Blogging about blogging
Blogging was always the most popular blogging topic. I miss it. So here's a bit.
I've been adding to this thing every day since August. Trying to kickstart a blogging habit, practising what I preach and just showing up. It seems to have got the juices flowing somewhat but I'm not sure it's a brilliant experience for y'all. I suspect the email updates don't format well, the digest is a bit of a mess and could come either from Ghost or from Buttondown, depending what you've signed up for.
I'm also conscious that things need to be 'distributed' these days, smeared across very different channels, if you want them to be read. And I guess I do.
Hmm.
So, when uncertain about how to proceed I normally adopt the same strategy; copy someone else.
My favourite bits of internet have long been:
So I'm going to try and be more organised about the 'notes and links' thing I tend to do on Sundays. Perhaps with a bit more commentary rather than just posting the links. But I'd also like to try and write some longer things. That feels like a muscle I need to exercise. Partly because the daily energy is going into little videos.
And I came across this way of doing longer form stuff from Andrew Groves.
He writes an essay on substack*.
He does a version on Instagram. And LinkedIn.
And his Linktree is usefully structured, directing you to things you might want to read. Like a top level menu. It's neat and clever.
It's a lot of work, obviously. It's not like the good old days where RSS ruled the world but also, it's interesting, adapting your 'content' to fit the different shaped vessels.
So, I might try that sort of thing. Actually, maybe I should try that with this.
AND I need to sort out the various newsletter lists I have now. Try and make that a bit more organised. Perhaps a job for the weekend.
Anyway.
*I still can't really get with substack. I don't like their vibe. But it does seem to be most like the nowadays version of blogging. I'm pinning hopes on buttondown to be the most acceptable alternative.
