Comments on: “anticipated content”: do people ‘look forward’ to you?

By: Mark Alan Effinger

Mark Alan Effinger — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:21:39 +0000

I believe it’s the authenticity of your passion in words and images.

I still read my regulars. But now, in addition, I “follow threads”.

Sometimes (often) I find that by the end of the day I have 200–270 tabs open across a dozen browser windows.

And I aggregate the collective consciousness of the soundbites across those hundreds of hyperlinks.

And somehow, it all makes sense.

Bruce Cockburn said it well: “You get bigger as you go”…

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xctui9_bruce-cockburn-you-get-bigger-as-yo_music

Thanks Beth=>Hugh. Great insight. Incredibly true…

By: Dayaan

Dayaan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:13:44 +0000

True, but not everyone looks forward to the same things. How many people eagerly anticipate the next novel in the ‘Twighlight’ series? Being eagerly anticipated by the masses might mean current commercial success, but is it relevant or will it stand the test of time?

By: Ian Greenleigh

Ian Greenleigh — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:32:21 +0000

My favorite moments: Seeing someone you barely know or have never met at a party, and having them tell you that they really like your blog. Later, imagining them reading it at home–thinking what you put out there, maybe something that didn’t get a lot of public traction–was brought into their private world willfully and better yet, they enjoyed it. Those moments make the 3:34am must-blog moments worth it all.

Maybe they didn’t leave a comment or tweet it out, but they thought enough of it to tell you they liked it.

By: Arsene Hodali

Arsene Hodali — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:40:22 +0000

Thanx for this.

Recently made the switch and started a new blog based entirely on this.

I woke up one day and realized that I WASN’T ADDICTED to my blog, my own blog! Which was a big wake up call.

So I started a new blog recently based entirely on this.

Creating content that I myself look forward to receiving each day. I even signed up for my own newsletter just to receive my own feed and read the post one more time!

… Also pleased to say I am addicted to your newsletter. =) You inspired my new blog in a way. Spreading art, heart, and personal development in short bursts (for those who are busy), and for that I THANK YOU.

By: | the creative space

| the creative space — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:27:05 +0000

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By: Fabian

Fabian — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:10:05 +0000

I am *looking forward* to the new book *very much*.

Actually, I was dragged down a little when reading that I have to wait 10 months (!) to read it… :-]

By: Rae

Rae — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:23:32 +0000

I “look forward to” you, Hugh! And when I have a little money left over after paying the rent, I’ll buy a print. I’m looking forward to that, too. But I know that you love what you do; it’s not just about selling the prints. And that what makes it so good!

By: Tee

Tee — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:50:02 +0000

They sure do! We’re sifting through survey responses from readers this week and really excited with the results.

We’re also reading “Ignore Everybody.” With an offbeat schtick, we’ve dealt with a lot of the questions (and people) mentioned there. Big thumbs up.

By: Stephen Nash

Stephen Nash — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:13:28 +0000

Valuable, clear, consistent content + a little controversy goes a long way to achieving this.

By: Hugh MacLeod

Hugh MacLeod — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:59:00 +0000

Sorry Lena, but I’ve never heard of you before… so quit your yappin’!

(PS, I was teasin’ abut that last part.…)

By: Beth Andrus

Beth Andrus — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:12:23 +0000

I believe, if you are true to yourself, your target audience finds you. On the *rare* occasion, I disagree with the opinion expressed in Hugh’s art, but I always understand what he’s saying, because he is consistently himself. He is always insightful and funny and that’s what I look forward to.

By: Lena.FM

Lena.FM — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:50:13 +0000

Two days ago, I didn’t know about you. Then I stumbled into your twitter, and liked your thought processes (formally, too). You didn’t follow me back. I got slightly wounded (“Of all people, I am definitely one of the admittedly interesting ones”, I thought, — “And also, people send me fan mail and shit and say that they like my breasts, so why, dear God, why”.

The funniest thing (and that has to do with the subject of your post) that it is not as much about content, it is about the personal energy. One can say “cabbage” and get 139 cooing comments — or one can say something of great and true value and be buried in the noise — and it could even be the same person. So it’s always a combo of self and where the self lands in the moment, no?

By: Non-Believer

Non-Believer — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:17:00 +0000

A more interesting question is what makes content engaging enough to be anticipated.
I think that has to vary wildly. Because the receiver is the one anticipating, its all about her views of the world. So once your content hits a certain level of interest — people like it enough to add it to a reader or check regularly — how do you reach the next level.
I think you would have choose a target audience — otherwise you will be lose yourself trying to feed too many crocodiles.