Re: what keeps churning around in your mind....

Lesley... Don't fret so... You're only suffering what they call "writer's block" or something like that.

You've possibly answered your own questions without realizing what you've said.
However, there isn't a single correct answer, but several things that you could do. First, forget what the other blogs do or don't do. This is YOURS and by the way you've done this forum, do the same with your blog... do it YOUR way!

You already said something to that effect in regards to your other "Out Of The Crapper" blog. It's because you feel YOU have something to say. I'ts something you feel strongly about. But perhaps because it's a NEW subject that you have felt you must speak about, it has your brain cells churning and you're finding the words are flowing (sometimes quicker than you can write them down?). We all do this, when something triggers certain "keywords", so to speak (TonyRush did it to me).

By the same token, when you started this forum, YOU had something you felt strongly about. YOU STILL DO have something to say with this website and forum. So, just do the same with the Morsels blog. Think about the "keywords" that trigger those emotions that get the endorphins going and you'll find the words to write. Maybe you're too busy over-analyzing the other sites and worrying about how yours rates with others. Forget it... do what YOU do best.

Perhaps, maybe share more details about some of the scams that led you to forming this forum. Talk more about your interview where you got your 15 minutes of FAME (keep the fame going). Instead of reading all the other blogs and relaying people to those... find the sources that some of them use and start going straight to the source for the tidbits (beat 'em to the punch and put that wit of yours to use). If you do find the info from other blogs/forums, use your own advice and just post the "Thanks to so&so for this..." However, there are all types of "feeds" and sources for articles out there... and not all of 'em cost you money to sign on... whether they are scam related or sometimes just a little useful web info, the diversity of information will keep it interesting. Just use your great sense of humor, add your own ideas and I know you'll have the "content" you're looking for, not to mention, one of the better blogs that people will bookmark and visit often.

Well... I hope that might have helped you to better understand what you're trying to do, but if not, hopefully you're confused on a much higher level.

OK Folks... Help her out. Besides other forums and blogs, where do you find your info on scams, spams, and other brazen idiots that are a menace to society's wallet?

Jim F

re: http://friendsinbusiness.com/board1/index.cgi?read=93670
> I also read that there are TWELVE THOUSAND new blogs per DAY. That just
> makes me want to shriek BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA again (but I won't).

> When I went back to find all the ones I used to "Boardwatch"
> about, I couldn't believe what my eyeballs weren't seeing. Almost all of
> them were gone or neglected and overrun with ads.

> That's basically what Instapundit does -- mostly two- and three-liners,
> many one-liners. I was shocked that it's so popular.

> This is what keeps churning around in my mind:...

> I'm having a personal problem with MaaMaw's Morsels right now.

> I can't see how it would be possible to generate any great interest in it
> (publicity-wise), and I don't even write anything there that I can turn
> into articles. It's just pointing to other boards (slim pickins!) and
> blogs.

> And what really drives me nuts is that I point to interesting things on
> other blogs, and nine times out of ten, they're just pointing to the
> interesting thing SOMEWHERE ELSE. If I skip them and go directly to the
> interesting thing, that's not fair, so I don't -- but I hate posting this
> stuff that sometimes takes people through three blogs to get where they're
> going. It's ridiculous.

> (Sometimes I go right to the interesting thing and say, "Thanks to
> so&so for this..." which I think I need to do more often.)

> I'm just in the midst of a "downer" -- disgusted with how many
> blogs say nothing --and I have a horrible feeling that MaaMaw's Morsels
> does the same thing.

> I absolutely DETEST being worthless, and that's how it makes me feel when
> I work on it. Out Of The Crapper is different because I'm writing my own
> stuff and there's passion behind it and so it feels worthwhile if only to
> me. But the "look at this" which points to "look at
> this" which points to "look at this" is very distressing.

> Okay, consider my guts spilled.

> Luv,