Daily Archives: April 11, 2003

SALON BLOGGERS SPEAK OUT: USER SURVEY RESULTS

A couple of weeks ago, I posted, and e-mailed to about fifty Salon bloggers, a six-question survey asking Salon/Radio users for their opinions on the product, and on the business of blogging in general. I received a dozen responses. That’s … Continue reading

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Q2 What do you like/dislike about the existing Salon/Radio features?

Themes: About half of you are satisfied, half want more (or more interesting) themes to be made available. Most want Radio to make it easier and more intuitive to change themes or customize your own theme. Templates: Most of you … Continue reading

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Q3 What additional functionality is needed in Salon/Radio?

Mirroring: Few of you want this feature (ability to simultaneously post to two blogs in different domains), and some said it can be done with categories already, though the process is awkward. Search Functionality: Most of you want this added, … Continue reading

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Q4 How do you decide what to read and what to blogroll?

Most of you decide what to read by word of mouth referrals from other bloggers you read daily. Most have a fixed list of daily ‘must reads’, both blogs and news resources. Most browse their daily Referrer lists and read … Continue reading

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Q5 What’s your advice to newbie bloggers?

Ask other bloggers, not Userland, when you need technical help. Think about what your ‘niche’ is going to be before you start posting. Persevere. Be patient. Write well. Say something unique. Assess objectively, and strive to continuously improve, your blog. … Continue reading

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Q6 How do you gauge the success of your blog?

Most popular answers, in declining order of importance: personal satisfaction, compliments received from others, having fun, buzz (number of hits and ranking), opinions from people I know, number of new visitors, consistency of my writing, number of people who’ve blogrolled … Continue reading

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