Dead Blog - lonely
This solo post on this dead blog seemed to fit the classic case of blogging looking for instant friends. Apparently, nobody really did care, which is kind of sad because it is very common in the dead blogs. The 6 comments were all spam.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
newbie blog
ive heard of blog but never really understood the facination with it. do that many people actually care about what random people say?…testing 123 123….testing. i wonder how many readers i will actually get?
May 30th, 2007 08:53
It’s also a violation of blogging 101. The keys to keeping a successful blog are:
1. Do it for yourself - ie, most of the running blogs would be some form of journal if we weren’t all so narcissistic(sp) and used to continual exposure.
2. Identify a niche and fill it. I’m head over heels for the GeekDad blog - brilliant idea executed fairly well. Sure to have a big audience. The more obscure the topic, the greater the chance of success.
3. Grow out of a community - Daily Kos is an example of this; by continually reaching out and commenting and participating in the vast left wing conspiracy ;) he was able to grow his site to the juggernaut it is today.
I have yet to meet anyone who is interesting enough on their own (ie, outside of some insanely great accomplishment or the proverbial 15 minutes of fame) that they can generate readers out of whole cloth.
Heh, there’s an idea - a blog where the comments are part of the package. Keep it up, grow it slowly, and sell it as a novel 9 months down the road…
May 30th, 2007 17:46
I felt the same way when I started blogging, but now I’m totally addicted.
May 30th, 2007 19:55
And I thought we were here to feel better after reading Jon’s Latest Lament.
May 31st, 2007 02:04
It’s amazing how you keep finding these dead blogs. I think you and Bill should write a Blogging for Dummies book, something to think about!
June 1st, 2007 11:04
I’ve got the dummies part covered.