I started blogging back in 2003, and I learn something new every day about writing, attribution, and basic research when I write a story. When i was in art school, my drawing instructors told us to draw something every day. It’s a skill, not a gift. Skills need work and practice.
Friends of mine who do SEO (search engine optimization) consulting have told me that I should be running several different blogs, each with a different domain name. My mobile technology posts could go in one blog, while my Honolulu political posts could appear at alohapundit.com, for example.
I have made one major change in my blogging model. I’ve started writing articles about home office technology, the Mac and small business security for BrightHub.
There are some benefits in writing for a larger web site. At BrightHub, I have three editors that provide feedback and topic suggestions. BrightHub sells ad links to the articles, and maintains the site and its content management system (CMS).
BrightHub keeps the copyright over the articles I write for them, I do earn some revenue on each article. My BrightHub articles are listed in my profile on that site, as well as my BrightHub page at billso.com.
FriendFeed is another service that I use. It’s a social media aggregator that collects my posts, comments and items from other services like Twitter, StumbleUpon, Google Reader and my Amazon Wish List.
I have set up a page at billso.com that lists my recent FriendFeed activity. It’s not as pretty or as organized as my FriendFeed.com page but it was a fun way to do some RSS filtering.
While I enjoy posting a new entry at billso.com every day, I may scale back that commitment so that I can post more articles on BrightHub and other services.
Related posts and pages on billso.com
- BrightHub
- 25 June 2008: Honolulu Advertiser blogs need more content and authority
