- Is it important?
- Is it groundbreaking?
- Is is it a phenomenal piece of commentary?
Does it need to be any of these things?
Seth Godin asks if what are you going to do with all of the things you write now that all of your real barriers are gone? Publishing? That’s what a blog is for — it’s free. Boss? In the world outside of your office, you are your only boss. Editor? You’d better plan on getting good at checking over your own work, unless you want people writing text updates in comments.
Sure, if you’re going to write a book about, say CSS, you’re going to need a publisher. But by that time you’re probably already a name, have a blog with a good subscription list, or have published before.
I’ve been struggling with the question of what this blog really should be about, what the main content stream should be. I still have not figured it out, but I feel a little closer to the answer each time I write. I think the point is that you should make sure that whatever you decide to write, you can’t blame a lack of posting or content on anyone but yourself. The only excuse at that point is lazyness.
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Editor? You’d better plan on getting good at checking over your own work, unless you want people writing text updates in comments.
Actually, I wish that more blogs allowed me to submit corrections -- especially through something other than the comments section. As a reader, I feel that I can add value to a blog by helping with proofreading (and have done so in the past). But I don't want to clutter the comments with text edits any more than you (as an author) want me to.
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