So I’ve spent the last three hours or so cleaning out my Google Feed Reader. This is what I have found.
- I may be an awesome blogger, but I’m a shit commenter & contributor to blogs. Yes, although I’ve been slowly, but surely plugging away at my site, I haven’t really contributed on any real blogs per se, more a case of posting on individual posts. So much so that I have no idea where my ex is blogging now. I followed trails of “this blog is dead, go here” to various blogs, and blogs have been permanently hidden, and even one blogger I knew has died. And I didn’t care. Well I did, but….
- The reason my contribution has been shit has been because it got hidden in all the fluff. I oversubscribed. I thought “Yes! I can follow over 150 feeds on a daily basis”. In actual fact all I read were funny cartoons and pictures of LOLcats, whereas posts from friends were lost under posts entitled “Here are a Gazillion Ways To Make a Bajillion Online”. Which reminds me.
- The Average Money Making Quest Lasted 4 Posts and Is Largely Unsuccessful. Yes, a year ago seemingly every single country with a half decent cricket team wanted to “Make Money Online”, and do a quest to make money online. Surprise surprise, it didn’t work, and once the concept of hard grafting actually entered the fray.Two appeared to be successful. One blog started out as a return on investment blog. She spent $10 on a domain name, she made $20 back. Never blogged again. Fair play to her. Another girl’s (yes, I admit I subscribe to blogs because I fancied the writer) last post was that she was quitting blogging to become an adult entertainment actress. Lord knows “The Quest To Have Lots of Sex For Money” would’ve been more interesting than “My Quest To Make Money Online”. She should’ve kept blogging.
- I have more time for blogs I’m interested in now. I have now new categories in my feed. A rather awesome “Wrestling” category featuring blogs such as the BWP Blog and BWP Forum update (check it out, it’s great and sign up and contribute!), and a “Travel” category featuring a rather excellent “Nerdy Nomad” and “Everything Everywhere“. To sods who are living my ideal life. Boo them!
- I have more time now on my hands to read blogs. This time I mean it, I’m looking for more blogs to read. Basically, travel, SEO (especially if you claim to be rubbish), video gaming, wrestling, or if you’re hot. I will read it. So if you want a reader (not an increase to your RSS number), let me know your blog, why I should add you, and link, and I’ll consider it. Cheers!
Tags: Blogs, Comments, Reading, RSS | Comments: 8 Comments
Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
Read mine – because like, we’re almost brothers! Ahahahaha – and I update about various random things: not so much drunken stories anymore. I’ve settled. For now. But it would seriously only take about 20-30 seconds to get through it
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My Google Reader mostly fills up with icanhascheezburger, ihasahotdog, failblog, graphjam, TUAW, Appleinsider, Official F1 and some SEO stuff (which I read sometimes).
I’m cleaning out my feed reader regularly trying to avoid all the crap. It’s hard though. Soon we all will just read instead of interact. Crazy.
That’s one of the things I’m trying to get right! I used to be great, and my blog was better because of it.
Now I’m struggling!
Do you use Google Reader, and do you use folders? That’s a good way to keep track of lots of feeds. I don’t subscribe to a lot of blogs anymore and I found much the same as you when cleaning out the old blogs – so many have died completely.
As for why my blog is worth subscribing to… well, how about 10 reasons?
1. I sometimes look at the same topics as everyone else, but with a different perspective.
2. I only post once a week, so I won’t flood your feed reader.
3. Every post is a top 10 list, so it’s easy to read.
4. There are loads of old posts if you get bored.
5. It’s by me!
OK so I only thought of 5 reasons, but that’s probably enough
Hi Ben,
I already subscribe to your blog
, and yes I do use folders. But now I’m using them more efficiently! With an “Important Stuff” folder for all my support requests, it makes my life a lot easier now.
if I feel I have too many feeds I just mark them all as read. I just like to have them there in case I need something to read.
Meh, I was like that, but a lot of the feeds I read made me depressed. Much happier now
I too need to clean out my google reader, but I am only week behind. Thanks for reminding me.