What I've Learned From Blogging
D. Keith Robinson has been blogging for several years now. Several years ago, he wrote a great post detailing many of the things he has learned from blogging (be sure to check out the comments - some of them are as good as the post itself). I share many of the same feelings that Keith does and wanted to share a few of his points.
Things I've Learned From Blogging
- The world is both bigger and smaller than I’d ever imagined.
- There is great power in words.
- Blogging can very easily be considered work. Lots of it.
- 24 hours in a day isn’t enough.
- Making a mistake and being called on it can be one the best learning experiences you can have.
- You really can meet cool people online. And many of them are not so bad in person either!
- It’s easy to mix up “it’s” and “its”. Same goes for “your” and “you’re”. Oh and “too” and “to”.
- Don’t trust spellcheck.
- I’ve got friends in low places.
- The world is full of passionate people.
- Storytelling is one of the best ways to convey a message.
- People I’ve never met care about me, and I care about people I’ve never met.
- Blogging is a great way to express yourself.
- Blogging is a great way to manage knowledge and lessons learned.
- Geek is the new pink.
- Smaller is better.
- Writing is hard!
- Most people are more positive than negative.
- Popular doesn’t always mean good.
- The best way to become better at something is to keep doing it.
- Comments make great content.
- Conversations are a great way to communicate.
- You’ve got to love what you do to do it really well.
- People actually do read Web content.
- Perfect is the enemy of the good.
- Clever writing can be frustrating.
