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Permalink Reply by Tom Gold on December 5, 2012 at 6:09pm

True,

Good post. I have a blog myself which I use to post photos and tips on outdoor stuff. I'm no expert here but perhaps, like you, I enjoy owning and using a little piece of the internet.

For me its also a platform for promoting the book I'm about to self publish and for this reason I generally stay away from political commentry. Another preference of mine is for plenty of pictures which can serve to pull in the casual browser. I've also used a custom banner for the same reason

Other AOM readers may have different experiences but I find its easier to get followers through other social media platforms like twitter than to get followers for the blog itself although with one you can direct traffic to the other pretty effectively.

Anyway, just sharin my two cents. 

Cheers, Tom

Permalink Reply by True on December 5, 2012 at 6:28pm

Thanks for the comment.

I do use quite a number of photos in my outdoors and cooking related posts. Pretty tough to do that with the sports & political stuff as I don't want to use images that aren't mine unless they are in the public domain.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Mazza on February 26, 2013 at 5:14pm

Hello True, 

I also have a blog that is a compendium of various thoughts.  Do you know how many hits a day you are receiving approximately?  Just curious as I feel like mine is barely being read.  I will take a look at yours and if you don't mind please check mine out.  http://www.cognitivecompost.com

JM

Permalink Reply by Jeff Mazza on February 26, 2013 at 5:18pm

I don't see a way to leave a comment on your blog posts. 

JM