01.04.07
Something New
I’ve noticed, as I read though my daily lineup of blogs, that many people had New Year’s resolutions related to their blogs. Of course, this may be a biased sample since these people are clearly blogging about their resolutions already, so clearly, they’ve got blogs on the mind. Most people are saying that they want to blog more. A few burnt out (fanatical) bloggers say that they want to blog less. It’s quite possible to spend three hours a day surfing from blog to blog. Trust me, it’s addicting. Maybe not quite as addicting as MySpace or Wikipedia, but the sheer number of blogs (all inter-linked in some way or another) makes it a virtual panacea for boredom.
Some other blog related New Year’s resolutions you could make:
(1) Re-design your blog. Nothing is more boring than staring at the same old thing day after day — but don’t tell your significant other that. Muddle around with some simple HTML, pop in a picture or two, switch up your sidebars and clean up and re-organize your blogroll. Change that template!
(2) Commit to putting up a picture per post. Words are nice and all, but sometimes the combination of a picture plus a written post can make your entry stand out. Even better if those photos are taken by you. All those megapixels on your new Christmas present has to be used somehow right?
(3) Make five new blog friends. Reach out to a blogger that you’ve always admired (stalked) and link to them or write an entire post dedicated to why you like their blog so much. Maybe say “Hi” and send them an email. You gotta be friendly to make friends; and blog life is nothing without friends. You can even nominate your favorite blogs for the 2007 Bloggies!
(4) Try out Google Adsense or some other revenue generator on your site. Why not? See if you can turn your hits into your daily cup of coffee. Become a “part-time professional blogger” and see how your social cachet rises. I’d bet you become a big hit at parties once people realize that you make “an undisclosed amount” from your “internet venture.”
(5) Blog more. A daily dose of blogging, eight cups of water, the proper diet, and returning your voice mails and emails in a timely manner (so you can have an offline life) will result in you becoming healthy, wealthy, and wise.