Coyote  | 02 Nov 2009 2:57 p.m. PST |
Trying to teach myself that every blog post doesn't have to be a dissertation. I'm trying smaller blogs which are more commentary and whatnot. Still not able to manage a single paragraph of "hey look at this yet" tyler.provick.ca/?p=810 – Republic to Empire
tyler.provick.ca/?p=804 – Wargames Illustrated
tyler.provick.ca/?p=793 – Painting WWII Canadians |
| GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES | 02 Nov 2009 6:51 p.m. PST |
Well I had very few visits on mine wargames48.blogspot.com
Had to force family and friends to see it so it is really hard to contact via blogosphere right?
Best regards
Gui |
| Coyote | 02 Nov 2009 9:34 p.m. PST |
It's hard to get started. Commenting on other people's blog is a good way, as if flogging yourself on TMP every chance you get. Also, make sure that the blog is in your signature on any forum you visit. Other than that, content people want to read. Sometimes I post some and get huge numbers, often not. It can be frustrating but it can also be fun to look back at old posts like a diary. Then again, I'm only averaging 43 visits a day. There are some other blogs that make it look effortless. |
| Maxshadow | 03 Nov 2009 2:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks Coyote. The Republic to Empire rules got a big rap from Charles S Grant of all people. Please let us know what you think of them.
Max |
| Keraunos | 03 Nov 2009 2:29 a.m. PST |
or, you can use the blog as an easy edit photo album, or a simple to manage web page, and not treat it like a diary which must be updated every week/day and have readers to survive. then, its for you, and you can reference bits in it when you want to show someone else… |
| Atheling | 03 Nov 2009 2:57 a.m. PST |
Good stuff Coyote. I'll be returning to check it out now and again. Cheers, Darrell. |
| Paint it Pink | 03 Nov 2009 1:31 p.m. PST |
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| normsmith | 18 Nov 2009 3:29 p.m. PST |
I like seeing other peoples blogs. I will never return if I find a blog page that has 100 pictures as soon as you open it up – especially if the pictures are multiple takes of the same subject. |
| Dean AKI | 21 Nov 2009 6:54 a.m. PST |
A balance of images and text. There is not a lot of point visiting a blog that has nothing to say is there? Images put a game report in context, or show the painting stages/progress of the author, or whatever. I too though won't go to a blog if all it is is one line of text and twenty photo's. It's like watching tv with the sound off. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 21 Nov 2009 9:36 a.m. PST |
Good stuff. Thanks. Sorry I don't like to say this but your WWII Canadians look a lot like British. That's the problem. The British battledress is a dull brown colour. The Canadian version is a dark 'hunter' green. If you need the colour, I'm a reenactor and have some original Canadain items. |
| Coyote | 22 Nov 2009 10:14 p.m. PST |
Do you have pictures up somewhere I can look at? I went to the museum and I would not classify the Canadian BD as dark, or hunter green.
tyler.provick.ca/?p=864
Don't worry about the constructive criticism. I am so far disappointed with my BD colour.
When the strike is over I'm going to see if there's a store of contemporary uniforms so I can study how the dyes wore and how much variation there was in dye lots.
Somehow I don't think that the technology and need to get things produced resulted in uniform colour coming out of the factories. While it's an easy excuse it's a guess on my part with no guarantee that my variations could have occurred after repeated washes, weather exposure, etc. Anyway, anything you can point me to, I'd appreciate it. I have Canuck and an Osprey on WWII Canadian Forces. |
| blucher | 23 Nov 2009 4:41 a.m. PST |
I tend to just use my blog to store pics actually. I find it nicer to use than actual picture hosting sites. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 23 Nov 2009 10:35 a.m. PST |
I'll see about digging out a pair of trousers and photoshoping them for you. |
