Comments on: 5 Questions To Ask Before You Click “Publish” http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:52:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ehab Moniem http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2744 Ehab Moniem Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:51:03 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2744 Before I read this article I tried to guess what would be on the list. Check Spelling. Be myself. List my sources. It was all I got. I am new at this so I wasn't surprised that I only got 2 answers close to what you wrote. In fact checking for spelling should be damn near obvious. The ones I didn't guess are very insightful and I will be referring back to this post time and time again as a checklist. You listed very vital things that I didn't consider before, but will be very helpful for future posts. Thank you for sharing. Before I read this article I tried to guess what would be on the list. Check Spelling. Be myself. List my sources. It was all I got. I am new at this so I wasn’t surprised that I only got 2 answers close to what you wrote. In fact checking for spelling should be damn near obvious. The ones I didn’t guess are very insightful and I will be referring back to this post time and time again as a checklist. You listed very vital things that I didn’t consider before, but will be very helpful for future posts. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Deb (Smoothie Girl Eats Too) http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2727 Deb (Smoothie Girl Eats Too) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:57:52 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2727 Thanks Stephanie for linking this post! Deb Thanks Stephanie for linking this post!

Deb

]]> By: Deb (Smoothie Girl Eats Too) http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2726 Deb (Smoothie Girl Eats Too) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:56:46 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2726 Thanks for this post- It's very helpful to get tips like this early on, as I just started my blog a few weeks ago. I can see how one can run out of ideas and something internal needs to propel them forward. I am now trying to find the right balance with how often to post. An extra day or so in the "saved" file won't end the world!! Thanks. Deb Thanks for this post- It’s very helpful to get tips like this early on, as I just started my blog a few weeks ago. I can see how one can run out of ideas and something internal needs to propel them forward.

I am now trying to find the right balance with how often to post. An extra day or so in the “saved” file won’t end the world!! Thanks.
Deb

]]> By: Miz http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2724 Miz Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:12:29 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2724 fantastic post. I like to think I still ask myself all these each night before I hit PUBLISH. I like to think that youd let me know if I were kidding my mizself. fantastic post.

I like to think I still ask myself all these each night before I hit PUBLISH.

I like to think that youd let me know if I were kidding my mizself.

]]> By: Stephanie Quilao http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2723 Stephanie Quilao Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:41:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2723 Amen about clarity! When I write a post, the question I ask is "So what?" Why will my reader care about what I'm saying or will they learn or gain anything from the post? I also agree that it is better to focus on quality/substance over quantity of posts. But again, it also depends on what kind of blogger you want to be and how much monetization is important. Being someone who wants to make a living online, I find that it is a balancing act between creating quality content & monetizing. It can get tempting to go SEO crazy :) Amen about clarity! When I write a post, the question I ask is “So what?” Why will my reader care about what I’m saying or will they learn or gain anything from the post?

I also agree that it is better to focus on quality/substance over quantity of posts. But again, it also depends on what kind of blogger you want to be and how much monetization is important. Being someone who wants to make a living online, I find that it is a balancing act between creating quality content & monetizing. It can get tempting to go SEO crazy :)

]]> By: Nate St. Pierre http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2722 Nate St. Pierre Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:32:21 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2722 I think the most powerful comment in this article is "write for you." The truth is that the vast majority of bloggers don't make a living from what they do, and never will. And that's fine with us, I would suspect. But if that's the case, stop worrying so much about niche marketing and SEO and all that . . . just write from the heart and be yourself. You'll definitely be happier, and you may even be more successful. Good points all in this one, Seth. I think the most powerful comment in this article is “write for you.” The truth is that the vast majority of bloggers don’t make a living from what they do, and never will. And that’s fine with us, I would suspect. But if that’s the case, stop worrying so much about niche marketing and SEO and all that . . . just write from the heart and be yourself. You’ll definitely be happier, and you may even be more successful.

Good points all in this one, Seth.

]]> By: kelli Lawless http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2721 kelli Lawless Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:24:16 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2721 If only you could see my "drafts" section. I have something like 56 half written or "sitting on it" posts in there just because I didn't feel that they met the mark. Most for reasons you've listed above. Thanks for writing this post, it made me feel like being professional about the writing quality in my blog -- even if it meant missing posts for a day or two -- wasn't such a huge blogging sin. :) If only you could see my “drafts” section. I have something like 56 half written or “sitting on it” posts in there just because I didn’t feel that they met the mark. Most for reasons you’ve listed above.
Thanks for writing this post, it made me feel like being professional about the writing quality in my blog — even if it meant missing posts for a day or two — wasn’t such a huge blogging sin. :)

]]> By: Stuart Foster http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2716 Stuart Foster Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:10:32 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2716 Crap...I just hit publish ;) Crap…I just hit publish ;)

]]> By: jeanne http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2713 jeanne Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:41:44 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2713 i am so following your blog now. you are a writing coach! hallelujah! with a sense of humor. thanks for the reality check. i am a fan of editing and you give good tools for doing it better. heading back into your site to see what all else i can garner. i am so following your blog now. you are a writing coach! hallelujah! with a sense of humor. thanks for the reality check. i am a fan of editing and you give good tools for doing it better. heading back into your site to see what all else i can garner.

]]> By: Susan Mazza http://sethsimonds.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-click-publish/#comment-2712 Susan Mazza Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:25:30 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=2587#comment-2712 Great set of questions. I just used them while getting ready to publish a post. One question I always ask myself is "what difference do I want to make with this post?" Could be a sub question to your #1 What does this article do?. One of the things that I appreciate about this particular blog of yours is you push your readers to be personally responsible for how they communicate, what they communicate and the impact they have through their behavior. In particular I loved the question "Did I push myself in some way?" Perhaps to my detriment I never write thinking about SEO. I have quite a few posts written that I haven't published because they aren't there yet and I won't post something that isn't ready yet. My commitment is to quality over quantity yet I also don't want to let myself off the hook for not at least posting weekly. It is a discipline I have yet to develop and I also have to get a lot better/faster at writing. Been at this for 6 months and I have so much to learn. Posts like this help so thanks! Great set of questions. I just used them while getting ready to publish a post. One question I always ask myself is “what difference do I want to make with this post?” Could be a sub question to your #1 What does this article do?. One of the things that I appreciate about this particular blog of yours is you push your readers to be personally responsible for how they communicate, what they communicate and the impact they have through their behavior.

In particular I loved the question “Did I push myself in some way?” Perhaps to my detriment I never write thinking about SEO. I have quite a few posts written that I haven’t published because they aren’t there yet and I won’t post something that isn’t ready yet. My commitment is to quality over quantity yet I also don’t want to let myself off the hook for not at least posting weekly. It is a discipline I have yet to develop and I also have to get a lot better/faster at writing. Been at this for 6 months and I have so much to learn. Posts like this help so thanks!

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