Ian of Letters Home to You has postulated a list of guiding principles of blogging, twenty commandments if you will. They are not written in stone as you will find out (see commandment # 19, if it has not already changed).
Although I have been blogging for more than two years (including my guest blogging stint at Dissemination) and developed a rhythm of sorts, I found Ian's insights and advice quite sobering. Given also that blogging is now in the midst of summer doldrums, I consider the following five commandments especially worthy.
- Yea as you walk in the Shadow of the Valley of Ideas which come not, post ye not for its own Sake, for it is better to have a Week with no Posts than an array of seven Posts about Naught.
- Be ye not afraid should it come to pass the Feeling thy Blog has no Direction, for thereby miss ye the Point: for to express freely in good Spirit and gain Amusement thereby.
- Therein will ye uncover this simple Truth should ye search for it: it matters not the Size of thy Flock, nor how often they attend thy Sermons; it is in the Care ye show for them, and they for you, that is foremost.
- Therefore I verily say unto thee, focus ye not on the Number of those reading your Blog, but on the Content to be written therein.
- Be that as it may, verify ye not your Blog Stats upon the rising Sun, for the plunging Contours of this Chart can be an especially discouraging Way to start your Day.
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