Comments on: Are You Blogging Naked?

By: Xfep Podcast: Episode 9 - eXtra For Every Publisher

Xfep Podcast: Episode 9 - eXtra For Every Publisher — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:06:57 +0000

[...] Are You Blogging Naked? [...]

By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:16:47 +0000

Very true, if you don’t know where you’re going, how can you get there?

Love the title btw, very catchy.

By: Ramp up Your Success by Networking | The Blog Entrepreneur

Ramp up Your Success by Networking | The Blog Entrepreneur — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:56:26 +0000

[...] lives in “the real world” but is it a part of your blogging plan? If you’re blogging naked then the answer is most likely no, but the good news is that you can still get [...]

By: My Top 12 Biggest Blogging Mistakes - eXtra For Every Publisher

My Top 12 Biggest Blogging Mistakes - eXtra For Every Publisher — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:00:20 +0000

[...] to have a lot of value to me as they remind me to stay on plan. I try really hard not to be a naked blogger but it’s easy to wander off track. A side benefit is that reflection can often produce some [...]

By: Fogofeternity

Fogofeternity — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:34:44 +0000

On a professional basis, yes I agree. But I don’t think that every blog needs a strategic plan. These days far too many people are overlooking the reason why blogging became popular in the first place – that just writing about things you enjoy, and getting feedback from a developing community, is *fun*.

If every blog was going out there with a genuine mission and a strategic plan then I think there’d be less interesting writing, less of the wierd and wonderful, and a lot of the things that make the medium so exciting would be lost.

By: Getting back in the saddle again « Professional Management

Getting back in the saddle again « Professional Management — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:59:16 +0000

[...] life or social life invade on your blog life and the lights dim and gradually go out. Your blog is dark. I am going to start fitting more blogging and gradually turn the dimmer back [...]

By: BillM

BillM — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:44:02 +0000

@Petra – I think most of us are at least partially disrobed.

I know I am but it’s getting better the harder I work my “plan.”

By: Petra

Petra — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:06:08 +0000

I think I am probably a prime example of your post. Being as I typically am a doer versus a planner, I think you bring up some very valid points that affect the success (or lack thereof) of my blog. Thanks for the insight. I think its time I learn to plan.

By: Caren

Caren — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:07:33 +0000

@Bill.

Yes it does. I think part of what clouded my ability to think ahead in my previous blogs was that I was only semi-interested, and thought that was enough.

But slowly (very slowly….) I realized it’s much easier to write, and come up with topics, and to talk about “why my blog is great” if I actually really enjoyed my own blog. It also makes my will to research stronger. A lot of people don’t do research when they blog, especially if it’s a topic they don’t really care for.

By: BillM

BillM — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:02:46 +0000

@Caren – Very smart to use “incremental” goals. If you set the bar too high all at once then it can become discouraging if you fail to get there quickly.

Isn’t it so much easier to write about something you are really involved with. It makes it so much more fun and worthwhile.