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Re: Review Your Output

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:02:10 -0000

and then you have a website like this: http://cryingwhileeating.com/

Re: Review Your Output

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:16:50 -0000

We talked about this post on the recent Pod 5 Talkcast: http://www.talkshoe.com/tal...

Re: Review Your Output

Justin Kownacki — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:42:06 -0000

Daniel's right: more important than whether your blog is accomplishing x, y or z is whether your blog -- or your photos, Twitters or anything else you create -- is accomplishing it's intended goal (whatever that goal may be).

Chris, you hit it on the head when you said, a lot of us keep doing this BECAUSE we've been doing it. When videoblogging (or what have you) becomes part of your routine, it's easy to lose track of why you're supposed to care about it -- or why anyone else should.

Before you start: ask yourself WHY you're doing it. WHAT do you hope to accomplish? HOW will you measure your (relative) success? HOW OFTEN will you check to see if you're still on the "right" track?

Re: Review Your Output

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:08:02 -0000

I can see where you're coming from, but I can't say I agree with you completely.

What if the purpose of a blog is to "navel-gaze"; i.e., serve as a "down engine" of sorts? Should someone not blog because others are not interested in that sort of thing?

"An artist's first responsibility is to himself." -- Miles Davis, via QuotesBlog

At the same time, I can see that such a blog will not sustain an audience for very long, so I suppose we need to evaluate the direction for our content. Are we trying to sustain an audience? If so, then I agree wholeheartedly.

Does this make any sense?

Re: Review Your Output

Marti_L — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:35:42 -0000

What? You're not interested in what I had for dinner? I'm shocked! LOL

Just kidding, of course. That's great advice, Chris. Best wishes to you! Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Dropped you a note yesterday, hope it didn't end up in the dreaded spam bucket (eww, so greasy in there)