I had been persuaded that posting daily was a good idea. But even with the help of my celebrity contributors it posed quite a challenge to provide something worthwhile every day. As readership is pretty low at weekends I decided that in future The Watercooler would be open for business Monday to Friday. In response to this I received a Twitter message from Miss Daisy with a link to an item suggesting that quantity may not be everything in the world of top blogs.
In fact I worry that there is just too much information flying around the ether. So many people are busy writing blogs, Tweeting and so on that I wonder if anyone ever gets time to read what is being said. It’s a bit like a big meeting where everyone is talking and no one is listening.
The link was to Viper Chill. I suggest that all serious bloggers should read it.
I enjoy your blog postings David, but I could never commit to doing a daily post, so I don’t know how you have managed to do it so far. I find getting a blog post out at least once a week is quite an achievement.
Early starts are the answer Nicky. Writing blog posts becomes a habit, part of the schedule. Things are a lot easier when they are part of a schedule and you ‘have to’ do them.
Thanks for ViperChill link, David. Very interesting reading – and not too long, which I think we agree is key!
There are some really interesting and thought provoking articles on the ViperChill website but I’m a bit confused by your ‘not too long’ comment Judy. One of his USPs is that his articles ARE longer than typical blog articles. However, for the forseeable future, I intend that The Watercooler will stick with shorter and more frequent posts than is typical.