Andrew Hyde - Latest Comments in Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Wildwobby — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:24:45 -0000

Great tips. I'm starting a blog myself and really enjoy reading tips like these to get it more successful.

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Micah Baldwin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:05:06 -0000

I think that tumblr works better without comments. Its more free following and constant, where as a blog is where people like to sit down and discuss or have intense debate.

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Girl con Queso — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:23:54 -0000

Lovely inspiration for 2008. Gracias.

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Andrew — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:47:10 -0000

@Josh20 great tips on more than just blogging. Tumblr is great, but the quick pace of it ruin rss readership. I have used Google Apps, and filled up almost 6 Gig of mail. Yikes!

@Tyler I have to agree with you on using Intense Debate (I worked along with them this summer at TechStars). Both work great, but I have to support the friends! Great points on tumblr and online identity.

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Tyler Willis — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:43:07 -0000

"I am most not 100% defiantly OMG not an expert on really anything." Andrew, you are DEFINITELY defiant. ;)

"If Twitter has taught us anything in 2007 it is that people like to follow, wait for it, people. If you are blogging as your company, blog as a person at the company, not as the company. Same rules ring true at Twitter." Possibly the most important thing you've written. Not only is this important for how people start to act online (properly), it's also why startups like twitter, tumblr and others are the next wave of success. Easy publishing is great, but making it easy and acceptable to share your personality is much more important.

Also @Josh20 Disqus is great, as is Intense Debate, both work. ;)

Re: Biggest Blogging Mistakes of 07

Josh20 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:22:35 -0000

Andrew, thanks for sharing these no-no's.

My two cents - if anyone wants to setup their own little online abode I would recommend checking out Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com). It's a breeze to setup and really easy to use. You can also easily customize it to use your own domain name. I would also recommend signing up for Disqus account (http://www.disqus.com) which you can easily integrate into your tumblr account to add comments to your new online home. For email I would recommend using Google Apps (https://www.google.com/a/) to customize your email address with your new domain.

If you need help setting any of this up feel free to email me at > me at josh20.com

Happy holidays everyone.