Comments on: Reclaiming my blog, reclaiming myself http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Langwitches Blog » WHO Do YOU Write For? http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-43685 Langwitches Blog » WHO Do YOU Write For? Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:59:29 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-43685 [...] the purpose of your blog and the intended audience. When Scott McLeod says in his blog post Reclaiming my Blog that The interesting thing to me is that I’ve missed it, that I actually have felt sad that I [...] [...] the purpose of your blog and the intended audience. When Scott McLeod says in his blog post Reclaiming my Blog that The interesting thing to me is that I’ve missed it, that I actually have felt sad that I [...]

]]> By: Vicki Davis http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-13125 Vicki Davis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-13125 Scott, I went through this as well. I think it was at a time when I was internally rebelling at what I thought people wanted me to be. I just want to be myself and when I hear people talk about me in a certain way it is intimidating. Do I want to blog? Do I want to share so much? Is there anything left for me? Is there anything left for my family? These are things I've thought about and gone through. But I feel like that the people that read me... and read you... read because of the person. That is why I've really stayed away from the guest blogging thing. If you read about personal brands, that is really what a blogger has... a personal brand. You ARE "Dangerously Irrelevant." And if we're in this for the long haul, sometimes we'll blog and sometimes we won't... but as long as YOU are there, many of us will be reading because we're here for you. The popularity thing is a losing ballgame -- for some time now the technorati thing has become more and more, well, irrelevant, as mass market blogs move into the blogosphere, the daily, hourly blogs are just going to edge out the individual blogger. At some point, I'll probably drop out of the top 10,000 -- I've not changed and have more links than ever... what has changed is that more people are blogging. (Will Richarson is at 3,000 something -- for some reason, I thought he WAS in the 2,000's but I could be wrong.) For that reason, it is so important just to do as you're doing... sit back, examine motives and if this whole blogging thing is really adding something to our lives. Then, just relax and live with it. I for one, cannot live with the stress of feeling I'm in a perpetual horse race, I'm just going to live and let blog. Scott, I went through this as well. I think it was at a time when I was internally rebelling at what I thought people wanted me to be. I just want to be myself and when I hear people talk about me in a certain way it is intimidating.

Do I want to blog? Do I want to share so much? Is there anything left for me? Is there anything left for my family? These are things I’ve thought about and gone through.

But I feel like that the people that read me… and read you… read because of the person. That is why I’ve really stayed away from the guest blogging thing.

If you read about personal brands, that is really what a blogger has… a personal brand. You ARE “Dangerously Irrelevant.” And if we’re in this for the long haul, sometimes we’ll blog and sometimes we won’t… but as long as YOU are there, many of us will be reading because we’re here for you.

The popularity thing is a losing ballgame — for some time now the technorati thing has become more and more, well, irrelevant, as mass market blogs move into the blogosphere, the daily, hourly blogs are just going to edge out the individual blogger. At some point, I’ll probably drop out of the top 10,000 — I’ve not changed and have more links than ever… what has changed is that more people are blogging. (Will Richarson is at 3,000 something — for some reason, I thought he WAS in the 2,000′s but I could be wrong.)

For that reason, it is so important just to do as you’re doing… sit back, examine motives and if this whole blogging thing is really adding something to our lives. Then, just relax and live with it.

I for one, cannot live with the stress of feeling I’m in a perpetual horse race, I’m just going to live and let blog.

]]> By: Chris Brown http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-13126 Chris Brown Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-13126 Scott: Blogging can become overwhelming or you can go thru a dry spot. I've experienced them both. (I switched from a blog in the top 4500 to my own domain in January with a zero ranking...) I, for one, enjoy reading you blog and am glad you're back! You always tend to help me think about things in a new way. If you drop out of the 10,000, NO BIGGIE. It's your voice that is important. Please keep sharing, regardless of a trivial ranking. Many others prop their rankings up to increase adsense more than to increase their reach and circulation for editorial reasons. Just my opinion... thanks for listening. Chris Scott: Blogging can become overwhelming or you can go thru a dry spot. I’ve experienced them both. (I switched from a blog in the top 4500 to my own domain in January with a zero ranking…)

I, for one, enjoy reading you blog and am glad you’re back! You always tend to help me think about things in a new way.

If you drop out of the 10,000, NO BIGGIE. It’s your voice that is important. Please keep sharing, regardless of a trivial ranking. Many others prop their rankings up to increase adsense more than to increase their reach and circulation for editorial reasons.

Just my opinion…
thanks for listening.
Chris

]]> By: diane http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-13127 diane Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-13127 Scott, I began my blog at the end of last school year and posted quite often. Lately, professional obligations have slowed that productivity quite a bit. Some people warn that Twitter might "drain off" some of our urge to blog, but that's not true in my case. Twitter helps me to make personal connections and provides a lot of ideas to follow up on. It's a complement to my blog, not a replacement. It takes me longer to construct a posting now, but my content is becoming less derivative and more original. I have a long way to go, but the Journey itself is what matters. diane Scott,

I began my blog at the end of last school year and posted quite often. Lately, professional obligations have slowed that productivity quite a bit.

Some people warn that Twitter might “drain off” some of our urge to blog, but that’s not true in my case. Twitter helps me to make personal connections and provides a lot of ideas to follow up on. It’s a complement to my blog, not a replacement.

It takes me longer to construct a posting now, but my content is becoming less derivative and more original. I have a long way to go, but the Journey itself is what matters.

diane

]]> By: Miguel GUhlin http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-13128 Miguel GUhlin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-13128 Scott, while the ebb and flow of the desire to blog is ever-present, I like to think the blogger continues on, not moving through the waves but with them. When you're up, you're up and you write. When you're down, so be it, you write then, too. I'm in a down trough right now with my writing, but I found myself starting a new blog about writing in the education world (http://eduwrite.blogspot.com) and I found my enthusiasm coming back, my interest piqued by the possible new blog posts, the wonderful uncertainty of finding my voice in a new setting...WONDERFUL experiences to have. So, I don't recommend you "hang in there" but rather that you wring the experience of being in the doldrums or not and blog it. Having fun with his new blog, Miguel P.S. Did you notice Larry Anderson's kind remarks about LeaderTalk.org ? He was particularly complimentary about the idea. He might be a potential author for LeaderTalk. Scott, while the ebb and flow of the desire to blog is ever-present, I like to think the blogger continues on, not moving through the waves but with them. When you’re up, you’re up and you write. When you’re down, so be it, you write then, too.

I’m in a down trough right now with my writing, but I found myself starting a new blog about writing in the education world (http://eduwrite.blogspot.com) and I found my enthusiasm coming back, my interest piqued by the possible new blog posts, the wonderful uncertainty of finding my voice in a new setting…WONDERFUL experiences to have.

So, I don’t recommend you “hang in there” but rather that you wring the experience of being in the doldrums or not and blog it.

Having fun with his new blog,

Miguel

P.S. Did you notice Larry Anderson’s kind remarks about LeaderTalk.org ? He was particularly complimentary about the idea. He might be a potential author for LeaderTalk.

]]> By: Terry Finley http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html/comment-page-1#comment-13129 Terry Finley Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2008/04/reclaiming-my-b.html#comment-13129 We all can relate. Keep it up. We all can relate.
Keep it up.

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