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Blogging different from what you expected?

Posted by brianomaracroft • 10/29/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogging, change, differences, favorites, humor, self-promotion

How is the experience of running a blog different from what you expected going into it?

For me, I didn't realize the amount of self-promotion you need to do to attract readers and followers. I thought they somehow magically materialized.

Do tell...

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10/30/09

DaniG

I agree. It's more interactive than I expected. It's more sluggish than I expected - then again, I was doing it bass-ackwards for the first two months. There was WAY more to learn than I expected. And more possibilities, too.

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1. 10/30/09
  
  brianomaracroft
  
  I'm with you on "WAY more to learn"...every day, new ideas. Fortunately, most people here seem more than willing to help.
2. 10/30/09
  
  DaniG
  
  Yes. The people have been terrific! Very warm, inviting groups. That's been a joy! I can see it might be a challenge to balance the need to continue posting on the actual blog versus chatting with online friends in discussion groups, though! lol
10/30/09

Friday13

I thought the same about readers/followers, but I quickly stopped caring and I just blog for the hell of it.

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10/30/09

MadameX

I didn't really expect anything. It was more a decision to start doing my random writing online rather than to do it by hand or in a Word file. The one thing that has come as a surprise to me is that my personal blog has readers. The others each have something to offer to a particular niche, but I can't imagine who is reading about my recycling bins, disputes with my daughter's school and views on online dating.

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10/30/09

BeamingBalance

I just wanted to write and fine-tune my message of life balance in preparation for doing workshops and eventually a book. I actually didn't think anyone would actually read the blog! Now I have a couple hundred followers (11K+ visitors) including people I know "in real life." In a way, it makes me a little self-conscious... but I still love doing it.

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