From what I’ve gatherd - based on personal posts & comments throughout the blogosphere - sweaty palmed bloggers are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to fly the Technicolor 9rules leaflet. Paul Scrivens has added updates on the 9rules blog stating what entrants can do in order to prepare for the submission round. The ideas of “Writing Patterns” & “Quality” are [not surprisingly] mentioned which sheds some light on the direction “writers” should start steppin’ towards. Personally, I think the important thing is that bloggers not go on a writing blitzkrieg in order to wow-factorize the panel as the submission nears. Spread it like butter and don’t post like you’re eating Lay’s chips (because I bet you can’t eat just one).
Christian Montoya shares his thoughts on the significance of being accepted into the 9rules network. My personal take? A large, diverse, rich network such as 9rules brings to the table more than additional traffic and recognition for your site and writing style, a sense of comradeship is also achieved. [Case in point: Chris Rhee]
Before I force myself to stay away from the feeds for a few hours, I leave readers with the following question. On the topic of “Writing Patterns” & “Quality”, is quality writing judged based on the interaction between writer and reader? Do long, well researched posts - with little to no interaction between writer and reader - carry more value as opposed to shorter “flatus” posts which entice solid reader interaction?
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To answer your question:
I don’t think so. There are famous bloggers who write short posts and then everyone is interacting. Probably advertising their own blogs in the hope of gaining more traffic because of the sheer number of commentors on the particular entry.
‘Stick with the research posts but original, don’t mind if there are none interacting, do what you do best. Don’t do it for 9rules, do it because you love blogging.
At least, that’s my point of view to the topic.
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Short and sweet. Or, keep it simple stupid. I’m for either of those over all else.
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I like a mix of both. While my posts tend to be about the banalitys of my life (it is a personal blog, after all), once in awhile I like to toss it up with an all-out opinion piece or ask the opinion of my readers.
I hope I can keep them entertained, but I sometimes I do wonder where the next idea is coming from.
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wow! you’ve added a new floating toolbar, or whatever that is.
Is this what I think it is? pointing visitors to what’s the latest on 5thirtyone’s entries?
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I’m going to assume you’re referring to the modal window for the recent posts and search function. That’s actually been there since I changed from the Foliage Mod to 5ThirtyOne v2. The matching tutorial is here.
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I guess it depends on the person running the blog what he wants. I have seen blogs where people have turned comments off even though they write great. But I think the biggest reason why people want comments is human nature itself. Every human needs interaction afterall. Can you stay without speaking to anyone for a day. I cannot
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