Comments on: How to Decide How Personal to Get On Your Blog http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How I became a blogger | Karah-Leigh Hancock http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-313951 How I became a blogger | Karah-Leigh Hancock Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:26:03 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-313951 [...] How to decide how personal to get on your blog [...] [...] How to decide how personal to get on your blog [...]

]]> By: greenmullet http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-312087 greenmullet Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:53:33 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-312087 I say if you're going to go social, do it, don't hold back. This from a guy who uses a nickname for his blog. But I talk about my life as it relates to the subject matter --- environmental issues and rock n' roll. I think it makes for more interesting reading, and writing. - Green Mullet. <a href="http://greenmullet.com/" rel="nofollow">http://greenmullet.com/</a> P.S. As for my personal stuff, I also have a Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin account under my real name. But again, go social, don't hold back, within reason. I say if you're going to go social, do it, don't hold back. This from a guy who uses a nickname for his blog. But I talk about my life as it relates to the subject matter — environmental issues and rock n' roll. I think it makes for more interesting reading, and writing.

- Green Mullet.
http://greenmullet.com/
P.S. As for my personal stuff, I also have a Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin account under my real name. But again, go social, don't hold back, within reason.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-306953 Dennis Edell Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:55:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-306953 This is why I reopened my personal "anything goes" type blog...and this warning is clearly explained on the about page lol. If you want to put a related joke or two on your marketing blog then fine, I do it too. I do not however care to hear about cheesy toes in between 2 blog tip posts. :) This is why I reopened my personal "anything goes" type blog…and this warning is clearly explained on the about page lol.

If you want to put a related joke or two on your marketing blog then fine, I do it too. I do not however care to hear about cheesy toes in between 2 blog tip posts. :)

]]> By: People-Word http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-306802 People-Word Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:28:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-306802 In my blog I talk about myself, I didn't expect a lot of traffic. I blog because I love to write. I think taht traffic it's just a naturally thing that becomes in the right time. In my blog I talk about myself, I didn't expect a lot of traffic.

I blog because I love to write. I think taht traffic it's just a naturally thing that becomes in the right time.

]]> By: Cassie http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305950 Cassie Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:21:55 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305950 On my business blogs, I try to leave the personal details to a minimum. When I do talk about myself, I try to use my own experiences as a way to solidify the point I'm trying to make with that particular post. I do have a personal blog where I write random crap but I still try not to give out too much information. I angered my in-laws for reasons that were beyond my control, so now they scour each of my blogs looking for any tiny detail that they can use against me. Apart from privacy and security issues, I also don't want to make my readers uncomfortable by getting too personal. There are times when I'd love to write about how horrible my day was, but I have friends and family to lean on if I need to vent. I just finished reading a blog post that detailed the blog author's emotional breakdown after a really bad day and while I really feel for this person and can relate, I felt awkward for her - knowing that such a personal post is now out there for anyone to read. To each their own I suppose. On my business blogs, I try to leave the personal details to a minimum. When I do talk about myself, I try to use my own experiences as a way to solidify the point I'm trying to make with that particular post.

I do have a personal blog where I write random crap but I still try not to give out too much information. I angered my in-laws for reasons that were beyond my control, so now they scour each of my blogs looking for any tiny detail that they can use against me.

Apart from privacy and security issues, I also don't want to make my readers uncomfortable by getting too personal. There are times when I'd love to write about how horrible my day was, but I have friends and family to lean on if I need to vent.

I just finished reading a blog post that detailed the blog author's emotional breakdown after a really bad day and while I really feel for this person and can relate, I felt awkward for her – knowing that such a personal post is now out there for anyone to read.

To each their own I suppose.

]]> By: B. Durant http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305674 B. Durant Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305674 Two things come to mind. First it entirely depends on what type of a blog you have as to how personal it is. For instance a blog about your day to day life is going to give more intimate details than a blog about adsense (or whatever topic) Secondly by the time most people realize there is an online privacy issue they've already blown it big time. In fact most of them become aware of it because someone finds out something about them that they put online and didn't realize it wasn't really private. Two things come to mind. First it entirely depends on what type of a blog you have as to how personal it is. For instance a blog about your day to day life is going to give more intimate details than a blog about adsense (or whatever topic)

Secondly by the time most people realize there is an online privacy issue they’ve already blown it big time. In fact most of them become aware of it because someone finds out something about them that they put online and didn’t realize it wasn’t really private.

]]> By: Sales Fairy http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305769 Sales Fairy Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:55:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305769 For my own blog, which is about helping people who sell, I think adding a bit more personal stuff may help. I've considered talking about what happens on my job (which happens to be teaching people how to sell). Maybe even how my 3 year old daughter sold me on giving her potato chips for breakfast. I think it depends on the audience or the subject of the blog as B. Durant and Log Home Guy has mentioned. Some personal stuff just doesn't make sense for some subjects, but others it would. For my own blog, which is about helping people who sell, I think adding a bit more personal stuff may help. I've considered talking about what happens on my job (which happens to be teaching people how to sell). Maybe even how my 3 year old daughter sold me on giving her potato chips for breakfast.

I think it depends on the audience or the subject of the blog as B. Durant and Log Home Guy has mentioned. Some personal stuff just doesn't make sense for some subjects, but others it would.

]]> By: Log Home Guy http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305736 Log Home Guy Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:53:59 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305736 It's all about your market really, I've got a blog about my personal logging/log home creation company and then I've got my personal blog. In my log blog I focus on the industry, tips and tricks and things that people want to hear. I keep my moaning, complaining, celebrating and all my daily stuff on my personal blog. I know that those loggers that come and visit my blog and contribute wouldn't really care if I stubbed my toe, or want to know my latest pie recipe. Keep it focused on what the readers want when they come to your blog! It's all about your market really, I've got a blog about my personal logging/log home creation company and then I've got my personal blog. In my log blog I focus on the industry, tips and tricks and things that people want to hear. I keep my moaning, complaining, celebrating and all my daily stuff on my personal blog. I know that those loggers that come and visit my blog and contribute wouldn't really care if I stubbed my toe, or want to know my latest pie recipe. Keep it focused on what the readers want when they come to your blog!

]]> By: Lunatic Blogger http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305699 Lunatic Blogger Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305699 I think about how much personal information to share ALL the time. I NEVER use my kids names, they are mentioned from time to time, nor do I give my exact location. I do share my views and opinion and that gets me enough hate mail. I think this will become the hottest topic ever. Lunatic Blogger I think about how much personal information to share ALL the time. I NEVER use my kids names, they are mentioned from time to time, nor do I give my exact location. I do share my views and opinion and that gets me enough hate mail. I think this will become the hottest topic ever.

Lunatic Blogger

]]> By: Franklin Bishop http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/12/15/how-to-decide-how-personal-to-get-on-your-blog/#comment-305606 Franklin Bishop Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:14:03 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4729#comment-305606 I think being too personal can definitely hurt you since not many people want to hear about your personal stories but rather things about your niche. But it is nice to relate some of your content to yourself. That is where I think you should take your blog if you are wanting to be personal. I think being too personal can definitely hurt you since not many people want to hear about your personal stories but rather things about your niche. But it is nice to relate some of your content to yourself. That is where I think you should take your blog if you are wanting to be personal.

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