Comments on: The Rambler – Blogger Types (2 of 5)

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:41:40 +0000

I have several blogs running but my main one is definitely a “rambler” style blog.

I’ve built up reasonable traffic to it (often over 1000 hits a day). But as yet I have earned very little from it, just a few bucks in Adsense and the odd affiliate commission.

Problem with us ramblers is that our content is so eclectic. So the readers come via very diverse searches. And making money requires specificity and focus.

Still, it’s a lot of fun, so I’ll keep writing it.

By: Successful Blogs: John Chow dot com | AndrewPavelski.Com | Make Money

Successful Blogs: John Chow dot com | AndrewPavelski.Com | Make Money — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:20:31 +0000

[...] He actually rambles a lot about restaurants, posts pictures about his food, and parties with the blue man group. So what if John Chow rambles? You know that you’ll still return to his blog! His writing sounds “human” and really is able to connect with his readers. He has a nice, friendly blogging voice — a big reason that his readers are so loyal. Yeah, he does post a lot of pictures of his life, non-blogging related activities, and non-”make money online” activities, but he is a very effective “rambler.” [...]

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:46:21 +0000

Haha, thanks for your opinion Thomas. I’m with you on this one. When reading blog posts, I’m mostly looking to learn rather than be entertained. A combo of both is even better.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:45:03 +0000

I agree with you. You can tell who’s in it for the money and who’s actually doing it because they’re passionate about their subject and love to write.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:44:14 +0000

It’s possible to fit into more than 1 category. The poll was created to see which are the most popular among bloggers. Ruchir the ramblert. Nice.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:43:02 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Irish.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:42:45 +0000

With ramblers, you’re following the person and not necessarily the blog. This leads to a great sticky effect.

By: Thomas Sinfield

Thomas Sinfield — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:42:44 +0000

Although I agree that sometimes ramblers can be addictive. For me personally they annoy me more often. Give me meaty posts full of content anyday over what you had for lunch…

By: Ty Brown

Ty Brown — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:16:53 +0000

Ramblers can be addictive. I’ve got to tell you, though. You have to be a very good writer. Most of these ramblers are too annoying to follow for more than one post.

By: Survey Blogger

Survey Blogger — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:17:11 +0000

Ramblers are much more entertaining and I think should have an easier time gaining subscribers. After all, people like to be entertained which makes it easier for them to subscribe to the ramblers blog.