Comments on: Writing for Different Crowds: Why I Chose to Combine All of My Blogs Into One http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mike http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Mike Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:20:42 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-144 I love seeing Foldedspace back and in top form! I love seeing Foldedspace back and in top form!

]]> By: Tyler Karaszewski http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Tyler Karaszewski Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:48:37 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-129 Over-specialization in topics like this makes the content under any particular topic pretty thin. You list 13 blogs up there. If you wrote one article per day, and spread the articles among each of them, you'd barely have two per month on any given subject. You're not going to make it big in the blogging world with two articles per month on your topic of choice, especially if they're not two articles into which you poured two weeks of effort each. So, if you're conceding that none of these are going to be "successful" blogs (in the sense that they draw tens of thousands of readers every day, with other bloggers linking to almost all of your articles), you might as well just do whatever you want. If you decide to consolidate, it makes it easier to manage everything, and makes it easy for your audience (small as it may be for an eclectic list of interests like your own) to see what you've been up to without checking 13 sites. Once you concede that it's a personal rather than professional site, it makes sense to just write personally, about all your interests. We don't segregate conversations with friends based on topic: "Today I read a great book, but I'm not going to mention it to James, because he wouldn't have subscribed to the book blog." That's unnecessary. People come here to see what you're thinking, it's the point of the site. Over-specialization in topics like this makes the content under any particular topic pretty thin. You list 13 blogs up there. If you wrote one article per day, and spread the articles among each of them, you’d barely have two per month on any given subject. You’re not going to make it big in the blogging world with two articles per month on your topic of choice, especially if they’re not two articles into which you poured two weeks of effort each.

So, if you’re conceding that none of these are going to be “successful” blogs (in the sense that they draw tens of thousands of readers every day, with other bloggers linking to almost all of your articles), you might as well just do whatever you want. If you decide to consolidate, it makes it easier to manage everything, and makes it easy for your audience (small as it may be for an eclectic list of interests like your own) to see what you’ve been up to without checking 13 sites.

Once you concede that it’s a personal rather than professional site, it makes sense to just write personally, about all your interests. We don’t segregate conversations with friends based on topic: “Today I read a great book, but I’m not going to mention it to James, because he wouldn’t have subscribed to the book blog.” That’s unnecessary. People come here to see what you’re thinking, it’s the point of the site.

]]> By: Eden Jaeger http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Eden Jaeger Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:47:32 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-120 I've created and (mostly) abandoned many blogs myself. At least I'm in good company! I think you made a wise move. I’ve created and (mostly) abandoned many blogs myself. At least I’m in good company! I think you made a wise move.

]]> By: Drew http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Drew Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:26:20 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-112 Ah ha! I get it. One blog to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them! Ah ha! I get it. One blog to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them!

]]> By: kel http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-105 kel Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:54:06 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-105 i think foldedspace, by its name, was destined to be as it is now, and i like it. i wouldn't admit that sometimes i don't read posts that don't interest me (like comics, wait, did i just...? oh well), but i always look at them and stay for as long as i'm interested. i've stayed for the writing and for the variety of the topics. i think foldedspace, by its name, was destined to be as it is now, and i like it. i wouldn’t admit that sometimes i don’t read posts that don’t interest me (like comics, wait, did i just…? oh well), but i always look at them and stay for as long as i’m interested. i’ve stayed for the writing and for the variety of the topics.

]]> By: Michael Rawdon http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Michael Rawdon Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:30:07 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-102 I realized long ago that I'm not a prolific enough writer to maintain multiple blogs, and that I write my own blog primarily for me, and hope that some other folks enjoy it too. It's been a little disappointing that blogging has devolved into a collection of niche markets, but perhaps inevitable, as the Internet has enabled niche markets like nothing else in history. I realized long ago that I’m not a prolific enough writer to maintain multiple blogs, and that I write my own blog primarily for me, and hope that some other folks enjoy it too. It’s been a little disappointing that blogging has devolved into a collection of niche markets, but perhaps inevitable, as the Internet has enabled niche markets like nothing else in history.

]]> By: Cory Kaufman http://www.jdroth.com/words/writing-for-different-crowds-why-i-chose-to-combine-all-of-my-blogs-into-one/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Cory Kaufman Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:21:18 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=223#comment-97 Ha... I suppose it's fitting that I ask a question about blogging and I get a whole blog post as an answer! After reading what you said, I think I'm leaning towards the two-blog model as well. One that is tech-based, and caters to a specific crowd, and one that is a collection of my personal interests. The nice thing about a personal site is that you have the luxury of writing about a variety of topics on an irregular basis, even if you're writing a blog post a day. That is a very appealing concept to me, as I (like you) have a million different things I want to write about. Thanks for the post! Ha… I suppose it’s fitting that I ask a question about blogging and I get a whole blog post as an answer!

After reading what you said, I think I’m leaning towards the two-blog model as well. One that is tech-based, and caters to a specific crowd, and one that is a collection of my personal interests. The nice thing about a personal site is that you have the luxury of writing about a variety of topics on an irregular basis, even if you’re writing a blog post a day. That is a very appealing concept to me, as I (like you) have a million different things I want to write about.

Thanks for the post!

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