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Running Multiple Blogs
Hi All! If you know me, you know me from my blog, 'til the river runs dry. However, I just opened up a new blog geared more specifically toward my professional goals and my music in general. The thing is, I've been using the River blog as a landing spot for a lot of my music stuff, and I'm not really sure where to draw the line as far as which content I place on which blog. It's not like one of my blogs is anonymous or anything like that-- they're both very obviously ME. I know starting the new blog was the right decision to make as it's a thought I've been playing with for quite some time, but I'm just not sure exactly which direction to take it.
Do any of you run multiple blogs? How do you keep their identities separate and meaningful? Thoughts?
Do any of you run multiple blogs? How do you keep their identities separate and meaningful? Thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Mike DiGrande on -
I manage two different blogs as well. However, I'm in a different boat as they are completely different topics (Music review and short fiction).
However, the best advice I could give you is to to keep one personal and one professional. What I mean by that is on "'til the river runs dry" reflect on the creative process or what you put into these songs. Posts about your progress (ie recording, writing music) could be in here too. On "Courtney Olson Music" get into the technical side of your craft. Entries about you approach composing, or technique might work well here. Also, I'd place your music up for download on this one and not "'til the river runs dry," especially if this is supposed to be professional.
Simply put, designate one for reflection and one for the end product. I think using those guidelines will keep your posts interesting and your blogs different from one another. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Courtney on -
Moving the music content from one blog to the other is certainly on my to-do list. Otherwise, great thoughts. "til the river runs dry" has really been for everything PLUS music, so maybe it would even be appropriate to keep that one for everything BESIDES music? at all? i'm not sure i'm capable of keeping music out of it... :)
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Permalink Reply by Mike DiGrande on
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I think excluding any mention of your musical adventures in your personal blog is too limiting. I quote The Godfather "Mention it, but don't insist." Music is clearly a part of your life and to cut it out completely isn't really fair. On the other hand, moving the content over IS a must.
Ultimately it's your call, but I'd say as long as "Courtney Olson Music" is focused specifically on presenting your work, there are bound to be stray thoughts that end up on your other blog. And that's more than okay.
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Permalink Reply by Amy --- Just A Titch on -
I've considered doing this too, for my "teaching stuff." I get a lot of requests for lesson plans, etc. that I mention that would bore the crap out of people who don't give a rip about teaching...just not sure how to balance it all.
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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on -
I self-host my blog, so I have a lot of flexibility in this department.
I just run separate categories on the same blog. You can hack at Wordpress to make two categories look totally different, or kind of similar, or... whatever you like!
There's no real point keeping things too separate in my opinion -- it's the Internet. Everything's joined up anyway. It's not like you are running anonymous and non-anonymous blogs concurrently. So I would have your main music site as the landing page (www.courtneyolson.com, whatever) and then your personal blog at courtneyolson.com/personal -- or whatever.
Anyway, for professional stuff you should probably be self-hosting your blog anyway, with a proper domain name. And you'll need a nerd (or be nerdy yourself) to get that all sorted :)
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Permalink Reply by Courtney on
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the domain is definitely next on the to-do list. i've gotta snatch it up before someone else does, my name isn't exactly unique. :)
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Permalink Reply by Millie-Jane on -
I have 3 different blogs.
one is about me and my crazy life
the second is just random jokes I find online (or a special vent post I can't put on my personal blog)
the third is a total lie. Every post I blog is fake, but the readers don't know that.
I just put myself in the place where I am writing. If I want to tell stories I'll go to my third, if I want to tell about something I did at work I'll go to my first one. Or if I hear a awesome joke, 2nd one gets it.
TaDa!
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