'Land Art Project in South Africa Interview'

Land Art Project in South Africa Interview

By Interviewer at 12/22/08 11:32

What is the name of your Blog?

Land Art Project in South Africa

What is your name?

Herman van Bon

Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)

Robertson, Western Cape south Africa

What is your current age or age range?

57

Please describe your blog

About a huge 10 hectare large estate with earth sculptures and other forms of land art; partly based on local folklore and merely made from material of the land. Objects can be found in the diverse gardens and mazes and all made by local artists from less priviliged communities and by the own gardeners.

Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?

Awareness of our existence in South Africa

What blogging platform do you do and why?

Wordpress in this case had the most suitable template for this blog.

What do you blog the most about?

Developments in and around soekershof

What kind of blogs make you angry?

egotripping

Give five of your best blogging tips.

Be honest in what you write Keep submissions as short as possible At least one illustration Don't try to attract quantity but quality visitors to your blog Be consistent.

What are some things you would NEVER blog about?

things I don't have any knowledge about

Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?

no

How long have you been blogging?

almost 2 yrs

About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?

15 minutes at the most

Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?

no

Do you use Digg, and why or why not?

Tried it but no use for a niche market Soekershof is operating in

Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?

Same reason as why we don't digg

What promotional techniques work best for you and why?

Word of mouth. all visitors of soekershof get a business card with links to all our sites and they spread the news around the net.

If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?

don't know

What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?

Too long submissions.

What are your top five blogging site picks and why?

don't know

Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?

yes

What is the url of your blog?

Land Art Project in South Africa

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