Comments on: Blogging is Changing – Are You Ready?

By: Bill Gassett

Bill Gassett — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:46:20 +0000

It seems like there is something new everyday in the world of blogging. It certainly keeps things interesting. Whether it is micro-blogging like twitter or some new fancy widget it is all good

By: David Godot

David Godot — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:17:54 +0000

I’m not sure whether to think the social media upsurge is raising or lowering the barriers to entry.

It seems like there is so much effort going into building up social media networks and working the behind-the-scenes aspects of blog publicity, that it is increasingly difficult for someone who is not doing this full-time to make much of an impact.

Then again, if you really want to and take the time to figure out how, it may actually be easier than it was before everything became so rampantly interconnected. The blog “industry” seems a good deal less incestuous now than it did a few years ago.

By: Wayne Liew

Wayne Liew — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:36:46 +0000

This is a very true post. With Wordpress now making Flash videos integration into blog post easier with Wordpress 2.5, I have to say that more and more bloggers will be posting videos rather than blog posts packed with text within their blogs soon.

One good thing about this change in the blogosphere is that if a person is really creative and hardworking in blogging, his/her blog will grow at a tremendous pace. However, creative juices are now becoming much more precious compared to the previous era of blogosphere.

I guess suiting ourselves to this change rather than being stubborn about it like some will bring us much more benefits.

By: JTPratt's Blogging Mistakes

JTPratt's Blogging Mistakes — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:16:55 +0000

These are all really, really good points. You should follow this up with a post on all the ways that most blogs suck. Out of 200 million + blogs the top 1,000 get 95% of the traffic on the web. That should tell most people something about blogging…

By: PS3

PS3 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:25:06 +0000

I guess the real issue is how you set the bar in terms of measuring success. I blog as a hobby and never expect to make any money from it, I just don’t have the time outside of my regular job.

For me, success is writing content that I am proud of any will bring something to others, be that knowledge, humour or just something to think about.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:13 +0000

Because blogging is evolving so rapidly, I think it’s important too to stay open to these new ideas. Try them out. How you incorporate these strategies relates well to another post on this blog regarding developing a content creation strategy. The contradictions you post here make it clear that a focus for your blog can decide which course you take.