Comments on: Why blog publishing in the UK has “failed” http://www.here.org.uk/2008/08/why-blog-publishing-in-the-uk-has-failed.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kelvin newman http://www.here.org.uk/2008/08/why-blog-publishing-in-the-uk-has-failed.html/comment-page-1#comment-8758 kelvin newman Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:43:51 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1035#comment-8758 was a great slanging match in comments, i love these little fights that occasionally erupt. not hugely professional of the participants but fun as a spectator. was a great slanging match in comments, i love these little fights that occasionally erupt. not hugely professional of the participants but fun as a spectator.

]]> By: JustHipper http://www.here.org.uk/2008/08/why-blog-publishing-in-the-uk-has-failed.html/comment-page-1#comment-8757 JustHipper Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:21:04 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1035#comment-8757 I think this depends on what you mean by "failed." OK there may be fewer big-brand bloggers earning a high profile living at it but frankly I don't think this represents a failure. Most of the blogs I read that aren't about my work - blogs I read for pleasure - in fact, I take that back, ALL the blogs I read for pleasure are one or two-person outfits and they are not there simply to make a fast buck for the blogger. I'd rather read one person's hard work and opinion than a blog like Mashable that just regurgitates press releases. Just because blogging in the UK is more grassroots - you could argue that it's more true to the original idea of the web log - does not mean that blogging in the UK is a failure. It just means online efforts at moneymaking are coming in other sectors. I think this depends on what you mean by “failed.” OK there may be fewer big-brand bloggers earning a high profile living at it but frankly I don’t think this represents a failure.

Most of the blogs I read that aren’t about my work - blogs I read for pleasure - in fact, I take that back, ALL the blogs I read for pleasure are one or two-person outfits and they are not there simply to make a fast buck for the blogger.

I’d rather read one person’s hard work and opinion than a blog like Mashable that just regurgitates press releases.

Just because blogging in the UK is more grassroots - you could argue that it’s more true to the original idea of the web log - does not mean that blogging in the UK is a failure. It just means online efforts at moneymaking are coming in other sectors.

]]> By: Matt Price http://www.here.org.uk/2008/08/why-blog-publishing-in-the-uk-has-failed.html/comment-page-1#comment-8751 Matt Price Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:59:44 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1035#comment-8751 The Techcrunch link makes great reading. It certainly evoked a lot of feeling amongst the blogging community. Somewhere around the 50th comment somebody had just replied "Fight fight fight" which summed it up pretty well I thought. A lot of people blamed the failure of blogs aimed at UK readers because the market or "number of eyeballs" is inherently smaller. I cant see this myself and as the global and US blog markets get saturated I expect smaller localised markets (eg the UK) will start to get targetted more by the big players. A bit like Tesco's sprawl of local convenient stores in the last 5 years. By the way Kieron, I remember one of your inspirational posts about Wordpress blogs back in Jan. I was wondering what became of your cousin's Beautyglam site as it seemed to only last a few weeks after your post. My wife started a UK fashion blog a few months ago and it is definitely worth persevering because rewards do come for those who are patient(even in the UK !) The Techcrunch link makes great reading. It certainly evoked a lot of feeling amongst the blogging community. Somewhere around the 50th comment somebody had just replied “Fight fight fight” which summed it up pretty well I thought.
A lot of people blamed the failure of blogs aimed at UK readers because the market or “number of eyeballs” is inherently smaller. I cant see this myself and as the global and US blog markets get saturated I expect smaller localised markets (eg the UK) will start to get targetted more by the big players. A bit like Tesco’s sprawl of local convenient stores in the last 5 years.
By the way Kieron, I remember one of your inspirational posts about Wordpress blogs back in Jan. I was wondering what became of your cousin’s Beautyglam site as it seemed to only last a few weeks after your post. My wife started a UK fashion blog a few months ago and it is definitely worth persevering because rewards do come for those who are patient(even in the UK !)

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