Here’s my top 20 blogging reflections on 2014, an update from my 2013 list:
- Grateful for: The Community. (Simply the Best.) Friends. Followers, Likes, Comments, Engagement, Banter, Re-blogs. Thank you.
- Appreciate: Infrequent notes from silent followers. Always surprising and inspiring.
- Take any posts back: No. (But, I do grimace at a few.)
- Viral: Yes. One share titled: Gate A-4. 845,000 views. 487 likes. 15 Minutes of Fame can be frightening. Glad to be back to the Man-Cave.
- Blogging Challenges: Staying fresh. (Not good enough. This one feels tired. Who cares?)
- Secret Sauce for High Quality Content: (1) Read. (2) A silent partner(s). (Thank you.)
- Wish I Had More Time for: Reading and writing. (Especially Reading)
- Awards: Grateful for the fellow blogger recognition but haven’t been able to pay it forward. (Sorry.)
- Who do you call at 3am (when you need blogging help): Todd. Mimi. Lori. Beth. Carol. Ray. And continuing mention of the bloggers who brought me to the dance: Kurt @ Cultural Offering & Steve @ Anderson Layman’s Blog. (Thank you all.)
- Important: Attribution for shares. Regrets? 2012 post without owner’s consent. Apologies extended and post revised.
- Best writing aids/apps: For me (amateur): Save your time and money. Skip ’em.
- Best App in Supporting Role: Evernote. For clipping, storing, composing. No close 2nd place finisher.
- Most useful Utility Apps: 1password. TextExpander. Snagit. DropBox or iCloud. (sync/backup critical)
- Best Reading/Content Apps: Feedly. Pocket. Kindle. Tumblr.
- Best blogs to follow: Authentic. Have opinion. High quality writing and/or content. Succinct.
- Wish I knew how to: (1) Write well (or better?). (2) Photoshop images. (No time. Limited competency.)
- Mac vs. PC: Mac/iPad/iPhone wins hands down. Syncing and stability worth price premium.
- Chrome vs. Safari: (for Mac Users)? Toss Up. Safari for integration/syncing. Google for speed and widgets.
- Niggling Nuisances: Spam. Self-linking. Haters. (Few) Guest blogger requests unrelated to blog theme.
- Why Blog? Why not?
Notes:
- Related Posts: (1) 2013: Top 20 Reflections on 2013: A Blogger’s Retrospective. (2) 2012: Two Years and Counting
- Image Credits (modified text). Original Source: Miguel Fernandez @ gengen-den-strich.com via Tanya Khovanova’s Math Blog
