Comments on: Whose Advice Should You Follow?

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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:59:17 +0000

[...] other people are allowed to have ideas too. What a sad place this world would be if everyone had to follow one person’s rules. Oh wait, this does happen and it’s called [...]

By: Scribette

Scribette — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:45:26 +0000

A process of trial and error may also be helpful for people to learn what is best for them …

By: Scribette

Scribette — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:44:16 +0000

I think the best idea is to think through things in a critical manner and do what you believe is best for your situation. Often there is more than one way to do things correctly.

By: Julie F.

Julie F. — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:17:53 +0000

I listen to what bloggers I admire have to say, then tailor their advice tofit my own style. What works for one person might not work for me.

Like James posted, when Ibegan, boy did I think everyone else was much more informed than me! They probaby are…but I know what works on my end.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:39:31 +0000

I tend to read blogs not for the expert advice but to learn of other peoples’ experiences. I agree with Phil. What works for one person may not work for another. But you can always learn something new, and I think it is good to keep your mind open.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:12:02 +0000

James,

I fully agree degrees aren’t everything. My late uncle, who had an MD but worked as a cop, once said to me “BS is *** MS is more of the same and PhD is piled higher and deeper.”

My degree is in radio and TV, but I was always involved in writing at school, too. It was that involvement that got me my first job, and the degree certainly didn’t make me a journalism expert. A degree is only one type of creditial. As a writer who does a lot with business, I’m more impressed with “experience credentials,” like success in running a business…Harvey Mackay, author of How to Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive and Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty is a good example of someone I consider to be an expert — not because of his degree (I don’t know whether he has one or not) or authorship of books, but because of the success of his company.

By: (army)wife

(army)wife — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:25:26 +0000

I think when it comes to blogging, you just have to go with what is right for your blog. I love blogging, but I don’t do it freelance, so I don’t need all the “how to make a profit” advice or other advice that will turn my blog into the “go to” blog. I do it for fun. So I follow some basic simple advice that helps make my blog the type of blog I want it to be, not neccessarily what the “experts” think it should be.

By: ellen

ellen — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:47:56 +0000

I like Deb’s blog because she is intelligent and giving. I think she bends over backwards to help people and I appreciate that. I get a feeling for who someone is and then go from there. Strong women unite! tjwriter, I’m with you. Braggarts turn me off and I’m a gleaner. Ann G, if men could give birth ____? Maybe the world would be a better place.

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:00:38 +0000

An earlier commenter said it well, basically, ‘take what you like and leave the rest.’ That’s what I do. It has to resonate with me. I love the learning process, and I love hearing other’s ideas and opinions, but when it comes down to it, it has to work for me. Great topic, thanks!

By: tjwriter

tjwriter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:30:12 +0000

This is a good post, Deb. Often times, one of the ways to find the better blogs is to look for people who are modest rather than bragging.

Often, if I come across information that I don’t necessarily agree with, I still try to glean any valuable ideas or methods that might be applicable to my situation. Just because the whole of what someone does is not for me does not mean that parts of the method aren’t useful.

Then, I take those bits and make my own, unique whole out of them.

This has worked well for my fiction writing, but I’ve yet to really break into freelance, so your mileage may vary.