Jorpho wrote:I hope you intend to use capital letters in any such blog.
I wrote that on my smartphone. Also I'm not an english native speaker and I still haven't made a final decision whether I'll blog in english or german.
Jorpho wrote:
In the end, if there's something you feel needs saying, then you might as well sit down and say it, but if it matters to you that people will read it, then perhaps you should find another more popular site that might appreciate your expertise.
I didn't intend to advertise my blog here. If I start one, I'd find other ways than starting a topic with a question about "blog starting worth the time".
badmojo wrote:Yes my experience has been that you need to write for your own enjoyment as a priority, because generally speaking it's very hard to find an audience.
I don't expect my blog to get very popular but maybe it gets. How should I find out if I don't start one? 😀
It would for sure be for my own enjoyment too, as well as kind of a documentation of the things I did or achieved in the categories I have mentioned.
obobskivich wrote:The quality of the writing doesn't have to be outstanding, but you should certainly put some effort into it; else it will be painful to read.
If I start a blog I'll try to make it as high quality as I can because I hate it when I search for something and have to dig through crappy blogs with wrong information.
chinny22 wrote:only thing stopping me is don't like listening to my voice on video and the time it would take. because it will take a lot of time to do well.
I also was thinking about that "issue". But I'll just try it anyway, i guess...
chinny22 wrote:A central place for up to date info on obsolete server/networking is lacking.
If you have deep knowledge here, maybe we could cooperate in some way if I start a blog. My knowledge on let's call it "vintage" networking is kind of limited when it comes to dos/windows < 95 networking. As soon as i have a working NIC and TCP/IP Stack (which i both get to work from Win95 upwards) I'm ready to network.
chinny22 wrote:plus I guess you could mention it on your CV kind of "look at all the stuff I can do"
yeah thats right. you get to get known in the "scene" if you publish high quality posts on a regular basis. I'd post my blog posts on facebook, linkedin and xing (kind of german version of linkedin).
soviet conscript wrote:I get close to 100 a day and I have over 40+ followers
That is quite impressive to me too!
soviet conscript wrote:I think I found my niche...
I think my niche would be to provide valuable deep knowledge and detailled instructions for which you'd normally hire a consultant.
obobskivich wrote:I think the "video supplement" is a good idea
Me too! And making youtube videos as a supplemental for a written blog would be the only valid option for me personally, how I'd do it. Because I totally agree with the aspect that videos aren't searchable and lots of times full of sh*** you don't care about or need.
Thanks so far for your feedback, it quite motivated me to start a blog if i finally take my time for it.