Comments on: the two immutable laws of blogging:

By: Baron bleu-obscur

Baron bleu-obscur — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:26:50 +0000

By: cheesedip.com

cheesedip.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:35:20 +0000

now where’s my $5?

The Two Immutable Laws of Blogging.…

By: Earl Mardle

Earl Mardle — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:21:06 +0000

That something, however, may no longer be money.
I doesn’t matter how viral you are for however many products or websites or businesses, your, or anyone’s, chances of making a living out of it is minimal.
On the other hand, giving away all this neat thinking may very well lead a lot of people to your blog and some of them to pay for something you have to sell.
But mostly not. Now, what the hell is the something that keeps people doing all this stuff for nothing, paying nothing for it and getting nothing, except ideas most of us will never use, back again?

By: A Shareware Life

A Shareware Life — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 05:04:18 +0000

Exploding Traffic

It has now been just over 2 months since I moved this blog from Blogger to TypePad. There was an immediate increase in traffic to this blog after the move. Also, I started posted more often (nearly every day). The

By: Viscix

Viscix — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:06:22 +0000

Can’t help but react — Your note to self regarding diversity, freedom, and equality glosses over the fact that most would be happier with diversity, freedom, and dignity. If we can’t aim for all three the whole concept of civilation seems pretty shallow.

By: Cairo Otaibi

Cairo Otaibi — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:34:55 +0000

sweet. very sweet.
so sweet that some gag on it.

By: rags

rags — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:49:05 +0000

Orginal content, who really has original content in their blogs? Leslie Savan

By: Life 2.0

Life 2.0 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:45:54 +0000

Winners and Whiners

There’s an interesting post and comments discussion over at gapingvoid about why a few weblogs seem to flourish whilst the majority seem to go nowhere and a good wake up call for those who like to blame others for their

By: scott

scott — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:45:13 +0000

Um…If a blogger keeps linking to rubbish, people will stop following the links — right? And maybe, eventually, stop visiting the blog altogether? (Or maybe I’m just hopelessly naive…)

By: Damian

Damian — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:24:13 +0000

You linked to my rubbish blog and there was nothing in it for you. Really. You could have just written the story without the link. Although my traffic did go up HUGELY and I am greatful, there was really nothing in it for you.
Or was there
Oh god my head hurts and I think I am going to be sick.

By: Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:00:29 +0000

Right Scott! If you have never been in the “pile of bodies” you aren’t aiming high enough.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:43:00 +0000

You make it sound so dirty! I’d put it this way:
When your blog is entertaining or informative, “something is in it” for the reader as well as the blogger. Your blog is an excellent example of that.
When people find a link on your blog to another blog that is entertaining or informative, “something is in it” for the reader as well as for both bloggers.
If you can’t produce content that other people find entertaining or informative on a consistent basis, you should give it up. Bloggers fail just like musicians fail and novelists fail and enterpreneurs fail and on and on. The risk of being in the “pile of bodies” is part of every endeavor we undertake.

By: AccMan Pro

AccMan Pro — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:09:16 +0000

Fact, fiction and truth

Today was one of great clarity for me. Good ol’ Hugh came out with a couple of blinders:
The Two Immutable Laws of Blogging:
1. “Nobody’s going to read your blog unless there’s something in it for them.” –Seth Godin.
2. …

By: henri

henri — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:45:19 +0000

Great drawing… I like the way you see the famous funking long tail!
+ a seth’s comment, what a big blog!

By: Gary Turner

Gary Turner — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:07:19 +0000

Didn’t you mean, “pile of shit” ?