Comments on: My Blogging Journey

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By: meghnak

meghnak — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:02:12 +0000

That was a fabulous journey indeed! Thank you for sharing. As far as my experience goes, I had started my second blog around five months after my first, as I could not resist my passion for writing! meghnaks last blog post..The Miraculous Escape!

By: Jamie Grove - How Not To Write

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:16:53 +0000

Bob, congrats on all of your hard work. Compete.com says it’s paying off! Though of course you have Woopra to tell you that too.

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/writing-journey.com/?metric=uv

By: chris

chris — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:35:36 +0000

I wanted to start another blog but I decided not to because I wanted to concentrate on my first on. Hopefully Wat da Wat will explode then maybe I can start a new one. chriss last blog post..Sleep

By: Magnolia

Magnolia — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:44:44 +0000

Some people are able to run multiple blogs quite successfully. I would think you have to be extremely organized, motivated and kid free.

For me, focusing on one blog is enough. Though I’ve kicked around the idea of another one……a wine blog would be nice.

Magnolias last blog post..The Sound of Silence

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:43:21 +0000

@Bob,

Thanks bro… as always, you inspire.

Brett Legrees last blog post..viking fridays – the best things.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:36:46 +0000

@ Navarro – See? See?

@ Allison – You do make a point. I think, though, that most readers are willing to give a little bit. Now…. given your blog’s title, there’s not really too much wiggle room. When does the general food blog come out? Make sure I know about it, OK?

@ Meryl – It’s important, I think, not to compare yourself with other bloggers. If I spent all day worrying whether my writing was better than James’, I’d never get anything done. I agree, though; would be nice to not need so much sleep.

@ Brett – What do you mean? You’ll be here alongside me, bro, not just cheering me.

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:53:21 +0000

Bob,

I just wanted to say “congratulations” – and keep up the great work here. I’m looking forward to 5 *years* for this blog. You’ll be there, and I’ll be here cheering for you.

-Brett

Brett Legrees last blog post..the straw.

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:40:09 +0000

I may be spreading myself thin. I have two blogs of my own — and they have to stay that way. One focuses on deafness and the other on business. But I don’t pressure myself too much with my deaf blog.

But I struggle to write captivating blog entries like you, Men with Pens, Poewar, etc. Rather than spread myself across blogs — I’m spreading myself all over… writing, volunteering, blogging. My best work belongs to my clients and I help some of them with their blogs.

Too bad I can’t learn to live on four hours of sleep!

Meryl K. Evanss last blog post..Jumping out of a Plane

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:58 +0000

I think a lot of it depends on the expectations you give your readers from the get-go. For Sushi Day, my readers expect their sushi, and they don’t like it quite so much when I give them other recipes. So I’m starting a new, more general food blog soon, so I can keep Sushi Day focused and still write about other things I’m interested in.

Of course, my blogs are not meant to be pro-blogger type blogs, so different rules might apply to me.

Allisons last blog post..Guns and Roll

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:39:25 +0000

Indeed.

I’ve pared down to 1 blog now and – gasp – it’s growing well since it’s my only one to focus on

Dave Navarros last blog post..Why Waking Up Early Can Be So Hard

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:26:20 +0000

@Bamboo – Oh, I get that there are generalist blogs that do well (Dooce, anyone?) But those are the exceptions that prove the rule. There are relatively few successful non-niche blogs.

Is it possible? Yep. Is it common? Nope. Is it worth the trouble for you personally to try it? That’s up to you.

There are blogs which have a target audience demographic as opposed to a target niche. I’ll offer that those blogs are just as narrow, though, as niche blogs.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:14:13 +0000

Personally, I would never run multiple blogs; I believe in putting all my resources into one and making it the best it can be.

As far as a blog being focused on a single niche, it isn’t necessarily true that ones blog must be extremely focused in order to perform well.

DoshDosh wrote an excellent article on this very subject:
http://www.doshdosh.com/can-you-make-money-without-a-niche/

Bamboo Forests last blog post..Act as If You’ve been Succeeding and You will Succeed