Comments on: Blogs – mixing personal and professional

By: Tamar Weinberg

Tamar Weinberg — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:03:18 +0000

Like Jim says, it takes guts to do that. I have been trying to drive myself to do that and I keep being afraid that I’ll ostracize my community. This is especially true because I’m a relatively new blogger.

That said, I particularly enjoy Barry Schwartz’s personal blog and wish I could do it… I need some motivation. 🙂

By: Nathania Johnson

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:47:09 +0000

I think mixing in personal info is ok for general things, such as changes in family/marital status, maybe comments about a vacation you recently took, etc. Those type of things make a blogger seem more personal to a reader.

But any political thought and other more detailed expressions should probably be kept on the personal blog.

Just my two cents 🙂

By: Alex McArthur

Alex McArthur — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:23:37 +0000

I’m with Jim on this one. It works out great for some and probably isn’t ideal for others.

I like a little personality mixed in….so thanks to those that do.

By: Jim Westergren

Jim Westergren — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:46:29 +0000

It requires some guts to do that and I don’t recommend it for everyone.

But in the case you have your own domain as your personal name, you brand your own peronal name (rather than a company name) and you want to build reputation around your name as a future author then I believe it was the best choice.