blogkeeping

[helenic]

So I have a new Earth·Sky·Art blog (an Earth·Sky·Blog?), which is currently standing empty. What I am inclined to do is start posting all my art posts over to that, and stop posting them here (or only post friends-only versions with Sekrit Information, and stop posting public art posts here). In the run up to starting to use that blog, I have been posting more and more public art posts on this journal, so the percentage of content I'm talking about moving is currently fairly high.

The thing is that I want to stop using libellum for marketing/promotion. It is my personal blog and I use it socially. I by no means expect any of my friendslist to buy any of my products, and I have no intention of asking them to (although I'm happy to respond to interest, of course.) This is not a selling journal and it's not an art journal, although art is one of the things I post to it.

The thing is that I usually get several comments on art posts, and I don't want to lose that readership because feedback/flattery is one of the things that motivates me. Yes, I am vain and shallow, but I'm disappointed when I post art and no-one says anything. So stopping posting art here, where I have several hundred readers, and starting posting it on a new blog that has no readers, doesn't really make much sense.

Should I duplicate all posts, so they're here as well as on E·S·A? This doesn't really make much sense either - I'd be better off having the "Blog" link on my website come to my LJ, and then only post art-related entries publically. But sometimes I want to make other public posts, and as I said before, I don't want this to be a commercial blog, and I do want a commercial art blog somewhere.

What I'm inclined to do is syndicate the E·S·A blog and encourage anyone interested in following my art to friend the RSS feed. Does that sound like something you'd be willing to do?

I would create a poll, but I have stuff to get on with, so your responses can be FREEFORM.

Comments

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

i think your inclination is good. and i loved your elephant. xx

[marrog.livejournal.com]

I think an RSS feed of your art blog is definitely the way to go - after all, it's going to be your commenters here who'll then friend the feed, so in one fell swoop you get both the commenters you want and avoid spamming anyone who isn't interested (I'm not one of these people but I imagine they exist).

[ixwin.livejournal.com]

RSS feed sounds good to me. Chances are people will comment on the LJ feed rather than the blog itself, but I don't s'pose that's a problem if it's mostly about the instant feedback for you (rather than wanting comments to be readable in the longer term or by people coming to the blog via your website).

[arachne.livejournal.com]

I reckon duplication.

I recently set up a wordpress blog for a friend who's been using LJ for years - both have different readerships, so posts that are relevant to both get two sets of responses.

[thene]

I think you should post a link here on libellum whenever there's new content on the art blog. I'll probably read it on Bloglines rather than synd it on Lj, myself.

[maga-dogg.livejournal.com]

That would be my thought, too. Possibly with thumbnails.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

+1

[detroitfather.livejournal.com]

Good call, on the RSS syndication.

I've had success with my hotrodanglican blog, doing that.

Also, thanks for mentioning RedBubble in your previous post ... I signed up, and listed you as the person who Referred me ... maybe you'll win something?

[taimatsu]

Do RSS it - but I wouldn't read that on LJ, I'd read it in Google Reader.

[aiwendel.livejournal.com]

I really like seeing your art and wouldn't want to lose it.

Totally understand about the public/private face thing though.

Syndicated would work for me, or another lj name?

I'm unlikely to read anything that isn't drip fed to me via livejournal though.

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[sugar-and-space.livejournal.com]

Oooh, gimma a linky, and i'll totally follow it!

[(Anonymous)]

Your art is part of you. Please keep posting about at least some of it here.

(Someone you don't know, but who sees your public journal entries fairly regularly through appearing on the friends page of of a friend.)

[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

I always like seeing your art here, though I don't always get round to commenting!

I think the RSS feed is probably the best idea. In my case there'd be a danger that I'd not get round to friending the feed. But on the other hand I could always try NOT BEING AN IDIOT.

[yvesilena.livejournal.com]

Syndicating it sounds good to me and I'd be interested.

I'm sorry I haven't commented more on your art - I love it, and to be honest, I assumed you had masses of people telling you how good it was and I couldn't really add anything worth saying - I feel quite silly now!

[laden.livejournal.com]

Hi there, found you from wax-and-wane.org and a fantastic icon of Sabina from 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', so thought it only appropriate I add you :)
Hope that's ok?