Rich ponders what he wants as a blogger. I share a few of the goals he quotes, although I don't give much thought to what "my readers" want. I am not really consciously aiming to meet more bloggers either. I figure that that happens anyway, just by osmosis.
My modest goals for this year:
• attend the BlogHer conference in Santa Clara on July 30th
• participate in the Blogathon on August 6th
• blog, blog, blog
• blog my NaNoWriMo novel
And we'll see what else I come up with.
Seems to me that no matter what you do or write about, some people will like it, and some will not. I start by only writing about things that interest me. I don't write something to please my audience if it doesn't please me. On the other hand, I do know to some extent what readers of my blog are looking for and what they expect, and I respect that. It doesn't make sense to me to maintain a family-friendly blog for month after month, and then suddenly and without warning post something offensive. I take my audience into account, with my own place in that audience foremost.
Posted by: Dave Goodman | Jun 22, 2005 at 12:07 AM
Good point; I guess I do the same thing; I do write about the same kinds of things, and don't switch styles and topics too wildlt. I also don't post anything that I wouldn't say out loud in a crowded place. Which, fortunately, still leaves lotsa room for silliness. :-)
Posted by: Elke Sisco | Jun 22, 2005 at 12:41 PM