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Cynthia

It is and it isn't because very often the responses are predictable

posted by beachbelle on December 1, 2004 at 10:33 AM | link to this | reply

littemspickles

I think not .. is is cool for these things not to matter

posted by beachbelle on December 1, 2004 at 10:33 AM | link to this | reply

This forum is an interesting

testing ground for ideas. There's a flexibility that I like and the format helps you to structure what you say. And just by sticking to it you improve. Beach, you and I were in this game early on and I have seen how you have learned to master the form.

posted by Cynthia on December 1, 2004 at 3:54 AM | link to this | reply

to be master or mistress of the blog...

What a title to aspire to!?

posted by littlemspickles on December 1, 2004 at 3:42 AM | link to this | reply

Sassyass,
IMHO, anyone in the top 10 must spend too much time here. I have cut back on comments. I have set myself a limit and a goal of staying off the Top 10 comments list. I feel much happier for it

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:35 PM | link to this | reply

Hundreds of hours?

My house would either fall apart or blow up. In between trying to keep up with my own cleaning business and kids that scenario would never work for me. Once in a blue moon I get time to myself, but it is better spent on more tedious outlets than that of Blogit. Don't get me wrong, I love to write, but it is more of a hobby then a life source. That is good though, because we would starve to death otherwise.

posted by sassyass_64 on November 30, 2004 at 10:31 PM | link to this | reply

Sassyass

Aaah. So you have a life?
20 hours is only 40 mins per day but it does add up. There are some who spend hundreds of hours.

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:26 PM | link to this | reply

Inherent Rights

Thank you. I feel much the same about it. I watch far less TV these days./

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:13 PM | link to this | reply

Great post

I only wish that I had 20 hours per month to spend on just blogging. My earnings have dropped, but only because I have quit posting every single day. I just don't have the time anymore, and if earnings was my only purpose for being here, then I would be in deep crappola.

posted by sassyass_64 on November 30, 2004 at 10:13 PM | link to this | reply

Ann

Blogging is like
a vacation,
a chance
to wander free
Bb

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:12 PM | link to this | reply

MerryAnne

Yes I agree

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:10 PM | link to this | reply

word.smith

It is not so much the length of a post which puts me off - it is whether it deserves that length

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:09 PM | link to this | reply

20 hours per day Holle

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 10:07 PM | link to this | reply

L.E.Gant

20 hours per month would be healthy but I think that represents the daily figure for some.
I do agree with you about the showcase. In some cases we can see what not to do.
Often I am very lazy here because I have to be so particular everywhere else

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 9:07 PM | link to this | reply

Nice point beachbelle

I think that people can sometimes get carried away with anything they do in life, if they let their perspective fade. Measured by dollars and time Blogit is a fool's bargain, but not all in the world is made up of dollars and time. Some people (myself included) could probably be using our time to more of a point, but personally I would consume myself if I didn't have the reprieves of my life, of which Blogit is one. Glad you stay here, as well

posted by InherentRights on November 30, 2004 at 9:06 PM | link to this | reply

Amateur

I have often described opportunity cost here but people's eyes glaze over. I was a student of economics although not without struggle. To be honest the only measures I apply here are the intangibles

posted by beachbelle on November 30, 2004 at 9:02 PM | link to this | reply

Is that 20 hours a MONTH?

Actually, although blogit is not a place to earn money, it is a good showcase for what people can do in the writing field.

And one of the important aspects of writing is not just getting the grammar and spelling right, but also recognising that communications, especially in writing, depend on structure (something many blog articles lack). One has to be creative within the structure to be able to communicate, and to be creative, one needs to know the limitations of the structure intimately.

Maybe that's why so many kids think they can write - none of their teachers ever learned the way to structure poetry, novel;s, short stories, reports, articles and so on....

posted by L.E.Gant on November 30, 2004 at 8:03 PM | link to this | reply

Blogs are for

 meandering.

Ann

posted by A-and-B on November 30, 2004 at 7:18 PM | link to this | reply

Beach,

If Bloging took time away from my kids, or other important things in my life I would leave in a second. As long as I'm still enjoying myself and learning something (as I do when I read your blog) I'll hang around.

posted by MerryAnne on November 30, 2004 at 7:10 PM | link to this | reply

You've introduced us in layman's language to what is commonly known as 'opportunity cost' in Economics. I agree that the intangibles - such as the time we could have spent doing something else, or the benefit of a blogger giving us a new idea is never considered when we take stock of the costs and benefits of blogging.

posted by Amateur on November 30, 2004 at 5:17 PM | link to this | reply

And even in your meandering...

I still learned something.  I use Blogit as a forum in which I can practise, however, it has it's limitations.  Not everyone is going to be thrilled to sit down to read a whole article. Mostly, people seem interested in light stuff.

posted by word.smith on November 30, 2004 at 5:15 PM | link to this | reply

There are people who spend 20 hours on Blogit! Shoot them! They must

be ill. Haven't been here much lately and haven't been able to read much with moving and working so much now - but the earnings have stayed steady--whcih ain't saying all that much, y'know?

posted by Hollee on November 30, 2004 at 4:53 PM | link to this | reply