Comments on: How the “nobody syndrome” costs us great bloggers http://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/ Let's rock the blogosphere! Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:08:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ernst-Jan Pfauthhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-4516 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:51:19 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-4516 @Mircea, exactly! This cartoon says it all:<a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/26/5-stages-of-a-bloggers-life/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20090123-t8f3gkcy235s2q3u1r99m43h8t.jpg" alt="5 stages of a blogger’s life | Online Journalism Blog"/></a>(although I count success in the number of comments) @Mircea, exactly! This cartoon says it all:

5 stages of a blogger’s life | Online Journalism Blog

(although I count success in the number of comments)

]]> By: Mircea @ MyTestBox.comhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-4515 Mircea @ MyTestBox.com Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:32:15 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-4515 Beside wanting to be an authority you also need perseverance...a lot of it. Because many beginner bloggers are thinking to quite after several months. You need to persevere until the result will show up (and usually the result are in the number of the visitors). Beside wanting to be an authority you also need perseverance…a lot of it. Because many beginner bloggers are thinking to quite after several months. You need to persevere until the result will show up (and usually the result are in the number of the visitors).

]]> By: Notes from a Teacher - Saturday squibshttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-4163 Notes from a Teacher - Saturday squibs Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:16:11 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-4163 [...] How the “nobody syndrome” costs us great bloggers. A nice piece on how to become a blogger. Includes this: “You can be the authority you want to be.” [...] [...] How the “nobody syndrome” costs us great bloggers. A nice piece on how to become a blogger. Includes this: “You can be the authority you want to be.” [...]

]]> By: How I became a blogger | Karah-Leigh Hancockhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-4146 How I became a blogger | Karah-Leigh Hancock Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:25:52 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-4146 [...] How the nobody syndrome costs us great bloggers [...] [...] How the nobody syndrome costs us great bloggers [...]

]]> By: Beth Bridgeshttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-4145 Beth Bridges Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:25:01 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-4145 Thank you for bring up this topic! I've had to deal with this feeling myself. My friends finally convinced me because they said that I was <em>their</em> expert. I realized that made me the expert for a lot of people like them.I think you also become an expert when you know as much as somebody else (or maybe less!), but you are much better able to explain it. Probably one of the best things that blogging does for you - be very clear about what your point is. Thank you for bring up this topic! I’ve had to deal with this feeling myself. My friends finally convinced me because they said that I was their expert. I realized that made me the expert for a lot of people like them.

I think you also become an expert when you know as much as somebody else (or maybe less!), but you are much better able to explain it. Probably one of the best things that blogging does for you – be very clear about what your point is.

]]> By: Miss Creative Classhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-3792 Miss Creative Class Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:31:58 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-3792 I guess a major positive thing about the rising digital society is the ability to get in touch with topics you never heard before. Perspectives of people you would normally never meet, become your inspiration at the time you would find their blogs. Maybe giving you the little push to finally start new things and move forward. So blogging is sharing is creating is changing society. Let' s do it! Miss Creative Class I guess a major positive thing about the rising digital society is the ability to get in touch with topics you never heard before. Perspectives of people you would normally never meet, become your inspiration at the time you would find their blogs. Maybe giving you the little push to finally start new things and move forward. So blogging is sharing is creating is changing society. Let’ s do it!
Miss Creative Class

]]> By: Ørvhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-3624 Ørv Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:05:46 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-3624 @Ernst-Jan;after reading you comment about being "passionate" I thought: Tech I like, but I'm not passionate about it enough to start a blog ( Also considering the amount of articles I've written on SLE;)). It would be easy because I'm on the web a lot, yet it doesn't tickle my curiosity quite enough. So that topic is as of now thrown in the dustbin. :)I'll keep you updated, via email prolly. @Ernst-Jan;

after reading you comment about being “passionate” I thought: Tech I like, but I’m not passionate about it enough to start a blog ( Also considering the amount of articles I’ve written on SLE;)). It would be easy because I’m on the web a lot, yet it doesn’t tickle my curiosity quite enough. So that topic is as of now thrown in the dustbin. :)

I’ll keep you updated, via email prolly.

]]> By: Jimmy Shelterhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-3419 Jimmy Shelter Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:20:58 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-3419 @Ernst-JanWriting blog posts is an excellent way to summarize new informarion you're researching. I definitely gained some insights by putting my thoughts on a subject together in a blog post.Getting it out in a format where people comment on it, really helps too. Although I've learned that depending on language and target groups the number of people commenting can really differ. <a href="http://www.jimmyshelter.nl" rel="nofollow">My English blog about music & promoting music</a> sadly gets far less comments than <a href="http://www.geekspeak.nl" rel="nofollow">my Dutch more geeky blog</a> (which hasn't got a real focus yet: also a work in progress :) ).A trick I sometimes use is to write a bit more confident about topics then I really am: strong opions get more comments going anyway. (I really like the credo 'Strong opions, weakly held').The fact 'content is king' is really true, whatever you write about and whatever your level of experience is. It can take a while, but good articles will get readers.Ok, enough rambling. :) @Ernst-Jan

Writing blog posts is an excellent way to summarize new informarion you’re researching. I definitely gained some insights by putting my thoughts on a subject together in a blog post.

Getting it out in a format where people comment on it, really helps too. Although I’ve learned that depending on language and target groups the number of people commenting can really differ. My English blog about music & promoting music sadly gets far less comments than my Dutch more geeky blog (which hasn’t got a real focus yet: also a work in progress :) ).

A trick I sometimes use is to write a bit more confident about topics then I really am: strong opions get more comments going anyway. (I really like the credo ‘Strong opions, weakly held’).

The fact ‘content is king’ is really true, whatever you write about and whatever your level of experience is. It can take a while, but good articles will get readers.

Ok, enough rambling. :)

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauthhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-3408 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:58:14 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-3408 @Ørv glad to hear that conversation ment something for you! I enjoyed talking to you after such a long while.As long as you're passionate about tech, I'd give it a shot. If you aren't, please don't. I don't know an example of a successful blogger whose not crazy about his topic. @Ørv glad to hear that conversation ment something for you! I enjoyed talking to you after such a long while.

As long as you’re passionate about tech, I’d give it a shot. If you aren’t, please don’t. I don’t know an example of a successful blogger whose not crazy about his topic.

]]> By: Ørvhttp://dutchproblogger.com/2008/11/16/how-the-nobody-syndrome-costs-us-great-bloggers/#comment-3289 Ørv Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:37:00 +0000 http://dutchproblogger.com/?p=278#comment-3289 Even though my own blog is still under construction, that conversation i had with you did inspire me to revamp my blog.On the second point, the one stolen from Nalden ;) I've been spending a lot of time reading tech blogs.. so that's what my revamped blog will be about i guess... But if i will ever be seen as a tech authority, still remains the question.Nifty little article! Even though my own blog is still under construction, that conversation i had with you did inspire me to revamp my blog.

On the second point, the one stolen from Nalden ;) I’ve been spending a lot of time reading tech blogs.. so that’s what my revamped blog will be about i guess… But if i will ever be seen as a tech authority, still remains the question.

Nifty little article!

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