Comments on: Reasons you should Never Blog http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/ A blog about marketing, online communities and other business musings. Come join the fun! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sean Howard http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11873 Sean Howard Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:59:05 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11873 Hey Noah, Coming out of lurk mode. I can't believe you are leaving the trackback to the petty flame war from Tom. You're a braver, kinder man than moi. By the same token, I can't believe you didn't tell him to go F himself. ;) Sean Hey Noah,

Coming out of lurk mode.

I can’t believe you are leaving the trackback to the petty flame war from Tom. You’re a braver, kinder man than moi.

By the same token, I can’t believe you didn’t tell him to go F himself. ;)

Sean

]]> By: Skip Tracer http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11756 Skip Tracer Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:26:40 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11756 Good advice. Good advice.

]]> By: Andrew http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11753 Andrew Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:58:19 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11753 Great list, Noah. I totally subscribe to the "What's-in-it-for-me?" philosophy, which not too many blogs adopt. Fortunately, you have it, and that's why I keep on coming back to your blog, man. Great list, Noah. I totally subscribe to the “What’s-in-it-for-me?” philosophy, which not too many blogs adopt. Fortunately, you have it, and that’s why I keep on coming back to your blog, man.

]]> By: Noah Kagan is a thief » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11675 Noah Kagan is a thief » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:48:18 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11675 [...] Noah Kagan did this recently. He used an image from this site on his blog without asking my permission. This is theft. I pay for the bandwidth that he and his site’s viewers are consuming. [...] [...] Noah Kagan did this recently. He used an image from this site on his blog without asking my permission. This is theft. I pay for the bandwidth that he and his site’s viewers are consuming. [...]

]]> By: Damon Z http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11654 Damon Z Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:55:08 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11654 Blogging is becoming the reality tv of the internet, Fools Rush In. I just blog because it's less expensive than therapy. Plus, shrink only listen, they won't read! Blogging is becoming the reality tv of the internet, Fools Rush In. I just blog because it’s less expensive than therapy. Plus, shrink only listen, they won’t read!

]]> By: Joseph Hunkins http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11627 Joseph Hunkins Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:22:48 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11627 Good one Noah. I do think that commercial blogs and personal ones are often different animals, though a lot of us kind of mix up that distinction e.g. Carnival of Marketing. As I think you are noting for most people a blog is best thought of as way to organize their own ideas and thoughts and project them to a very small audience. Also important is that is puts you into the fast- paced information and idea environment in a way you can't be with passive stuff. For me it beats yelling at the TV. Good one Noah. I do think that commercial blogs and personal ones are often different animals, though a lot of us kind of mix up that distinction e.g. Carnival of Marketing.

As I think you are noting for most people a blog is best thought of as way to organize their own ideas and thoughts and project them to a very small audience. Also important is that is puts you into the fast- paced information and idea environment in a way you can’t be with passive stuff.

For me it beats yelling at the TV.

]]> By: Noah Kagan http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11440 Noah Kagan Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:21:48 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11440 I think that .001 of people get 90% of the attention so everyone thinks it is easy to make a big blog. I think that .001 of people get 90% of the attention so everyone thinks it is easy to make a big blog.

]]> By: Jason http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11428 Jason Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:31:25 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11428 I think every business magazine has had an article about Blogging for Bucks. I wonder what percent of blogs are: 1. Fully Funded by ads or sponsors 2. Earn a living for its writer 3. Made someone a millionaire I would guess .001 percent. It is a rough business. All i can say is momma don't let your kids grow up to be bloggers. Sorry I am from Texas. I think every business magazine has had an article about Blogging for Bucks. I wonder what percent of blogs are:

1. Fully Funded by ads or sponsors
2. Earn a living for its writer
3. Made someone a millionaire

I would guess .001 percent. It is a rough business. All i can say is momma don’t let your kids grow up to be bloggers. Sorry I am from Texas.

]]> By: Tony Chung http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11394 Tony Chung Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:48:47 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11394 I think Guy Kawasaki puts it best. When you're starting/writing a blog, treat the process as if you were writing a book. You have a specific audience and focus. Otherwise the blog is pretty much garbage and only caters to a select few (your close friends). Took me a year or so to realize this. :p I think Guy Kawasaki puts it best. When you’re starting/writing a blog, treat the process as if you were writing a book.

You have a specific audience and focus. Otherwise the blog is pretty much garbage and only caters to a select few (your close friends).

Took me a year or so to realize this. :p

]]> By: Wendyness http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11387 Wendyness Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:06:44 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/10/12/reasons-you-should-never-blog/#comment-11387 At the latest Refresh San Diego meeting, the topic was blogging. All these noobs got super excited when they heard that blogging = free marketing. I'm going to pass this entry on to them.. At the latest Refresh San Diego meeting, the topic was blogging. All these noobs got super excited when they heard that blogging = free marketing. I’m going to pass this entry on to them..

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