Comments on: From Creation to Abandonment: the 5 Stages of Blogging

By: Why Bother Writing At All

Why Bother Writing At All — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:03:05 +0000

[...] If taking the time to write ends up bringing enjoyment to me and encouragement to someone else, then I’ve done what I set out to do. It’s the only way to avoid the progressive blogging decline. [...]

By: Binary Blonde

Binary Blonde — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:21:00 +0000

You write an excellent post and pose some interesting points.As a “personal” blogger, I don’t feel a lot of the frustration for lack of fame or fortune, but I can admit to swinging between numbers 2-4 over the years of keeping a blog.I think you are completely correct in saying that all bloggers want is to know they are being heard and their thoughts not being broadcast into a large, black void. Which is why I try and leave a thoughtful comment whenever I can.

By: A.K.Ravishankar

A.K.Ravishankar — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:51:00 +0000

Great observation….!

By: Webomatica

Webomatica — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:21:00 +0000

Great post. I seem to swing between 2, 3, and 4 depending on what day it is, and if a commenter has called me a moron. I think the trick is finding new things to inspire you when the old things like traffic or techmeme fall off.

By: Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:38:00 +0000

Late to the party (as usual) and trudging along in stage 3. Very relevant thinking as we plan a role-out of organisational blogs – I may well cite this (cross-referenced with Jeremiah’s additional thoughts on his blog) for some internal training if I may.

By: Benjamin Kudria

Benjamin Kudria — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:10:00 +0000

Excellent article, Kent. I just started my own blog, and I’ll keep these stages in mind as I go along. Like you hint at, i believe the best strategy is becoming a member of the community, and not just looking out for yourself.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:10:00 +0000

Hi from the road. I’m at step 6 – “tend to your garden.” This is unheard of, I’m sure, but believe it or not I write for me first, and use my site as an online resource. Such as, during my vacation I was talking to a friend about my favorite recipes, and directed her to my site to read through them at her leisure. Top N lists be damned. My site, my web hosting fees, $%@#$%@ everyone. But all visitors are welcome and encouraged. As for the alienation thing, etc, meh. [Your] site, [your] web hosting fees, do whatever. I can’t lose sleep over that stuff anymore.

By: Al the Tog

Al the Tog — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:14:00 +0000

Couldn’t it simply be that our capacity to comment on other people’s blogs is more or less finite, so an expanding blogosphere means our comments are spread more thinly – a bit like pyramid selling in reverse?Eventually there will be only a small number of contributors (perhaps only one) to the vast majority of blogs, and a few blogs receiving a “sustainable” number, at least in the short to medium term.

By: Jim Durbin

Jim Durbin — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:01:00 +0000

Kent, The funniest thing about your post is it applies to every blog. For a really wild time, write several blogs on several topics, going through all of these stages simultaneously for different sites.

By: Pramit Singh

Pramit Singh — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:18:00 +0000

Good post.Insightful and entertaining.