Comments on: Difficulty in taking advice (drawing: Tentacles) http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/07/03/difficulty-in-taking-advice-art-tentacles/ Random Acts of Art Thu, 06 May 2010 13:20:14 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/07/03/difficulty-in-taking-advice-art-tentacles/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Barbara Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:30:40 +0000 http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/07/03/difficulty-in-taking-advice-art-tentacles/#comment-34 <p>I don't necessary agree that a blog has to be "topic specific". If you can get your writings and drawings to fit under the "umbrella" of the blog's name, or description, you will be found by the search engines. It appears that keyword density is one "trick" to getting a good position on the search engine pages. </p> <p>If the word "drawing" isn't doing it for you, you could try words like "sketch", "art on line", "watercolors" or whatever methods you use to produce your beautiful drawings. </p> <p>Don't get discouraged. The probloggers have spent long hours and years of hard work, getting the recognition they have today. </p> <p>BTW: I am working on a new post and category for my blog. The new category will be called "Blogging Buddies", and I will be providing links to all persons who comment on my blogs. Since you visited me, you site will be listed. </p> <p>I didn't necessary agree with everything you said, however, some of what you said had merit, so I thank you for the comments. </p> <p>Here's hoping a link on my site will generate a few new visitors to yours.</p> <hr /> <p>After some more thinking about it I'm finding that being "topic specific" is a challange to give your best.<br /> I've started reading about art history. <br />Without the need to be "topic specific" I probably never would have done so. While reading I'm finding art history to be a subject that's much more interesting than I remember from school and it gives me all sorts of new idea about drawings I might make and methods and techniques I must try.<br /> Henk</p> I don’t necessary agree that a blog has to be “topic specific”. If you can get your writings and drawings to fit under the “umbrella” of the blog’s name, or description, you will be found by the search engines. It appears that keyword density is one “trick” to getting a good position on the search engine pages.

If the word “drawing” isn’t doing it for you, you could try words like “sketch”, “art on line”, “watercolors” or whatever methods you use to produce your beautiful drawings.

Don’t get discouraged. The probloggers have spent long hours and years of hard work, getting the recognition they have today.

BTW: I am working on a new post and category for my blog. The new category will be called “Blogging Buddies”, and I will be providing links to all persons who comment on my blogs. Since you visited me, you site will be listed.

I didn’t necessary agree with everything you said, however, some of what you said had merit, so I thank you for the comments.

Here’s hoping a link on my site will generate a few new visitors to yours.

After some more thinking about it I’m finding that being “topic specific” is a challange to give your best.
I’ve started reading about art history.
Without the need to be “topic specific” I probably never would have done so. While reading I’m finding art history to be a subject that’s much more interesting than I remember from school and it gives me all sorts of new idea about drawings I might make and methods and techniques I must try.
Henk

]]> By: Kekoa http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/07/03/difficulty-in-taking-advice-art-tentacles/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kekoa Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:11:04 +0000 http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/07/03/difficulty-in-taking-advice-art-tentacles/#comment-28 <p>Wow, Henk. Thanks for writing this. I know how you feel, because I feel the same way sometimes. I suppose we're both struggling with the decision of how broad or niche we want our site to be. </p> <p>I agree with you. Aim for a happy medium. You don't have limit yourself to just the "drawing" category, but if you write whatever comes to mind then how would this site be different from a personal journal? Focusing on a few key areas such as drawing, conceptualization, and the circumstances around your drawings will allow your audience to have an expectation of what's coming next.</p> <p>At the end of the day, it's a question of the best way to use your talents and strengths to benefit other people. As I said in <a href="http://byteful.com/blog/2007/03/permission-to-err/" rel="nofollow">Permission to Err</a> we need to give ourselves permission to experiment and make mistakes, otherwise how will we discover the best way to achieve this?</p> <p>Keep up the cool work! I for one have enjoyed your drawings so far, especially the latest one. I know we're both going to learn a lot from the blogging experience.</p> <hr> <p>Yes Kekoa. We'll certainly learn a lot :)</p> Wow, Henk. Thanks for writing this. I know how you feel, because I feel the same way sometimes. I suppose we’re both struggling with the decision of how broad or niche we want our site to be.

I agree with you. Aim for a happy medium. You don’t have limit yourself to just the “drawing” category, but if you write whatever comes to mind then how would this site be different from a personal journal? Focusing on a few key areas such as drawing, conceptualization, and the circumstances around your drawings will allow your audience to have an expectation of what’s coming next.

At the end of the day, it’s a question of the best way to use your talents and strengths to benefit other people. As I said in Permission to Err we need to give ourselves permission to experiment and make mistakes, otherwise how will we discover the best way to achieve this?

Keep up the cool work! I for one have enjoyed your drawings so far, especially the latest one. I know we’re both going to learn a lot from the blogging experience.

Yes Kekoa. We’ll certainly learn a lot :)

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