I’m still fairly new to blogging. RemodelingGuy.net has been up for just under two months and we had Forever…Wherever!!! For about a month before that. Before that, nada.
It’s been a very interesting, exciting, and somewhat addictive experience so far! We’ve gotten to know so many wonderful people and formed lasting friendships!
People share on blogs. Maybe it’s the safety of distance, the comfort of being at home, or the simple fact that we’re drawn to people we have something in common with; whatever the reason, people come out of their shells on blogs! That’s a good thing.
Great for Learning!
I’ve also learned a ton! Blogs, by their very nature, are information sources. The button doesn’t say “Publish” for nothing! These are online publishing platforms and they’re changing the fabric of information distribution. The problem is never a lack of great content on blogs, it’s usually a lack of time to read it all!
Momentum
One thing I’ve noticed with my work on RemodelingGuy.net is that blogs tend to create momentum in a given direction. Positive feedback from readers leads a blogger to come up with more content for those readers, which brings more readers who like that content and more feedback for that content!
On this blog, for example, I see a huge lean toward the DIY projects. The number of people who have clicked on the DIY category button is more than triple the next one , which I think is Kitchens.
You guys clearly want to do some remodeling and you want to Do-It-Yourself! This not only gives you the satisfaction and enjoyment of the performing the work itself, but also saves you some dough in the process!
I Have More!
I do my own work. I guess that makes me a DIY’er myself. Of course I’m a contractor, so I guess that means I’m using a contractor! So I’m both!
I’m all over the board on the financial side of things too! I always try to do things as inexpensively as possible. Sometimes I can make even the tightest of tight-wads call me a cheap-skate! I like to save money on purchases and work. (Too bad that sentence didn’t end after the word money!)
But I splurge sometimes too! I can get crazy at times. Take my driveway for example. I’m going to pave it sooner or later. Right now it’s all loose white gravel and I want something I can walk on barefoot (my normal state when home).
But I don’t want just ANY driveway…I want real, solid, used, clay brick commonly referred to as “Old Chicago”. These aren’t cheap, so when I do this I’ll have to forget about common sense and budgeting for at least a few days!
All Things to All People
The common adage is that you can’t do it. We all know the sayings: You can’t be all things to all people; You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time…etc.
Why not? Well, if I can’t, and I know I can’t, I can at least try! I’ve been a contractor FOREVER! My whole life, this is what I’ve done. I’m slowly shifting my career away from the entrenched path and one of the things I want to do is write. A bunch. (sooner or later I’ll have to figure out a way to make some money!)
I want to write about:
- Do-It-Yourself and Using a Professional
- Doing it cheaply and Blowing the College Fund
- Quick and Easy and Months and Months of Torture!
- Common Materials and Rare Stone from Portugal
- Simple How-To’s and Don’t Try this at home!
You get the idea! So how, in the world, do I think I can do that?
Specialty Blogs! Everybody is calling them channels and I want to be different, so I’m going to call mine Specialties!
Take a look at the far right sidebar. You’ll see a new row of menu buttons. Those each lead to a brand new area of the RemodelingGuy.net website. I think you’ll find that there is going to be something for everyone!
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Love it!! I am heading out to check out your new buttons.
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Great idea! What a neat way to collect all the information you have wandering around your thoughts! Great buttons too
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Dude, you are a maniac. What happened? You get a wild hare/hair or something? This is soooo exciting! Love your descriptions!
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WOW, Tim!!! You are amazing! Just what I needed…another reason to give the kids the day off from school…LOL!
Can’t wait to see what you come with for RG:Express! I have very little long term staying power (project-wise anyway) and I lose steam pretty quickly (who doesn’t with three kids?) so this will be my favorite category
Grande will probably wait for later when there is more money and time!
Keep up the great work RG!
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You are so awesome! I love all the different directions. My husband and I have done little projects and we’ve hired people to do big projects. In the blog world, the big expensive projects are kind of looked down upon these days. So I’m kind of excited to see what you have to say about that stuff
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Nice..over the top love this idea! More time on this blog..more ideas..my “this is the last project” husband will not.
sue
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Sounds great! Very organized. I like all of the information here. Can’t wait to see what you put on all of these specialty blogs!
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Tim, you are one caffeinated-past-the-point-of-mania-kinda-dude … but since you’re THE Dude among all us women, that’s definitely a GOOD thing
Love that you’re expanding the site into niche areas so soon. Specialties is a good term … channels sounds so dull and mechanical. Back in The Dark Ages Of Hand Coding — when people had websites instead of blogs — we simply called them sections or pages. Adding the new content areas will definitely allow you to indulge your passion for writing and sharing, while addressing multiple subjects and audiences. Can’t wait to see what you come up with … whatever you choose, I know it’s gonna be great!
Victoria
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You win! You are the bloggiest blogger I know! I can barely keep up with one! And you have a full-time job!
I like all your posts! Thank you for working so hard to get all of this information out of your brain for us to peruse!
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You know, I see that type of brick in mass quantities all the time on my local Freecycle….hmmmm, never knew used clay bricks were expensive…I did two 12 ft. raised planter beds last summer for $0
maybe it’s just more common here??
Can’t wait to check out the new stuff!
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Blogging is addictive! Welcome to the blogworld! Jen
Lol, my only problem will be REMEMBERING to check the Specialties out. Maybe every now and then you can post a reminder to check them out
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Ok, I looked at the post on ceiling beams on RG Grande (or was it Express?) but couldn’t post a comment without logging in. But it wouldn’t work for me to log in. Is there a trick?
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