tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post3601911327601398124..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Reader's Panel: Focusing Your BlogScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25884016547954024402008-06-29T01:35:00.000-08:002008-06-29T01:35:00.000-08:00This is a great post. I having been blogging for o...This is a great post. I having been blogging for over a year but I was working fulltime but had made more of an effort lately as I like outlet of it since becoming a SAHM. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for these type of posts... I also wanted to let you know that I am another reader that loves reading all the different types of posts.nellbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078020385820548449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84379696258240126102008-03-31T02:04:00.000-08:002008-03-31T02:04:00.000-08:00Great post. I love to come across bloggy advice am...Great post. I love to come across bloggy advice amidst a "normal" blog - blogs exclusively for blogging help are always too full of jargon and go beyond me.<BR/><BR/>I initially started my blog to share my digital scrapbooking, and a little bit of my life here in N Ireland. I recently did a small survey, and the majority enjoy the bits about life here in N Ireland, and only 25% come for the digital scrapbooking. I have now been blogging for more than a year, and I have started a separate photo blog, but am considering merging them.<BR/><BR/>I definitely did not do it for friends and family, and have only more recently confessed to a few that I even have a blog. Most just don't "get it", but that is fine.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised by how many non-bloggers read your blog. Once I started reading blogs, I knew it would just be a matter of time until I started my own. However I don't yet know any "real" people who blog..if you know what I mean!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833388514253606318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-86406706320777061822008-03-29T04:53:00.000-08:002008-03-29T04:53:00.000-08:00Great post. So thoughtful of you. Thank you!Great post. So thoughtful of you. Thank you!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860313079227199741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41743719588826644462008-03-28T17:09:00.000-08:002008-03-28T17:09:00.000-08:00Great info., thanks! I'm surprised that most of yo...Great info., thanks! I'm surprised that most of your readers are non-bloggers. I never look at stats so I have no clue about who comes by my place unless they leave me a comment. I'm going to make an attempt to know my audience a little more in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-28220778504328303542008-03-27T22:16:00.000-08:002008-03-27T22:16:00.000-08:00Great post Michelle. I have learned that a blog te...Great post Michelle. I have learned that a blog tends to evolve and take on a life of itself. As the number of readers increase, so does the demand for certain topics, judgeable by the number of comments received. As a blogger you not only have to be aware who your readers are, but supply them with topics that are interesting and different enough to warrant the repeat visits. <BR/><BR/>Blogs should also be user friendly and need to be easy to navigate through. This means that the appearance of the blog has to be constantly fine tuned. <BR/><BR/>What I find most challenging besides finding stellar topics to write about, is how to keep the blog from looking crowded.Enzie Shahmirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959938138147453529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18917649011154972912008-03-27T05:05:00.000-08:002008-03-27T05:05:00.000-08:00Great post. And I'm with you, Michelle--my blog is...Great post. And I'm with you, Michelle--my blog is my "on-line magazine" and I write about anything that catches my fancy. I love to write, and I've blogged consistently for 4 1/2 years--I never could keep a diary, but there's always something to blog about.<BR/><BR/>Being a dilettante means I will never be a well known blogger. But I do have some regular readers, and I relish the comments they leave me. Truthfully that matters to me a lot more than having a whole crowd reading me because I am the flavor of the month!<BR/>(Though I have to giggle at your thinking that 20 is a small amount of comments--I don't think I've ever HAD more than 20 comments to a post!)The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-9108584905263212702008-03-26T18:05:00.000-08:002008-03-26T18:05:00.000-08:00Most of my readers aren't bloggers either so I can...Most of my readers aren't bloggers either so I can't look at their blogs to get an idea of what they are like. <BR/><BR/>This is a very thoughtful post, and I appreciate that you take the time to improve the skills of other bloggers.<BR/><BR/>However, I am crushed to learn that world domination is not in your immediate plan. How long do we have to wait?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-74470181985002417102008-03-26T18:04:00.000-08:002008-03-26T18:04:00.000-08:00This was a great post. For now, I'm just blogging...This was a great post. For now, I'm just blogging for myself, and I'm going to see where it might go.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634919180872634636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-53817246582725492952008-03-25T19:06:00.000-08:002008-03-25T19:06:00.000-08:00Great post! I appreciate how you've covered it fro...Great post! I appreciate how you've covered it from so many different angles. <BR/><BR/>You know, before I started my own blog, I really had no idea how much time doing one blog could possibly take! I thought that it would be no big deal to have a second blog, focused a little differently than the first, or for product reviews, etc. Boy, was I ever wrong! <BR/><BR/>In order to blog well, it takes so much effort and thought and purposefulness, and I now appreciate just how much work goes into a well-written blog. Thanks for sharing what you've learned through your own experiences!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20483101270649084772008-03-25T15:35:00.000-08:002008-03-25T15:35:00.000-08:00that was very interesting. though i am one of your...that was very interesting. though i am one of your blogging readers, i don't make that much of an effort to spread myself around. i have a few "other" blogs that i update less than my EJ blog...but most of them have an audience of ONE (me). so i guess in that way i blog to journal....privately ;-)~ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461738529248708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1137306945918921392008-03-25T07:32:00.000-08:002008-03-25T07:32:00.000-08:00Fantastic article, Michelle. I would not have know...Fantastic article, Michelle. I would not have known that most of your readers don't blog. I just assume they do because I do, I guess. I'm going to have to think about how many of my readers are non-bloggers too.Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848165705000588114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79162588659411250702008-03-25T03:48:00.000-08:002008-03-25T03:48:00.000-08:00hi michelle -- i love this article you wrote. wel...hi michelle -- i love this article you wrote. well done, well done. and this is coming to you from a conservative republican white Christian blogger career mom who has a master's degree. i also got such a kick out of how you wrote the typical reader ... what they are.sogratefultobemormon.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141321969690842348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-76536027880832938442008-03-24T20:32:00.000-08:002008-03-24T20:32:00.000-08:00It's a hard question to answer, but you answer it ...It's a hard question to answer, but you answer it so well. Thanks Scribbit - it helped me too :)Liza on Mauihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051821265972125935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34997041626814961782008-03-24T20:22:00.000-08:002008-03-24T20:22:00.000-08:00Thanks for the nice words, you're all so nice!As f...Thanks for the nice words, you're all so nice!<BR/><BR/>As for the question about tracking the ethnic demographics of readers I'm only extrapolating that statistic based on the comments I get and contact I have with bloggers along with tracking devices on my blog. Of course as I said they're just generalizations and I can give you plenty of people like Kailani at Island Life, Stephanie at City Mama, Karen at Chookooloonks or Robin at Around the Island that represent plenty of ethnic or racial groups beyond my little sphere. But I'm only talking a simple majority here and that's all. It''s not scientific beyond personal experience and serves no purpose except to help me get an idea about who my audience might be and what they might relate best to. I could be wrong and if I am then I'm targeting the wrong people and not connecting as well with my audience as I could be but so far it's seemed to be a fair assumption.<BR/><BR/>The only reason I mentioned it really was to help paint a mental picture of who Mrs. X--a typical Scribbit reader--might be as an example of what you could imagine about a typical reader for your own blog. <BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to put a poll on your blog to collect demographic information about your readers the way other media do though whenever you rely on information voluntarily submitted rather than randomly sampled it's of course inherently flawed.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91577921963205898532008-03-24T20:13:00.000-08:002008-03-24T20:13:00.000-08:00Thanks, Michelle, for all the insight about bloggi...Thanks, Michelle, for all the insight about blogging. I so appreciate you answering my questions since I started a blog. It can be a little overwhelming and intimidating to enter the blogging world, but you make it seem effortless and easy.High Heels and a Sippy Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427998423100979265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-39543970539131325692008-03-24T19:31:00.000-08:002008-03-24T19:31:00.000-08:00i'm one of your blogging readers who likes this k...i'm one of your blogging readers who likes this kind of stuff. good information.Melissa Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839619836478423452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-12595258531126235672008-03-24T17:23:00.000-08:002008-03-24T17:23:00.000-08:00I enjoyed this. I like these posts as they are hel...I enjoyed this. I like these posts as they are helpful to me and I'm still geting my feet wet and really trying to figure out what it is I want from blogging.<BR/>I struggle with the idea of sticking to "one" thing or having a specific theme.<BR/>Curious about how you know the caucasian statistic? I know there are good traffic tracking programs but how do you track those specifics?<BR/>Enjoyed this and it was helpful.all over the maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683876349920004494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57836668388272331422008-03-24T16:38:00.000-08:002008-03-24T16:38:00.000-08:00I am going to have to really restrain myself from ...I am going to have to really restrain myself from picking your brain too heavily at BlogHer.<BR/><BR/>(Don't worry, I'm not going to wake you up at 3 am whispering 'Hey! Michelle! How do you think I can boost my stuble review count??' because that would just be creepy...Right??? hee)Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-5990679215632869512008-03-24T16:35:00.000-08:002008-03-24T16:35:00.000-08:00This was a very excelletn post Michelle. I have a...This was a very excelletn post Michelle. I have always been intrigued at your ability to maintain so many blog readers and respond to them back in email like you've done with my comments. I also have always wondered how you began your own advertising -did you ask or did people ask you? You really seem to have an excellent handle on your blog readers! Hope you had a great easter!Michelle Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155917930543928026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24248420260294127462008-03-24T16:12:00.000-08:002008-03-24T16:12:00.000-08:00Well this audience member loves your every post. ...Well this audience member loves your every post. Your recent posts about your vacation and just life in Alaska were great. Keep it up. I will follow you (not stalk) where ever you go.jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-80380105737333480712008-03-24T15:07:00.000-08:002008-03-24T15:07:00.000-08:00i am one of you newest readers. i found you when ...i am one of you newest readers. i found you when i was looking for easter egg dyeing ideas. (and you so sweetly emailed me back, thank you!) i actually decided to subscribe to your blog BECAUSE you are not limited to one topic. i LIKE that i can come to your blog one day for a recipe and another day for something crafty - and so on. in fact, i was in a sewing-type shop today talking to the owner who is selling her shop to go online exclusively. i told her she needs a blog. i explained how bloggers create a following. i used you as an example of a blog i enjoy BECAUSE its diverse but has a loyal audience, and i cited other blogs for some of the fabric designers who do it to promote their brands.<BR/>while i love reading blogs (favs are mostly fabric/crafty people and childrens'wear,) i had never considered starting my own until i "met" YOU! i don't need a blog for my "brand" because i don't have one. BUT its now occurred to me that i would like to do a blog so that there is some "record" for my children of what our days consist of. and the thought of "mutual-sharing" it with other moms out there is appealing too. i think i would be more creative and crafty and articulate if i am creating it in a forum that some other moms might read. <BR/>(wow! this has gotten LONG...maybe i DO need a blog!) <BR/>but i am blog-ignorant, seriously blog ignorant. i don't even know where to start. i can't imagine. i had NO idea that you can earn money (i hold no ideation that i will earn a penny...i feel sure it will only cost me money...)<BR/>but i would like to consider the possibility of starting one! note HOW inept i am: i can only sign in here as "anonymous" b/c i don't even have a google account much less a URL...<BR/>great talking to you...i feel like a blogger! LOL! would love any advice you can offer!.<BR/>robynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-65856316632756621672008-03-24T13:52:00.000-08:002008-03-24T13:52:00.000-08:00Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!Do you know I've ...Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!<BR/><BR/>Do you know I've been losing sleep (well, pre-sleep) time over this?! Every "how to" I've read about blogging pretty much says to focus tightly on your niche. But I can't seem to find any ONE area of my life or likes that I'm SO interested in that I want to write about it 3-5 times a week~! <BR/><BR/>I'm a multi-faceted gal with a variety of interests...most of which I know something about, but none of which I'm an expert on. To pigeon hole me as a "homeschool blogger" or a "quilt blogger" or whatever seemed impossible.<BR/><BR/>Why did I need permission to have a broader focus? I don't know, but I did and now that I have it....WATCH OUT! <BR/><BR/>I'm formulating my next blog entry right now...perhaps entitled, "Everything You Ever Needed to Know You Can Learn at Scribbit!"<BR/><BR/>Big high five!<BR/><BR/>MicheleBunny McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913508603601958580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1366718652486887882008-03-24T13:41:00.000-08:002008-03-24T13:41:00.000-08:00I loved your post!! You can make money blogging(!?...I loved your post!! You can make money blogging(!?) I will have to read your future post on this!<BR/>I got into blogging when I saw an artist friend's blog. I thought it would be a good way to keep in touch with friends we left behind when we moved out to the boonies. It was quite a lifestyle change and I wanted to write a book, and thought this would be a good way to get the words out of my head and test the waters. The thousands of pictures that I have taken and stored on the computer will now have a place to go and be seen. But I don't think I could ever handle more than one blog- there are days now when I have tell myself to step AWAY from the computer!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-3815727756316659652008-03-24T13:35:00.000-08:002008-03-24T13:35:00.000-08:00I agree. I love your posts about blogging but wou...I agree. I love your posts about blogging but would get overwhelmed if you did them too often. <BR/><BR/>For me, I finally had to realize that I blog for the sake of hearing myself talk and to keep a personal journal. Anytime I tried to blog for another reason I did it badly, hurt someone's feelings, lost interest, or wanted to stop all together.<BR/><BR/>Another downfall of having too many blogs for different subjects is a smaller audience/influence. When I find a blog I like run by someone with mulitple blogs I only read one of their blogs due to time and so I am probably missing a lot of great stuff simply because they are putting it on their other blog.Ice Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720267761985766740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-66982517832852911872008-03-24T11:17:00.001-08:002008-03-24T11:17:00.001-08:00Personally I am going for "Supreme Commander of th...Personally I am going for "Supreme Commander of the Universe" so maybe we'll meet someday! I'm not quite sure how I'll get there but it's a goal nonetheless. <BR/><BR/>I was first directed to your blog when I searched for a "placemat purse" tutorial. I've been coming back daily since then because I truly enjoy your writing style and the variety you offer. I say - do what makes you happy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com