Comments on: How To Establish Your Presence In Blogiverse http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/ Knowledge comes from inspiration - one bit at a time Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:54:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3403 Vivien Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:48:55 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3403 Thanks, Damien. I was actually thinking about the same thing the other day - would it still be important to design visually pleasing blogs, or plain text in the RSS feeder is going to change the shape of blog's design? Thanks, Damien.
I was actually thinking about the same thing the other day - would it still be important to design visually pleasing blogs, or plain text in the RSS feeder is going to change the shape of blog’s design?

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3332 Damien Riley Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:25:51 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3332 Nice article. What I have found though is that I do most my reading on Google Reader so the visuals on the blog are missed. I'm learning more and more that content truly is king. In the future, I think feeds will be all there is by way of blogs. Nice article. What I have found though is that I do most my reading on Google Reader so the visuals on the blog are missed.

I’m learning more and more that content truly is king. In the future, I think feeds will be all there is by way of blogs.

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3162 Vivien Thu, 31 May 2007 17:11:35 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3162 Wow, Joey, thank you so much. I think that's the most encouraging comment/feedback I've received in my short blogging life :-) Actually, I do agree with you on those two essential elements of the blog and its author. Wow, Joey, thank you so much. I think that’s the most encouraging comment/feedback I’ve received in my short blogging life :-)

Actually, I do agree with you on those two essential elements of the blog and its author.

]]> By: Joey http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3161 Joey Thu, 31 May 2007 17:06:39 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3161 The good news for me is that in my niche I haven't found a ton of people to compete with. Maybe I just haven't stumbled upon them yet but I have only found two other bloggers on baseball cards I read regularly. I think the biggest piece of advice I have gotten from other bloggers is to be true to yourself. Don't try to just follow the herd. You shouldn't ignore the herd but you should check in on it at times. Two factors are normally what drives me to keep reading a blog. 1) Great Content 2) The Bloggers Own Style and Personality. If a blog only has great content I eventually ignore it. If it just has style and personality and mediocre content I'll stay longer but will eventually leave. Not to worry Vivien, you have both. The good news for me is that in my niche I haven’t found a ton of people to compete with. Maybe I just haven’t stumbled upon them yet but I have only found two other bloggers on baseball cards I read regularly.

I think the biggest piece of advice I have gotten from other bloggers is to be true to yourself. Don’t try to just follow the herd. You shouldn’t ignore the herd but you should check in on it at times.

Two factors are normally what drives me to keep reading a blog. 1) Great Content 2) The Bloggers Own Style and Personality. If a blog only has great content I eventually ignore it. If it just has style and personality and mediocre content I’ll stay longer but will eventually leave.

Not to worry Vivien, you have both.

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3158 Vivien Thu, 31 May 2007 15:36:22 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3158 Thanks, Aaron. I think it's okay to blog on a wide variety of topics as long as they fit with your blog's main focus, idea or purpose. Of course it depends on certain type of blog specialties, some are just too specific and the topics outside of that area would look and feel weird and out of place. I think the easiest blog to run is the one titled or presented as "rants" or "ramblings", then you can go on any topic you feel like talking about :-) Brian, I think that partially because you're a technical person, you've already clearly identified what is it you that want to blog about and how to present yourself. Subconsciously you've gone through all that planning and brainstorming I was talking about in this post: you found your niche - photography, that's something you know, you like, you feel comfortable with and you feel confident talking about and sharing your discoveries with others. You also established your blogging style by being an interactive, open-minded and curious blogger who enjoys what he does, and makes others to feel the same way. Thanks, Aaron. I think it’s okay to blog on a wide variety of topics as long as they fit with your blog’s main focus, idea or purpose. Of course it depends on certain type of blog specialties, some are just too specific and the topics outside of that area would look and feel weird and out of place. I think the easiest blog to run is the one titled or presented as “rants” or “ramblings”, then you can go on any topic you feel like talking about :-)

Brian, I think that partially because you’re a technical person, you’ve already clearly identified what is it you that want to blog about and how to present yourself. Subconsciously you’ve gone through all that planning and brainstorming I was talking about in this post: you found your niche - photography, that’s something you know, you like, you feel comfortable with and you feel confident talking about and sharing your discoveries with others. You also established your blogging style by being an interactive, open-minded and curious blogger who enjoys what he does, and makes others to feel the same way.

]]> By: Brian Auer http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3154 Brian Auer Thu, 31 May 2007 13:17:22 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3154 You know... for being such a technical person, I sure don't put as much thought and planning into my blogging and photography as I could. I guess it's because I do a lot of thinking and planning all day at my "real" job, so I don't really feel like doing those things in my free time -- they're too much like work. I go about blogging much in the same way that I photograph... I kinda wing it. I find that I get better results by just going with the flow and doing what feels right. Maybe it's my artistic "release" or something, I don't know. I do know that when I think too hard about something that's supposed to be fun, it turns into something that's not fun. So to answer your questions at the end of your post -- I don't really think about these things to great extents. I just focus on writing informative articles, sharing my photos, and making new friends and acquaintances through blogging and networking. Basically, I'm just having a good time doing what I'm doing right now. You know… for being such a technical person, I sure don’t put as much thought and planning into my blogging and photography as I could. I guess it’s because I do a lot of thinking and planning all day at my “real” job, so I don’t really feel like doing those things in my free time — they’re too much like work. I go about blogging much in the same way that I photograph… I kinda wing it. I find that I get better results by just going with the flow and doing what feels right. Maybe it’s my artistic “release” or something, I don’t know. I do know that when I think too hard about something that’s supposed to be fun, it turns into something that’s not fun.

So to answer your questions at the end of your post — I don’t really think about these things to great extents. I just focus on writing informative articles, sharing my photos, and making new friends and acquaintances through blogging and networking. Basically, I’m just having a good time doing what I’m doing right now.

]]> By: Aaron :: miLienzo.com http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3150 Aaron :: miLienzo.com Thu, 31 May 2007 12:29:38 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/how-to-establish-your-presence-in-blogiverse/#comment-3150 Nice article. Looking back through my first few months I've certainly approached a few things the wrong way round. The main problem I've had relates to your point about speciality - I don't think my focus has been tight enough so the range of articles I blog about are too wide. The result is a lot of my earlier articles are a tad disparate which I feel alienates potential readers. I think readers need to know what to expect from blog - especially a brand new one! Nice article. Looking back through my first few months I’ve certainly approached a few things the wrong way round. The main problem I’ve had relates to your point about speciality - I don’t think my focus has been tight enough so the range of articles I blog about are too wide.

The result is a lot of my earlier articles are a tad disparate which I feel alienates potential readers. I think readers need to know what to expect from blog - especially a brand new one!

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