The Weird Thing I Want You To Do On My Blog

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Now, I agree with what you're saying, but honestly, my own pet peeve is when headlines don't match content, and I feel that was the case for this article. I was expecting a bit of a humorous article on "the weird thing I want you to do on my blog", but instead I got a rant about people not blogging for quality anymore. It would be great to share, but not with the headline you currently have up, because now I feel like I'd be misleading my own audience.

Hope my 2 cents is worth something....and I love constructive feedback and discussion on this type of thing!

Now, I agree with what you're saying, but honestly, my own pet peeve is when headlines don't match content, and I feel that was the case for this article. I was expecting a bit of a humorous article on "the weird thing I want you to do on my blog", but instead I got a rant about people not blogging for quality anymore. It would be great to share, but not with the headline you currently have up, because now I feel like I'd be misleading my own audience. Hope my 2 cents is worth something....and I love constructive feedback and discussion on this type of thing!

Now, I agree with what you're saying, but honestly, my own pet peeve is when headlines don't match content, and I feel that was the case for this article. I was expecting a bit of a humorous article on "the weird thing I want you to do on my blog", but instead I got a rant about people not blogging for quality anymore. It would be great to share, but not with the headline you currently have up, because now I feel like I'd be misleading my own audience.

Hope my 2 cents is worth something....and I love constructive feedback and discussion on this type of thing!

You are still an ass and I don't care if you tried to disguise it and act like someone else on Danny's site.

You talk about the sanctity of amateurism and helping others and here you are whoring yourself around on any guest post that will have you. I mean really.....and no I'm not going to ask you to be on mine..........

Michael my man, how the heck are ya?

I guess it's a fine line when you reach a certain point in popularity you just assume you should be able to monetize or capitalize. I love money too (in addition to myself, remember?), but if everything about your site becomes commercial and you lose the essence of you then I will probably lose interest.

Me personally, I would like to try and let people know me for who I am and if it leads to monetization opportunities outside my site then more power to me, huh?

Well, I can't say I didn't know you before this week but certainly getting my fill. Good stuff though, thanks for sharing.

You are still an ass and I don't care if you tried to disguise it and act like someone else on Danny's site. You talk about the sanctity of amateurism and helping others and here you are whoring yourself around on any guest post that will have you. I mean really.....and no I'm not going to ask you to be on mine.......... Michael my man, how the heck are ya? I guess it's a fine line when you reach a certain point in popularity you just assume you should be able to monetize or capitalize. I love money too (in addition to myself, remember?), but if everything about your site becomes commercial and you lose the essence of you then I will probably lose interest. Me personally, I would like to try and let people know me for who I am and if it leads to monetization opportunities outside my site then more power to me, huh? Well, I can't say I didn't know you before this week but certainly getting my fill. Good stuff though, thanks for sharing.

You are still an ass and I don't care if you tried to disguise it and act like someone else on Danny's site.

You talk about the sanctity of amateurism and helping others and here you are whoring yourself around on any guest post that will have you. I mean really.....and no I'm not going to ask you to be on mine..........

Michael my man, how the heck are ya?

I guess it's a fine line when you reach a certain point in popularity you just assume you should be able to monetize or capitalize. I love money too (in addition to myself, remember?), but if everything about your site becomes commercial and you lose the essence of you then I will probably lose interest.

Me personally, I would like to try and let people know me for who I am and if it leads to monetization opportunities outside my site then more power to me, huh?

Well, I can't say I didn't know you before this week but certainly getting my fill. Good stuff though, thanks for sharing.

Hi, Michael.

It took me a while to read your post and wade through all the comments here. But, I'm mighty glad I did because the banter here pose lessons that I might not have learned otherwise. Thanks! :)

Although I am running a company blog, I don't do direct selling through it. Instead I am using it to share the special magic of 3D rendering, which could or could not help bring in clients for our company. So, I don't have much to say about monetizing my blog.

But, I do like your closing statement here about pouring your heart out on your blog even if no one is reading it. That is exactly how I started with my blog and although I am still unsure how many people do read my blog, I care not. In time, I know, I will have my day in the sun when the comments to my post would increase according to my liking.

It was nice meeting you here in Danny's blog, Michael. :)

Hi, Michael.

It took me a while to read your post and wade through all the comments here. But, I'm mighty glad I did because the banter here pose lessons that I might not have learned otherwise. Thanks! :)

Although I am running a company blog, I don't do direct selling through it. Instead I am using it to share the special magic of 3D rendering, which could or could not help bring in clients for our company. So, I don't have much to say about monetizing my blog.

But, I do like your closing statement here about pouring your heart out on your blog even if no one is reading it. That is exactly how I started with my blog and although I am still unsure how many people do read my blog, I care not. In time, I know, I will have my day in the sun when the comments to my post would increase according to my liking.

It was nice meeting you here in Danny's blog, Michael. :)

Hi, Michael. It took me a while to read your post and wade through all the comments here. But, I'm mighty glad I did because the banter here pose lessons that I might not have learned otherwise. Thanks! :) Although I am running a company blog, I don't do direct selling through it. Instead I am using it to share the special magic of 3D rendering, which could or could not help bring in clients for our company. So, I don't have much to say about monetizing my blog. But, I do like your closing statement here about pouring your heart out on your blog even if no one is reading it. That is exactly how I started with my blog and although I am still unsure how many people do read my blog, I care not. In time, I know, I will have my day in the sun when the comments to my post would increase according to my liking. It was nice meeting you here in Danny's blog, Michael. :)

Micheal

I enjoyed the post. I put a response on my site because it was too long to comment here.

Respect Always

To you Danny and Micheal

Micheal I enjoyed the post. I put a response on my site because it was too long to comment here. Respect Always To you Danny and Micheal

Micheal

I enjoyed the post. I put a response on my site because it was too long to comment here.

Respect Always

To you Danny and Micheal

Michael - How do you add to a comment thread when you're the 89th to weigh in? Lucky for me folks like Danny, Geoff and Doug aren't too original.

See what I did there?

Seriously though, I understand your point and I totally agree with it. Douglas Rushkoff would take it a step further and argue that as soon as you try and commercialize your digital network it is compromised.

It obviously doesn't mean it cannot be done. It's being done at the bottom of this page. I'm not saying there's no room for commercialization and I don't think Rushkoff is (I am not Douglas nor do I play him on TV).

His point is that every social network is built for connection/engagement and when we try and use it for monetization it eventually peters out. So while Facebook is a monolith, he argues it will eventually suffer a fate similar to Friendster and MySpace. And perhaps its another reason why Google hasn't succeeded in social. That's a whole other blog post/comment.

This idea is addressed in Rushkoff's "Program or Be Programmed" fwiw.

I also agree based on my own experience. My posting frequency to Strategic Public Relations and the Bad Pitch Blog is abysmal. My stats reflect this. But I'm not trying to monetize, so I post when I have something to say. This increases the odds my content is more quality vs. quantity. My posting habits are not a model I'd recommend, but the fact that someone (at least my Mom) still reads the two blogs also supports your theory.

Thanks!

Michael - How do you add to a comment thread when you're the 89th to weigh in? Lucky for me folks like Danny, Geoff and Doug aren't too original. See what I did there? Seriously though, I understand your point and I totally agree with it. Douglas Rushkoff would take it a step further and argue that as soon as you try and commercialize your digital network it is compromised. It obviously doesn't mean it cannot be done. It's being done at the bottom of this page. I'm not saying there's no room for commercialization and I don't think Rushkoff is (I am not Douglas nor do I play him on TV). His point is that every social network is built for connection/engagement and when we try and use it for monetization it eventually peters out. So while Facebook is a monolith, he argues it will eventually suffer a fate similar to Friendster and MySpace. And perhaps its another reason why Google hasn't succeeded in social. That's a whole other blog post/comment. This idea is addressed in Rushkoff's "Program or Be Programmed" fwiw. I also agree based on my own experience. My posting frequency to Strategic Public Relations and the Bad Pitch Blog is abysmal. My stats reflect this. But I'm not trying to monetize, so I post when I have something to say. This increases the odds my content is more quality vs. quantity. My posting habits are not a model I'd recommend, but the fact that someone (at least my Mom) still reads the two blogs also supports your theory. Thanks!

This topic reminds me of something.

Way back when, in the 90s, when newspapers dominated the information world, there was this little thing that got some footing called the World Wide Web.

Newspapers liked the web and began to put their stories up on their websites, but they made a serious mistake. The created a situation where their online content, regardless of how valuable it was in other terms, had NO financial value.

Today, newspapers are trying to sort out a solid business model, and one of the issues is that they are soundly rejected when they try to charge for content. Most "charge for content" efforts in newspapers and magazines do not succeed on a level that is beneficial to the publication's bottom line.

Is the same true for blogs? I always found it very odd that bloggers would talk about how valuable your information had to be, and then at the same time decry efforts to charge for the information...or to put a value on the content.

It seems that to an extent, serious bloggers are in the same boat as newspapers - tons of great content, tremendously valuable information, and now they need to figure out how to make money off of it.

The problem is they opened Pandora's Box.

The final thing is this: There is a difference between monetizing a blog and "selling out." Running a few ads is not a sell out, however, there are a few blogs with content that sure seems to mirror their ads - that's a bit iffy. And as some people have stated here, some blogs have taken to very hard sales techniques to get you to purchase additional content.

This topic reminds me of something. Way back when, in the 90s, when newspapers dominated the information world, there was this little thing that got some footing called the World Wide Web. Newspapers liked the web and began to put their stories up on their websites, but they made a serious mistake. The created a situation where their online content, regardless of how valuable it was in other terms, had NO financial value. Today, newspapers are trying to sort out a solid business model, and one of the issues is that they are soundly rejected when they try to charge for content. Most "charge for content" efforts in newspapers and magazines do not succeed on a level that is beneficial to the publication's bottom line. Is the same true for blogs? I always found it very odd that bloggers would talk about how valuable your information had to be, and then at the same time decry efforts to charge for the information...or to put a value on the content. It seems that to an extent, serious bloggers are in the same boat as newspapers - tons of great content, tremendously valuable information, and now they need to figure out how to make money off of it. The problem is they opened Pandora's Box. The final thing is this: There is a difference between monetizing a blog and "selling out." Running a few ads is not a sell out, however, there are a few blogs with content that sure seems to mirror their ads - that's a bit iffy. And as some people have stated here, some blogs have taken to very hard sales techniques to get you to purchase additional content.

Brilliant, I love this Michael. Thanks

Brilliant, I love this Michael. Thanks

Great post, very touching. All this commercialism has ripped the love of writing just for the love of it. People want to just earn millions by selling crap. Anyways great post and a great job at least someone is trying to promote writing just for the love of it.

Great post, very touching. All this commercialism has ripped the love of writing just for the love of it. People want to just earn millions by selling crap. Anyways great post and a great job at least someone is trying to promote writing just for the love of it.

Hey there Mike,

Just wanted to say great post, sir, and a topic that's clearly close to a lot of peoples' hearts.

Reading your words, and knowing the heat - and, in some circles, abuse - you've taken over your post, I just want to say you've been a rock in grace and class.

Sure, a post like this was always going to ruffle some feathers - but then isn't that the point of great blogging, making people think?

Shame some of the other "parties" couldn't handle themselves the way you have.

Thanks again, mate, sterling stuff.

Hey there Mike, Just wanted to say great post, sir, and a topic that's clearly close to a lot of peoples' hearts. Reading your words, and knowing the heat - and, in some circles, abuse - you've taken over your post, I just want to say you've been a rock in grace and class. Sure, a post like this was always going to ruffle some feathers - but then isn't that the point of great blogging, making people think? Shame some of the other "parties" couldn't handle themselves the way you have. Thanks again, mate, sterling stuff.

Once again I am late to the party. To answer your patronizing question, no, you're not alone. Michael, this is an insightful and interesting post. I'd almost get the sense that you have your tongue in cheek a bit if I didn't know it all to be so true.

And, everyone else, incredible comments. Thank you! :D

Once again I am late to the party. To answer your patronizing question, no, you're not alone. Michael, this is an insightful and interesting post. I'd almost get the sense that you have your tongue in cheek a bit if I didn't know it all to be so true.

And, everyone else, incredible comments. Thank you! :D

Once again I am late to the party. To answer your patronizing question, no, you're not alone. Michael, this is an insightful and interesting post. I'd almost get the sense that you have your tongue in cheek a bit if I didn't know it all to be so true. And, everyone else, incredible comments. Thank you! :D

Hey Michael, Great post. Your close, "Pour yourself into it, even when no one is reading. If and when people do start reading the crap you put on the page, don’t ever take that for granted." says it perfectly. Enjoyed the post and the resulting conversations/comments. Nicely done, sir.

Hey Michael,

Great post. Your close, "Pour yourself into it, even when no one is reading. If and when people do start reading the crap you put on the page, don’t ever take that for granted." says it perfectly. Enjoyed the post and the resulting conversations/comments. Nicely done, sir.