Comments on: Blogging & Dependency http://www.nateriggs.com/2009/09/29/blogging-dependency/content-marketing-consulting Business consulting for content marketing, social media strategy, business blogging and online community management Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joy Hart http://www.nateriggs.com/2009/09/29/blogging-dependency/content-marketing-consulting/comment-page-1#comment-318 Joy Hart Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:57:19 +0000 http://www.nateriggs.com/?p=1289#comment-318 Hey Nate, For me it's always been a question of quality vs quantity. I applaud those who can post truly relevant content day after day (best) or week after week. But it's rare to find. Even w/our own Columbus community of bloggers (re:Social Media, Design/Advertising, Emerging Media) few are publishing content that is entirely new on a daily basis. Not a criticism but perhaps an observation that some of the best ideas take time to compose. Have you asked your readers if they feel you failed them? A short-term drop off in readership isn't exactly abandonment, is it? Clearly I am reacting based on my behavior w/my own blog and (monthly) postings, based on my work + life + blog balance. I am certainly an 'n' of one, but when I see you post less frequently, or any blog author for that matter, it just makes me anticipate the update all the more. Best~ Joy Hey Nate,

For me it’s always been a question of quality vs quantity. I applaud those who can post truly relevant content day after day (best) or week after week. But it’s rare to find. Even w/our own Columbus community of bloggers (re:Social Media, Design/Advertising, Emerging Media) few are publishing content that is entirely new on a daily basis. Not a criticism but perhaps an observation that some of the best ideas take time to compose. Have you asked your readers if they feel you failed them? A short-term drop off in readership isn’t exactly abandonment, is it?

Clearly I am reacting based on my behavior w/my own blog and (monthly) postings, based on my work + life + blog balance. I am certainly an ‘n’ of one, but when I see you post less frequently, or any blog author for that matter, it just makes me anticipate the update all the more.

Best~
Joy

]]> By: Joy Hart http://www.nateriggs.com/2009/09/29/blogging-dependency/content-marketing-consulting/comment-page-1#comment-2111 Joy Hart Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.nateriggs.com/?p=1289#comment-2111 Hey Nate, For me it's always been a question of quality vs quantity. I applaud those who can post truly relevant content day after day (best) or week after week. But it's rare to find. Even w/our own Columbus community of bloggers (re:Social Media, Design/Advertising, Emerging Media) few are publishing content that is entirely new on a daily basis. Not a criticism but perhaps an observation that some of the best ideas take time to compose. Have you asked your readers if they feel you failed them? A short-term drop off in readership isn't exactly abandonment, is it? Clearly I am reacting based on my behavior w/my own blog and (monthly) postings, based on my work + life + blog balance. I am certainly an 'n' of one, but when I see you post less frequently, or any blog author for that matter, it just makes me anticipate the update all the more. Best~ Joy Hey Nate,

For me it’s always been a question of quality vs quantity. I applaud those who can post truly relevant content day after day (best) or week after week. But it’s rare to find. Even w/our own Columbus community of bloggers (re:Social Media, Design/Advertising, Emerging Media) few are publishing content that is entirely new on a daily basis. Not a criticism but perhaps an observation that some of the best ideas take time to compose. Have you asked your readers if they feel you failed them? A short-term drop off in readership isn’t exactly abandonment, is it?

Clearly I am reacting based on my behavior w/my own blog and (monthly) postings, based on my work + life + blog balance. I am certainly an ‘n’ of one, but when I see you post less frequently, or any blog author for that matter, it just makes me anticipate the update all the more.

Best~
Joy

]]> By: Eric http://www.nateriggs.com/2009/09/29/blogging-dependency/content-marketing-consulting/comment-page-1#comment-317 Eric Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:40:30 +0000 http://www.nateriggs.com/?p=1289#comment-317 That's what I'm talking about! Evidence of your inspiration will have to wait, but it's percolating! I actually think the importance of blog-only connections to readers has decreased. If you don't blog for a few days people who follow your tweets and other SM content will be able to "stay in touch" via these channels, lessening the make or break importance of blog content. These others things act as bridges to the next post. From a strictly BLOG perspective though the old saw about content being king is as applicable as anywhere. One look at the most popular blogs will tell you that. One of the things I did on one of my blogs was to install a plug-in that took all my tweets and put them in a blog post at night. That might be one way to (as I call it) "lazy blog". At least when you are sick you can still Twitter some thoughts and be blogging at the same time. ;-) I think the main lesson you highlight is to pick what it is you are going to do, do it, and don't stop doing it. Content may be king, but consistency is queen! But let's not forget that this post would not exist were it not for the power of 3 things. Social media, group networking, and one-on-one face-to-face lunch! Mmmm. Lunch! PS - Be glad to get grilled for an interview. That’s what I’m talking about! Evidence of your inspiration will have to wait, but it’s percolating! I actually think the importance of blog-only connections to readers has decreased. If you don’t blog for a few days people who follow your tweets and other SM content will be able to “stay in touch” via these channels, lessening the make or break importance of blog content. These others things act as bridges to the next post.

From a strictly BLOG perspective though the old saw about content being king is as applicable as anywhere. One look at the most popular blogs will tell you that. One of the things I did on one of my blogs was to install a plug-in that took all my tweets and put them in a blog post at night. That might be one way to (as I call it) “lazy blog”. At least when you are sick you can still Twitter some thoughts and be blogging at the same time. ;-)

I think the main lesson you highlight is to pick what it is you are going to do, do it, and don’t stop doing it. Content may be king, but consistency is queen!

But let’s not forget that this post would not exist were it not for the power of 3 things. Social media, group networking, and one-on-one face-to-face lunch! Mmmm. Lunch!

PS – Be glad to get grilled for an interview.

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