fat Blog will have an open comment policy. Comments will be encouraged and debate will be welcome. If you truly want to join the discussion, I recommend you sign off with your real name and get a gravatar (anonymous posts may not be approved if they look like trolls). All comments will be approved, excluding those that contain profanity or uncivil behavior. (I am of course, allowed to heckle people right off the blog if they post stupid stuff… like “HCG is the greatest!” or “colon cleansing is the bomb”… naturally, I promise to heckle stupid people only in the most civil of ways). Anything remotely resembling spam will be deleted and banned. We want this new website to become a conversation and part of our social media circle (in conjunction with facebook, twitter and our exclusive members only site – the Burn the Fat Inner Circle).
5. The Burn the Fat Blog will be an evidence-based information resource that provides sources and scientific references when called for. That doesn’t mean I won’t give my opinion or use personal anecdotes and testimonials, but it does mean if I’m giving my opinion on something that’s not a scientifically-proven fact, I will say so.
Here’s where I’d like YOUR help in determining the direction of this new blog:
In the comments section, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the following questions. You can answer one of them – more than one, or all of them, if you have the time.
1. What do you think of the graphic design and look of this new blog? If you like it, would you please click the “share this blog” facebook “like” button at the very top of this page?
2. What are your thoughts on the 5-point blogging plan listed above?
3. If you look down to the “categories” in the lower right hand corner of the blog (food and nutrition, science and research, book reviews, etc), which of those category subjects interest you the most?
4. What do you think is ideal frequency of blogging? If I blogged every day, would you actually read every post every day? (LOL, that probably wont happen – I’m not going to post every “brain fart” I have here – that’s what twitter and facebook are for – but I am curious about your answer). Is once a week enough?
5. What do you think is the ideal length of a blog post? A short blurb (400-800 words or so), full length articles (1200-2000 words, occasionally longer?) a mix of both?
6. Would the the length of the posts influence your opinion on the frequency of the posts? (longer posts less often ok? Or really short posts more often)
THANK YOU in advance for helping to make this a better resource for your fat loss, fitness and health information.
If I get at least 100 comments/suggestions before the week ends, I will post a free gift for everyone.
thanks again!
Train hard and expect success,
Tom Venuto
PS. Shout out to Simon the blog designer and blog webmaster: My answer to #1 above… I think the new blog design rocks! Thank you Simon! You da man!
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Hey Tom,
1st, I like the new design, it’s simple,easy to navigate, and looks great.
2nd, I think you have a great list of plans for the site, I especially like 2, and 3. However point 4 sounds like a lot of fun too, and ofcourse point 5 is just awesome. I am a strength coach myself, and have very little respect for the rest of the fitness industry itself. However, you, Will Brink, and of course Charles Poliquin are 3 people I respect most. I think you do brilliant work, and always enjoy reading your thoughts, and articles.
3rd, the most interesting to me would be the, Book reviews, Food and Nutrition, Motivation, News and current events, Science and Research, Supplements, and Guest bloggers.(depending on who they are, but if they have your approval I guess they must be pretty good)
4th,and 5th, As above, I always enjoy your articles, they rich with information, well written, and well researched, to the point of amazement! So, once a week, for a full article would be awesome.
6th, as far as post goes, answering questions will always be a handy thing, but posting all the time gets a bit girly telling everyone whats on your mind.
Just my opinion, I hope it helps. Thanks again for all the articles, I really enjoy them..BTW, HCG is the GREATEST!!!!!,,,,hahaha, just jokes!
all the best Tom,
David Kemp
Tom,
I admire your aim to help reduce obesity and promote fitness. Short posts are more welcome to me, as I
already follow your guidelines. What a challenge to market knowledge to all levels of interest.
Hi Tom,
Congratulations on the revamp of your blog. It looks simply fantastic.
1. Fantastic design and very true to the design of the Inner Circle, pleasing to the eye and easy to follow
2. It would be great to see some guest authors on the blog, as long as you don’t disappear
3. My topics of interest are: Food & Nutrition, Mind & Motivation, Science & Research, Videos. Also, I would put the list of categories higher up on the page
4. Once or twice a week should be cool.
5. A mix of both would be cool, but I’ve always preferred your full-length articles as they were very informative and had ton of content.
6. No really, I don’t even mind the frequency to be irregular, as long as the content remains of the quality you have established as a standard to expect on your blog.
All the best!
Alan
I like the design, it’s easy to navigate and easy on the eyes.
I like the 5 point blogging plan.
My favorite categories are food & nutrition, supplements, Training & Excercise, Weight loss. Would it be possible to have a couple of good calculators for things like figuring out lean body mass, etc.
I like the idea of mixing the long and short posts..though I will read them all. If you posted every day, I’d read them everyday!
1. blog looks fine. to me, the info in the most important thing. i don’t really care if the look is “2004” or “1996” or whatever. these days there is a lot to look at and it’s easy to get faked out by what something looks like.
2. please include maintenance in your blogs. i lost 41 pounds because of your book. en route to that loss, i subscribed to all kinds of motivational sites, blogs, emails, etc. to keep me on track. i still get a lot of them, but they are almost all about LOSING/RELEASING fat from my body. well, i’m down to where i want to be now and after a lifetime of overcoming my “chunkiness,” i am starting to see myself as healthy and fit. but there isn’t a lot of support for making that switch in my head. i understand the need to help people to begin the fat release process, but what happens when you actually do it?
3. categories that most interest me are nutrition, FWIW.
4. twice a month…if they are relevant to my situation.
5. short blog entries with links to longer, in-depth analysis. that way i can decide if it’s for me or not.
6. long entries, if they are interesting, have no bearing on whether i read them or not. it’s about content for me. i get emails from all kinds of sites and sometimes they can say the coolest things in a few sentences. you should probably shoot for clarity in conciseness rather than trying to overstate and risk rambling. just my opinion.
you rock. i tell all my friends about your book and how it came to me at the right place and time in my life.
Rolin, thanks for your suggestion about maintenance – I included an entire chapter on this subject in my book the body fat solution, and there is a LOT more to say on this subject. Fitness is indeed a lifelong journey not a destination.
Holy Moly… I wasn’t expecting this. It’s like you took a leap into the 21st century ;)
1) Love the look. It’s still nice and clean, yet the color sharpens things up a bit. Sharing for sure!
2) Love the plan and can’t wait for all the interaction. I absolutely love that you take a science based approach that goes beyond reading one interpretation of a piece of research.
3) Transformation is the category that excites me the most. That’s one thing that I love about your Inner Circle. Real stories of real people who go through real amazing transformations. Aside from that, I’m always fascinated with mindset.
4) I don’t think that frequency matters too much. If a thought pops in your head I’d love for you to get those thoughts onto the blog right away rather than waiting for some weekly scheduled post.
5) I also don’t think there’s an ideal length. Again, if an idea about your brief thoughts on a subject matter that may have come up in advertising or elsewhere in the fitness niche, I’d love to see you share those quick thoughts of the day. Also, if there’s subject matter that requires more detail, go as long as you need to man.
6) You can count on me reading everything that you write no matter how long or how frequent. You’re one of the true honest leaders in the fitness industry and I love to hear what’s on your mind. Also… would love to hear more Bodybuilding info on your other blog.
The new page looks great!
I’ve been a follower for 6+ years beginning with your first e-book “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle” to your book, “The Body Fat Solution” and finally to your
“Holy Grail Body Transformation Program” .
Providing feedback on:
“What do you think is ideal frequency of blogging? If I blogged every day, would you actually read every post every day? (LOL, that probably wont happen, but I am curious about your answer). Is once a week enough?”
Some weeks you might have more than one topic to discuss, so limiting it to weekly could be just that, “limiting”. You might have three days in a row with topics to discuss and then the next two days, nothing to blog. It doesn’t matter to me when you blog, keep the topics fresh, informative, and motivational and I will eventually read them all.
How long should the topics be? That would depend on the topic and how many words it takes to do it justice but not to beat it to death.
Again, the site looks great and thank you for 6+ years that have kept me informed and very motivated.
Nita
People should be allowed to blog everyday, otherwise they will lose interest.
Short blurbs are better. 5 points are good.
Yay! Can’t wait!
Hey Tom,
1)I think the new design is fine, clear and easy to absorb.
2)I like the 5-pt plan, and I have really appreciated your comments on what others or I have posted. I value your opinion.
3)Tranformations and Weight Loss are what catch my eyes.
4)Once or twice a week would be enough…
5 & 6)I’ve always enjoyed your blogs and appreciate boosting my focus with them. I would think the shorter articles will suffice for the blog reader, drawing them to your more extensive articles on the Inner Circle.
I look forward to your future blogs!
1. I haven’t got access to facebook so I tweeted it instead, if that’s ok? (You now have me following @PhilHeath on twitter). I like the design, but in my opinion, the layout of the page could be slightly improved (see my notes on point 2/3)
2. I like the 5 point plan, I would include links to your other pages (point 1) for others looking to buld muscle/bodybuild somewhere on your page. And the fact that you’ll have vetted the guest bloggers is a bonus.
3. I’m probably nit picking but I’d have that laid out in one long descending list, not as is (point 1-although nt picking as I said) & I’d be interested in pretty much all of them. If I’d to pick just one, Training & Exercise.
4. I’d say once a week, if it’s a worthwhile blog, not just a filler. I read a guy called Tim Vickery on bbc’s website (bbc.co.uk/football) and he only blogs once a week, usually Monday afternoon,and it feels like just enough and always intersting. It avoids rehashing old subjects etc, mind you he blogs on South American football.
5. I think a mix of both lengths is required, depending on the subject matter.
6. Again I would say it depends on the topic, but a mix of both woudl be best in my humble opinion.
Thanks,
Paul
I love the blog redesign! And I love your goals for 2011. Since you asked, here’s my 2c:
1. The blog redesign is really great. It looks modern and clean. It is easy to navigate.
2. I really like how you summarize current research and de-construct “scientific” articles. I look to you as a trusted resource for accurate information, so I am glad you will continue to provide your own commentary on the latest fat loss news.
3. Which categories interest me the most? Transformations (I am a transformation story junkie), mind & motivation (I believe this is the key to successful, permanent transformation!), training and exercise, food & nutrition, and reader Q & A.
4. I’d say 1-2 times a week for blogging frequency.
5. I think a mix of blog formats. A longer article 2-3 times a month, with shorter posts in between.
6. I don’t think I would read through a long article more than once a week. I would like to hear your thoughts and updates more regularly, though.
Hope this is helpful!
Congrats on all your success. I look forward to lots more great stuff from you and “Burn the Fat”!
I think it’s awesome!
congrats on the new blog! i think i only saw the old one once cuz im pretty new with your site, but this is looking good!
i love that you will be focused on actual fat loss and not random weight loss, and your 5 point goals are perfect (i love how much emphasis you put on the mental aspect of fat loss!).
i think once a week blogs is good, tho i would say if something pops up that you have to talk about, go for it!
my fave subjects would be mind and motivation, weight loss, food and nutrition, news and current events.. well im thinking all of them actually!
good luck to you tom! you do an amazing job!!
Love the new look! I especially like that you mentioned that you would have guest bloggers on. Because you did that with your last blog, I am forever grateful. Your interview with Dr. John Berardi about G-Flux and Precision Nutrition has sent me on a path that I never imagined. I’m a science geek at heart and really enjoy reading the nitty gritty, science based information. I’m not into the hype of Oprah or Dr. Phil…btw, Dr. Phil made the comment, “If you’re in your 40’s and have had babies and still see yourself in a size 4, it’s time to get real”! Sorry Dr. Phil, you’re dead wrong! I’m 44 and mom to 3 and yes a size 4 and even a 2 on top! Sorry, was that childish? I’d just really like to get the word out that no age is too old to get started and get the body of your dreams.
Love your work, Tom! Your passion is evident and your principles are solid!
HI Tom, Like the new design, it’s clean and easy to read. I think however that having the categories at the bottom is a mistake – they are primary navigation to your topics and therefore very important. I know, I know, selling is important too – but I just had to give you my two cents as a UX designer. I like your plans for the blog as well and can’t wait to see the heckling – ;). My opinion is that shorter blogs will be read more often and will give you more time to write more blogs, attaining your goal of more frequent posts….and yes, I’ll read the blog post every time, I’m very motivated and enjoy your information.
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I think however that having the categories at the bottom is a mistake – they are primary navigation to your topics and therefore very important.
I completely agree with this. I think that it’s vital to have both the categories and the menu bar at the top of the page. Would it be too much to put Categories in the menu bar?
Tom, I am a long time member of the BurnTheFatInnerCircle and I do read all of your posts and blogs. In the InnerCircle I am SamJack. Here are my comments:
1. I think the blog’s new design is fresh and clean and easy to navigate. In fact, at the top there are magazine and other brands where I did not know your writing has appeared.
2. The 5 point blogging plan is pretty comprehensive and will provide, I believe, me and others with good on-going information and motivation to keep it all going. Being consistent is easier with good up to date information and motivation.
3. The categories are good but I would add another one OR this may go under Uncategorized. That is the issue of overcoming and managing tweaks and minor injuries. At the my age, 50, it seems that the tweaks and minor injuries come along as usual but it takes longer for them to heal. And may be I need more info on how to manage them. I’m speaking of things beyond just workout soreness. For example, what I thought was just a sore shoulder ended up being a slightly torn rotator cuff for me. How should I have known this was the case if there is a way at all? This would be a good area to delve into since a lot of us are using varying levels of intensity with our workouts.
4. I think that a weekly blog is certainly sufficient. More and I may not be able to take it all in.
5. I think that 400 to 800 words is the sweet spot on length. I may feel this way because I look to the Inner Circle for more long form articles. I look at your blog as a good compact information source that I can trust with knowledgeable and caring contributors.
6. I think my comments in number 5 say it all. Weekly posts with the 5 areas that you describe are of great value.
All in all, I can’t thank you enough for what you do. Oh, I bought the latest Muscle & Fitness even though I don’t normally buy that publication. Why? It was my way of supporting your efforts and so that I could read the whole article on Drop Sets without just standing in the drug store reading it like a numbskull. All the best to you Tom.
Sam Jackson
Short blip on me, I bought your book BFFM on Sunday night. Finished reading the last chapter a few minutes ago. I have to say, you have me hooked! I didn’t get to see the old site, but this is pretty great looking!
Onto your questions:
1. I don’t do “likes on Facebook, but for this site I will make an exception.
2. 5 point blogging sounds like a great idea, now get to it. just kidding, although since I just finished your book it brings back your quote by Dave Draper!
3. Honestly, all of them at different times. Especially being new, I’m like a sponge. If I can get good reliable information all from one site that I know I can trust, that’s a great thing!
4. I would say at least once a week, but as frequently as you feel the need to speak, do so. I would hope at least once a week minimum.
5. Like all things, everything in moderation. If you always post 400 words only, some will feel empty. If you always post 2000+, some will not make it to the end of what could be the one thing they need to read or know. Mix it up as you would your routine, so it doesn’t get stagnate.
6. See answer #5.
As far as the 100 comments, who doesn’t like “free” stuff?
Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
Matt
Tom,
I really like the new look. I think your plan is spot on and I can’t wait to see what comes about in the coming months. My main interest right now is fat loss and keeping motivation up. So anything that correlates to that has my immediate attention. I would read your blog if you wrote everyday, no matter how long. You are one of my biggest motivations. Congratulations on 10 years!
Thanks,
Kelly
You’ve always done a great job blogging Tom. In my opinion shorter is always better, once a week is great. I’ve gotten others daily and I tend to just start deleting them when they come too often. Current topics are great to cover. As someone recently said, “Tom Venuto is the fitness guru of gurus.” You always back what you say up so blog away.
Any thoughts on intermittent fasting? That is starting to become a pretty popular topic.
Hi karen. Ive written about IF at length at the inner circle over the past few years. Will have to write something up in the future for the blog.
Hi Tom,
The blog looks great and fits well with the other sites you have already. I’ve shared and liked the blog as is. It’s gonna be interesting to see how the comments pan out, but I love the idea of opening it up to anyone. It will make for better conversation and I think it will also make others feel included who aren’t members of the IC or those who have just come across this blog by chance. In my opinion, I don’t know who on earth would not want to buy the books you’ve written after reviewing the information, checking the sources and of course trying what you suggest. Like you say it’s simple, but requires hard work.
I think the categories that interest me the most out of the ones you’ve listed would be Food & Nutrition, Cardio Training, Training & Exercise, Book Reviews….well I don’t think there are any that I’m NOT interested in. I would make use of all of those at one time or another, much like I have on the IC. Frequency is an important factor. However, I do not think that everyday will be necessary. I would say that quality is much, much more important than quantity, which I believe you would agree with. Once a week is just right, and the length of the blogs are probably best if varied. Some subjects will require more intuitive or in depth posts while others will be well covered in a shorter post, so if you limit the amount of words you might be doing yourself an injustice.
All in all, I believe that if you keep the posts to once a week people will be able to read the entire thing. Maybe not right away, but that’s the benefit of having the posts at a weekly frequency rather than daily. It gives people a chance to read the blog at their own pace. Everything looks great! Can’t wait to get to reading your and your guests posts.
Looks great-easy to read and not too ‘busy’. I tend to like short articles so maybe a full version & a compressed one, with an option for each would be great.
I really respect the way you are open to new thinking and if there is scientific evidence to turn a long standing ideal on its head, you embrace it
New site looks great.
My only criticism is that it seems a little too busy along the top.
How long and how often for blogging? As long as you need to get your point across and keep readers engaged. Quality over quantity when it comes to how often.
1. I like the design. I agree with the others… move the categories up.
2. I like the 5 points. I like that you will provide us your personal critique – always interesting and usually humorous.
3. Mind & Motivation, Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss, Training & Exercise, Science & Research are my faves.
4. Once a week is fine. Too much is too much.
5. Mix them… short is nice, but your longer ones have valuable info.
6. Shorter better for more frequent, of course.
Keep up the good work! : )
Hi Tom,
I’m Kate, the Health and Entertainment Editor at Opposing Views in Los Angeles. I really enjoy reading Burn The Fat Blog — great content. I’d like to invite you to share your work with our readers.
We’re a media site that publishes content from hundreds of contributors and experts like the NRA, PETA, the DOJ and Amnesty International. Our traffic is over 750K a month and growing.
In order to build out our health and weight loss section, we’re reaching out to qualified writers on the subject. I think your site would be a strong addition.
What does that mean exactly? Essentially, you would give us permission to publish content from your RSS feed. You’d be listed as a contributor, which includes bylines, a profile and links. You get full attribution (promoting your site), and some of your content will be added to Google News, Facebook and Twitter. Your work will also be seen on associate sites run by Deep Dive Media. This way, you’ll reach an even wider audience.
Thanks for taking a minute to consider joining us, and please let me know if you are interested.
Kate Wharmby Seldman
Health and Entertainment Editor
healtheditor@opposingviews.com
Opposing Views
http://www.opposingviews.com
Los Angeles, CA
310-488-6847
Hi Kate – I’d be happy to contribute – i sent you an email. cheers!
New blog looks great! Would love to see more frequent blogs with the new launch, weekly would be great with a mix of long article type as well as a few ‘quick reads.’ Have always enjoyed the fact that you always present scientific based information but also hold great respect for your honest opinion regarding the ‘facts.’ I would like to see more posts regarding training and exercise as well as nutrition, science and research. Working on my own transformation to add to the Transformation category/success story tab. :)
Looking forward to an active/interactive blog to keep my motivation high and keep on learning! Thanks!
Wow Tom, this is fantastic! Great upgrade!
Its all looking good.
I love the new design of your website! Very fresh and modern. The old one was stark and antiquated so this updated look is certainly a welcome change. It seems to be easy to navigate although I haven’t spent a great deal of time on here since you implemented the new design.
I think your five-point blogging plan is terrific and very comprehensive. I always enjoy hearing about the latest scientific research and your interpretation of said research. I also like reading articles pertaining to fat loss and fitness in general as well as success stories of people who have transformed their bodies and lives. Those success stories inspire me a great deal and “humanize” some of your teachings. However, everything you have listed under “Categories” appeals to me one way or another. I guess it just depends on what I am in the mood for on that day.
If you were to blog every day, I would certainly read it. I visit this website on a daily basis to see if you have posted any new information, or any new comments have trickled in since last time I was here. I think a mix of short blurbs and full articles would be best. Just change it up from time to time so it’s not too monotonous one way or the other (kind of like one’s training program).
I think if you are going to post every day then I would keep them relatively short. However, if you are going to post say two or three times a week, then they can afford to be long-winded. Whatever you decide to do Tom, I’m sure it will continue to be informative and very helpful.
2) all sounds good :-)
3) Food & Nutrition
4) 1 or 2 x per week
5) mix of both some topics will always need more text
6) No
Tom excited to see the new blog! I just lost 3% BF and am anxious to keep losing it so anything you write I’m going to read!! A mix of short and long blogs is fine whatever it takes to convey the message once a week would be great!! I’m particularly interested in the eating and exercise info since I believe it all comes down to those two components.Tom you’ve always been an honest guy we can trust!! I’ve been with you for those 9 almost 10 years and always want to listen you what you have to say!! Since I’ve lost some BF I’m afraid the losing will stop I don’t quite know what I need to do to keep it going????
I thought you were our free gift!! LOL!!
Tom,
1) Graphic design is crisp, clean, and inviting – I like it.
2) The focus of the blog and five point plan make sense to me.
3) Personnaly the categories cover everything I would look for – would one of them cover calculations – BMR, TDEE, How to measure fat etc…?
4) I think we are all pressed for time – I agree with once a week.
5) I am an engineer – high quality short articles atract me. If you do both, I like web sites that have an article summary at the top.
6)It would not make a difference to me.
I looked for a link on the BFFM web page, but did not see it there (is there a link?)
Thanks Tom
You are making a difference.
James thank you! Yes calorie calculations will fall into the nutrition category and there are a lot of sub topics in that area I could write about. How to measure body fat – for sure. Thanks for the heads up about no link on the main btf site – will add it to the bottom page navigation. thanks again.
Is there a burn the fat (the book) 2.0?
I remember i received an email telling that would be released a 2.0 version of the book but i heard about it again.
Regards,
Zalkind
There will be. Project has been in the works for long time. You’ll be the first to know when it’s released. Blog 2.0 was a good first step, Burn the fat ebook 2.0 coming soon.
Tom: A mix of short and medium length blogs would work. Blogging once (maybe twice) a week would get the greatest readership.
2. Good Plan
4. Once a week is enough.
5. Keep it simple. Don’t have much time for reading
3. Categories – Food & Nutrition but they all interest me.
Thank you.
In answer to your questions…
1. Love the graphic design and look of this new blog.
2. The 5-point blogging plan makes sense.
3. Science & Research, Training & Exercise and Food & Nutrition interest me the most. I like having all of these catagories available, though.
4. Once a week is sufficient. I would probably find myself skipping some of the information if it was daily or every other day. I need time to digest the information before moving on.
5. Full length articles (1200-2000 words) would be best if the blog is posted weekly. A mix of both would be fine, too.
6. Yes, the length of the posts influence my opinion on the frequency. Short posts every feew days would be all right. Longer posts should be kept to once a week.
Hope this helps. Thanks for all that you do!!!
Site looks great. Very easy to navigate and very professional looking.
Shawn
I love your blog. My husband and I started working out in March of 2010 with the hope to lose some weight and lower his blood pressure. We are now convinced that we can turn our flabby bods into the best they’ve ever been. I love the new design and would love articles on Food and Nutrition. Keep up the good work!
Shorter articles with the occasional long article would be nice. I also like the idea set out in your 5 points.
And i would prefer blogging once a week.
As for the logo, it’s fine for now, but needs to be out of this world for 10 year anniversary. Maybe have a create a burn the fat logo contest for 10 yr anniversary. That’ll be cool.
Keep the good work up!
Regards to ALL
I believe about a 600 – 800 word articles would be a good start. You can get enough information in that number of words. Health and nutrition always has a lot of readers, hungry for good content. you will provide that.
I like it, it is clean and streamlined..a little easier to read. I like that you will be doing guest bloggers..another opinion is always good. Thanks for all you do to help with losing weight, getting and staying fit and healthy!
I think once a week is enough for your blog so we will have enough time to absorb it all.
thanks
Tom,
You have lots of great content and I’ve enjoyed it for awhile now. I’m a web marketer so I’ll offer you some tips:
1. A Facebook Fan Page is the place to focus on building your community and conversations (though you can still have comments on your blog.)
2. Your Facebook icon on your blog goes to your PERSONAL Facebook profile. You should really create a Facebook Fan Page for your business and interact with your fans through there. Businesses can no longer ignore Facebook and shouldn’t treat it as secondary.
3. Install the Facebook Comments social plugin into your blog so people can comment on your blog via their Facebook profile.
4. Use your blog for long-form articles, posts, salesletters, etc. and your new Facebook Fan Page for building community/relationships/raving fans. Facebook limits the number of characters you can post in a single status update, so you’ll keep it short and sweet, but you can provide links back to your blog for longer articles, offers, etc.
5. Set up your Facebook fan page to automatically send your Facebook page posts to your business twitter account; that way you don’t have to worry about posting in multiple places.
6. Post links, videos and photos inside your Facebook fan page status updates. Simply displaying a lot of text is not engaging to the visitors. And don’t forget to link to other fb pages or web sites other than your own if you find something your community would find useful.
7. Unless you’re specifically doing a freebie/giveaway promotion, don’t put your most valuable content on your Facebook page, put that on your blog because you want good content on your own site where you can access it, should something happen to Facebook.
8. Give some tips/advice on Facebook, ask/answer questions, build your community on Facebook. Keep your product content under your own control on your own (or hosted) servers.
There are a variety of search engine optimization benefits to using a Facebook fan page.
Hope you found this helpful.
Thanks a ton for all the feedback. I do in fact have both a facebook friends page and a facebook “fan” page. The facebook plug in on the lower right hand side of this blog does go to the fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Venuto/244081393873 not to my friends page. Im going to mostly use the fan page from now on becaues the friends page maxed out at 5000 a while ago. The only reason i didnt use /burnthefat is because someone ‘stole’ it before i got to it. i actually own the trademark, should i go reclaim it? (all kidding aside, I could legally ask them to stop using it but dont know if facebook would let me take it over even if the other party were cooperative) . If i cant get /burnthefat, what should i call it? Anyone? Anyway thanks again for your input, much appreciated
Well call me obvious but I think Burn The Fat is a great name for it as it fits in with almost everything you do now.
is btf or bffm gone?
is btf or bffm gone? What do you mean? we are right here, and there are links to all the BFFM websites all over this webpage:
http://www.burnthefat.com – product information site
http://www.burnthefatblog – blog
http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com – members only site
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Venuto/244081393873 – official facebook page (we may add a new /name to this page)
Fresh and uncluttered-a big improvement.
Hi Tom
The new design is good – nice and simple, the way a good site should look – though I would go for the categories along the top. That said, I’m more interested in the content than how it looks. I particularly like what you said in point 1, namely, that you are going to explore the gaining of lean muscle more thoroughly.
In terms of the categories I couldn’t single out the ones that I like best as I think they all overlap and my own interest will change from time to time.
One blog a week is ideal though I don’t think you should be too prescriptive about the length – if you’ve got something to say then say it – otherwise leave it to the next blog.
Good luck with the new blog!
Bobby
1. The design is very mature. I like it. Make wider spacing in the categories frame though.
2.I like the continued focus on fat loss with some diversity. With regards to the guest bloggers, I hope it will be the right people and they have something important to say, as this means a lot for how often I personally frequent a blog and I imagine it mean a lot to others too. Don’t have guest bloggers just for the sake of having guest blogger. I swear sometimes it just seems like some of the blogs of the other popular internet coaches, just want to introduce me to their “friends of the industry”. Very annoying espcially when I’m suddenly on their mailing list without asking for it. So please no one like Dobberman Dan or Jeff Anderson. They have nothing interesting to provide, and I’m dying a little bit inside everytime I see them guest writing on one of the blogs I read.
3. Gotta love the research part! This is indeed a great service you are providing here!
4. I like that you are doing censorship now. Nothing ruins a good diskussion like a little flame war.
5&6. I think the shorter your post the higher frequency. Personally I’d like mostly short articles, and some longer ones spaced apart. Articles over 2000 chars wouldn’t hurt if there are something left to be said.
Hey Tom, Great work. Congratulations on your milestone with blogging! You are one of the bloggers I really admire. Your articles and BFFM is an incredible resource and often referred to.
1. I like the new look of the site, but agree with some of the other commentators that the top banner is a very busy. All of the social proof stuff up the top I think is distracting from the core message of the blog. Your side bar is clean. Maybe move the categories up. I had a hard time finding it.
2. I think your 5 point plan is great. Bring on some sanctioned guest bloggers. btw, I specialise in Mindset and Motivation for slimming and am NLP, Meta-Coaching trained. So other guest bloggers in the Motivation field would be great, getting more attention on how important mindset is. (I would love to contribute some of my articles for your consideration too!)
3. News & Current Events, Science & research, Mind and Motivation articles.
4. Once a week. Any more gets a bit difficult to keep up with.
5. Mix of short and long posts, depending on the topic.
Looks GREAT Tom!!
Love it, love it, love it!
Kyle Battis
Site Manager
http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com
2. I think that the 5 points of the blog are all good points and it will be great information. I also like how we will be able to comment on posts. I think it is a good idea to stick with the fat loss theme only because I am looking to lose fat lol.
3.Food and Nutrition
4.I think once or twice a week is good.
5.I personally like the shorter blogs.
6.no
Tom,
I absolutely love your blog, your ideas, your approach and the very detail advise you give. I’m excited you’ll be talking more about “getting into competition shape” from being obese.The only thing I wish for is to be able to get your book in a hardcopy vs ebook. 400 page is a lot of printing. I’m going to buy it anyway. I love your carb cycling approach. I’m down to 14% using it. My goal is 10%. I have to train harder and do more cardio, but I’m getting there. Sorry, I tend to talk a lot
So to answer your questions:
1. love it
2. love the blog ideeas, specially #1.
3. nutrition
4. twice a week (at least)
5. love the long blogs, but that’s just me
6. either way.
thanks, hope this helps.
Tom I love LOVE the new look of your blog. Very clean.
I don’t mind longer blog posts – it it’s good content length doesn’t matter.
You “Categories” section is the meat of the blog. It might be interesting to try incorporating this as an actual tab on your navigational bar so that people see it right away.
I look forward to the addition of “guest bloggers” – this will add more depth to discussions and I am sure you will have some good topics going for this.
Thank-you for everything. I will keep sending people your way!
Hi Tom
Your blog is great and covers a variety of areas. What impresses me is your dedication to fitness and helping people. What makes you special is most people are strictly in it for the money, but you come across being very sincere, case in point. You have always answered my email questions on fitness. I pass on your name to people I know at Planet Fitness, which is the fastest growing fitness business in New Hampshire with franchises spreading out throughout our country I hope you can incorporate your business with them Thanks Tom
Thanks roger. I appreciate it. Id come up there and work out with you but Im afraid they’d set off the lunk alarm on me, LOL.
Hey Tom, that’s not nice :) I love my Planet Fitness in Columbus,Ohio. NEVER have I heard the lunk alarm. I thought it was decoration.
whaddya mean its not nice… i was making fun of MYSELF… Im a big “lunk!” I lift it up and I put it down…
I have gone from 38% Body fat on Jan 2009 to 20% body fat on Jan 2011! So a lot of what you preach I have put into practice!
Yes I like the new blog, a big improvement, keep up the good work. Sugestion, fast food should get the same treatment as cigarettes, a total TV ban, and not allowed to sponser sporting events, but too much money involved for that to ever happen.
Tom,
Love the book, Love the new site! I would like tips to mentally get over “mess-ups”, and also how much cardio is too much when losing fat and gaining muscle. Can’t wait to continue growing in this area!
I love all your ideas! The site looks so cheeerful and bright. If anyone that has followed your BFFM would appreciate any info (long or short). Guest bloggers would be cool. The right side is nice and easy. I think the more categories the better. We all have something to learn or re learn. Thanks for such a great program.
Brenda
aka Harley1
Thumbs up tom
Hey been Following you since i was in high school now im a junior in College and still have a lot to learn about Losing FAT!! :)
I really like the new look, and the 5-point blogging plan! I think a weekly blog is plenty, especially since the “conversation” that will take place in the comments section will add to whatever topic it is that you’re writing about. I also like a mix of blog post lengths. You’ve established a good length and frequency to-date, so I say keep at it!
Tom, love the look and feel of the Burn The Fat 2.0 site!! Looking forward to getting all the latest news and science updates as well as checking out your guest bloggers and what they have to say!!!
Congratulations on approaching your 10 year Burn the Fat anniversary!!!
Sending Fitness Love,
ShariFitness
Love the new site. I’m not a blogger, but I will keep in touch here. I skip articles if they are too long, but I love anything on exercise, eating clean and new fads to beware of. I also love Q & A. I value your opinion…you have the expertise and I want to achieve good health. I will probably only have time to look up your blog once a week.
the look is neat and frienly to the eyes. re: frequency of blogging – twice week would be good. length of articles – i prefer short and simple (KISS – keep it short and simple)and ocassional long articles for more complicated subjects. and thank you, you email/blogs help keep me fit.
I like the new design, it good to see you have updated, Love the look, Simple, good colours, and set out in a more eye catching way.
2. What are your thoughts on the 5-point blogging plan listed above?
Simple but sweet.
3. which of those category subjects interest you the most?
Science & Reasearch, Food & Nutrition, Cardio Training, Mind & motivation, The Body Fat Solution (Book), Training & Exercise, Weight loss, all interest me.
4. What do you think is ideal frequency of blogging? Once a week or maybe every two weeks.
5. What do you think is the ideal length of a blog post? full length articles (1200-2000 words, occasionally longer?)
6. Would the the length of the posts influence your opinion on the frequency of the posts? I like your old post full of detail, but if it makes it easier to post more frequent then a bit smaller is fine. I find most of your posting very full of information and educational, If making them more frequent, it might make it loose the quality of the content, then I am for the gaps of time in between.
Hi! I like the new look! I think your “goals” for the blog sound great. I would rather have the medium size articles once or twice a week, rather than short every day, just my preferences. Thank you for your valuable information.
Tom –
Great new blog site! I’ll get around to providing feedback to your questions later. But, right now I want to Thank You for what you’ve done for me through BFFM.
Before BFFM I weighed 296 lbs and had over 45% body fat
After BFFM I achieved a low weight of 174 lbs with single digit body fat!
If you ever join the BFFM Inner Circle, look for Gringo. I’ve got plenty of photos to share.
Just a little over 3 yrs ago, I was obese. I worked a sedentary desk job, ate high fat junk food all the time, and never moved any further or faster than I absolutely had to. As a new father, I loved playing with my kids. But just messing around on the floor in the living room left me breathless and clammy. I had a moment of clarity, if I didn’t make a change, I might not be around to see my boys grow into men!
That was the motivation, but “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle” was the solution. I’d tried and failed, or succeeded and then failed, at many “diets.” I knew I needed a LIFESTYLE change, not another diet. BFFM provided me with that successful lifestyle outline.
BFFM is a comprehensive look at fat loss and the methods which may be used to achieve it. I’d never stopped to think what a crucial role the mind plays. After all, many diets may work, but they only work so long as you stick with the program. Thanks to BFFM, I learned what it takes to stay motivated and to stay on target. Thank you.
I always knew deep down inside, that exercise was probably important to getting in shape. Yet, I’d always found ways to put off exercise until later. Of course, later never came until BFFM showed exactly how strength training and cardio/aerobic training contribute to burning the fat and keeping it off.
And, most importantly, BFFM does a spectacular job of spelling out exactly what it takes to consistently burn fat, week after week, month after month, until you reach your goal. I actually found BFFM while I was stuck on a fat loss plateau. Thanks to BFFM, I smashed through that plateau and continued burning off the fat until I met my original goal weight. Then, I kept going a bit further and reached a level of leanness I’d never dreamed possible for myself.
BFFM really has become my ongoing lifestyle. I eat well, train hard, and enjoy my new health and vitality. So thank you. Thank you for making my life better. Thank you for telling it like it is – simple but not easy. And thank you for sharing what you know, with those who need to know.
P.S. The fat loss occurred over 14 months. Since then, I’ve used information from Tom to add 20 lbs of real muscle!
Hi Tom, the new look is much better and finding information is now a breeze. I also liked the way categories are organzied – loved the interviews.
One problem I have found so far is that when I click on “Podcast/ Internet Radio” link under “JUMP TO” in the Media page, it shows that the page is not found – the fix: remove the wp folder in the link :)
Speaking of podcasts, only two items have links. Could you please post the links for the other podcasts?
Keep up the great work – it takes courage to show the truth – and the reality – about weight loss!
Cheers,
Will
WOW Tom, great looking new site, I absolutely love it! I am so excited about this, I always look forward to new things on your site.
1. Love the design, its clean, updated, easy to navigate….. no suggested improvements at all, good as is. Way to go Simon, a job well done :)
2. The blogging plan sounds good also, the only thing I would suggest is maybe addressing any differences or modifications in your ideas or methods as it relates to men vs women or people looking to build strength and gain mass vs those wanting to loose fat and really lean down without necessary building or gaining any muscle, but just maintaining it. You already do this pretty much so keep it up!
3. I would probably be most interested in the Food & Nutrition category along with the Training & Exercise category. But I’m sure I’ll end up checking them all out.
4. I probably would read your blog every day if you posted it, but ideally a post maybe twice a week would be great, maybe even three times.
5. The length of the blog would really depend on the subject, some thoughts just need more words to really explain, while others may be just a quick idea, pointer, or motivational paragraph or two. I would read both short or long blogs if the subject was of interest to me.
GREAT STUFF :)
-Karen
karen, thanks for your feedback! Regarding info for men vs women, I’ve done some of that in the past and will do more in the future. See: tips for women: https://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2010/03/1-reason-for-slow-female-fat-loss-5-tips-to-fix-it.php
1-2 I like the new format and blogging plan.
3 My interests are weight training (I’d like to learn more) and weight loss.
4 I think once a week is sufficient. Any more would be overkill, and any less might go unnoticed.
5 Maybe a mix of both; however, unless the information is riveting, people tend to phase out.
6 I’m not sure – maybe a mix of both.
Best of luck!
The new site is a nice design and pleasant to the eyes. The two column design makes it simple and easy to navigate through. I like it.
Hey Tom, I like articles both on Food & Nutrition and Science & Research. Any new developments that relate to understanding
better how to lose weight will always be interesting. Thanks
for your contribution to this field all these years!
I like your new blog. Like what you said, creating the perfect blog
will be a journey in itself.
Eric
I love this new idea and blog design. I like the new plans and different areas of health. I think once a week is a good median, unless there is something new and urgent. i would like the length of the articles to be mixed in length. Some times you cannot cover a subject too well with a limited amount of words. I am hoping that you will talk about diabetes and what type of exercise is best. How many reps and how many sets. I do cardio workouts and am just now starting with a personal trainer once a week. i cannot afford more than that. i have been laid up for about two years due to a broken pelvis and torn or pulled groin. I hope you can devote some articles to diabetes and well-being in general, even recommended eating plans. My blood sugars have been under control, but I am trying to get back in shape and would not want to injure myself again, it takes too long to heal. Thank you for your wonderful Website. Keep up the great work I am looking forward to this new year. ~E
1 – Like the new look – very clean and navigable
2 – 5 point plan seems to be what I would expect from you
3 – categories – I don’t see one I would not look at. one ?: In mind & motivation will you discuss things like meditation, hypnosis & yoga?
4 & 5 – no more than twice/week. I like 800 to 1200 words myself
Mickey thanks for your feedback. i appreciate it. Did hypnosis already:
https://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2009/12/hypnosis-and-weight-loss-part-1.php. also did visualization. meditation would be a great topic – I am in fact a meditator. We did a big story on yoga for our burn the fat inner circle members – I could do a summary of that here on the blog too. thanks again! All these ideas are great. I appreciate you!
Thanks, Tom, for the link to the article on hypnosis. I am a firm believer in the power of the mind. Napolean Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich had an anecdote about his neighbor that struck a chord with me about 35 years ago. The guy walked outside in the middle of winter wearing only slacks and an undershirt. When Hill told him that would catch pneumonia, the man replied, “I don’t even catch colds.” I started verbalizing the phrase, “I don’t get sick,” even if I wasn’t feeling well. Amazingly, the ill feeling would just go away, sometimes within ten minutes, but always within a couple hours. I haven’t been sick since. My wife and kids would pass colds and the flu around between them, but it never affected me. Any way, it works for me. Thanks again
Tom,
You Rock! I love the new blog and quite honestly, it doesn’t matter how often or how long your blogs are, I’m going to read them and soak up the knowledge you share. Your honesty, experience, and ability to continue to provide us with new and interesting information is wonderful. Keep up the good work!
Great stuff guys!!!
#1 The layout is neat & concise, it’s not cluttered and the blue is easy on the eye.
#2 Sounds good.
#3 Science & Research, Cardio Training, Mind & Motivation and Training & Exercise.
#4 I don’t think you could blog too much, blog when you have something worthwhile/important/imformative to say.
#5 I suppose there is a limit considering people’s attention span… lol. Maybe break your blogs up into those 2 formats you mentioned. 1 of each a week maybe.
#6 I suppose it would depend on what you have to say. If it’s worth reading then the length of the blog wouldn’t really bother me.
Ok I am new to this blogging stuff. However I still think I can learn.
I like the design of the page.
The 5 point plan will keep me 5 times more interested in checking blog
Categories look good.. Something for everyone.
Twice a week would be plenty.
Short or med blogs work best for me.
Could you set an option to click on for short (summary) or full (detailed) on the longer posts?
Overall.. Think this is great and was happy to find it :)
All sounds good..but feel we are missing out on women and hormones and how the ladies need to balance all that and workout to their max!! I am 48, and very very fit… I’m a personal trainer, and Master in Nero Linguitic Physchology..and with all that it has taken a naturopath and blood analysis to keep me going and take me to even better levels of health and fitness!! Where is “our” info!! Well I have found it and its working great for me. No more sleepless nights, and great recovery after workouts and a strong and lean 5’7″ and 125 lbs…
Come on Tom I know you are dying to find out how I do it?….LOL!!
Keep on keeping on!!
hi wendy i most certainly have NOT forgotten about the superior of the two genders: I occasionally write posts that are directed to women. this one was particularly popular: https://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2010/03/1-reason-for-slow-female-fat-loss-5-tips-to-fix-it.php. I also write often about psychology techniques including NLP. that would be in the “mind and motivation category. I’ll keep writing more where that came from
2/ I agree to keep the focus on fat loss
3/weight loss
4/once a week for frequency of blogs
5/a mix of both
6/longer posts less often
I hope that this helps you Tom.
Love the new blog Tom. Congratulations on the past 10 years and 10 more to come.
As for requests, I would like an article that looks deeply at the use of Snookie rat for motivation in HIIT training. I have a feeling the increase in RPE would be 120% upon its release.
Thanks Leigh! The blog success is all because of you – the traffic all followed you over here for your guest blogs!
re: snooki rat: BWAAAAHAHAHAHA! This is still the funniest thing I have ever seen in my entire life: http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/episodes/s14e09-its-a-jersey-thing
ps did you see what happened in jersey last week: This is st patty’s day parade in hoboken: drunken idiots beyond number, 30 Arrests, 16 Simple Assaults, 6 Aggravated Assaults, 4 Thefts, 2 Sexual Assaults, 1 Robbery… i think the best one on the police blotter is “drunken girl passed out in porta potty” http://hoboken411.com/archives/57946 who needs to do down the shore? (of course I was in the gym while all this was going on)…
Suuure, you were at the gym.
Did you know I was born on St. Patrick’s Day? Isn’t it amazing I am not a raging alcoholic?
Hi Tom,
The graphic design looks great. Your plans are interesting and straightforward and for sure will be fun. the categories are quite excellent and tackles all areas in fitness development.Blogging once to twice a week would be good enough, and mixed of short and long blogs might be necessary depending on the topic and discussion. for the frequency of the post, it really doesn’t matter (long post once a week, short post twice a week as average) but what is most important is the content and the idea of the post.
More power to you and BTF Blog 2.0!
YO! Tom..congrats for the amazin job..
1. The graphic design is cute..luv this photo its awesome en u look auch! hot.
2. So glad to hear it will cover all aspects of fat loss plus its really amazin that u’ll invite guests bloggers.your comments added will seriously add taste to the conversations,,protection guaranteed,,THANK YOU!yeah no more stupid stuff.lol. Oh en thanx for the evidence based info wen available.thats nice.
3. My favourite categories are food en nutrition,weight loss,training en exercise but i will/have read all of them..
4. you can blog anytime you want Tom,two times a week is good for me.
5. Post as many words as u want Tom becoz al read them all its such an expensive knowledge u know.
6. Mix the posts longer and shorter thats better.
Thanks so much Tom.
LUV IT.
Hi Tom,
Thankyou again for your concern in helping us with the latest
knowledge to take care of our bodies.Too often we plead lack of time to exercie and at the same time we eat the wrong types of food.
We need a healthy body with a healthy mind!
Take care,
Amrit
Keep up the good work Tom, now i’m lean!! :)
Hi Tom,
thumbs up for the new design! Looks great, clean and stylish.
To the answers:
I am really looking forward to your thoughts and (expertise) articles on loosing fat while gaining lean muscle. It´s a lot of highly professional sruff around the web the last days and weeks (Romaniello´s three hormone theory, Vince Del Monte´s “living big” videos and my favorites, Jeff Anderson and Nick nilsson with their unusual training methods. So Iam really eager to read about your contributions to the theme.
As for categories: there are no specific ones of utmost interest to me, I like all the fat loss / muscle gaining related stuff.
Referring to frequency: According to my opinion, one lonmger article once a week is enough (it takes also some time to go through the related posts and comments and there is also a lot of useful information therein.
Hope this helps a little!
Kind regards from Viernna, Austria,
Andreas
Hi
The new ideas are so good. You are on good direction. However, could you include a topic that i am sure interests thousands of women: How you can revive-reget-rebuild your abs after having given birth. I really think this is of much importance as the abs chapter is one of your strong points in your site.
Thank you.
Once a week will be appreciated.
Thanks for your efforts of making everyone fit and healthy.
Hi Tom, I always loved your blogs and was eager to open your newsletters. I’m sure this new design will be even more effective in involving people into taking part in discussion and actively think over health and fitness issues and imply this valuable information into their lives.
Just one point: please keep on writing! These months more and more of your colleagues send videos, audios and presentations in their newsletters, evne without summarizing the main points in writing. I love reading because I can do it in my own tempo and I don’t have much time to listen to a guy read something which I myself could read in a percent of the time. I truly hate those presentations with a passion and I think in the age of the internet people prefer to have control over the information, read it, pause when they need, get up, go back, then re-read the parts they find most useful. This is what I always loved in your blogs. Honestly, whenever I see the “watch this short presentation”, and it is in more and more newsletters:(, I don’t even open that email.
So, in short: thank you for WRITING and for involving us. You are doing a great job in empowering people to consciously improve their health!
Cheers and a great day to everyone!
Hello Tom,
I am Lucia,
Iam new to your BTF community also, First time visiting your blog.You have won me over.
Reading your news letter’s has empower’d me to start truly learning and be guid-ed the correct way to achieving my personal long term goal of health and a well defined body and to Stay motivated.
Congratulation on your blog. I have definatly found it easy to fallow.Fantastic site everythibg about it Rock’s…
1- I do not face book or twitter. I am also new with computer. Later I’ll achieve “geek” lol.
2- I am a sponge for your excellant information. Awaiting absolute absorption…
3- Categories are: Mind & motivation,Food & Nutrition,Supplements,Cardio training,Training exercise,Transformation(real stories definatly motivating),Weight loss,Uncategorizied,Videos.Personaly to me,in my opinion, all are necassary for on going motivation and very informative.
4- Frequency : No matter as long as your thoughts are posted as you think it rightway sameday for me.
5- Length: “I’ll be at the gym…so… lol” I would appreciate your thoughts on any given day.
6- I definatly would appreciate all your say. You say becuse you need to say it. I say Go for it Tom. Thank you for all your research effort & time you put in to this work of excellent achievement.Lucia N.
Hi Tom
I think your new blog is exciting and definitely new age.
Congratulations on your achievement of being online for so long already.
I look forward to learning more in the years to come.
1. What do you think of the graphic design and look of this new blog?
I like it because it looks simpler and more up to date.
2. What are your thoughts on the 5-point blogging plan listed above?
Completely fine in my book. I hope you are going to post a lot more frequently because all of your posts are always very exciting and helpful.
3. If you look down to the “categories” in the lower right hand corner of the blog (food and nutrition, science and research, book reviews, etc), which of those category subjects interest you the most?
I have to say that they interest me in this particular order:
1) Food and nutrition
2) Training and exercise
3) Mind and motivation
4) Book reviews
5) Science and research
6) Tom’s Interviews
7) Weight loss
8) Videos
Other areas interest me less but all of them are interesting.
4. What do you think is ideal frequency of blogging? If I blogged every day, would you actually read every post every day? (LOL, that probably wont happen – I’m not going to post every “brain fart” I have here – that’s what twitter and facebook are for – but I am curious about your answer). Is once a week enough?
I would enjoy if you posted once or twice a week. If it became more frequent, I’d probably miss many posts.
5. What do you think is the ideal length of a blog post? A short blurb (400-800 words or so), full length articles (1200-2000 words, occasionally longer?) a mix of both?
I think a mix of both. I would like very detailed posts in the areas that interest me a lot such as nutrition, training and motivation.
6. Would the the length of the posts influence your opinion on the frequency of the posts? (longer posts less often ok? Or really short posts more often)
I approve of longer posts and less frequently but as I said a mix of both is fine.
Congratulations on your new blog design! For me, the layout is easier to read on my laptop. Usually I wait to print your articles before reading the content. Now instead of a quick scan and completing later, the blog is easier on my eyes and more attractive to read. Also I wish to express my gratitude for all the tips you have shared that have proved so helpful to an on-the-go jazz artist. Thank you!
Best wishes, Bev
This will be great! I like reading your blog and getting the helpful tips. Thanks
hi Tom,
I think u should focus more on training and exercices and food and nutrition.and yes u do right by not blogging evevryday.that way your opinions will be too common to listen to.I think larger blogs are better.and fo course your personal opinions are mostly valuable.the new blog site is good.
Hi Tom,
Love the new format – it’s clear and easy to navigate; very user-friendly.
Love all the info and encouragement you give us – couldn’t manage without it.
Personally a blog once per week, 600-800 words would be as much as my brain could handle. More frequently than that and I know they’d get shoved in my ‘to do’ box and then never get looked at. A case of overload, I think, but maybe that’s just me!
Guest blogs, screened by you, are always welcome – good to learn of other people’s experiences.
I would always welcome articles on nutrition, psychology of success (motivation etc) and of course fat loss info.
Thanks so much!
Tom:
I’ve been a member a little less than a year and I will definitely be renewing my subscription. Whenever I need information on supplements, foods, health tips, exercises etc., I find your site is a great resource. Trying to decipher through all the BS we find on the web and in health and fitness magazines is enough to makes one’s head explode. I’m always in awe at the latest fads people use in the gym, people wasting their time and money thinking some expensive supplement is going to help them lose weight and gain more muscle.
The best part of your blogs and articles is the fact you use academic and/or peer reviewed and often double-blind test results before making claims and recommendations. In addition, when a clinical study is filled with faults, often the case, you point out the study’s short comings. Very few people will take the time to find out who or why a clinical test was conducted or who paid for it. The information you supply makes it easier for someone wanting to improve their health, lose some weight, and build some strength, without flushing money down the drain, literally.
I get asked all the time, how did you lose all your weight. I always tell them about your books and website: Unfortunately it seems most do not take advantage of the affordable resources. I guess the old saying applies, “you can lead a horse to water . . . .”
Their loss.
CraigW
I’m not a big blog follower, but I do tend to read your articles when they focus on something of interest. Strength Training and Nutrition are my primary focus. The occasional supplement discussion is interesting so I can know what to watch out for.
1) Design is clean, maybe a little plain, but easy to read.
2) Like your 5 points, these are why I follow you.
3) Food & Nutrition, Training & Exercise, Supplements. Like others have said, would rather see those up the page near the “meat” of the blog.
4-6) I like the “mix it up” suggestion. Smaller posts more often with the intermittent larger article.
Dear Tom
Congratulations!
Your new Blog:
Easy to navigate
Simple yet stunning
Blue (of course) my favourite colour!!
You work so hard…I don’t even know how you find time to read all your stuff and still stay up to date with everything.
Being a fitness coach myself, I have a tiny idea of what you do…where do you get your ‘mental training’ (aka motivation) from all the time?
Maybe from us happy people who just gobble up all your stuff.
Thank you for making a difference!
Kind regards
Colleen.
I love your new blog and the refreshing new ideas and all the goodies that come along with it. At the categories i prefer the training and exercise. Blogging once a week is alright. As for the articles the more precise and powerful content the better.
Hi Tom:
I just got notice of this in my email yesterday and Inotice you already have 204 likes on facebook! Wow, great job! I think the layout works and frequency of once a week woudl work. Ideally to me a short post is better as people are busy and even though have good intentions never find time to read all they want to read. When I do my monthly newsletter I try to break it down into simple steps or points and the feedback I have received is that it works. Regarding the category that is most interesting to me…hard to decide….I would choose food and nutrition with a close second cardio training.
I wish you success. Thanks for all you do.
http://www.rhondacoaching.com
I love the new blog. I think it’s very user friendly and the information is very easy to find regardless of what you are looking for. I’ve already spent an hour this morning reading different articles and will be going back for more later! Thanks for updating it, your information is so useful to me!
How do we toggle off email updates if we turned them on with an earlier post?
Fantastic change for the better. Nice looking page!
Hi Tom,
The new design is great. I also like your 5 point blogging plan. I like the idea of having guest bloggers that YOU approve of. I trust your opinions and expertise so if you approve of the guest blogger’s info then I feel I can trust that info as well.
I look forward to your articles so I would say to blog at least once a week. I would read them every day but that’s a lot to ask of you and many people may not have the time to read every day. The length of the blogs doesn’t matter to me, maybe a mix to keep everyone happy.
The catagories that interest me the most are Book reviews, food & nutrition, science & research, cardio training, training and excercise and weight loss.
I feel like I’ve been a professional dieter all my life until I came across BFFM and The Body Fat Solution. They are both packed with great information that works. I still have a little more weight to lose and then I’m on to the Holy Grail. All I can say is your programs really work so whatever you want to blog about or however often you want to blog – I will be reading every single one!
Like the new look.
Once a week is all I can handle for reading. Others may feel differently. A mix of lengths is ok. The science of weight loss area is what I find most interesting from you because others do not share the science with us enough.
Thank you for what you do. I am a fan.
pretty sweet blog man, looks more modern haha good job
One blurb, and one long article would be great, Tom.
And a word of thanks! Several, in fact.
Following your diet and plans first in BFFM and then in TBFS, my wife and I have shed a total of over 50lbs. there is a lot to go (at least for me…my wife is closing in on her first bodyweight goal!!) we are greatly encouraged by what we read from you.
Keep up the work—its inspiring!
Thanks again,
Dave
Foremost I would like to thank you for doing such an awesome job. You have an uncanny ability to cut through the bs. The new look is great. Science & Research excites me the most. Some of us actually dont take anybody’s word for it and want to see the numbers. As for frequency, I personnally like one full length article a week. I also think that an additional smaller article would be well accepted occaisonally. I would recommend against longer less frequent posts. We like to hear from you Tom.
I think your new look blog is great but to me it’s just new clothes on an already very good newsletter. The 5 point plan sounds really good for ‘normal’ (i.e. non body builders) people like me who just want to maintain (or at least get to a point where I can start to maintain) a healthy lean physique.
Regarding the length of the blog. I think a mix of short and long would be good as I enjoy all your blogs but sometimes do not have the time to sit and read the longer ones in one go.
Here’s to another 9 years!!
excellent idea! I would prefer shorter articles, perhaps once per week. My preferred categories are Transformations, Weight loss, Training and exercise.
I read the whole book once I received it and it was an eye opener. About 10 years ago i lost 40 kilos through a calorie controlled diet and exercise. Last year I put on 6 kilos due to an op that eventually made me lazy as well as the fact that I was not paying attention to what i was eating. I then decided to do a quick fix diet ‘high protein’ which lasted a week with insignificant results and it also depressed me. I then searched through the internet and found your book and this made me realise that what I had done for a year when I lost 40kilos was absolutely correct but after the op i was lacking ‘mind and motivation’ so thank you for puting me back on track and giving me even more useful and interesting information that will help me take control of my body! Best Wishes Maria
I’m new to this site and this program, but I’m finding it very interesting.
1. Done
2. Sounds very interesting, will keep me checking it out.
3. Cardio training, food and nutrition, training and exercise, weight loss.
4. Once a week
5. Short blurbs
6. Not really. If it’s real long, I won’t have time to read it and if it comes too frequently – same thing.
I like the look of the new blog. Your current rate of posting is sufficient. Actually, yours is one of two website, newsletters, blogs from over the years that I still subscribe to. I sign up for new ones all the time and within a month or two unsubscribe because they are constantly sending emails some as many as 3 a day when 3 a week is too many. I respect that you do not feel as though you are the only one vieing for my attention. So yes I actually do read your emails/blogs and the current rate and content length is great. And sorry to say, I’m not real interested in the categories on the right. I tend to avoid clicking on ads and referral marketing.
Peace!
thanks for your feedback – i appreciate it. The categories to the right are not product links – they are articles / blog post / content links. There are no advertisements (referral marketing) on the home page of this site, except the link to my own book pages. Cheers!
#1.The blog has been designed brilliantly. It is great
#2.The 5 point system is well set out and methodical.
#3.I am more interested in food and nutrition.
mind and motivation
cardio training
supplements
training and exercise
although of course they will all work together as part of the full picture.
#4. once a week blog i believe would be fine.
#5.A mix of short and long blogs should work well.
#6. Perhaps longer post will work, but less often.
Keep up the great work.
Love the new look Tom; its just right. Clean, clear and easy to navigate; we don’t need flashy graphics – just info, advice and thoughts. Personally I think that the occasional brain fart is underrated; some of my best ideas have been brain farts.. lol
The 5 points are great. As someone who doesn’t need to lose weight, I am generally less interested in weight loss issues but more in general fitness and your take on some of the health and fitness information put about by the media, the fitness “industry” and the like such as the orthorexia article and other articles on the right hand column (most read) which is great by the way. I also like the categorisation column – very helpful; the subjects I am most interested in are Training & Exercise, Food & Nutrition, Science & Research.
Post length – depends entirely on the subject matter; if it warrants 1000 words then go for it – if not and 200 words will do, then great. I think its important that you are interested in what you write rather than feeling you have to fulfill some writing quota set by us; its not supposed to be a big chore.
Just want to say, you are a great guy and what you are doing is fantastic Tom x
I like the new look and have forwarded it onto others who are looking to lose weight, etc.
It would be great if you were to offer a 1000 word blog each week with little tidbits in between.
It’s not easy to eat right and exercise, especially when you don’t really want to, so any and all tidbits are welcome and appreciated.
Thanks.
Like the new look
clean, pleasent to look at and easy to navigate
Very Nice Tom
best regards
Steve
I am all for new technology but I truly wished you would offer your downloadable book on cd for purchase. I don’t appreciate having to purchase something and expect it to be correctly downloaded on my computer. It is so much easier in a cd format that I can upload myself. Please think about it.
I skip several days and then read all that I missed at one time. Some things I read thinking “oh this isn’t anything I’m interested in” only to get caught up and totally interested. Like the new site…clean, clear, easy to read.
I am very impressed! You have done a great job of making it look very professional. Everything that you have upgraded on here is really going to help get people going! Nice Job!
I like the new format. I think once a week blog is plenty. I prefer full length articles, but welcome everything you find worthy of posting. I think having guest bloggers is a great idea. I’m really looking forward to the new format.
Hi, I like the new layout but I’m not a web geek so didn’t have a problem with the old one either.
I love that you focus on fat loss and lean muscle gain, without pushing expensive supplements. Down here in New Zealand its really, really expensive to buy healthy food and getting worse. I can buy 2 large bottles of Coke for less than a bottle of milk, and fruit and veges are ridiculous, and supplements are out of reach price wise for a lot of people, so if you have ideas for healthy eating on a tight budget I’d love that also.
Because I’m a Mum of 4 anything in regard to those “tough to tone Mum areas” is greatly appreciated.
I love reading your blog because you always back it up scientifically and give us the facts regarding the new fads. I’ll read it whether its long or short and once a week is plenty enough but if you wanna do more go right on ahead.
Thanks heaps for all the free information
I love reading your newsletter & your blog however I have trouble losing weight I have trouble with my thyroid do you have any answers for this?
Need help
Teri
I like how your new blog is set-up. It’s well-organized and packed with helpful, detailed information. I think it is great how you have videos and other articles about fat-loss and nutrition. I also like how you’re blog is interactive and allows everyone to post comments on it. I think it would be helpful if you set up a question/answer kind of column in which you could answer questions that people post on your blog. By the way, thanks for all the articles you’ve sent me. They’ve helped clear up a lot of misconceptions that I had. -Emily Marroquin (California)
A short weekly blog would suit me best as these days we all get so many emails and updates that it is hard to keep up with them all.
I love the new site!
About posting, I think once a week it’s ok because I like to digest the information you give to us :)
Hi Tom,
Love the new “look” and yes…categories a little higher up the page please.
Categories of most interest for me are Food & Nutrition, Science & Research, Training & Exercise, Cardio and Training & Exercise, but there is an area I would really like you to consider writing about – Food Allergies & Sensitivities. I have implemented what I can of the Burn the Fat principles since I subscribed, but am very limited by the impact of severe amine sensitivity (and also a seafood allergy) on my diet. It would be wonderful to be hear some alternative foods that you think could be used if needed. Right now I hope that I am doing what I need to in terms of protein etc, but can’t really be sure. I’m sure there are other people out there in similar situations as I now understand that these sensitivities are all a part of the whole overweight/inflammation/deficiency mess!
Tom:
I purchased your BTFFTM in July of 2005, have you updated it or is it the same content as now?
Thank you!
Hi Ron. There IS a new BFFM edition that will be released; made available to all current customers through a) customer email newsletter and/or b) to any customer with proof of purchase. Will send emails and post here on the burn the fat blog when there is news. You will be the first to know.
This is much better and easier to navigate around. Short blogs but to the point, so little and often for
Me thanks and you have covered everything else. All the best.
I love the new format of the blog. It is very user friendly~easy to maneuver around in. I also appreciate the larger font! I think the categories are excellent and I wouldn’t change any of them.
As far as length of articles, probably the shorter ones will opt to be read more but I think it is fine to occasionally include a longer one. Once or twice a week is a good schedule.
Thank you so much for all your information. You are my first and most trusted authority on muscle building, fat burning and nutrition. Keep up the fabulous work! And kudos to your website builder!
Hi Tom…
It looks great! I’m happy to see the new format, and loved the entries so far. I’ve been following BFFM for such a long time that it’s just part of my life – but there’s always so much new information that comes along. I still feel like “Groundhog Day” when I zig-zag a few pounds, but at least now it’s controllable.
For me, the shorter entries are more likely to get read in total. Being honest I read a LOT for work and am working on a Doctorate’s degree – so time is always a factor.
Nutrition and Research are probably my favorite. I wish you’d still include a little information about bodybuilding in this site – sort of “one-stop-shopping”. But that’s just my take on it…..
I think once a week would be very valuable. And yes – then it could be more in-depth.
Thank you for all you’ve done for us!
joann
Hi Tom,
its simple to navigate, point 5 is really awsome,
BTB I would like to thank you, I always enjoyed your article, very informative.
I once again thank you for all your articles.
all the very best Tom
Uma Pady
So looking forward to all the good information you’ll be introducing here. The blog looks great – easy to navigate and easy to find.
Have to say I love your site–but I am one of those people who get overwhelmed–you give us Soooooo much information. I was thinking that for people like me who need everything step by step it might be nice to break down the program-ie. 1st day-take measurements, day 2-shopping and the weeks menu. 3rd day-commit to drinking your 8 glasses of water a day-etc. etc. Some of us need specific instructions with no guess work you know what I mean. I know your program works–I’ve lost 23 lbs!!!
thanks deborah. Thats actually in the works, but it wont be here on the blog, it will be a ‘quick start’ BFFM guide that will be included with the 2.0 edition of the BFFM. Still work in progress, will post all news right here on this blog as well as in email newsletters.
Tom,
This is a 2 part response and I’ll take a reply from anyone that reads the 2nd part of this. First, really like the new format of course the old format wasn’t all that bad! I’m a firm believer that it’s more the content of the blog…I can figure out how to navigate it!
Now the Second part is simply this…I’ve lost my desire to get in the gym and work my tail off! I just turned 53 and am/was in great shape and I got that way by doing the things I’m supposed to do, eating and training the right way! But now I’ve been in this funk for the past 2 months…maybe a “mid-life crisis”, not sure but now I have a fear that I have fallen into a bad place, semi-bad habits, not training, feeling unhealthy!
I guess this is my cry for help…in a mild manner though! I’ll take all suggestions!
Paul
Paul, 1: thanks for the blog feedback. 2: it will instantly make you feel better when you realize that motivation ebbs and flows naturally and it happens to EVERYONE! in fact, Ive seen it happen MORE to champion bodybuilders right after a contest… the infamous post contest depression.’ I think some of that is those natural ebbs and flows. The body is just not meant to be in high gear “flight/stress” mode all the time and I think its a manifestation of that. So plan for that. Plan for periods where you push to new “peaks” and “personal bests” and plan for times where you keep working at it and keep thegood habits going, but you back off and recover a little bit. The other part is surely a lack of long term goals and a lack of a lifelong vision and lifestyle attitude toward all this. we see it all the time – someone enters a body transformation contest for example and is GUNG HO for 7 weeks or 12 weeks or whatever, then just STOPS as soon as the contest is over. You need to become a “goal setter” the type of person who is always thinking about what is next… AND you have to have long term goals and a lifetime vision. What kind of shape and fitness level do you want to have when you are 60 and 70 and 80. most people dont think about those things. So re-kindling your motivation can begin with a simple shift in mindset and a little quiet time with pen and paper to re-examine your goals, or lack of them. Keep after it!
i like it alot tom…keep up the good work
1. like the look.
2. sounds good.
3. Food and nutrition – training and exercise – mind and motivation.
4. 2-3x a week
5. mix.
6. no.
Hi Tom,
1) your new blog looks good, – it seems like there’s more content than on the old blog…
2.1) Regarding your first point of the Burn the Fat Blog staying focussed on the fat loss theme I can understand your rationale, but as a busy person with only so much time to devote to reading online and highly respecting your knowledge and opinion I’d be more interested in a consolidated Tom Venuto blog or Body Transformation Blog than a burn the fat blog. I have on occasion ‘chased you around the web’ but it’s not feasible to do that regularly so I would find it more convenient if you had one ‘master page’ that I know I could easily find information from a respected knowledgeable source whether my goal is fat loss or serious body building.
2.2) Always nice to hear someone else’s opinion – especially someone endorsed by you.
2.3) Awesome
2.4) I’m currently more interested in reading the expert articles/opinions than the general discussion, but to each their own and that may change of course.
2.5) Perfect, that’s why I continue to follow you, you find research and interpret it in a way that makes sense to everyday life.
3) Love the categories – it seems like just the right amount… I look forward to perusing them some night.
Currently I’m most interested in ‘most popular’ (leave it to everyone else to determine what I should read lol) and the ‘meaty’ stuff… food & nutrition, cardio, training & exercise and weight loss.
4 & 5) I like short concise posts, but I think the ideal length would be determined by the topic.
6 – no I like your content and frequency – which I think is irregular now. I can’t emphasize enough how much I love that you are constantly discussing research… and going the extra step to relate the research findings to the real world AND critique the methodology. As long as you write, I’ll read.
Cheers,
Stacy
Love the look of the new blog. I would love to see once a week posts -more than that and they are hard to keep up with. A mix of short and longer posts would be great!
Thanks!
Looks clean , uncluttered and more organised good job.
Hello Tom, I am a guy from Sweden and new to this site and I think you have done an amazing work on the graphics. My category of interest is weight loss. The 5/point blogging plan sounds great and I am anticipating with great curiosity.
God bless you all.
The categories down the side is great! I think shorter posts are better which is no reflection on how valuzble I find them, lengthy or not! You are really an inspiration so THANK YOU!
Hey Tom,
I’m so looking forward to this new Burn the Fat Blog, I would definitely read both the short and the long articles; it’s up to you..
I like the new site. It’s very well laid out and attractive without being flashy. I especially like the box of articles on the right-hand side. The catergories you cite are good for me, because attention wanders from one health & fitness question to another over the month, as you know. I think 800 words is a good upper limit, with links where appropriate to drill down deeper into research material if it is of particular interest. Frequency of once a week is fine. I am not one for contests so these dont interest me but I can see plenty of others derive motivation from them so why not. I have subscribed to a half a dozen health/fat/fitness sites and blogs and I think yours is easily the best. I also appreciate Christian Finn’s site and I subscribe to that as well. I will continue to subscribe to BTFFTM. Thank you.
Douglas, thank you for the feedback. Christian Finn’s site is excellent and he is a good man to follow.
An ideal length to a blog post in my opinion would be short; 400-800 words.
I would be most interested in Food and Nutrition, Mind and Motivation, Training & Exercise and Science & Research.
I really enjoy your comments, you make everything easy to understand and extremely interesting. I enjoy your sense of humor and your “no nonsense” approach to fat loss.
Keep up the great work,
Conchita
The new blog design works well. It looks easy to navigate. In regard to the length of posts, I would say that it probably depends on the topic. Some topics will be short and sweet and that’s fine. Once a week is fine too and I wouldn’t read if it was more often, only because of time restraints.
All is looking good Tom.
400-600 words ideal, once-twice weekly (maybe Sunday to start week and/or mid-week like Thursday to give clarity and direction)
Great work, Tom, to you and your team.
I would love to see more information targeted to the over 40 crowd, namely, latest research, review articles, training and diet (including recommended supplements), videos, success stories, interviews, and more motivation NLP (especially). I am particularly interested in fat loss, muscle building, and maintenance of low body fat level as we age. I would love to see version 2 of the TNB workout.
MANY THANKS!
Tatiana. Thanks so much for the feedback. You know… im IN the over 40 crowd now… and contrary to popular belief, it only gets better after 40. You’ll see info on all the categories you mentioned, yes including TNB 2… and beyond… well, we’ll see about the videos -video camera shy in new jersey :-)
I think that posting once a week is plenty. Twice a month if they are lengthy posts. The length of a post is dependent of the subject. I believe that 1200-2000 is not too much.
I rather like the new look.
I like the science and research. . .I want to know why things do what they do.
I like longer articles, therefore once a week or less is good for the blog–quality over quantity. Like you said, Twitter is for passing thoughts.
So Simon is the designer? High Five . . .or knuckle bump . . .or whatever is fashionable. Geeks rule the world. (my xtml is dreadful. . . so I appreciate good coding.)
New look is nice, not too flashy, clean and easy to read. Varied post lengths are always good with feature lengths posts when content demands–exploring new science, etc.
Thanks for the update and the focus, goals as we all stretch are key. I enjoy the site and the updates.
1) I like the new design of the blog. It’s very clean and you can see everything.
2) The 5 point plan sounds good to me. I’d also like to see some blogs on nutrition specifically vegan nutrition.
3) I like the cardio training category followed by the food & nutrition category.
4) I think once a week is a good amount of blogging. I’d rather read something of substance than just every “brain-fart”. I follow enough bloggers that talk about everything under the sun.
5) I guess the length would depend on the topic and the information you are trying to get out there. I don’t like to read overly technical posts and tend to glance over that kind of stuff.
6) If every blog is 6 pages long rambling then yes it would change the way I read your blog. But I think you have some really good ones full of useful information.
I look forward to future blogs.
Kelly
2. I really like the 5 point plan. It’s exactly what I’m interested in as an inner circle member.
3. Food & Nutrition, Cardio Training, Guest Blogs Weight loss are my favorites.
4. A weekly article would be fabulous.
5. Mix up the lengths based on the topic and your assessment of what’s needed.
6. Again, a mix would be best.
Thanks for updating. Looks like it will be great.
Gloria Zakar
PS. Forgot to mention, I would really love to see more content for the 60+ crowd.
Wonderful, Tom…
…to learn of your new direction and acceptance from your dedicated followers. After looking through the comments you’ve received, it’s clear that something I might add would be superfluous– except — it would be great if you would consider adding another topic to your already impressive lists.
Because there are 80,000,000 people who have sleep disorders in this country –imagine the good you could do if you let your followers know how important it is to learn about the physical disabilities that result if they cannot sleep through the night or day, depending on their job.
You know about my website — http://www.sleepbyworldexperts.com. Understand I would not be competing with you, but to add to your blog as a creative, exciting addition. The information could be at your discretion, and could be as little as one or two sentences that would entice them to want to learn more. Will look forward to your response…
Warmly,
Linkie
Hi Tom!
I love the new look, very appealing! I think the blogging plan is great as well. Out of the categories it is hard to just pick one but my top 3 would be Food & Nutrition, Mind & Motivation, and Training & Exercise! I think once a week would be perfect for timing! I get some emails from websites that are daily and most of them end up in my trash bin because I just don’t have time to read them everyday and they overwhelm me! I’d say a good mix of both lengths would be ideal. Depending on the topic and how much there information there is to share on it! If they are just once a week I don’t think the length should affect the frequency! Still think a mix of both would be refreshing!
Looking forward to your blogs!!
I like your Blogg it is informative and doesn’t take forever to read
Cheers
Jacquie
I really like the whole new look and that you took the time to tell everyone about your plans. Telling them how much you care about their opinion, inviting guest authors.
Dear Tom, I recently accidentally erased my BFFM download and wonder if you could send me another copy along with the nuritional guide. This would be greatly appreciated.
we can replace a lost ebook any time. Your message has been forwarded to customer service and if you dont hear from them within 24 hours, you can follow up at http://www.burnthefat.com/contact.html
1. Think it looks great.
2. The plan sounds fantastic to me.
3. Fave Categories: Food & Nutrition, Mind & Motivation, Science & Research, Weight Loss, Training & Exercise.
4. Once a week is perfect!
5. Think a mix would be great – depends on how much info you have for us.
Keeps it interesting too.
6. I don’t think the length should affect the frequency – you’ll make it as long as it needs to be and it’s always good info!
Thanks for all the good stuff – looking forward to it getting even better!
Dear Tom,
I have no doubt in my mind that your system is one of the best ones out there and I know for a fact it works, because I have tried it myself for couple of months. I know it is not a lifestyle change but I am not obese and was just trying to get rid of excess fat from a soda binge last year in college. I am always more interested in the science of all these techniques and appreciate the truth you have been sharing with the world. I have recently come across a lecture video which talks about sugar as poison and was amazed at the amount of information that was given. I always knew that simple carbs are not good for you because they turn into sugar faster and in return turn into fat if you consume more than you burn. But I never knew how sugar is metabolized and this Professor explained it. I would like to share this with you. I know this is a very long lecture but I would love to hear what you think about it and how it may help others understand the dangers of sugar in particular high fructose corn syrup. You certainly can reach more people than I can and make an impact in our society with the right information. It’s what you have been doing for over 9 years.
Anyways here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
This is not Spam, I know it may look like it. If you take the time to watch this, then it is an eye opener on how we are being poisoned from an early age on. I know Jamie Oliver also addressed this in his winning TED speech.
Much love and keep burning that fat :)
thanks for your post. For the handful of good points made by dr lustig, there is plenty wrong with his hour and a half presentation as well. Im not going to go there because alan aragon already did. Alans article and the discussion that ensued is enough to keep you busy for a while:http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/
Thanks Tom! I really appreciate your side of this. I read over Alan’s article and it makes sense, of course Dr Lustig sure is just trying to make a point across that we as a society are eating too much sugar. The video did scare me though to the point where I would try avoid fruits. Needless to say a diet without fruits is terribly boring so I didn’t do it.
Tom I like the new blog it actually looks more colorful and inviting. I also like the links that you have posted onto the side and I like the related articles. I love to read about fitness and health so I think it’s an added plus to have more links on your blog.
I think you should post 2-3 times a week. As to how many words, as many as possible. It is always great to get good insight from someone who has been there, done that. Food and nutrition tab would interest me more, since dieting (not dieting, but finding a new lifestyle) is part of my life at the moment. I like the 5 blogging points.
Looks good Tom !!!!! I’m ne wto all this net fitness and what not, but the things I’ve read andtried of yours have proven themselves !!! So as far as updateing this blog, why would it be anything less than ALL your other stuff ???? Thank’s for shareing your proven and tested idea’s and methods. I myself realy try to find the fitness guys that have been around and part of the old school crowd. SOLID,SOLID, & did I mention SOLID !!!!!11
Hi Tom
New website is great, easy to navigate and clearly laid out.
Blogging plan sounds great, I think a mixture of short and in depth would be good.
Categories I am interested in are weight loss, training & excercise, food & nutrition, mind & motivation erm… what the heck pretty much all of them. Something I do find very useful is when you cover the latest diet craze be it pills or potions, it stops me from wasting my money and reminds me there is no quick fix.
I think a once a week blog would be good or perhaps a short mid week blog and a more in depth weekend blog.
Just my opinion but hope it’s useful.
Finally thank you for all the great work you do.
Sammy.
Yes your new and improved site is looking GOOD!!! Definitely passes the ” 5 second like it or move on to the next site” test.
I’m a busy parent, getting about 50 personal emails a week, so short emails is good. I tend to save up 3-4 or your emails and hit them in one go when I have time.
If you email every day I’ll probably hit the unsubscribe button…. (sorreeeee!)
Favourite articles are the ones that prove that fads are not good and controversial items!
Thanks
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Tom, another great idea is video blogging.
re: video blogging. Im not that technically competent yet. But give me time, we shall see
Since Jan 2, I have lost 29 lbs. According to the math from BFFM, 25 is fat and 4 is muscle. Should this amount of muscle loss be much of a concern?
Thanks