Great tips, Andrew. Especially the part about sucking and sucking less...
cher
· 11 months ago
your tips had me scrolling down to this particular part of the page. thanks a lot. this helped! love the suck less everyday part most! i'm beginning to wish i would do suck less everyday..or else, i would have to tell myself to stop blogging. :D
AceHarmon
· 11 months ago
Well said. Writing with a purpose is the biggest difference maker between a stinker of a post and a quality one.
The one addendum I would make is that while it's good to post often, posting too much and poorly chosen things can be as much a detriment as not posting.
Chris Hutchins
· 11 months ago
You've told me #3 a million times and I'm finally doing it. Thanks for the motivation and constant pressure to get http://chrishutchins.net of the ground. I owe ya one!
Mick Thompson
· 11 months ago
I like #2. Thank you to everyone who has ever done that. If you figure something out that hasnt been written about before, please share, and I'll try to do the same.
timwit
· 11 months ago
Thanks for the encouragement and ideas. I fired up http://iknowtmo.com just this weekend (see it while it sucks!) to basically catalog my wanderings through all of that "If you find yourself searching for something, and can’t find it online, or can’t find a clear answer, write a post to help other people out." Realizing that the time I spend searching for answers is wasted if I don't link back out.
Now if only I could hit 'Publish' more and "Save Draft" less.
rickbakas
· 11 months ago
Yeah, agreed with Len. Don't try to be perfect in anything. Just try to learn and get better (or suck less).
Nancy Compton
· 11 months ago
Andrew - Hey, thanks for putting that out there. A great reminder to take it all a bit less seriously. Post more often, you'll suck less, and the value you bring to your readers will grow.
amyc
· 11 months ago
Thanks Andrew.
It's such a good reminder to remember that everyone sucks and continues to evolve their voice over time, experiencing similar cycles of suck-->brilliant-->passable (not always in that order).
I started my blog for me (http://ameliacarolyn.blogspot.com/) and have been having a blast. If others start reading it and finding it helpful, thought-provoking or inspiring, even better.
John F Croston III
· 11 months ago
Thanks, for the great suggestions Andrew. It's been a few months, since I have posted anything on my blog, between working on BarCampDC and preparing for my new job. Now that I'm at the new job and things settle down I will get back to posting.
The fun thing will be figuring out what to post about, since I already have a bunch of non time sensitive posts already started. They just need finishing and editing, since most of my stuff is accessibility and needs examples.
MikeWillsJr
· 11 months ago
Just the post I need as I'm working on starting mine... #2 is exactly what I was afraid of haha.
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The one addendum I would make is that while it's good to post often, posting too much and poorly chosen things can be as much a detriment as not posting.
Now if only I could hit 'Publish' more and "Save Draft" less.
It's such a good reminder to remember that everyone sucks and continues to evolve their voice over time, experiencing similar cycles of suck-->brilliant-->passable (not always in that order).
I started my blog for me (http://ameliacarolyn.blogspot.com/) and have been having a blast. If others start reading it and finding it helpful, thought-provoking or inspiring, even better.
The fun thing will be figuring out what to post about, since I already have a bunch of non time sensitive posts already started. They just need finishing and editing, since most of my stuff is accessibility and needs examples.