Comments on: A Fireside Chat with Darren and Aziz

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:00:29 +0000

Great interview and great little bits of wisdom! Yeah, bloggers can be a harsh bunch. Especially because they don’t actually see the people they’re attacking face-to-face – so it’s much easier for them to say things they otherwise wouldn’t say.

I’ve learned to just ignore personal attacks and not feed them any further. But if they’re attacking the content of what I’ve written, I try to address it as kindly as I can, realizing that other viewpoints are an essential part of blogging.

Taking things with a grain of salt is essential in this business!!!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:00:26 +0000

Blogging can be done at any age I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to retire lol.

By: A Tentative Personal Finance Blog

A Tentative Personal Finance Blog — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:58:11 +0000

Blogging’s one of the few professions I could see doing into my 70s or 80s.

By: Crabby Mcslacker

Crabby Mcslacker — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:46:19 +0000

Well shoot, the one thing I wasn’t happy to hear was that over time, you’re spending less time proportionately on the actual blogging and more time on other stuff.

I just started blogging a couple months ago, and it seems like the majority of my time is spent scuttling all over the net trying to drum up new visitors. I spend much less time than I’d like writing actual posts.

I love finding new sites and commenting, but I had the fantasy that the networky aspects of blogging would get less demanding, not more.

Thanks for all the great advice!

By: DIY PR Builder

DIY PR Builder — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:01:02 +0000

Glad to hear you’ll be around for a while! Keep the good information coming!

By: Stephen C. Rose

Stephen C. Rose — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:54:23 +0000

From a blogger and a marketer and a person whose interests are broad, a few comments.

I think podcasting will grow immensely (and perhaps be more effective than both text and video).

And that podcasts may well become essential to success in blogging, not as a substitute, but as an adjunct.

My guess is that a podcast is as likely to be listed in the engines as a blog article if not more so. Also to be spontaneously picked up by unsought but welcome podcast directories.

I do not agree with all the niche talk. While I believe that separate things should be in navigable areas — such as having linked blogs and linked podcasts in clear categories — I feel the niche talk encourages people to believe their success depends on hyper-limitation. To me the cart is dragging the horse on that issue.

I know from experience that when I lead someone via text to a podcast I am multiplying my effectiveness, whether it is idea podcasts or product podcasts I am pointing to.

Podcasts offer an entirely different and I feel more personal window on the person you are encountering.

I recommend Talkshoe as the ideal center for bloggers interested in podcasting. Free setup and super linkage to get your podcasts out there.

Cheers,

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:38:18 +0000

Don’t let other people make you quit. Do what you think it right and stick to it. Remember that people are jeleous and disagreeable no matter what you do.

By: Blog Opinion

Blog Opinion — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:55:13 +0000

Blogging should be a part time job. As we learn more we blog more . I don’t think so we should ever retire from blogging. Blogging is becoming a method of sharing knowledge and earn some bug’s from it . I am 21 . Learning more > blogging more. :)

By: Brandon Hopkins

Brandon Hopkins — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:29:15 +0000

Retirement? I thought that was when you stopped working for someone else and started working for yourself. :)

By: rangga

rangga — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:15:39 +0000

there’s always an opinion that when you’re rich you can retire, but from my observation… successful people are just hard worker, they can’t stop working. It’s just their passion

By: Tejvan

Tejvan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:12:42 +0000

Interesting question re: retirement

Most people, like me, start blogging so we can retire from our 9 to 5 job. But, if you blog on your favourite topics it becomes a hobby as well as a job.

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:17:22 +0000

i wonder when i’ll benefit from an interview with you Darren :( Are you listening? ;)

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:12:39 +0000

Very encouraging words of wisdom, as usual. I have not come to my wits end yet. I’ll continue to blog as long as I see a need for my niche and content.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:12:16 +0000

Very encouraging words of wisdom, as usual. I have not come to my wits end yet. I”’ continue to blog as long as I see a need for my niche and content.

By: A To Z Guidelines To Earn Money Online

A To Z Guidelines To Earn Money Online — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:10:49 +0000

Thanks God! You are not going to quit very soon. I was also thinking about this topic. Do we write blog only for earning money?
If we become successful, Should we quit doing that?

Thanks
Joynal