Comments on: Do People Get Your Blog?

By: Gemma

Gemma — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:31:17 +0000

Very useful blog article, many thanks…

By: sscor

sscor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:18:58 +0000

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By: Sue @ TameBay

Sue @ TameBay — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:11:06 +0000

It reminds me of talking with a friend who’s a published poet. He used to talk about critics finding things in his work he’d never even thought of. “Does it bother you?” I asked. “Not at all – I love it! Once I’ve published the poem, it has a life of its own.” Same goes for blog design, or Christmas card photography. It’s what makes art, I think.

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By: Qazse

Qazse — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:05:40 +0000

I like the juxtaposition.

Some blogs look like checkout counters or well-medaled cub scouts. That is fine if it fits the content.

I enjoyed your post.

By: byknight

byknight — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:33:40 +0000

“A Rose is a rose is a rose!” Yes, I liked that. I’m just ten days into blogging (on WordPress, I don’t count some feeble attempts on Blogger) and already family, friends and even I are mubling about ‘the meaning behind all this’ and such nonsense. I got tangled up in self-conscious knots, very silly. thank you for the heads up: A car ornament is just that, even if it’s a Christmas card!

Peter

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:33:13 +0000

I must have stared for 10 minutes…trying to find SOMETHING. All I saw was an ornament. And finally, when I could no longer bear it, I clicked “read more” in an attempt to read the answer. Haha that was such a waste of my time. Well, I’m not sure blog readers stare at posts and over-analyze them unless they’ve got…head problems…

Cool insight though.

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:44:03 +0000

Good metaphor. To be honest I thought it was an advertisement ad. lol

By: diddums

diddums — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:35:47 +0000

To me the tree ornament says “peace on earth, goodwill to all mankind,” and then you look through the car windscreen to see what looks like a traffic jam – certainly a lot of people’s cars! More likely to be a car park, looking at it again. The cars’ owners are probably all in the store, fighting over the last DVD player.

I think if you see something that the photographer (or writer) didn’t intend to to picture, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.

I tend not to let a blog’s appearance get to me too much, unless it’s very hard to read or navigate for some reason. My own snap judgements tend to be based on the first post or two, followed by a quick scan of the post titles in the sidebar. Sometimes I look to see if the writer answers his/her comments, or links to other blogs (and not just techy sites).

Sometimes I will subscribe and read a blog for quite a while before realizing I’m not ‘clicking’ enough with what I find there, but even if the site doesn’t suit me, it will suit others. Just a matter of personal taste. .

By: adverlicious

adverlicious — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:52:47 +0000

What a great meta-thought process: do people get my blog?

In my case, mostly not.

I operate a blog-based archive of online advertising — the stuff 95% of us hate, 3% of us tolerate, and 2% of us love. A site that highlights good, bad, and great online ads (and then monetizes the content with yet more ads) is too much for some to process.

And yet, the site is exactly what we tell people: an archive of online advertising. Nothing more and nothing less.