What should I blog?
Most blogs are an excuse for the blogger to write deep thoughts about whatever is on their mind. I don't do that very often; my main goal in blogging is to provide info on events happening in my local area.
I’ve been writing a couple of different kinds of entry in the blog.
Some are really short, and just give the basic facts about the event. This is an example.
http://blogs.msdn.com/gsnowman/archive/2004/03/13/89223.aspx
Some are longer, and try to add a little more content. Here’s an example:
http://blogs.msdn.com/gsnowman/archive/2004/03/13/89080.aspx
And I occasionally write entries that aren’t event related, like:
http://blogs.msdn.com/gsnowman/archive/2004/03/13/89106.aspx
and
http://blogs.msdn.com/gsnowman/archive/2004/03/01/82028.aspx
I would love some feedback from both my readers:
- When I blog about an event, which style of blog entry do you prefer?
- Do you think it distracts from a “community diary” style blog to include non-event items?
- Are there any other types of entries that would be useful?
- What else can I do to make this better? It’s a lot of work, and I want to make sure I maximize the value.
- What other kinds of online presence would be useful?
BTW, I would like to thank the awesome Anil John for prodding me into doing this. (I needed a LOT of prodding.) It’s sucking up all my time, but it’s a good thing.
