Comments on: 29 reasons you need to stop blogging right now

By: Greg Jones

Greg Jones — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:52:42 +0000

What I find extremely annoying is all the amateurs discussing a topic of interest, within their blog. Some subjects are better left to professionals or academics.

For example, when I do a general search within Google for a topic that interests me, the search results are filled with many useless amateur blogs. I am looking for valuable information not regurgitated hogwash from amateur writers.

These amateurs are wasting my time by filling up internet searches with useless information. It’s a shame really. Prior to the days of ‘blogging’, an internet search would take far less time to complete when seeking legitimate, reliable answers.

It would be nice if there was a way to filter out the ‘blog: amateur opinion’ bullshit from internet searches.

By: GenieG

GenieG — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:17:51 +0000

All I’ve learnt about blogging in the last year is … there’s so darned much to it. By the time I’ve red other people’s blogs, researched/read more about what that’s made me think about, added a few blogs to my favourites, discovered/downloaded and installed a new plugin, it’s tme to pack up!

I find there’s no time left for proper blogging by the book. I know so much my head is exploding and yet I’ve no time to follow the advice I’d give. No time to do it perfectly, as I know I should be.

I’ve got a “blog and run” attitude. And it’s a shame!

Great list…. I saw WAY too much of myself in there though.

I need to change. I’ll put that on the list with giving up smoking, dieting and watching less TV!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:59:44 +0000

The funny thing is, before I even started reading the list, I had a strange feeling there would be a mention of John Chow! This cracked me up and was spot on.

By: Rose Sylvia

Rose Sylvia — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:22:51 +0000

Great post Lyndon. I put it on my list to recommend from my own blog. (That list is already astronomically long so no guarantees exactly when that will happen.)

Brian Clark said: “Ummm? can you repost this every week? Just to make sure everyone sees it?”

Let’s all spread it far and wide on Stumble, Digg, and anywhere else we frequent. I bump things up at SU all the time by unchecking the “don’t save date” box.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:00:24 +0000

Great list, thanks… I agree with the previous comments, I needed to read this too after spending a ton of time reading, researching, and writing without stopping for a few weeks.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:01:58 +0000

After a long week blogging, I really needed this post (yes, it IS hard work). Thanks for your post.

By: dX-XeL

dX-XeL — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:35:38 +0000

#10 was great. Just copy/paste free article, register for Adsense and other ads then place them all into your blog…and then you should get 1000usd/month..haha

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:34:19 +0000

Great list! How about an addendum for #17: white on black in a tiny font?

By: Deron Sizemore

Deron Sizemore — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:00:48 +0000

Great list. #24 “John Chow is cool” cracked me up.

By: Hyder

Hyder — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:11:38 +0000

#24 takes the cake!

By: Wicked Keemo

Wicked Keemo — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:39:20 +0000

Very good list! Especially liked 24 and just realised about 5 last week.
PS nothing wrong with cholesterol. It’s what makes food so tasty :)

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By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:00:26 +0000

Ummm… can you repost this every week? Just to make sure everyone sees it?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:26:02 +0000

Mmmmmm, these Doritos are good! ;)

Very entertaining post indeed!

By: TheMadHat

TheMadHat — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:24:40 +0000

#18 cracked me up. Great post with the one minor change :)

~~20. Black Hat techniques are the way to go and will always work.~~

20. Black Hat techniques never work and you shouldn’t even test them out.

By: JMorris

JMorris — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:31:26 +0000

Great post! Definitely needs to be a #30 about BlogRush though. :lol: I like #24 too. :)

I think I’m going to have to go commit a 2-7-22, but only because this is so good!

By: kher Cheng Guan

kher Cheng Guan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:05:32 +0000

a lot will think blogging is easy by just coming out a list like this and called it off as a post!

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:01:17 +0000

Can I still blog a little if I ignore #8 or change it to “Link out frequently, even excessively, but internal link more?”

By: David Hopkins

David Hopkins — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:08:27 +0000

Great list *stumbles*

I think a tenative addition would be:

30: I can just blog about everything else is yabbering on about

All the blogs I frequent have something that sets them apart from others. Sometimes its they have useful content and others its because the blogger is a bit of a character. In your case I think its a mix of expirice in the realm of social media, dashing good looks and southern charm.

By: WarriorBlog

WarriorBlog — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:50:36 +0000

Cool list man – Most bloggers really need to read this because they all are EXPECTING to make lots of money from blogging effortlessly.

I don’t make money from blogging alone and I really don’t think you can make a lot from blogging unless you have given in 2-3 years which most people will give up by that time I bet.

I also watched that “You will not make money online” video from 45n5.com – very funny – yet sad imagine newbies watching it :lol:

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:12:22 +0000

lol @ 16 and 23. Makes me think of my “your retarded” shirt…which only about 20% of the people who read it get.

By: m1t0s1s

m1t0s1s — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:31:32 +0000

#30: You signed up for blogrush the minute it came out.
#31: You think hittail and 103bees is like analytics

By: Ste

Ste — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:11:40 +0000

Blogging is such a waste of life. no one does or will ever care about anything you have to say. People who dont follow the rules above shouldnt blog. People who do are worse as they actualyl think people care

By: Bull3t

Bull3t — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:10:09 +0000

Pfft, stuff not blogging. I have fun blogging sometimes, don’t ask why. Just gives me the feeling that I actually have a “project” on the go. Meh.

By: Matt Jones

Matt Jones — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:53:39 +0000

“24. John Chow is cool”
hahaha It’s not about coolness, its about envy :D

By: Dana Wallert

Dana Wallert — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:04:37 +0000

Your absolutely right! They’re are way too many bloggers that think there rise to the top will be easy. Their is no excuse for careless mistakes in you’re posts… :)

In case you couldn’t tell, #23 is a pet peeve of mine as well! Don’t even get me started on its and it’s!

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:16:08 +0000

I don’t eat Doritos when I blog because it makes the keyboard messy

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:49:17 +0000

I have heard bloggin white on white works really well on G

By: Liesa

Liesa — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:24:33 +0000

Darn I was just getting going too, Do you think if post post twice this month and switch my text to pink on orange it will help

By: Slevi

Slevi — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:17:36 +0000

Another John Chow lover I see? ;)

By: costa

costa — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:03:11 +0000

LOL…. Point 24!

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:43:35 +0000

You’ve not made it as a blogger until

27. no one will ever hack you

Smashing down the door is the sincerest form of flattery…