Comments on: Random Bytes On Naked Blogging

By: Passion as a Content Development Strategy | AbleReach

Passion as a Content Development Strategy | AbleReach — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:03:49 +0000

[...] I still thought it would be more reasonable to stick with the post ideas that are more easily optimized for search, though I fought myself less when I wanted to explore the “pure Elizabeth.” [...]

By: AbleReach

AbleReach — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:40:15 +0000

Miriam and James, the two of you are perfect examples of another layer of this “naked” thing, because you have such different backgrounds. Two ways of going too far are to be too personal for the writer’s comfort, or to be inappropriate for the venue. Both are a matter of perspective.

I wonder how many posts about making WordPress do tricks it would take to alienate someone who does not like to play with such things?

Maybe approaching the kit and kaboodle of what I do from the perspective of a “shared journey of discovery” will help me be relevant to a wider readership. Can facilitation of a shared experience of relevance across very different lives be natural outgrowth of blogging? If so, that would be a very cool thing, a save-the-world and help us all get along with our neighbors Big Deal.

p.s. for James
A guru I am not. I consume too much chocolate and coffee to sit still long enough to visualize nirvana… but thanks for the thought. You are a peach.

And a p.s. for Miriam
Just when I got un-shy after your last compliment you throw me another one. You, too, are a peach.

The two of you remind me that I am rich in the presence of peaches.

By: james

james — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:14:05 +0000

I usually only say this to my wife, but I wouldn’t worry about how naked you get because you seem to instinctively grasp the balance between who you are as a very interesting person and who you are as a very interesting computer guru. Reading your posts therefore seems less like voyeurism and more like a shared journey of discovery. Thank you!

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:04:25 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,
Well, it’s a curious thing. For me, it’s always kind of a nice surprise when I learn something personal about a blogger whose industry-specific work I’ve been reading for a long time. For example, learning a few weeks ago that Bill Slawski’s childhood hero was Gandhi made me say to myself, “geez, no wonder I’ve always respected this guy.” Gandhi has always been one of my greatest inspirations, too.

It’s nice when people you admire for their professional skills share a small anecdote about themselves. It keeps the blogosphere more human.

But, it can go the other way, too. I seriously question the wisdom of sharing certain kinds of personal information on-line, and I am put off when people share things I’d much rather NOT know about them.

But, you’re not going to do that, Elizabeth, and learning more about you has been an especial pleasure for me. I completely identify with your need to talk in your own, human, real voice when you’re blogging. It consumes so much of your time…it should be an investment you feel genuine making.

Have a good rest of your evening, my friend, and thank you for the very kind mention.
Miriam