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Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

eng1ne — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:01:55 -0000

Agreed on all points, Colin. Exactly what I was thinking, but concisely summed up in one paragraph! The trade-off, of course (at least for me), is that I don't get paid for this work. For now, a small sacrifice as it means I get to keep writing at my pace and on subjects I take an interest in.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

colinwalker — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:27:24 -0000

Once a blog has been going for long enough it develops its own inertia which keeps things ticking over even when you haven't posted for a few days. I'm starting to notice this a bit at my site but not posting for more than a couple of days does have a significant effect of the amount of traffic the site receives (as expected). What's interesting though is that, even during the periods when there are few updates, the numbers on Feedburner haven't suffered too much. My highest daily stat is 638 and it only dropped to about 550 even when I was on holiday and didn't post for a week. I think that behaviour is a good sign for a blog but there needs to be a decent body of work to achieve that inertia.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

eng1ne — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:59:35 -0000

Indeed! The new USB slim keyboard. A bit pricey but I had tested one on a PC at the store and it worked so I ordered it from Amazon. I'm loving it so far! No typos, almost silent and 2 spare USB ports on the sites to boot!

I am switching from the Logitech DiNovo bluetooth keyboard, that thing ate batteries for lunch. I decided I didn't want wireless anything on this system.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

StevenHodson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:57:04 -0000

Is that one of those slimline one's that everyone was talking about awhile back?? If so I wanted one then and still want one now - they are so sweet.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

eng1ne — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:36:31 -0000

Thanks Felix!

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

eng1ne — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:29:57 -0000

No worries, I believe hamburgers will be my downfall, not too much work! Actually, I love blogging, so it isn't stressful (yet).

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

eng1ne — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:28:55 -0000

Agreed, Steven. I am trying to get to a Louis Gray like level of being able to push out a quality post in oh, 30 minutes to an hour.

I just got my new Apple Keyboard, and it is wonderful. Sorry, I just wanted to type that.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

smbeebe — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:36:02 -0000

Hey Phil,

Please don't kill (blog) yourself OK !

Nice post... very thought provoking. Obviously, finding the right "balance" in terms of blogging frequency is most important for you and your readers.

Susan Beebe
@smbeebe

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

britneymason — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:31:28 -0000

I say more quality less often! Quality is always better then quantity.

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

StevenHodson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:27:25 -0000

there also comes a point as well as you expand your fields of reference that being able to do at least one or two quality posts isn't that hard. This is especially true if you find yourself in a niche that is actually expanding beyond being an actual "niche"

Re: Strike While the Iron is Hot

felix — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:24:02 -0000

It is definitely better to post better quality less frequently. Any form of daily posting is already ahead of most of the game! There are plenty of excellent blogs who post less than daily. I think for the hobby blogger it's important to strike a balance and make sure that whatever amount your blogging, you're enjoying it. Nice post and good conclusion! :)