DISQUS

Technosailor: Blogging Primer - Part 2: Keeping Readership

  • Sean M. Crawford Sr · 4 years ago
    Hey dude I nice point. In reading the description in number 3 I do DAT!



    HOLLA BACK
  • Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago
    lol. I had you in mind. ;)
  • David Nick · 4 years ago
    What about "gotta" or "thru"??



    Perhaps not proper Engrish, but what tha hell eh? LOL



    Personally, and this is my humble opinion, but I don't blog to get readership. Honestly. My blogging was a simple way of venting my frustrations with policies, and politics in general. And, along the way, I happened to hook up with some fine bloggers. :)



    Funny how things turn out, but now you know where I come from :)
  • Jody · 4 years ago
    TrU DaT AaRoN, U RoCK!

    Oh my goodness, I couldn't even get through one sentence of that junk. I think gotta and thru are acceptable but tho for though should be banned. ;)

    Good post Aaron, I've enjoyed reading the series, can't wait for the next installment.
  • Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago
    Thanks, Jody. :)
  • redsaid · 4 years ago
    You forgot to include a chapter on "how to be re-linked after being bumped from certain people's blogrolls." ;-)



    Seriously though... I am one of those bloggers who don't link to news stories much, if at all. Make no mistake, I have nothing against bloggers who do it - in fact, I quite enjoy reading other people's opinions about the news.



    You see, I've always treated my blog more like a column (I used to write a column, many moons ago, when I was still employed). So even though I sometimes post infrequently (but I rarely skip a whole week), I always try and write something original (Well... that's debatable, but you know what I mean!).


  • Carol · 4 years ago
    No one uses Windows 98 anymore. No one cares about Windows 98 anymore.



    Actually, quite a few people use it. I'm not one of them, but those people are out there -- along with the ME users (my condolences to them...) So I would expect they're grateful for the few pages that still offer info on those topics.



    That's the wonderful thing about blogging -- there's *always* an audience, no matter what your topic.
  • David Nick · 4 years ago
    ROFL Carol! I was waiting for someone to say it. You have to excuse Aaron, he was working for the Navy, they use nothing but the best that us taxpayers shell out for them ;)



    ::Ducking::



    "Tho" Jody is a fine use of the term. I think it's more appropriate use of the word than "Though", I mean, who figured that one out? LOL "Let's just add a ton of consonants at the end of it to confuse everyone in thinking it's "Through" or "Thought" but mispelled" :(


  • liminal · 4 years ago
    Good post. I think #3 is a bit more complicated, though. It's possible to be coherent, eloquent, expressive and have a unique voice without focusing on completely proper language use. A great example of crossing the mundane/absurd with the proper uber-english is Manny Farber. He's perhaps the best film reviewer that ever existed because his unique method of inter-mingling the lofty with quotidian slang. He's a hero of mine!



    Hooray for Manny Farber! Read "Negative Space" if you haven't already!



    Thanks Aaron,

    Lim.
  • Jody · 4 years ago
    I'm not confused about "Though" :)