Forums are a waste of time
I took the decision to cut down the time I spend on Forums - I seemed to be reading too many threads rather than thinking about business and actually "doing things". Thus I dumped a number of forums, the only one that I post regularly on is the Keyword Avalanche forum and this is because it's all about business.
I'm still posting on a couple of others as well, but nowhere near as often - some forums I have dumped totally as they were an energy sink. Some forums I never even bothered joining, but lurked for a while to see which direction they were headed.
Next up is to rationalise the amount of Blogs that I read. I weeded out quite a lot over recent weeks, but intend to take the bull by the horns and really have a good clear out. Some of the blogs I subscribe to started off great, then got forgotten about by their owner. Some I am looking at as I can see they have good potential. Others I have dumped already as they are dead or just used for spamming purposes…
Bloggers: Update your blogs regularly, daily if possible, or at least a couple of times a week - doing this will retain interest in your blogs!
Comment by Kevin — June 19, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
Agree totally,
You can get sidetracked from doing something profitable, but sometimes they are quite useful and have some knowledge guyson.
Hope that helps,
Kevin
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Comment by James — June 19, 2006 @ 2:31 pm
Your right, it can be a huge waste of time. It can also be a great way to help others.
I signed up with Keyword Avalanche last week from your recommendation. It has been a great resource. I think it has already paid for the first two months in saving me money. Yet, even KA will not help me if I spend too much time reading instead of doing.
I am trying to rely on my newsreader more and read less.
Comment by Chance — June 19, 2006 @ 6:17 pm
I can totally agree- I have a limited amount of free time in the evenings to do what is important to me, and as much as I like all the blogs and forums I frequent none of them are making me money.
I'm just about to the point where if I can't write it during a break at work, or read it before my lunch break is over it does not get done- my uninterrupted blocks of computer "concentration time" are too important to spend on entertainment, even if its in a money making vein (and not to be mean or discount someones blog, but that's what most of the blogs I link amount to when it comes down to it).
I've gone from 5 forums and around 15 blogs a day to 2 forums and 2-3 blogs a day. (Yeah, yours is one of the few).
Comment by sarahG — June 19, 2006 @ 9:31 pm
You're spot on (as usual!). I realised at the start of this month I had far much work to do and wanted to spend my spare time looking at AIS and not reading the 99% rubbish on forums, so I go to one forum to post on and KA to read. Then after reading a post somewhere by Yaro I realised I read too many blogs too and cut down to a 'frequent' folder in my reader. The rest get looked at if/when I have a bit more time.
Right off to post on my blog