I am more motivated and excited I hope it stays like this, I ll be sure to read these posts though :)

Declaring War on Blogger Apathy VI

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Declaring War on Blogger Apathy V

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I want to leave room for each blogger to have their own rhythm…

[snip] “I put approx, 30 post a day on my blog” …
“I am not getting the readership and/or the clicks on my google ads that I would like” …
“I actually feel a little anxiety ”

No kidding. I’m not in a position to give advice, but maybe some sort of cheap publicity stunt may be a start.

I look at other blogs and wonder what can I do different. If you have any suggestions please e-mail me webmaster@cellounge.com Getting out of this apathy will probably take me a day or two. But I will. I put approx, 30 post a day on my blog. Maybe thats too many, but there is so much to talk about in the world of cell phones. I actually want to put reviews, manuals, deals, and/or accessories on my site, but I just feel that I am already doing enough. Quite frankly I am worn out.

I look at Darren’s network of blogs and think “How does he do it?” I know he works 12 hour days, its just not feasible for me as a father of three kids right now.

Ok I am done whining back to your regular program.

I agree there are ghost towns of blogs out there, however it can be too easy to look at a blog for the first time, check the last post date and not bother to subscribe, as you may think the blogger has lost their momentum.

I would rather have a blogger post quality posts at least once a month rather than a spurious flow of blogs through the month which are not that well thought out and are just a knee jerk reaction to what’s in other blogs anyway.

One of the improvements to indicate if a blogger has fallen into the “blogger apathy” trap would be to add a blog frequency indicator on the rss feed. As a reader I should be able to check their blogger stats from their page without having to keep a mental note of when they are most likely to blog again. Maybe this is just me that takes a mental note., but it’s really handy to know the bloggers publishing habits. I know some bloggers will most likely blog tomorrow afternoon, so I can plan my reading habits around that.

Keep up the great advice … It’s good to learn your experiences, as we don’t really have any uber bloggers out there, so it’s good to have someone set the pace.

Keep the comments coming, this is great stuff.

Another apathy-buster is to go through any press releases that I want to blog and to summarize them. It’s really light and non-creative work, perfect for when you are not feeling particularly in the groove, but it ends with an accomplished feeling, which is what usually kick-starts me into high gear again.

I stay focused on what I did by constantly reviewing the technical side of my sites, which I find generates the enthusiasm to keep the content at the front end upto date and relevant.

Being enthusaiastic about the subject matter helps, but also being able to look at what other people are doing and taking something constructive from it (like I do by coming to places like problogger) will motivate you and help you stay focused.

Ensuring your site allows a community feeling to prosper also helps, as you can see that what you are doing has input into other peoples lives – make sure your vistors are able to contact you and let you know how great your are – if needs be, ask for comments/suggestions/feedback – visitors are normally keen to show their appreciation, which helps you stay motivated and lifts that feeling of apathy and ‘I can’t be bothered’!

I also recommend taking a short break away from the computer – go outside and sit in the sunshine, read a book, play with your children – anything to take your focus away from wondering why you are bothering to update your blog – you’ll come back refreshed and keen. This allows you to gain perspective, and can break that writes block that may be causing the knock on affects of apathy.