Comments on: Taking It Back to Basics

By: Radio Killed the Video Star | danny brown

Radio Killed the Video Star | danny brown — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:12:39 +0000

[...] well as posting the occasional video blog, I will soon be starting a regular chat show on BlogTalkRadio. This will be to complement what [...]

By: Food (And Drink) For Thought « Anything Goes with Mikotostar

Food (And Drink) For Thought « Anything Goes with Mikotostar — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:28:43 +0000

[...] talk about opening social media up to a wider audience, to make its tools and applications more approachable. One way of doing this to [...]

By: Food (And Drink) For Thought | danny brown

Food (And Drink) For Thought | danny brown — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:16:48 +0000

[...] talk about opening social media up to a wider audience, to make its tools and applications more approachable. One way of doing this to [...]

By: Small Business Not Ready For Primetime - Yet | danny brown

Small Business Not Ready For Primetime - Yet | danny brown — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:41:24 +0000

[...] lose sight of the basics. As experts we all must remember that the foundational best practices (such as target market [...]

By: Jacob Summers

Jacob Summers — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:39:32 +0000

Your cat is, in fact, a media monger… all the same, I enjoyed the approach. Good job, and interesting new blog design, by the way.

By: Drew Gneiser

Drew Gneiser — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:36:52 +0000

Way to step out there and take a risk. I think its nice to see what a person looks like and talks like outside of their writing.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:46:31 +0000

I actually tried panning round to him (he's a boy) but then he jumped off, so you could be right

It is a matter of tailoring to the audience. I guess the main problem online is that we don't always know what audience there is. There's no guarantee that a blog reader is up-to-speed with niche words, or a new subscriber is interested in the technical side of things, more the theory.

As Lizz mentioned, keeping it simpler often reaps the better rewards – then your whole audience is involved.

Fine line, for sure.

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:08:27 +0000

I liked the video post – it makes me feel like I "know" you better

The point about language is true in so many areas. When I write articles about WordPress code or talk to clients about customizations, I try to tailor the language to their skill level. If someone doesn't know what I'm talking about, I'm unable to help them.

Your kitty isn't that much of a whore – she wouldn't even show her face

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:50:03 +0000

It's true that less is often more and if you can get a message across in a page, why use a chapter?

Thanks John, hope to keep seeing you here and growing the conversation together.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:49:26 +0000

Maybe it was a cunning ploy to get you into blogging in '09?

It's the age-old rule – don't fluff when you can flow. We get so wrapped up at times at what we feel we should say as opposed to what we actually want to say that we forget we're basic creatures at heart. Can I eat it and is it good? It worked for the cavemen, no need to make it all difficult now.

Thanks Lizz, always a pleasure having you here.