Comments on: Administrivia Items http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/11/29/administrivia-items/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott mcmurren http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/11/29/administrivia-items/comment-page-1/#comment-78034 Scott mcmurren Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:08:57 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-78034 FOTFLMAO. Please don't have a travel blog that sucks. That "category" is overpopulated. HA. Already, yours doesn't. Why? Because you've got a great "VOICE". From my perspective, I'd jump all over the stuff you love to do and go cross-platform--just like you're doing w/your podcast. Where's the video? I cannot WAIT to "see" you in AUS. Oh. Just one more thing. A POX on you if you do not take a trip to Alaska. You know I love Jet City (so M-e-t-r-o-s-e-x-u-a-l and all that), but Alaska. Wow. So many moms up here that want to read all about what you're doing and how you're doing it. Bring your Heifer friends. Come for drinks on our deck under the Midnight Sun. Moose munch on the trees in our backyard. FOTFLMAO. Please don’t have a travel blog that sucks. That “category” is overpopulated. HA.
Already, yours doesn’t. Why? Because you’ve got a great “VOICE”. From my perspective, I’d jump all over the stuff you love to do and go cross-platform–just like you’re doing w/your podcast. Where’s the video? I cannot WAIT to “see” you in AUS.
Oh. Just one more thing. A POX on you if you do not take a trip to Alaska. You know I love Jet City (so M-e-t-r-o-s-e-x-u-a-l and all that), but Alaska. Wow. So many moms up here that want to read all about what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Bring your Heifer friends. Come for drinks on our deck under the Midnight Sun. Moose munch on the trees in our backyard.

]]> By: Eva http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/11/29/administrivia-items/comment-page-1/#comment-78033 Eva Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:28:56 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-78033 "In my head I call the session “How to have a travelblog that doesn’t suck.” but I’m totally open other ideas." That sounds like a great start! If I was going to give one piece of advice on how to make a better travel blog (or, how to make one I'm more likely to read and enjoy, anyhow) it'd be: find a niche, or a voice, or an angle. It doesn't have to be limiting, but find something to define you and distinguish you from the zillions of other travel blogs. Also, anecdotes can work wonders to bring sweeping generalizations about travel to life. "How about you? How are you doing? What’s new with you?" I am moving (temporarily) to NYC in January! And I am WAY excited. The plan is to work, eat, walk, and give myself a bit of a cultural education. Oh, and to shop. A little. “In my head I call the session “How to have a travelblog that doesn’t suck.” but I’m totally open other ideas.”

That sounds like a great start! If I was going to give one piece of advice on how to make a better travel blog (or, how to make one I’m more likely to read and enjoy, anyhow) it’d be: find a niche, or a voice, or an angle. It doesn’t have to be limiting, but find something to define you and distinguish you from the zillions of other travel blogs.

Also, anecdotes can work wonders to bring sweeping generalizations about travel to life.

“How about you? How are you doing? What’s new with you?”

I am moving (temporarily) to NYC in January! And I am WAY excited. The plan is to work, eat, walk, and give myself a bit of a cultural education. Oh, and to shop. A little.

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