Comments on: Open Discussion: What are You Most Afraid of about Blogging? http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/ Blog Consulting and Design Services and Training Thu, 24 May 2012 08:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: remarkablogger http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-103747 remarkablogger Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:13:59 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-103747 Unless differences in age are extreme, I don't think it matters that much.<br>Whatever you do, don't try to act young. Just be yourself. You need to<br>understand your audience's problems and thinking---talking like them or<br>acting like you're one of them when you're not is not necessary and will<br>even damage your efforts.<br><br>Glad you like Blog Traffic Fisher! :-) Unless differences in age are extreme, I don't think it matters that much.
Whatever you do, don't try to act young. Just be yourself. You need to
understand your audience's problems and thinking—talking like them or
acting like you're one of them when you're not is not necessary and will
even damage your efforts.

Glad you like Blog Traffic Fisher! :-)

]]> By: remarkablogger http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102806 remarkablogger Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:13:59 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102806 Unless differences in age are extreme, I don't think it matters that much.<br>Whatever you do, don't try to act young. Just be yourself. You need to<br>understand your audience's problems and thinking---talking like them or<br>acting like you're one of them when you're not is not necessary and will<br>even damage your efforts.<br><br>Glad you like Blog Traffic Fisher! :-) Unless differences in age are extreme, I don't think it matters that much.
Whatever you do, don't try to act young. Just be yourself. You need to
understand your audience's problems and thinking—talking like them or
acting like you're one of them when you're not is not necessary and will
even damage your efforts.

Glad you like Blog Traffic Fisher! :-)

]]> By: michelenicholls http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102789 michelenicholls Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:43:29 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102789 My fear is that I am trying to reach younger people than myself, through a medium that they understand much better than I do - will they bother to listen? Because my approach must seem amateurish to them, will they just pass on to the next blog? Because I don't fully 'get' the medium, will my content go unheard? I'm not a business blogger, but I do have experience and ideas/skills to share and it really matters to me to reach like-minded people and help them on their road.<br><br>P.S, I'm follow your free course on getting more traffic, and it's really helping my thought proccesses! Thanks. My fear is that I am trying to reach younger people than myself, through a medium that they understand much better than I do – will they bother to listen? Because my approach must seem amateurish to them, will they just pass on to the next blog? Because I don't fully 'get' the medium, will my content go unheard? I'm not a business blogger, but I do have experience and ideas/skills to share and it really matters to me to reach like-minded people and help them on their road.

P.S, I'm follow your free course on getting more traffic, and it's really helping my thought proccesses! Thanks.

]]> By: MsBurb http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102729 MsBurb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:12:07 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102729 Thanks. Thanks.

]]> By: remarkablogger http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102728 remarkablogger Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:09:09 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102728 You'll find that writing for the web demands shorter sentences and<br>paragraphs. Think Hemingway, not Tolstoy.<br><br>An editorial calendar is an advance schedule for what you will write and<br>when you will publish it. Any calendar interface will do (electronic or<br>otherwise). By thinking of posts in advance, you have topics covered in the<br>future for peace of mind. Also, your subconscious mind works on the posts<br>long before you write them, which makes for better writing. Your blog<br>software should allow you to schedule the publishing of posts any time in<br>the future. This makes writing them in advance according to your editorial<br>calendar a very advantageous practice. You'll find that writing for the web demands shorter sentences and
paragraphs. Think Hemingway, not Tolstoy.

An editorial calendar is an advance schedule for what you will write and
when you will publish it. Any calendar interface will do (electronic or
otherwise). By thinking of posts in advance, you have topics covered in the
future for peace of mind. Also, your subconscious mind works on the posts
long before you write them, which makes for better writing. Your blog
software should allow you to schedule the publishing of posts any time in
the future. This makes writing them in advance according to your editorial
calendar a very advantageous practice.

]]> By: MsBurb http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102727 MsBurb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:55:43 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102727 Why, yes, I did realize how long it was...on purpose...<br><br>Please, beyond scheduling when to post, what do you mean by an "editorial calendar"? As I have only ever been contracted for pieces and have never worked full-time for one agency.<br><br>Thanks... Why, yes, I did realize how long it was…on purpose…

Please, beyond scheduling when to post, what do you mean by an “editorial calendar”? As I have only ever been contracted for pieces and have never worked full-time for one agency.

Thanks…

]]> By: remarkablogger http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102726 remarkablogger Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:45:23 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102726 Do you realize how long the first sentence of your comment is? ;-)<br><br>You would benefit greatly from an editorial calendar. Professionally written<br>publications use them. A blog may be published online, but the consistency<br>of it demands the same rigor as a print publication in this regard. Do you realize how long the first sentence of your comment is? ;-)

You would benefit greatly from an editorial calendar. Professionally written
publications use them. A blog may be published online, but the consistency
of it demands the same rigor as a print publication in this regard.

]]> By: MsBurb http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102725 MsBurb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:57:45 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102725 I'm a writer, first and foremost<br><br>So, for me, each work that I publish must be able to be played like a musical instrument. It must flow and inspire, make one laugh or make one think. It must be all neatly wrapped up like a gift with a beginning, middle and and end, and quite frankly because of this self-imposed regulation, I cannot, as many others do, just publish a half-baked post just for the sake of "updating" my blogs to hit an editorial deadline or have frequency rates that search engines like. <br><br>My greatest challenge, for I doubt it's a full-fledged fear as yet, is maintaining even a post every 3 days per week on the two blogs which I operate.<br><br>Some advice in this arena would be appreciated... I'm a writer, first and foremost

So, for me, each work that I publish must be able to be played like a musical instrument. It must flow and inspire, make one laugh or make one think. It must be all neatly wrapped up like a gift with a beginning, middle and and end, and quite frankly because of this self-imposed regulation, I cannot, as many others do, just publish a half-baked post just for the sake of “updating” my blogs to hit an editorial deadline or have frequency rates that search engines like.

My greatest challenge, for I doubt it's a full-fledged fear as yet, is maintaining even a post every 3 days per week on the two blogs which I operate.

Some advice in this arena would be appreciated…

]]> By: remarkablogger http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102692 remarkablogger Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:50:58 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102692 I am the same way, but after asking myself, "no matter what I start or drop,<br>what things do I keep coming back to?" Part of that answer is my interest in<br>blogging and marketing, so I know I can sustain that. Another one is a love<br>of science fiction & fantasy literature. Another one is electronic music.<br>These are constants for me. You might find constants for yourself if you<br>look. :-) I am the same way, but after asking myself, “no matter what I start or drop,
what things do I keep coming back to?” Part of that answer is my interest in
blogging and marketing, so I know I can sustain that. Another one is a love
of science fiction & fantasy literature. Another one is electronic music.
These are constants for me. You might find constants for yourself if you
look. :-)

]]> By: Lina http://remarkablogger.com/2010/03/04/open-discussion-what-are-you-most-afraid-of-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-102683 Lina Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:07:27 +0000 http://remarkablogger.com/?p=4157#comment-102683 I'm afraid of running out of "passion"…losing interest in a subject I'm blogging about…<br><br>It has happened to me quite a few times (for stuff not related to blogging) and I can't seem to find the "one specialized area" that I can consistently talk about with (not forced) fervor/excitement. I'm afraid of running out of “passion”…losing interest in a subject I'm blogging about…

It has happened to me quite a few times (for stuff not related to blogging) and I can't seem to find the “one specialized area” that I can consistently talk about with (not forced) fervor/excitement.

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