Comments on: The Joy and Pain of Starting a New Blog

By: Ardham Jeanne

Ardham Jeanne — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:52:15 +0000

I feel you. I’ve been blogging for fun since 2007 but I think (I’m sure) it’s about time I do something more with it.

By: aaliyah

aaliyah — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:06:12 +0000

yes i agree. really hard to think of new ideas on blogging that people will be interested reading it.

By: Akash Kumar

Akash Kumar — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:23:58 +0000

That is a good point Ted. But what I feel is that, it should not matter how long the post is, what is important is to look for whatever the post is about, is it able to do justice with the subject. One could right a 500 word post, still being very informative and one could right a 2000 words post. And, yes I agree that the longer the post is, it will be able to cover more things than a short one.

By: Tadeusz Szewczyk

Tadeusz Szewczyk — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:49:41 +0000

Mark Mars: What can I say, you have a great blog there. +1!

Lewis Warren: I checked out your blog and the topics you cover are all right. You may want to spice the posts up with some images and maybe declutter your design a bit. You’re just a few inches away from creating a high quality blog.

Franklin: That’s true. 3 months seems to be some kind of magic number when it comes to blogging.

Akash: Most people scan instead of reading. So a long blog post that is scannable is great for both casual visitors and those few who take the time to read the full posting.

By: Akash Kumar

Akash Kumar — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:00:59 +0000

@Anndria,

Most of us do not like reading very long blog posts but as long as the posts are able to provide very useful information they can hold on the visitors.

By: Franklin of TV Rockstars

Franklin of TV Rockstars — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:36:11 +0000

I think it’s painful to start a new blog. If you can make it through the first 3 months then it is much easier.

By: Lewis Warren

Lewis Warren — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:02:01 +0000

I agree, one of the hardest parts is generating new ideas to blog about, as blogs that are full of dull or repetitive information just don’t work, so may as well not be published. From a business point of view, it just shows the importance of keeping new product development flowing, gaining good customer testimonials, and having great suggestion ideas (e.g. recipe ideas for a food company).

By: Mark Mars

Mark Mars — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:23:35 +0000

I’ve always been reserved and reluctant to start a blog because although I read a lot, it’s hard to find the time to share thoughts. I’ve recently started my own blog with limited success because I always feel that small posts are not enough. I always want to write a monster post that adds value but this involves a lot of time invested time and time again. Still search for my flow…

By: Anndria

Anndria — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:09:28 +0000

it is hard to think new ideas and strategy to catch readers attention to blog. people doesn’t care to read specially if your blogs are quite long.

By: Corey

Corey — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:23:48 +0000

I agree with Akash. It’s difficult to find topics that haven’t already been written about and discussed. I keep a notebook specifically for blog post ideas and I find that about 75% of those ideas have already been done. It can be disheartening but at least those 25% of ideas are useable.