tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post353211211107500680..comments2023-10-30T06:47:54.342-07:00Comments on Rambling Chicken: Rant/Ramble: Talking about BloggingMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-78963752180353412262010-03-02T00:17:13.227-08:002010-03-02T00:17:13.227-08:00Hey, Bo! Well, your posts are a good deal more sub...Hey, Bo! Well, your posts are a good deal more substantial than mine, so a daily post does seem impractical, unless you had some briefer-subject series. And, yep, yours is a really good blog, so what you're doing is working.<br /><br />I have very little trouble starting a post; I don't know why. Maybe from years and years of text-based roleplaying, where you have about two minutes to Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-17230369412448886982010-03-01T20:48:23.432-08:002010-03-01T20:48:23.432-08:00I too have found blogging forums to be not exactly...I too have found blogging forums to be not exactly what I was looking for...I find the hardest part of blogging is actually writting the first sentence of the post...I also have noticed on the days I post I have almost double the views compared to days I don't post...but posting everyday would drive me insane...but I'm not too worried about how many people look...I'm more concerned Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316129383312008882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-42562107167606457412010-02-26T21:41:46.640-08:002010-02-26T21:41:46.640-08:00Yeah, more frequent posting seems to bring more re...Yeah, more frequent posting seems to bring more readers _and_ to please Google. A brand new post can be reasonably high in the Google listings minutes after I post it, then within days or even hours it sinks below the surface.<br /><br />(In fact... oh, dear. I was wondering why my traffic stats were much higher a day or so ago. I think that that was a day that I posted twice. I could increase myMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-58117310420747733242010-02-26T03:44:36.627-08:002010-02-26T03:44:36.627-08:00I just saw this thread is still going, hurrah!
I ...I just saw this thread is still going, hurrah!<br /><br />I sorted out my multiple pic posting problems, so thanks to you both, CF and LCN. Why did I never think to cut and paste - doh!<br /><br />I try to post 2-3 times a week, but that could go out of the window when I return to full time work, which is imminent. It is good to know that once a week is a minimum threshold to hold people's Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-9115204178776249232010-02-25T15:01:06.402-08:002010-02-25T15:01:06.402-08:00Howdy, Melody!
I don't worry about running ou...Howdy, Melody!<br /><br />I don't worry about running out of content - the perfumers are going to keep putting out perfumes, so there will always be something to talk about. I may run out of inspiration, or a way to put a fresh take on anything, but I'm early enough in the effort not to worry much about that.<br /><br />And, hey, if Starbucks gets a little hard to find a fresh take on, Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-16619232693711040802010-02-25T13:01:18.965-08:002010-02-25T13:01:18.965-08:00Wow! There is some great conversation going on her...Wow! There is some great conversation going on here! My own blog niche relates to coffee & Starbucks, and not perfume, but I believe the principles about blogging still stand.<br /><br />I've struggled with the issue about how often to update the blog. My goal has been to update at least 3x a week but that is hard to do, though I've maintained that pretty much. I don't have Melody206https://www.blogger.com/profile/03952070046122971250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-85716934834787066552010-02-23T17:35:05.029-08:002010-02-23T17:35:05.029-08:00Re-contemplating the "how often to post"...Re-contemplating the "how often to post" question, I'd say that as a reader I'm perfectly happy with a blog that's updated once a week. I want more, but I don't whine for more until the eighth day. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-89601146013137550292010-02-23T09:39:54.495-08:002010-02-23T09:39:54.495-08:00LCN, yep, I definitely get the Writer's Fright...LCN, yep, I definitely get the Writer's Fright. I've been writing on forums and things forever, but essentialy always with a layer or three between my forum identity and myself, so it wasn't as if everybody would know that that was _me_. This, for the first time, is me, even if I do use a chicken photo rather than let people actually see me. :)<br /><br />I'm rather boggled at oneMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-55945440242347707342010-02-23T09:34:56.943-08:002010-02-23T09:34:56.943-08:00Thanks, flittersniffer - I'll feel better abou...Thanks, flittersniffer - I'll feel better about the short ones then. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-38944601637141507052010-02-23T05:32:00.018-08:002010-02-23T05:32:00.018-08:00CF-- I'm interested in your experiences in blo...CF-- I'm interested in your experiences in blogging every day because I'm gearing up to start an every-day blog. Right now I write every day and check other people's blog most days, but I only post twice a week. So far, the that posting schedule has kept me sane. <br /><br />The writing part of it, though? That can often be a roller-coaster. I've never put so much out about myselfThe Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-34411845785381595852010-02-23T02:55:07.094-08:002010-02-23T02:55:07.094-08:00Thanks for the tip about picture insertion - I thi...Thanks for the tip about picture insertion - I think I may have tried that, but the photo defaulted to the top of the post again. A bit of judicious dragging may be called for. Don't feel you have to post something substantial every day on our account - the shorter goofball ones are a lot of fun too! <br />: - ) <br /><br />Flaubert famously said the writer's skill lies in turning mud Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-2250688535475631842010-02-22T12:29:25.279-08:002010-02-22T12:29:25.279-08:00flittersniffer (I responded before I saw your resp...flittersniffer (I responded before I saw your response), when I want to insert a picture inside the text, I put the blinking insertion point at the desired point, and then click the picture insert icon. And then if it's still not quite where I want it, I seem to be able to drag it. I could probably also insert it using HTML, but I blog to escape technology, so I tend to ignore the HTML view Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-63454786283324009722010-02-22T09:24:47.605-08:002010-02-22T09:24:47.605-08:00Thanks for responding, everybody. Yep, the frustra...Thanks for responding, everybody. Yep, the frustration is that nobody wants to talk about the writing/content part of blogging - they seem to think that that's just a given and the interesting part is the technical stuff, especially the moneymaking technical stuff. Bleah.<br /><br />Now, there are plenty of people talking about _writing_ on various forums and stuff, so maybe I should just Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-17181929642979733362010-02-22T09:08:18.564-08:002010-02-22T09:08:18.564-08:00The burning questions I have about blogging are: h...The burning questions I have about blogging are: how does one insert pictures half way down the text as opposed to only at the top, which is the only way I have figured out how to do!, and what is the optimum frequency TO blog from everyone's point of view, including the blogger? <br /><br />When I visit other people's sites I don't mind if the content hasn't changed for a coupleVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-60345664179034695512010-02-22T06:39:50.051-08:002010-02-22T06:39:50.051-08:00I'd like to hear what you have to say-- Ramble...I'd like to hear what you have to say-- Ramble away!! (To be honest, I didn't quite get what the crux of your frustration was-- is it that you want a forum to discuss the writing process and what it means to you? Because that's the part that I'm interested in, not all that other techno mumbo-jumbo...)The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-17645032438456729432010-02-22T06:11:16.603-08:002010-02-22T06:11:16.603-08:00I don't even know what SEO is...
Nope, no rea...I don't even know what SEO is...<br /><br />Nope, no real serious need to talk about blogging here. *However*, I'm just getting back into writing after a, gosh, 18 year hiatus. Just doing it is exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-73098995983710064452010-02-22T01:37:33.780-08:002010-02-22T01:37:33.780-08:00Hmm, interesting question. I consider talking abou...Hmm, interesting question. I consider talking about stuff that I have problems with when I write, talking about blogging, so yes, I guess I do feel the need. :)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.com