Found myself trying to talk myself out of doing a post today, which didn't work, so here I am. Been thinking on subject and have really good ideas, which will implement at some point, am sure.
Gist of it isn't complicated though is just that ENGAGEMENT thingy, and have some to some extent anyway. Should admit that one of the best things I did was talk my Pinterest account here, for that account.
It did all kinds of weird things after I first posted here and it took me weeks to realize that happened. Oh yeah, after that post I did a post promoting granola for promotion post practice. I really liked that post, love granola.
Oh, but I digress. So talking Pinterest here did WILD things for that account. But not much visible. I get to see more about the audience.
Which isn't a big surprise to me really as blogs do heavy lifting for social media anyway. They are steadier, excellent platforms for directing attention, and is not a big surprise but was really cool to realize.
Which also made it much more interesting though I still puzzle much over
Pinterest as it is very interesting but also much of it is still mystery
to me. And talking it here gave me a better feel for this blog too!
It's doing ok for how young it is, at just over a year old.
And think is enough for now, as just want to put something up to show still working on it, which is more about taking steps than figuring out technique, but am still telling myself am figuring out technique as that is more comforting.
James
Friday, September 30, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
From time was young have wanted be a writer
From the time I was young have wanted to be a writer, and thought would mean fiction, but find I write a LOT and is mostly not. And have blogs where also found I really was just enjoying expressing myself, but here have tasked myself with also seeing if can be commercial by which mean building an audience, and finding promotional opportunities. But for me that has to be so transparent, involve no pushy, and anything should be something I'd want to brag about that happening.
And also feel like it takes a while to get a blog going, where this one is still a fun work in progress, but so much has been done, and thanks for the readers have had, and you can see your influence with the most popular posts. That's for the life of the blog, so far.
Some posts have been promoted by me a bit through other places like my Twitter, but even then I would tend towards ones that I saw did ok here.
There is a pause with scheduled posting while I make myself focus on things that can lead to this blog being commercial, like getting more engagement, but yes reading in and of itself does give me much information! As to me point will be for the readers and other things are just necessary as well to get to that financial aspect, where my philosophy is very strong that should somehow, someway be so natural it is hardly even noticed by readers.
It's a fun goal. Will see if can get there. Blog is a bit over a year old, so to me is still so very early in a process will readily admit am enjoying a lot.
Thing is, I like to write! And as long as can do that am doing what I've wanted to do, like with this post. Is interesting what posts do get some kind of popularity. While posts like this one are kind of like scaffolding to me. So shouldn't and usually don't.
So yeah, making myself not do scheduled posts for now, still working on the getting to discussion thing, and decided to do a foundation update on the day for it. And scheduling around days is so useful for structures. It is a choice, but one am glad I made from the start.
And also feel like it takes a while to get a blog going, where this one is still a fun work in progress, but so much has been done, and thanks for the readers have had, and you can see your influence with the most popular posts. That's for the life of the blog, so far.
Some posts have been promoted by me a bit through other places like my Twitter, but even then I would tend towards ones that I saw did ok here.
There is a pause with scheduled posting while I make myself focus on things that can lead to this blog being commercial, like getting more engagement, but yes reading in and of itself does give me much information! As to me point will be for the readers and other things are just necessary as well to get to that financial aspect, where my philosophy is very strong that should somehow, someway be so natural it is hardly even noticed by readers.
It's a fun goal. Will see if can get there. Blog is a bit over a year old, so to me is still so very early in a process will readily admit am enjoying a lot.
Thing is, I like to write! And as long as can do that am doing what I've wanted to do, like with this post. Is interesting what posts do get some kind of popularity. While posts like this one are kind of like scaffolding to me. So shouldn't and usually don't.
So yeah, making myself not do scheduled posts for now, still working on the getting to discussion thing, and decided to do a foundation update on the day for it. And scheduling around days is so useful for structures. It is a choice, but one am glad I made from the start.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Thoughts on this space
Have Tuesday set aside as a promotional day for this blog. And that is a concept am working on, where transparency to me just works so much more easily. Like it's just established that a post on Tuesday is promotional in some way.
And figured today would promote the concept and talk about how I think full disclosure upfront of any kind of promotional things works better.
Main thing is it keeps people from having to guess and if had some kind of a business promotion going would be proud of it. If I wrote something promotional for some entity or concept for this space it would be something I'd want to BRAG about and to me, if you do a favor for a stranger which is not about community like just being a decent human being, in a transaction that is legal limited by a contract, money is the most efficient way for them to return that favor.
Like if some stranger does you a favor and since a stranger you of course don't know that person, how do you return the favor easily? Well you do it all the time if you have the convenience of an item purchased. Someone made that item available, and you return the favor with your money.
Promoting things as a fan is very different though, as that's fun to me, and doesn't feel like I'm doing any favors. If I REALLY am celebrating something cool and want to share that then how is that a favor? Is why I like using that word as it helps me clarify to myself at least.
If I put anything here I want it to be able to sit indefinitely like MONTHS or even years. And when I look at it down the line, still be proud of it.
So yeah, promoting the concept of transparent promotion and talked out why it makes sense to charge a business entity NOT community, for the favor of it. As well as talked the high standard for when I would promote on a contractual basis, as I would want to brag about it, and would want content that would last and last and last.
James Harris
And figured today would promote the concept and talk about how I think full disclosure upfront of any kind of promotional things works better.
Main thing is it keeps people from having to guess and if had some kind of a business promotion going would be proud of it. If I wrote something promotional for some entity or concept for this space it would be something I'd want to BRAG about and to me, if you do a favor for a stranger which is not about community like just being a decent human being, in a transaction that is legal limited by a contract, money is the most efficient way for them to return that favor.
Like if some stranger does you a favor and since a stranger you of course don't know that person, how do you return the favor easily? Well you do it all the time if you have the convenience of an item purchased. Someone made that item available, and you return the favor with your money.
Promoting things as a fan is very different though, as that's fun to me, and doesn't feel like I'm doing any favors. If I REALLY am celebrating something cool and want to share that then how is that a favor? Is why I like using that word as it helps me clarify to myself at least.
If I put anything here I want it to be able to sit indefinitely like MONTHS or even years. And when I look at it down the line, still be proud of it.
So yeah, promoting the concept of transparent promotion and talked out why it makes sense to charge a business entity NOT community, for the favor of it. As well as talked the high standard for when I would promote on a contractual basis, as I would want to brag about it, and would want content that would last and last and last.
James Harris
Friday, September 16, 2016
More talk why not
So linked my Pinterest account to this blog yesterday which felt like a good idea, as is more in line with what I tend to pin, and today is supposed to be a day for me to focus on getting discussion going so may as well mention.
And yeah really am curious about Pinterest more and more so may see how to be more social with it as to what people. Um, for those who are curious at least before the switch to this blog as not sure how that might impact traffic, top countries for my Pinterest audience? US, is by far biggest, but is followed by Canada, Brazil, Australia and Italy as top 5 right now. But I have 21 followers right now and I follow 35. So yeah Pinterest fascinates me in not mysterious ways. Audience views of course is about pins and repins, and have one repin I did, which took off and got repinned thousands of times, so not sure how that really means that audience even knows about me? Just this repin popping up all over?
Would be so nice to have someone really explain Pinterest who really knows.
Am much into curation realized. I like finding things that interest me, and collecting that where can swiftly scan and will admit audience info tilts that towards things of mutual interest it would seem with that audience, which is fun.
Very different from other web presence though as for instance on other blogs am heavy into math and science, and politics! Where here and on Pinterest find I have focused very differently like much fashion. I puzzle over why about my own behavior, which I see as very meta. But I like to just look at things, get a feeling and wonder why. But oh yeah am really into photography so it does make sense.
And just chattering. So idea is to figure out how to get more interaction here and kind of just trying things without worrying too much on the details. And at least am doing SOMETHING and will figure it out.
Any comments appreciated. Oh and questions too. But also explanations of things, like if you're on Pinterest. And that's enough talk for me for here this Friday.
James
And yeah really am curious about Pinterest more and more so may see how to be more social with it as to what people. Um, for those who are curious at least before the switch to this blog as not sure how that might impact traffic, top countries for my Pinterest audience? US, is by far biggest, but is followed by Canada, Brazil, Australia and Italy as top 5 right now. But I have 21 followers right now and I follow 35. So yeah Pinterest fascinates me in not mysterious ways. Audience views of course is about pins and repins, and have one repin I did, which took off and got repinned thousands of times, so not sure how that really means that audience even knows about me? Just this repin popping up all over?
Would be so nice to have someone really explain Pinterest who really knows.
Am much into curation realized. I like finding things that interest me, and collecting that where can swiftly scan and will admit audience info tilts that towards things of mutual interest it would seem with that audience, which is fun.
Very different from other web presence though as for instance on other blogs am heavy into math and science, and politics! Where here and on Pinterest find I have focused very differently like much fashion. I puzzle over why about my own behavior, which I see as very meta. But I like to just look at things, get a feeling and wonder why. But oh yeah am really into photography so it does make sense.
And just chattering. So idea is to figure out how to get more interaction here and kind of just trying things without worrying too much on the details. And at least am doing SOMETHING and will figure it out.
Any comments appreciated. Oh and questions too. But also explanations of things, like if you're on Pinterest. And that's enough talk for me for here this Friday.
James
Friday, September 9, 2016
More movement on discussion
For me discussion is where I want to get things going, and also have not done so much am thinking to encourage it, so will work there, and Friday is open, so here.
And will put up a tentative label as it is different when inviting something that includes others as it's not just about what I want or my creative direction.
What will say is that to me Friday is a great day to just say inviting some kind of discussion where will work to figure out how may go.
There are posts I think that can spark discussion like my opinion on whether or not athletes should get paid. Or talk about clothes, most people DO wear them. And yeah is interesting to me that my most popular post tries to explain registered Republican voters.
Oh yeah, blog is over a year old now! And yeah I did just notice. Ok in its second year focus is engagement. Not sure how to do it. Got three other blogs where relish the quiet. This blog can't be successful if it stays quiet. Am talking to myself now, and yeah.
So taking a step. Will see how this goes, ponder more and FOCUS. Discussion is fun! Can be fun. Gotta get to the talk. Ok.
Oh yeah so if you feel an intense urge to give a comment, please DO! Including comments on how I should do things to get, um, comments.
Yeah like that's going to work, expectations are NOT high. But trying things, and will figure it out. So no, won't depress me if no comments on this post. Will leave it up anyway as a record of initial efforts. Everything interesting is a process to figure out.
James
And will put up a tentative label as it is different when inviting something that includes others as it's not just about what I want or my creative direction.
What will say is that to me Friday is a great day to just say inviting some kind of discussion where will work to figure out how may go.
There are posts I think that can spark discussion like my opinion on whether or not athletes should get paid. Or talk about clothes, most people DO wear them. And yeah is interesting to me that my most popular post tries to explain registered Republican voters.
Oh yeah, blog is over a year old now! And yeah I did just notice. Ok in its second year focus is engagement. Not sure how to do it. Got three other blogs where relish the quiet. This blog can't be successful if it stays quiet. Am talking to myself now, and yeah.
So taking a step. Will see how this goes, ponder more and FOCUS. Discussion is fun! Can be fun. Gotta get to the talk. Ok.
Oh yeah so if you feel an intense urge to give a comment, please DO! Including comments on how I should do things to get, um, comments.
Yeah like that's going to work, expectations are NOT high. But trying things, and will figure it out. So no, won't depress me if no comments on this post. Will leave it up anyway as a record of initial efforts. Everything interesting is a process to figure out.
James
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