Comments on: Blogging About Books About Blogging

By: ransae

ransae — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:45:55 +0000

Reblogged this on Ransae's Blog.

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:44:44 +0000

I started on Blogspot. I’ve had a self-hosted WordPress blog for three plus years, and am currently on WP.com because it is the best for my particular needs right now. There are some bloggers who really would be better served using Blogspot and I would be the first to help them do so, if that was what would suit their particular purposes. I heart WordPress. But you’ll never hear me say that it’s perfect for everyone

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:40:38 +0000

Srivatsan, If you’ve looked at blogging and thought “hey, I bet I could do that and that would be SO COOL” by all means go for it. If you’re not passionate about using a blog to say things you would not otherwise say, I honestly don’t think a blog is any way necessary to be successful on social media. Bloggers are often an errr uhh Interesting bunch of people. But I don’t push anyone to join that strange tribe if their heart is not in it.

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:37:54 +0000

LOL. Better you than me on teaching blogging. I know a lot about it, but I think my life would be far too constrained if I let the mechanics of blogging be the main thing that I talk about. I Could teach blogging or social networking. And I am trying to reach out to authors and entrepreneurs who need good advice that is specifically tailored to their particular needs.

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:25:50 +0000

Exactly, Mandy. You could be a librarian. Or play one online

By: mandyf

mandyf — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:11:12 +0000

I’m with you on this one. The basics of blogging haven’t undergone some radical reconstruction that changed the game forever. Since I started way back when, the biggest change has been sharing buttons for all these nifty platforms we have now. Well written books always hold value – and for noobs the basics are always the same.

By: Srivatsan (@srivatsan316)

Srivatsan (@srivatsan316) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:41:21 +0000

I am yet to enter blogging but all these wonderful posts are sure enough gonna bring me to writing very soon. Thanks for the share. Like you’ve mentioned it still is very much relevant.

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:25:23 +0000

Why do you think they are outdated, Nicolas? Has blogging changed that much in three years? Are the basic things you need to know to be a successful blogger that different today? The Dummies book has probably been updated but if you click the book cover image, it will show you the nearest copy in a public library. And if the book is in your public library, that means that a professional librarian believes it has information which remains valuable and timely to the patrons to whom it is offered. #justsaying

By: michellegilstrap

michellegilstrap — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:24:22 +0000

I and Nic are in the same boat, I started on Blogger, but had it stolen and used on the other side of the world. Then I went to Word Press and that hasn’t happend. I now have had over 20,000 readers in the last year, so I guess I have accomplished what I set out to do. I have learned a lot this past year, I teach social media and have been asked to teach blogging, so maybe that will be the next step.

By: Libdrone

Libdrone — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:22:53 +0000

Mandy, your blog strikes me as a cross between Readers Digest and The National Enquirer. But I have to say I am just THRILLED and having so much fun in the no niche niche and know that my audience on my new blog will be exponentially bigger than I would EVER have achieved on the books blog.