Comments on: What the hell should I do with this blog? http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm Internet publishing, a multidisciplinary approach. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Xed http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-25188 Xed Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:52:53 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-25188 Andrew, You could also leave a suggestion box or something like that for topics people are interested in hearing about. Xed Andrew,
You could also leave a suggestion box or something like that for topics people are interested in hearing about.
Xed

]]> By: » Is blogging a waste of time? - Web Publishing Blog http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-25184 » Is blogging a waste of time? - Web Publishing Blog Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:26:46 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-25184 [...] I read several of the comments left on my post, “What the Hell Should I Do With This Blog?” [...] […] I read several of the comments left on my post, “What the Hell Should I Do With This Blog?” […]

]]> By: Marc http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24568 Marc Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:42:15 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24568 Andrew, just keep doing what you're doing. It's not a contest. You get the satisfaction of of voicing your ideas, perspective and opinion. We get the satisfaction of reading just that and expanding our own views. I think your blog fits the ideal of what a blog should be very well. It seems like you are feeling competative pressure to do more with it. I wouldn't change a thing. Andrew, just keep doing what you’re doing. It’s not a contest. You get the satisfaction of of voicing your ideas, perspective and opinion. We get the satisfaction of reading just that and expanding our own views. I think your blog fits the ideal of what a blog should be very well. It seems like you are feeling competative pressure to do more with it. I wouldn’t change a thing.

]]> By: ToddW http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24546 ToddW Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:51:03 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24546 Updae: I've been toying with my blog as well, and even the "Tyler Cruz" blogging way I call it... basically blog about everything in your life from partying to your job. I originally started the blog like this but it kinda went in tons of directions and now i'm thinking about redoing it. I find myself needing to write when I feel like it because if I force it I write shitty(ER) than normal, and the topic sucks... Anyway enough of my own rant here maybe I'll blog about it too :P Updae:

I’ve been toying with my blog as well, and even the “Tyler Cruz” blogging way I call it… basically blog about everything in your life from partying to your job.

I originally started the blog like this but it kinda went in tons of directions and now i’m thinking about redoing it.

I find myself needing to write when I feel like it because if I force it I write shitty(ER) than normal, and the topic sucks…

Anyway enough of my own rant here maybe I’ll blog about it too :P

]]> By: ToddW http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24545 ToddW Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:48:38 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24545 "Keep it real" Make sure to keep the blog about yourself/life I think that's what makes people coming back. You can find info all over online but the personality in a blog is why we read :D “Keep it real”
Make sure to keep the blog about yourself/life I think that’s what makes people coming back. You can find info all over online but the personality in a blog is why we read :D

]]> By: Xed http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24540 Xed Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:58:47 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24540 I am new to web publishing... I read your blog and I also read websitepublisher.net. Its all good inspiration for me. I say ask yourself what you want from this blog. Begin with the end in mind and go from there. Maybe just offering good value in the blog is enough to bring more traffic instead of all the jazz. Just a thought. I am new to web publishing… I read your blog and I also read websitepublisher.net. Its all good inspiration for me.

I say ask yourself what you want from this blog. Begin with the end in mind and go from there.
Maybe just offering good value in the blog is enough to bring more traffic instead of all the jazz. Just a thought.

]]> By: Steve http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24450 Steve Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:24:44 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24450 Just keep doing what you're going don't bother with the website design or images etcetera. Well at least it doesn't matter to me since I read through an RSS reader. Just keep doing what you’re going don’t bother with the website design or images etcetera. Well at least it doesn’t matter to me since I read through an RSS reader.

]]> By: Diorex http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24432 Diorex Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:47:15 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24432 Andrew, I recently came to a similar crossroads. Not having anywhere near the readers or awareness, I decided to close my blog and focus on things that would offer an actual ROI. Writing a quality blog is a huge time sink (and I would argue my blog was not that great of quality compared to many) and I found in the weeks where I was not busy writing up blog posts or brainstorming ideas for posts that my actual revenue producing projects flourished. Those weeks where I had lots and lots of readers and was encouraged to write more, I found were black holes of delayed projects and little new revenue. I also constantly found myself editing away the really good parts because I felt they were too proprietary to share. Once I decided that I could not/should not offer full disclosure, I decided to step away. Best of luck in the new direction. I will be anxious to read how it goes. Diorex Andrew,

I recently came to a similar crossroads. Not having anywhere near the readers or awareness, I decided to close my blog and focus on things that would offer an actual ROI.

Writing a quality blog is a huge time sink (and I would argue my blog was not that great of quality compared to many) and I found in the weeks where I was not busy writing up blog posts or brainstorming ideas for posts that my actual revenue producing projects flourished. Those weeks where I had lots and lots of readers and was encouraged to write more, I found were black holes of delayed projects and little new revenue.

I also constantly found myself editing away the really good parts because I felt they were too proprietary to share. Once I decided that I could not/should not offer full disclosure, I decided to step away.

Best of luck in the new direction. I will be anxious to read how it goes.

Diorex

]]> By: WebbyOnline - Internet Business, Web Publishing » Lazy Linkage - Issue One http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24420 WebbyOnline - Internet Business, Web Publishing » Lazy Linkage - Issue One Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:15:27 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/what-the-hell-should-i-do-with-this-blog.htm#comment-24420 [...] What the Hell Should I Do with This Blog? Andrew thinks out loud with what to do with his site. I find this one interesting because I am one of those people who now run a blog that directly competes with him. Well, I shouldn’t say “compete” because, honestly, its all about the networking. He does a great job with his site, and what he says is true - there are a lot of people out there writing about what he and I write about - making money online. It’s true, viewed totally as a market, this one is a bit saturated. Opinions are like assholes, and this field of how to make money online is no different. Food for thought there, Andrew. [...] […] What the Hell Should I Do with This Blog? Andrew thinks out loud with what to do with his site. I find this one interesting because I am one of those people who now run a blog that directly competes with him. Well, I shouldn’t say “compete” because, honestly, its all about the networking. He does a great job with his site, and what he says is true - there are a lot of people out there writing about what he and I write about - making money online. It’s true, viewed totally as a market, this one is a bit saturated. Opinions are like assholes, and this field of how to make money online is no different. Food for thought there, Andrew. […]

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