Comments on: Differentiate Your Blog

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:07:29 +0000

Darren, you have a very good stage presence. Infinitely better than most.

However, I agree with the comments about this particular video not being an effective use of the medium. I’d imagine that most of the visitors to your blog are reasonably fast readers and skimmers. If you’re fast with a keyboard then simple text is a win-win for you and your readers.

The language/verbal center of the brain handles serial (one chunk at a time) information. When verbalization is the best way to convey your message, use text. So a person verbalizing into a camera is (by my criteria) not an effective use of video.

Whenever your message conveys a lot of spatial info then video is the way to go. It certainly makes no sense to give a detailed text description of a complex graph or where to point and click your mouse when using some software application when video can do this much more effectively.

When it comes to spatial stuff a moving picture is worth a thousand words.

Marc

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:50:02 +0000

darren, adding text links to the sites you name drop beneath the video (ala rocketboom) would be a HUGE user friendly add for your readers. just a tip.

By: Thilo

Thilo — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:01:10 +0000

Nice video, I was really thinking about how to stand out of this huge amount of blogs.

By: Z. Glass

Z. Glass — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:51:59 +0000

I may be alone in this, but depending on the subject matter, some people might be surprised that the owner of a site is a woman, or of a certain race, or a certain size, etc.

As you may know by now (from previous posts), I own a staffing firm, and for 16 years I have been coaching people (of all races and levels of professionalism) on how to get jobs. Now that I am promoting my controversial career books, “25 Reasons Why I Won’t Hire You!” and “25 Reasons Why THEY Won’t Hire You!”, I have to wonder if physical characteristics would come into play for some people doing video clips on a blog.

For example, I experienced a slump in book sales when I put my picture on my book site. Hmmm….

Comments???

Z. Glass
http://www.25ReasonsWhy.com

By: Sajjid Manuel

Sajjid Manuel — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:47:05 +0000

Hello Darren,

Very true and thoughtful video you’ve posted. It’s got a lot of insight into what should be priority for bloggers who want to know about what kind of identity they’re creating and communicating.

Interesting on the overall…

Thank you,

Best Regards,

Sajjid Manuel

By: ugyen

ugyen — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:49:44 +0000

Wonderful Video. Very Informative

By: Paros

Paros — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:10:16 +0000

Darren,
really nice video !

I’m looking forward for more…
Really Pro

Paros

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:21:43 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebiwjkuZa6o Haha… So that’s the magic behind your daily blogging strategy huh? Nice videos.

By: Team Building

Team Building — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:56:54 +0000

Darren, love the new site layout. While i liked the video, i think text ramblings are more useful and a lot easier to bookmark and search relevant topics

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:17:17 +0000

Look great to me. I like the organization. Very clean.

I don’t mean to try and get traffic but wanted to point out how the sponsors look in Firefox and IE7. It my be my IE 7.

See it here at the end of this post:

http://smartsavinginvesting.com/links-for-weekend-reading-81107/

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:58:04 +0000

Haha, great video!

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:57:51 +0000

I liked the video post. It was informative. My only suggestion would be to scoot away from the camera a bit. Otherwise, it’s very informative. :)

By: Josh Mullineaux

Josh Mullineaux — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:47:15 +0000

Thanks for the insight Darren! Unlike the vblog that Nate and I put on weekly you focus the camera very close to your face. I kinda like that. I wonder if we should try that? Thanks again!

http://joshmullineaux.com/new-video-post

By: Natasha - MyDreadlocks.com

Natasha - MyDreadlocks.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:43:57 +0000

Whoa! Big difference.

Nice video but please include time length bars or an indication of time at the start of the viddie, please.

Thanks, Darren. If nothing else now I know how to pronounce your name properly (originally thought it rhymed with “rose”).

Natasha

By: Artemis Scribulus

Artemis Scribulus — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:51:54 +0000

Wow, total information overload. I hope it works out for you, but it gives me a headache.

By: Sebastien Gomez

Sebastien Gomez — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:26:49 +0000

Love the new design, absolutely perfect, very neat. I wish I had a team of designers too ;)

Good vlog there, you’re site is the first one I open up in the morning, thanks for updating so many times.

Take care and good luck with the new design.

http://www.macgomez.com

By: Protestant

Protestant — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:23:02 +0000

Nice vid Darren. I was able to download it and check it out a little later in the day. :)

By: Linda Vernon

Linda Vernon — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:42:41 +0000

Hi Darren,
I think your new blog design really puts the “Pro” in Problogger! And I don’t think you need a new picture of yourself now that we have the up-dated, live version of you!

I am new to the blogging world, and your site has been a big help and a guiding light! (By the way, you certainly keep your books neat!)

Well, I’m running out of exclamation marks so I’ll sign off?
Sincerely yours,
Linda Vernon
Regular Visitor

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:27:11 +0000

Darren–can you provide a transcript so that I can follow along? Thanks!

By: Jim Moon

Jim Moon — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:46:27 +0000

Hey Darren, Really nice site, I love the redesign and thanks for the bolgging tips.

I think if I had a message for other bloggers it would be, yes, be professional, build a killer site, and write amazing articles, but also… “Have Fun”… Remember that first article you wrote? How you had a lump in your throat when you clicked the Publish button? Or how about how you felt, when you received that first comment? I do, and I hope those feelings never go away. I love blogging; I hope I never lose that feeling. Keep up the great work.

Cheers,

Jim Moon