Comments on: Has Your Blog Outgrown Itself? http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/ Join the Conversation Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sara http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-310 Sara Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:37:57 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-310 Hi Derek, thanks for commenting! I think a deciding factor on whether to split your blog has to do with your goals. The main reason I split my first blog was because my family and friends who weren't into programming quit coming to my blog as they didn't understand a lot of my posts. So I wanted to make a blog JUSt for them. If your blog is fitting your needs, then by all means, keep it just the way it is! Hi Derek, thanks for commenting! I think a deciding factor on whether to split your blog has to do with your goals. The main reason I split my first blog was because my family and friends who weren’t into programming quit coming to my blog as they didn’t understand a lot of my posts. So I wanted to make a blog JUSt for them. If your blog is fitting your needs, then by all means, keep it just the way it is!

]]> By: Derek Slater http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-307 Derek Slater Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:20:22 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-307 Hi Sara (and everyone else). This is very interesting. My blog is intentionally diverse. I'm fully aware that the majority of readers come to it through a single topic (chess) and that a focused chess blog would garner more links from other chess sites, etc etc. But the blog is actually a tool that helps ME learn about new areas (particle physics, mushrooms and fungi...) and explore interconnections between various disciplines or branches of knowledge. So I refuse to specialize. :) In fact, I found this post while I was poking around in Google, looking for other diverse blogs to read. Hi Sara (and everyone else). This is very interesting. My blog is intentionally diverse. I’m fully aware that the majority of readers come to it through a single topic (chess) and that a focused chess blog would garner more links from other chess sites, etc etc. But the blog is actually a tool that helps ME learn about new areas (particle physics, mushrooms and fungi…) and explore interconnections between various disciplines or branches of knowledge. So I refuse to specialize. :) In fact, I found this post while I was poking around in Google, looking for other diverse blogs to read.

]]> By: Sara http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-255 Sara Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:25:32 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-255 @everyone - sorry for my multiple comments, i kept hitting the button after each one without thinking! @Linda - You have definitely split your blog off wisely and I know what you mean about having so many ideas ;) @Bob - Glad to see you are back up and running! @Adam - thanks for mentioning that and you are completely right! @everyone - sorry for my multiple comments, i kept hitting the button after each one without thinking!

@Linda - You have definitely split your blog off wisely and I know what you mean about having so many ideas ;)

@Bob - Glad to see you are back up and running!

@Adam - thanks for mentioning that and you are completely right!

]]> By: Sara http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-254 Sara Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:08:10 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-254 @SarahG - I had noticed how you have your blogs split and I like how you do that. I imagine another topic for discussion could be, if you DO split your blog do you want to create a new domain or do like you did. I would imagine there would be positives and negatives to both sides! @SarahG - I had noticed how you have your blogs split and I like how you do that. I imagine another topic for discussion could be, if you DO split your blog do you want to create a new domain or do like you did. I would imagine there would be positives and negatives to both sides!

]]> By: Sara http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-253 Sara Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:06:19 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-253 @Sam - You write so often you could definitely get away with having a more niche/targetted blog. Obviously that would require you choosing which topic you wanted to discuss, but I think you could do a pet blog pretty easily. As far as sorting out your categories....well, looking at your categories makes me blind :D @Sam - You write so often you could definitely get away with having a more niche/targetted blog. Obviously that would require you choosing which topic you wanted to discuss, but I think you could do a pet blog pretty easily. As far as sorting out your categories….well, looking at your categories makes me blind :D

]]> By: Linda Jenkinson http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-244 Linda Jenkinson Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:12:09 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-244 In answer to Adam... I only wish I had link juice! :D In answer to Adam… I only wish I had link juice! :D

]]> By: adam http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-243 adam Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:55:45 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-243 Well if your porting posts across you can 301 redirect the old posts to the new ones - that way you don't lose link juice. Well if your porting posts across you can 301 redirect the old posts to the new ones - that way you don’t lose link juice.

]]> By: Bob http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-238 Bob Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:13:23 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-238 Well, I've got my family blog that now pretty much is just stuff about our family and our comings and goings. In its early days, it also included my random political rants, but I've held back on that. I've realized that most of the people who go there are just keeping up with my family. Then, I started a new blog that I've since destroyed. (*tear*) It's back, though, in "free" Wordpress form. You guys are the first to know: http://everyeveryminute.wordpress.com It's sort of a personal reflection blog with a niche theme of "accentuate the positive." It seemed to be attracting readers before, hopefully it will again! Well, I’ve got my family blog that now pretty much is just stuff about our family and our comings and goings. In its early days, it also included my random political rants, but I’ve held back on that. I’ve realized that most of the people who go there are just keeping up with my family.

Then, I started a new blog that I’ve since destroyed. (*tear*) It’s back, though, in “free” Wordpress form. You guys are the first to know: http://everyeveryminute.wordpress.com

It’s sort of a personal reflection blog with a niche theme of “accentuate the positive.” It seemed to be attracting readers before, hopefully it will again!

]]> By: Linda Jenkinson http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-236 Linda Jenkinson Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:09:56 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-236 It's amazing how fast a blog takes on a life of its own! I started blogging in July with what was supposed to be just a personal blog for my poetry and opinions. However, the majority of my readers were interested in my posts on freelance writing and business so I've just started another blog for my poetry, prose and personal opinions. It’s amazing how fast a blog takes on a life of its own!
I started blogging in July with what was supposed to be just a personal blog for my poetry and opinions. However, the majority of my readers were interested in my posts on freelance writing and business so I’ve just started another blog for my poetry, prose and personal opinions.

]]> By: SarahG http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-235 SarahG Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:25:48 +0000 http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog/2007/09/04/has-your-blog-outgrown-itself/#comment-235 I started off with the one blog for personal posts and rants. Then I started chatting about money making so after a while I split this off into its own blog on the same domain as it seemed a better idea. I split off the personal side of my now Tech and Business blog for a while but I found that I didn't post to it as often as I'd hoped so I just go for a weekly roundup. Most of my posts tend to be about business, photography or tech stuff anyway as that's what I live and breathe! I set up my foodie blog on its own domain originally, wanting to get some sort of diet diary but it's moved into just posts about food, my gardening and the occasional drink. However knowing that some people want to read everything I post (for some strange reason!) I pull the most recent posts from each of the 3 blogs into a main front page and offer a feed for that too. This way I cover everyone. Sometimes I do worry as I don't always post as often on one or the other blog but if you put them together then there's probably an average of one a day. It can get to a point where you're spreading yourself too thin but because I know certain people only read individual blogs then I'll keep it as it is. I started off with the one blog for personal posts and rants. Then I started chatting about money making so after a while I split this off into its own blog on the same domain as it seemed a better idea. I split off the personal side of my now Tech and Business blog for a while but I found that I didn’t post to it as often as I’d hoped so I just go for a weekly roundup. Most of my posts tend to be about business, photography or tech stuff anyway as that’s what I live and breathe!

I set up my foodie blog on its own domain originally, wanting to get some sort of diet diary but it’s moved into just posts about food, my gardening and the occasional drink. However knowing that some people want to read everything I post (for some strange reason!) I pull the most recent posts from each of the 3 blogs into a main front page and offer a feed for that too. This way I cover everyone.

Sometimes I do worry as I don’t always post as often on one or the other blog but if you put them together then there’s probably an average of one a day. It can get to a point where you’re spreading yourself too thin but because I know certain people only read individual blogs then I’ll keep it as it is.

]]>