DISQUS

louisgray.com: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/once-you-start-you-can-never-stop.html

  • MarinaMartin · 7 months ago
    So, if you don't blog / tweet as often, Robert Scoble will call you?

    Are you *trying* to get people to stop blogging? :)
  • Johnny Worthington · 7 months ago
    Seriously... If Robert called me, I would totally take a photo of the phone :P
  • Mo Kargas · 7 months ago
    Hmm, glad you're back at full steam
  • ZuDfunck · 7 months ago
    You make a Good point
    It's about community
    At the same time its competitive
    How lucky for those who have both!
  • Andrew Grose · 7 months ago
    I totally disagree - I think that to try and fail is better than to never try at all. There is a famous poem that goes something like this:

    "When I was daft as urchins are and full of fairy lore
    I aimed an arrow at a star and hit a barn yard door
    Well I have aimed at heaps of stars since then and always it's the same
    The barn yard door has mocked me when Uranus was my aim
    Well I'll shoot starward as of yore though wide my arrow fall
    I would rather hit a barn yard door than never aim at all"

    I believe starting something is a huge part of the challenge. Start and make a commitment and then just listen to Nike "Just do it"
  • Stuart Miniman · 7 months ago
    OK - I agree that successful bloggers need a regular rhythm of posts, but for Twitter and Facebook, I think that it's perfectly OK to be a bit more sporadic. I agree that most people seriously underestimate the ongoing effort to grow your brand or influence, but it depends on what you're looking to accomplish. I wrote a post last month on this topic (and referenced one of your separating personal/work roles in it) http://nohype.tumblr.com/post/90663578/social-m...