Comments on: Really Believe in Your Content http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kent Newsome http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-84 Kent Newsome Wed, 08 Mar 2006 03:22:57 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-84 I do agree about believing in your content. Belief creates passion, one of Steve Rubel's <a href="http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/02/the_four_ps_of_.html" rel="nofollow">Four P's</a>. I also agree that referring to prior posts is a good way to generate conversation and develop your themes. I do that all the time. Where I get bored (and loss my belief/passion) is when I have to go dig around to find something I care about writing on. For example, I was completely uninterested in the ATT/Bellsouth thing until I read that some consumers groups were going to "fight" the merger. Then I had something to say. Although I am a huge fan and follower of Amy's theories on blog building, I don't know that I agree on posting less. I understand the logic of it, but there's also the argument that posting less could result in a loss of mindshare. It's something I need to think more about. I guess the real story is that a lot of bloggers (me included) are afraid to blog less. Sort of like sky jumping- it may work once you jump, but if it doesn't it's too late to go back. People read Dave because he is Dave (that's not a slight; he deserves it). He could write in pig latin and he'd still get a lot of traffic. I do agree about believing in your content. Belief creates passion, one of Steve Rubel’s Four P’s.

I also agree that referring to prior posts is a good way to generate conversation and develop your themes. I do that all the time.

Where I get bored (and loss my belief/passion) is when I have to go dig around to find something I care about writing on. For example, I was completely uninterested in the ATT/Bellsouth thing until I read that some consumers groups were going to “fight” the merger. Then I had something to say.

Although I am a huge fan and follower of Amy’s theories on blog building, I don’t know that I agree on posting less. I understand the logic of it, but there’s also the argument that posting less could result in a loss of mindshare. It’s something I need to think more about.

I guess the real story is that a lot of bloggers (me included) are afraid to blog less. Sort of like sky jumping- it may work once you jump, but if it doesn’t it’s too late to go back.

People read Dave because he is Dave (that’s not a slight; he deserves it). He could write in pig latin and he’d still get a lot of traffic.

]]> By: Kent Newsome http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-101291 Kent Newsome Wed, 08 Mar 2006 02:22:57 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-101291 I do agree about believing in your content. Belief creates passion, one of Steve Rubel's <a href="<a href="http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/02/the_four_ps_of_.html"" rel="nofollow">http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/02/the_four_p...</a>rel="nofollow">Four P's. I also agree that referring to prior posts is a good way to generate conversation and develop your themes. I do that all the time. Where I get bored (and loss my belief/passion) is when I have to go dig around to find something I care about writing on. For example, I was completely uninterested in the ATT/Bellsouth thing until I read that some consumers groups were going to "fight" the merger. Then I had something to say. Although I am a huge fan and follower of Amy's theories on blog building, I don't know that I agree on posting less. I understand the logic of it, but there's also the argument that posting less could result in a loss of mindshare. It's something I need to think more about. I guess the real story is that a lot of bloggers (me included) are afraid to blog less. Sort of like sky jumping- it may work once you jump, but if it doesn't it's too late to go back. People read Dave because he is Dave (that's not a slight; he deserves it). He could write in pig latin and he'd still get a lot of traffic. I do agree about believing in your content. Belief creates passion, one of Steve Rubel’s http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/02/the_four_p…rel=”nofollow”>Four P’s. I also agree that referring to prior posts is a good way to generate conversation and develop your themes. I do that all the time. Where I get bored (and loss my belief/passion) is when I have to go dig around to find something I care about writing on. For example, I was completely uninterested in the ATT/Bellsouth thing until I read that some consumers groups were going to “fight” the merger. Then I had something to say. Although I am a huge fan and follower of Amy’s theories on blog building, I don’t know that I agree on posting less. I understand the logic of it, but there’s also the argument that posting less could result in a loss of mindshare. It’s something I need to think more about. I guess the real story is that a lot of bloggers (me included) are afraid to blog less. Sort of like sky jumping- it may work once you jump, but if it doesn’t it’s too late to go back. People read Dave because he is Dave (that’s not a slight; he deserves it). He could write in pig latin and he’d still get a lot of traffic.

]]> By: Contentious » Do you believe in your content? http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-83 Contentious » Do you believe in your content? Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:25:02 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-83 [...] Over at Disruptive Thoughts, Fraser Kelton continued an interesting theme sparked by Kent Newsome. See: “Really believe in your content” (by Fraser) and “10/90 and the Rule of the Reallies” (by Kent) [...] […] Over at Disruptive Thoughts, Fraser Kelton continued an interesting theme sparked by Kent Newsome. See: “Really believe in your content” (by Fraser) and “10/90 and the Rule of the Reallies” (by Kent) […]

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-82 Amy Gahran Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:34:04 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-82 Great post, Fraser. Yes, I agree, I think believing in your content -- that is, that you're saying something that genuinely matters, at least to you -- is key. This is why I actually recommend that most people DON'T blog daily, and especially not multiple times daily, unless the purpose of their blog is specifically just quick tidbits. Quality is more important than quantity, most of the time. If you're just spewing random stuff to which you haven't given much thought, chances are most of it doesn't matter much, even to you. I know others disagree with me on this. For instance, many people love Dave Winer's blog, and he pretty much just lets you in on his stream of consciousness. So that's just my take on it. - Amy Gahran RightConversation.com Contentious.com Great post, Fraser.

Yes, I agree, I think believing in your content — that is, that you’re saying something that genuinely matters, at least to you — is key. This is why I actually recommend that most people DON’T blog daily, and especially not multiple times daily, unless the purpose of their blog is specifically just quick tidbits.

Quality is more important than quantity, most of the time. If you’re just spewing random stuff to which you haven’t given much thought, chances are most of it doesn’t matter much, even to you.

I know others disagree with me on this. For instance, many people love Dave Winer’s blog, and he pretty much just lets you in on his stream of consciousness. So that’s just my take on it.

- Amy Gahran
RightConversation.com
Contentious.com

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-101290 Amy Gahran Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:34:04 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/03/05/really-believe-in-your-content/#comment-101290 Great post, Fraser. Yes, I agree, I think believing in your content -- that is, that you're saying something that genuinely matters, at least to you -- is key. This is why I actually recommend that most people DON'T blog daily, and especially not multiple times daily, unless the purpose of their blog is specifically just quick tidbits. Quality is more important than quantity, most of the time. If you're just spewing random stuff to which you haven't given much thought, chances are most of it doesn't matter much, even to you. I know others disagree with me on this. For instance, many people love Dave Winer's blog, and he pretty much just lets you in on his stream of consciousness. So that's just my take on it. - Amy Gahran RightConversation.com Contentious.com Great post, Fraser. Yes, I agree, I think believing in your content — that is, that you’re saying something that genuinely matters, at least to you — is key. This is why I actually recommend that most people DON’T blog daily, and especially not multiple times daily, unless the purpose of their blog is specifically just quick tidbits. Quality is more important than quantity, most of the time. If you’re just spewing random stuff to which you haven’t given much thought, chances are most of it doesn’t matter much, even to you. I know others disagree with me on this. For instance, many people love Dave Winer’s blog, and he pretty much just lets you in on his stream of consciousness. So that’s just my take on it. - Amy Gahran RightConversation.com Contentious.com

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