DISQUS

Jeffro2pt0 · 1 year ago

Damn Steve, you are on a roll. I whole heartedly agree with just about everything you have said. Man, the way you sum it up, these A-Listers are like corporations that are acquiring or purchasing their competition. While the boys and girls at the top can play this game known as FIRSTIES, there can be another sub section of bloggers who stop to smell the roses and then provide length, in depth researched pieces. These are the bloggers that will reach a pinnacle of success in their own right.

Every recipe for blogging success is different for everyone. Find the right ingredients though is more than half the battle. Glad to see you are looking at this from the big picture and giving us a few of those ingredients for success.

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

Thanks Jeffro for the kind words and while I am not sure whether I have provided any ingredients for success I do think that there are some interesting times ahead for both bloggers and while a lot of folks aren't talking about this aspect of it there is going to have to be a change in the mindset of advertisers as well.

toddmck · 1 year ago

Steven, if that's one of the two feature posts you were wondering about "is it worth it?" then I can't wait to read the other one. This is a really good look at what's going on, but more importantly it points us forward. I also agree with the thesis that there's a significant "niche" to fill by people who think before they write something. This post really resonated with me and I'm glad you took the time to write it. Totally worth it :)

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

Ya this was one of the two features I was referring to (but funnily enough this one will be leading into another one as well - so I guess the count is still at two to come :) ).

It is nice to see that even on a limited basis - as I never expect much of what I write to gain any traction outside of a small circle - that some folks appreciated the thoughts. Even if Duncan Riley considered it more of time to "man the yawn buckets" - http://twitter.com/duncanriley/statuses/787708091 ....

I am glad the post resonated with you and even happier if it provided even one blogger such as yourself with a new way forward that is more gratifying. That in itself made the post worth writing.

Mark Evans · 1 year ago

Steve,

I couldn't agree with you more. Over the past few months, I've been attempting to shift my blog, markevanstech.com, to more analysis and new ideas as opposed to chasing the news.

My sense many of the bloggers now re-assessing their goals/priorities have been at it for awhile, and may be looking for something else now that the novelty has finally worn off. It will be interesting to see how things evolve.

Mark

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

I have been a reader of Mark Evans Tech since I first stumbled across it a little while back. It is one of those blogs that I look forward to see a new post show up in as I know that it will be something worth reading. To a certain extent it is blogs like yours that is what got me thinking along the lines of what I wrote about - so I thank you for that and I truly hope you keep up with what you are doing there.

vanelsas · 1 year ago

Steven I already replied using the comments of FF. Should ave done it here, because it really belongs here. I'll copy it over here, sorry for the doubling.

Steven, a great article, and I'm honored I'm in it ;-) Hope I can keep living up to these expectations! On the subject that you were referring to. I have stopped reading most of the A-list bloggers. I always start with people that can conceptualize, analyze, be funny and write well. The "breaking news" factor is of no interest, especially since everyone seems to be copying from the same sources, making it not so "breaking" after all. The A-list still has the traffic, but traffic will become less important. -

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

vanelsas thank you for taking the time to repost your comments here even though as I make my way through my "getting started" routine I would have come across the original on FF and answered there as well. For me Comments here and FF have become interchangeable and sure I would like the majority written to the blog but the fact that a comment is made regardless of where only helps to broaden the conversation.

As with Mark Evans Tech blog I came across yours as a result of FF and it has as well become one that I always look forward to seeing new posts being written and like Mark you and your writings were in part an inspiration for the post I wrote - I have no doubts that you will keep up the quality that makes your blog in my eyes one of the must reads.

charlesfrith · 1 year ago

The relentless obsession with wealth accumulation and celebrity means that i don't really recognise any of what made this article stop and think.. For us and our community we care little what the A listers think.

Laurence · 1 year ago

Mate...

You nailed it with this article. I couldn't agree more with some of your points. You managed to be positive about the future of blogging without resorting to lamenting about the good old blogging days and the decline of the web etc etc... something I'm seeing a lot of lately..

I am pretty new to blogging myself, and for a while most of the websites in my FeedDemon where those 'a-listers'. However it didn't take long before I began to grow bored. I really didn't care about seeing half a dozen blog echoing the latest firefox news.

Anyways now I have discovered greater bloggers such as yourself, Louise Gray etc.

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

Thanks for the good words Laurence they are greatly appreciated.