The issue of exposure and audience is one of the most tackled in any given conversation about the expansive blogosphere. Aspiring blog authors, who are in fact writers, would certainly like to test the impact of their writings over readers. A writer who wishes to publish a book at some point of her life, would care to explore the merits of her writing via comments left by readers. That is but to cite one example of how a blog can be a helpful tool for individuals to assess their work.
A blog may serve to promote a product, rather than an abstract idea. Think of someone who wants to start a small business and yet does not have the means to obtain, nor the need for, a domain name. Free blogging services would provide the perfect outlet for this rookie business affair, and if done properly, it may attract the desired customer base the business owner wants to target.
For these reasons, and many more, exposure has become a strong tool in the hands of blog authors to reach out to the public. Imagine the sheer empowering a blog author, who receives thousands of hits a day, feels. The prospects of affecting the opinions and even the lives of the people who read the blog are enormous, and at this point exactly comes the tricky affair.
Is exposure a good thing?
Not in all cases.
If a blog author wants to deliver a message of some sort, or to promote a product or a line of thought, then she would probably be looking for the blessing of exposure. Reaching a larger number of people would help spread the idea. In this case, exposure is good.
Some may argue that perhaps the idea in question is “corrupt”, or “unworthy”, therefore it should not be divulged. But since there is no single authority to issue verdicts over what people think, and consequently what is pleasant and worthy is relative, very little can support this claim.
Exposure throws a tremendous amount of responsibility on the blogger. Channeling people’s thoughts in a certain way is never uncritical, and is rarely safe. Failing to understand and to feel the weight of what exposure brings with it is an error. A blog author ought to be cautious what she puts out for people to quote and to learn, and since all things written have a way of escaping oblivion, extra care ought to be taken to ensure one gets the message across wisely.
Useful links:
If you have a blog and you want it to get noticed, you should check out this. Submit your site in one way or another, and it will be included in the results of searches done against those pools, and in feeds of the most popular items across indexed blogs.
That’s the business part of blogging.
Weblogs like engadget or joystiq are businesses surfing on the blog fashion.
When i started my blog i registered in many aggregators to get some visibility.
But what is more important to me is consulting my archives and see how i participated to the community and how my views evolved.
your template is awesome!!!
Welcome to Tololy’s Box, Tunisiano. I like what you said;
“the business part of blogging”, and I also like the way you put more emphasis on the evolution of your thought than what you put on visibility. Enjoy your stay at the Box, I am glad you like the design, a friend made it for me :)
Thanks for welcoming me, your friend is skilled :)