Comments on: Pavlov’s Blogs: Bloggers’ Self Conditioning

By: hthth

hthth — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:52:47 +0000

Yeah, I think everyone modifies their writings to make them fit for an audience. Same way we do when engaging in social interactions in real life.

However, there remains the question of what Tyme White put so elegantly (see article link in entry):

“Sometimes, fascination with stats can cause a writer to lose the style that got them the recognition in the first place when they attempt to get more traffic.”

It isn’t good to obsess about anything, I agree. The main issue here is to remember to explicitly ask yourself this question and realizing that you are sacrificing something when adapting to your audience. I’m not so sure everybody realizes this.

Thanks for the comment and compliments. I like your blog as well.

By: Sprague Dawley

Sprague Dawley — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:33:29 +0000

Of course it isn’t good to obsess about anything, but it depends upon your goal — if you are treating your blog as a way to engage an audience then you should know what they like and don’t. I’ve adjusted some of my thoughts and direction based upon feedback from readers and seeing what they like. It’s a conversation, stats are one way they speak to me.

You have a very nice site, btw. Very thoughtful.

By: John Pozadzides

John Pozadzides — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:25:40 +0000

Stats are great. I find them quite amusing, and I agree that seeing your articles being read is also rewarding.

But I also agree that paying too much attention to them isn’t healthy. Blogging is a fairly individual sport. Personally I do it more for myself than for my readers. It helps me organize the things I find interesting and makes for great conversations with friends and family.

In fact, when it comes to my own blog I really don’t care how many people actually read them. What makes me feel good is when someone posts a response.

John