Comments on: Shooting Yourself in the Foot - On Again, Off Again Blogging

By: I Blogged Myself to Poverty | My Way To Success

I Blogged Myself to Poverty | My Way To Success — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:10:59 +0000

[...] have suffered already from the biggest mistake that bloggers make with their sites. However how do you learn if you are always right? I am about to get tired [...]

By: Invest Free Money

Invest Free Money — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:29:16 +0000

I have done this on more than one occasion myself, but I usually get in a rut, and it is hard to bring myself out of it. Little time, more important projects, and writer’s block usually contribute to my lack of blogging.

By: Erik Karey

Erik Karey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:12:12 +0000

Thanks Tim, yes I see the decrease in comments as one of the bigger drawbacks from not posting now.

By: Tim Schroeder

Tim Schroeder — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:54:54 +0000

Nice to see you posting again Erik.

I know it’s tough to stay on schedule and my post count had slowed but never longer than a week or so at a time. RSS didn’t change much but the number of comments did decrease a bit.

By: Erik Karey

Erik Karey — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:27:48 +0000

Thanks for commenting Jamie…I’ve noticed a disparity in comments currently too, but I’m sure it will pick back up.

I’ll take that vow with you as well!

By: Jamie Harrop

Jamie Harrop — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:48:55 +0000

Amen to that! Good post, Erik.

I’ve had a couple of extended breaks too. The main thing I have noticed is those readers who were once keen to comment, now no longer feel so keen.

When I started my blog, my reader to comment ratio was huge. Now, it’s about average. I put that down to the extended breaks.

My traffic and RSS numbers didn’t drop much, if at all. However, they have stayed at a constant level, so I’m left wondering where my blog would be now if I hadn’t had those breaks.

And with that, I now vow never again to have an extended break from blogging.