Comments on: The oxymoron of the blogging business http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2008/06/14/the-oxymoron-of-the-blogging-business/ A blog by a Brit about Web 2.0, the Internet and technology in general. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:47:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Bruce Curley http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2008/06/14/the-oxymoron-of-the-blogging-business/comment-page-1/#comment-293307 Bruce Curley Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:37:33 +0000 http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/?p=807#comment-293307 I agree. I only post when I have something to say. (Father's Protect Your Children was my father's day post, for example.)I also don't have advertising on my blog because I think it distracts from the ideas. I agree. I only post when I have something to say. (Father’s Protect Your Children was my father’s day post, for example.)I also don’t have advertising on my blog because I think it distracts from the ideas.

]]> By: Helen-LG http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2008/06/14/the-oxymoron-of-the-blogging-business/comment-page-1/#comment-292665 Helen-LG Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:56:34 +0000 http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/?p=807#comment-292665 You make some good points Joe. I always try and apply the theory of quality over quantity to every aspect of my life, working and otherwise, but it's not always a popular model to work from. However I think the pressure/need to post regularly isn't necessarily solely on professional blogger, nor is it necessary applied by someone else; I've heard of bloggers who get so used to their posting ritual/schedule that they feel awful if they miss one. Or others who feel a responsibility to blog frequently or be the first with the story. For me I guess the aim is to avoid posting just for posting's sake - if I don't have anything to say that I think is worth reading, I won't post it. Also, I find if I read a blog regularly it has more to do with the writing style and the topics covered than whether it was the first blog to write about the subject. You make some good points Joe. I always try and apply the theory of quality over quantity to every aspect of my life, working and otherwise, but it’s not always a popular model to work from.

However I think the pressure/need to post regularly isn’t necessarily solely on professional blogger, nor is it necessary applied by someone else; I’ve heard of bloggers who get so used to their posting ritual/schedule that they feel awful if they miss one. Or others who feel a responsibility to blog frequently or be the first with the story.

For me I guess the aim is to avoid posting just for posting’s sake – if I don’t have anything to say that I think is worth reading, I won’t post it.
Also, I find if I read a blog regularly it has more to do with the writing style and the topics covered than whether it was the first blog to write about the subject.

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