How do you blog when you’re cut off from the conversation?

Posted by Martin Jamieson | September 4, 2008 .

Ok, I haven’t blogged much lately, as you know, I started a new job about a month ago and that sucks up the majority of my time. Most of what remains is spent with my family and for some reason I even seem to be getting more sleep… but that’s not what’s stopping me blogging. [...]

The Pessimists Guide to Blogging: Challenges

Posted by Martin Jamieson | June 4, 2008 .

Today’s episode of the Pessimists Guide to Blogging is about Challenges… those pesky little problems that we all have from time to time - I’m sure you know what I’m talking about, many people find it a challenge just to get out of bed in the morning (something I personally don’t have a problem with… [...]

The Pessimists Guide to Blogging: Ambition

Posted by Martin Jamieson | May 29, 2008 .

I’m starting a series of posts that I’ve decided to call ‘The Pessimists Guide to Blogging’… over the next couple of weeks (perhaps even longer if these posts are met with a little more than a dull dose of apathy), I’m going to look at one rather pessimistic view of the blogging life and see [...]

How to Enable Email Subscriptions to your Blog

Posted by Martin Jamieson | May 17, 2008 .

Most bloggers want their readers to subscribe to their content - the whole reason we do what we do is to be heard. Relying on our visitors to remember to check the blog for new content is far from ideal… no matter how much they like it, one day they will ‘forget’ and that means [...]