Comments on: Blog Bashing: Beware Complacency

By: Jamy

Jamy — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:40:00 +0000

These are all very helpful tips. The goal of my blog is to write one thing, every single day for a year, that makes me happy. Sometimes it can be HARD! The topics range from the absurd to the sublime and there have been some days that I’m feeling so grumped out that the last thing I want to do is “think a happy thought.” I have found that the very best things are the parts of my life that happen naturally and easily. Thank you for taking the time to help people fine tune and polish up their blog skills.

By: Marta

Marta — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:56:31 +0000

Great post, thank you for sharing. Getting serious about my blog (now that I finally have clarity about my message – been a long time coming) and setting goals for myself, this post came at a good time.

You are so right it is way to easy to go hit that theme tab and find something more “inspiring” rather then “peel the onion” and take a closer look. Yep done that a few times myself.

Something else I am doing this year is stepping away from the computer, intentionally and getting a different perspective. Some of my best ideas come in the morning walking the dog .

Marta
(a fellow wet, moldy Oregonian longing for spring!)

By: Friar

Friar — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:49:06 +0000

No thanks.

I would rather post picture of my meals on Facebook, and wait for people to comment “YUM!”.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:39:17 +0000

Great article, very instructive and simple! I love when people use the simplest way to say complex things! I’ll keep reading
Patricia

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:38:01 +0000

Yes, we currently reside in Oregon. Thanks.

By: Phe Le

Phe Le — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:46:10 +0000

Hi Lorelle,

Thanks for the useful tips. Are you in Oregon?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:41:47 +0000

I had never thought to re-read what’s already published on my blog. That’s smart, as some of the information becomes dated, and people can access your blog from random places.

By: Jade

Jade — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:35:34 +0000

Kudos to you Lorelle for reminding bloggers to brush up on writing skills, engage actively with other bloggers, and get out into the real world; these approaches make the conversations so much more interesting!

Cheers and best wishes for 2011,

JLB

By: Fabrizio Van Marcian

Fabrizio Van Marcian — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:02:27 +0000

Amazing post enjoyed reading very much, thanks. I love your inspirational take on getting a life,thanks.

By: nathalie

nathalie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:10:19 +0000

perfect timing on finding this post…i have been mulling over whether or not to re-theme my site, when all i really need to do is work on building my voice and, perhaps, alter my style of writing. damn it, with this new found knowledge i can no longer procrastinate happy new year, lorelle. you’ve been a source of inspiration for many years.