Nick Carr gets blog world going again with his post The Great Unread which he ends with:
"And all through the night the blog-peasants could hear the sounds of a great feast inside the castle walls (where the media and publishing royalty still live)"
I posted this comment on his blog
"Nick, I have been blogging for just over a year. For less than $ 100
a year (but plenty of writing time) I have at last check had visitors
from 160 countries. I write from a buyer's perspective and do not mind
taking positions on bigger vendors like IBM, SAP, Oracle, Infosys etc.
Many of them visit my site many times a day. They may not like what I
say but they read it. My consulting business has seen a huge spike as
CIOs and their staff see my positions in writing. I have discovered a
whole bunch of new professionals - investors, consultants, vendors -
who while we argue and disagree are far smarter than me - and I might
add my former colleagues at Gartner - and I learn from them each day.
That relationship has stretched to meetings in person over port and
cigars where we argue some more.
Who gives a shit about overall A-Lists? It's the core readership for your domain that each blogger should strive to reach.
I could not begin to afford a platform that would have brought all
this payback for so little investment. You can be cynical. I am
eternally grateful to Google, Technorati, Typepad who make this new
medium viable and vital."
I am perfectly fine being a "blog-peasant". Life within the castle walls is not what he makes it out to be."
and added a further comment
"Surely you remember from your HBR days what it takes to keep those
castles going. Gartner (my alma mater) now spends $ 450 m a year on
SG&A and probably another $ 50 m in publishing tech and training.
Spread that over what it says are 1,200 analysts and consultants and
that is a platform cost of 400K a year for each (we can argue what
percent of those 1,200 truly use the platform effectively so the
average cost is even higher)
Now think of the cost of your and my platform.
My Robin Hoods are Google, Typepad etc for bringing us an
unbelievably affordable platform. What you and I do with the platform
is up to us.
Living the simple life outside the castle ain't too bad. Enjoy - my fellow peasant -)"
Nick Carr gets blog world going again with his post The Great Unread which he ends with:
"And all through the night the blog-peasants could hear the sounds of a great feast inside the castle walls (where the media and publishing royalty still live)"
I posted this comment on his blog
"Nick, I have been blogging for just over a year. For less than $ 100
a year (but plenty of writing time) I have at last check had visitors
from 160 countries. I write from a buyer's perspective and do not mind
taking positions on bigger vendors like IBM, SAP, Oracle, Infosys etc.
Many of them visit my site many times a day. They may not like what I
say but they read it. My consulting business has seen a huge spike as
CIOs and their staff see my positions in writing. I have discovered a
whole bunch of new professionals - investors, consultants, vendors -
who while we argue and disagree are far smarter than me - and I might
add my former colleagues at Gartner - and I learn from them each day.
That relationship has stretched to meetings in person over port and
cigars where we argue some more.
Who gives a shit about overall A-Lists? It's the core readership for your domain that each blogger should strive to reach.
I could not begin to afford a platform that would have brought all
this payback for so little investment. You can be cynical. I am
eternally grateful to Google, Technorati, Typepad who make this new
medium viable and vital."
I am perfectly fine being a "blog-peasant". Life within the castle walls is not what he makes it out to be."
and added a further comment
"Surely you remember from your HBR days what it takes to keep those
castles going. Gartner (my alma mater) now spends $ 450 m a year on
SG&A and probably another $ 50 m in publishing tech and training.
Spread that over what it says are 1,200 analysts and consultants and
that is a platform cost of 400K a year for each (we can argue what
percent of those 1,200 truly use the platform effectively so the
average cost is even higher)
Now think of the cost of your and my platform.
My Robin Hoods are Google, Typepad etc for bringing us an
unbelievably affordable platform. What you and I do with the platform
is up to us.
Living the simple life outside the castle ain't too bad. Enjoy - my fellow peasant -)"
Hey Nick Carr, I love being a blog-peasant
Nick Carr gets blog world going again with his post The Great Unread which he ends with:
"And all through the night the blog-peasants could hear the sounds of a great feast inside the castle walls (where the media and publishing royalty still live)"
I posted this comment on his blog
"Nick, I have been blogging for just over a year. For less than $ 100 a year (but plenty of writing time) I have at last check had visitors from 160 countries. I write from a buyer's perspective and do not mind taking positions on bigger vendors like IBM, SAP, Oracle, Infosys etc. Many of them visit my site many times a day. They may not like what I say but they read it. My consulting business has seen a huge spike as CIOs and their staff see my positions in writing. I have discovered a whole bunch of new professionals - investors, consultants, vendors - who while we argue and disagree are far smarter than me - and I might add my former colleagues at Gartner - and I learn from them each day. That relationship has stretched to meetings in person over port and cigars where we argue some more.
Who gives a shit about overall A-Lists? It's the core readership for your domain that each blogger should strive to reach.
I could not begin to afford a platform that would have brought all this payback for so little investment. You can be cynical. I am eternally grateful to Google, Technorati, Typepad who make this new medium viable and vital."
I am perfectly fine being a "blog-peasant". Life within the castle walls is not what he makes it out to be."
and added a further comment
"Surely you remember from your HBR days what it takes to keep those castles going. Gartner (my alma mater) now spends $ 450 m a year on SG&A and probably another $ 50 m in publishing tech and training. Spread that over what it says are 1,200 analysts and consultants and that is a platform cost of 400K a year for each (we can argue what percent of those 1,200 truly use the platform effectively so the average cost is even higher)
Now think of the cost of your and my platform.
My Robin Hoods are Google, Typepad etc for bringing us an unbelievably affordable platform. What you and I do with the platform is up to us.
Living the simple life outside the castle ain't too bad. Enjoy - my fellow peasant -)"
Dennis Howlett makes similar points on his blog.
August 16, 2006 in Industry Commentary | Permalink