Comments on: ten tips for new bloggers http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/ thoughtful personal finance, career and health advice Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: serafina http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-29661 serafina Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:12:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-29661 Great advice. Thank you Great advice. Thank you

]]> By: serafina http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-28657 serafina Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:12:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-28657 Great advice. Thank you Great advice. Thank you

]]> By: Terri http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-27019 Terri Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:11:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-27019 Hey there, these tips really are helpful. I am in the process of writing articles for the blog that I will set up (hopefully) in the near future. I want to check out wordpress as I have heard reference to it multiple times in different posts. It might be helpful one day, if you are so inclined to have a vocabulary lesson in blogging for us newbies and not so technologically sophisticated. I'm getting better, but I frequently get stumped on terms like "partial feed,"wordpress," and "adsense." <br><br>Anyway, thanks for things that you have explained. You'll probably like to know that I have only subscribed to one or two sites... I don't have a RSS feeder thingy... I haven't figured that out yet. I get all my RSS subscribed content by email, which can be overwhelming when you are subscribed to many sites. So, I physically go to all of the sites that have in my favorites, including this one. It keeps me stimulated... and its good to know that it helps your revenues as well! =0) Thanks for writing. Hey there, these tips really are helpful. I am in the process of writing articles for the blog that I will set up (hopefully) in the near future. I want to check out wordpress as I have heard reference to it multiple times in different posts. It might be helpful one day, if you are so inclined to have a vocabulary lesson in blogging for us newbies and not so technologically sophisticated. I'm getting better, but I frequently get stumped on terms like “partial feed,”wordpress,” and “adsense.”

Anyway, thanks for things that you have explained. You'll probably like to know that I have only subscribed to one or two sites… I don't have a RSS feeder thingy… I haven't figured that out yet. I get all my RSS subscribed content by email, which can be overwhelming when you are subscribed to many sites. So, I physically go to all of the sites that have in my favorites, including this one. It keeps me stimulated… and its good to know that it helps your revenues as well! =0) Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Moolanomy weekly roundup #6: “Money Wasters” edition | Moolanomy http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-11918 Moolanomy weekly roundup #6: “Money Wasters” edition | Moolanomy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:19:52 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-11918 [...] Blap, ten tips for new bloggers. Looks like I am doing okay according to this [...] [...] Blap, ten tips for new bloggers. Looks like I am doing okay according to this [...]

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Mrs. Micah Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:54:51 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-3184 Excellent tips. I figure a lot of it out on my own, but it would have been nice to run across this. Some it's just handy stuff to know if you haven't blogged before, and some is strategically important. Then again, I feel a blog without an opening strategy which develops into a blog with a theme and strategy is often the best. Maybe I'm partial to that idea because my blog did that. :) When people start blogging with the idea that they're going to make a profit or develop a business or become famous, I don't know if it works out as well. Maybe that's because they forgot number 11. ;) Excellent tips. I figure a lot of it out on my own, but it would have been nice to run across this. Some it’s just handy stuff to know if you haven’t blogged before, and some is strategically important.

Then again, I feel a blog without an opening strategy which develops into a blog with a theme and strategy is often the best. Maybe I’m partial to that idea because my blog did that. :)

When people start blogging with the idea that they’re going to make a profit or develop a business or become famous, I don’t know if it works out as well. Maybe that’s because they forgot number 11. ;)

]]> By: sfordinarygirl http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-489 sfordinarygirl Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:33:03 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-489 Great tips especially the domain one. I've thought about moving to a new domain name a lot recently but I'm very tech-challenged and scared of doing my own archiving system, feeds and even figuring out code. Posting daily is hard - there's always so much to say but less time to write something in-depth and thoughtful. Great tips especially the domain one. I’ve thought about moving to a new domain name a lot recently but I’m very tech-challenged and scared of doing my own archiving system, feeds and even figuring out code.

Posting daily is hard – there’s always so much to say but less time to write something in-depth and thoughtful.

]]> By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Lynnae @ Being Frugal Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:19:17 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-475 Great post! I totally agree with offering full feeds. I usually remove the sites that only offer half feeds. I don't have the time to be clicking through to read every post. If something in a full feed is great, I often click through to comment, though. Great post! I totally agree with offering full feeds. I usually remove the sites that only offer half feeds. I don’t have the time to be clicking through to read every post. If something in a full feed is great, I often click through to comment, though.

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]]> By: FourPillars http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-456 FourPillars Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:02:38 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-456 PaidTwice - interesting comment about the RSS fee. I don't know how most surfers manage their subscriptions but once I add someone, I only ever remove them if: A. I don't like their material or B. too many sponsored posts. Ironically if I add someone and they never post again, I will probably never remove the subscription. Mike PaidTwice – interesting comment about the RSS fee. I don’t know how most surfers manage their subscriptions but once I add someone, I only ever remove them if:
A. I don’t like their material or B. too many sponsored posts.

Ironically if I add someone and they never post again, I will probably never remove the subscription.

Mike

]]> By: paidtwice http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-450 paidtwice Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:33:15 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-450 lol... every hour... yeah I'll get right on that. That was nice of you to say though :) I actually read somewhere... don't ask where, one of those important pro-blogger sites, that one of the top ten reasons people unsub from RSS feeds is too many posts a day from the site. I was shocked! heh. Less posting per day lets me have more time to comment on blogs ;). And I still post 3-4 a day so it is not like I went to 3 a week or something. Heh. lol… every hour… yeah I’ll get right on that. That was nice of you to say though :)

I actually read somewhere… don’t ask where, one of those important pro-blogger sites, that one of the top ten reasons people unsub from RSS feeds is too many posts a day from the site. I was shocked! heh.

Less posting per day lets me have more time to comment on blogs ;) . And I still post 3-4 a day so it is not like I went to 3 a week or something. Heh.

]]> By: bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-448 bripblap Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:56:34 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-448 You *should* post every hour - I like your blog, I'd read it...! You *should* post every hour – I like your blog, I’d read it…!

]]> By: paidtwice http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-447 paidtwice Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:22:51 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-447 Now that you've clarified what you mean by link posts I'll agree. :) I came here to say "no I love link posts I love to see me linked and I love to find new blogs through what other people I like are reading!". but now I get it. lol I post too much. I am working on finding the balance between posting enough for me to be happy and to not scare the world away from subscribing. No, not another paidtwice post! Argh! lol. But I am like that offline too... a talker. lol. Of course, my friends all say "post every hour we love it" because they are insane :) Now that you’ve clarified what you mean by link posts I’ll agree. :) I came here to say “no I love link posts I love to see me linked and I love to find new blogs through what other people I like are reading!”.

but now I get it. lol

I post too much. I am working on finding the balance between posting enough for me to be happy and to not scare the world away from subscribing. No, not another paidtwice post! Argh! lol. But I am like that offline too… a talker. lol.

Of course, my friends all say “post every hour we love it” because they are insane :)

]]> By: bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-446 bripblap Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:20:19 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-446 @Pelf: I guess maybe what I mean by link posts isn't clear. On my politics blog, I would have a post like this: Aug 30, 2004: http://www.somewheresomewhere.com/ and nothing else. I think that turns people off. Of course if you have a link post with a little bit of commentary there's no problem. I do a "link roundup" every Saturday. I try to put some commentary in there, though. Partial vs. full would be an interesting poll - but I suspect more people dislike partials than not. But you're right, people have different opinions!! @FP: OK, I'll modify my tip to say 5 original posts per week plus some sort of activity on the weekends. I don't post any real original stuff on weekends - I do a link roundup on Saturday and a poll on Sundays. You could debate the weekend stuff but I still think when you're first starting out you need as much movement as you can get. If I get far enough ahead in my writing (a big IF) I plan on taking Brip Blap up to warp speed in September and going 3 a day (1 link roundup in the morning, and two posts in the day - a la The Simple Dollar). @Mapgirl: I don't like scrapers since I get scraped. If I get linked back to, I won't say anything. If I don't, I get furious and plan to hire a lawyer and sue and then calm down and return to reality... I think a full-feed is critical. Most of my corporate clients block most blogs, but don't block my reader, so if I want to read blogs at work I HAVE to read a full-feed. Otherwise I can only read the blog in the evenings, and my evenings are usually reserved for family stuff (and commenting on various blogs). @Pelf: I guess maybe what I mean by link posts isn’t clear. On my politics blog, I would have a post like this: Aug 30, 2004: http://www.somewheresomewhere.com/ and nothing else. I think that turns people off. Of course if you have a link post with a little bit of commentary there’s no problem. I do a “link roundup” every Saturday. I try to put some commentary in there, though. Partial vs. full would be an interesting poll – but I suspect more people dislike partials than not. But you’re right, people have different opinions!!
@FP: OK, I’ll modify my tip to say 5 original posts per week plus some sort of activity on the weekends. I don’t post any real original stuff on weekends – I do a link roundup on Saturday and a poll on Sundays. You could debate the weekend stuff but I still think when you’re first starting out you need as much movement as you can get. If I get far enough ahead in my writing (a big IF) I plan on taking Brip Blap up to warp speed in September and going 3 a day (1 link roundup in the morning, and two posts in the day – a la The Simple Dollar).
@Mapgirl: I don’t like scrapers since I get scraped. If I get linked back to, I won’t say anything. If I don’t, I get furious and plan to hire a lawyer and sue and then calm down and return to reality… I think a full-feed is critical. Most of my corporate clients block most blogs, but don’t block my reader, so if I want to read blogs at work I HAVE to read a full-feed. Otherwise I can only read the blog in the evenings, and my evenings are usually reserved for family stuff (and commenting on various blogs).

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.bripblap.com/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-444 mapgirl Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:42:53 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/ten-tips-for-new-bloggers/#comment-444 A great list. I am on a quasi-political/pop culture blog and frankly, I don't love it as much as personal finance. What do you think of scrapers and using a full-feed? I have a full-feed because around DC, it's difficult to get out past DoD firewalls, so my military site readers have asked me to turn it on. A great list. I am on a quasi-political/pop culture blog and frankly, I don’t love it as much as personal finance.
What do you think of scrapers and using a full-feed? I have a full-feed because around DC, it’s difficult to get out past DoD firewalls, so my military site readers have asked me to turn it on.

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