What is the name of your Blog?Alex Barton
What is your name?
Alex Barton
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Scotland, United Kingdom
What is your current age or age range?
Twenties
Please describe your blog
A personal take on the political, economic, social, technical, environmental and business world ar
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
To get my ideas down so I don't have to bore my friends and family.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Simple PHP blog. It is free and I like the make up of it
What do you blog the most about?
Business and news
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Un-referenced subjective nonsense but I admire the speech freedom of the web so I am not offended by any.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Post regularly Write your views and not those that you think you want others to read Get involved with others BACKUP YOUR BLOG Reference
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
Personal aspects that are private
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?
About a year but I deleted everything by mistake and had to start again.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
1
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
Not yet
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No, never heard of it
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
Yes - it's amazing but very counter-productive in work!
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Submission, forums, friends (if they don't get bored), business associates
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
BBC - because it means that your views are respected
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Not backing up my blog - Always backup
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
www.stuartebdy.com - great business advice www.bigkidsdidit.com - great web design advice www.mike.duguid.co.uk - flash and actionsript BBC - any
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
Yes - through business
What is the url of your blog?
Alex Barton
