Let’s Blog Off, June 22nd 2010 – May 8th, 2012, after 48 topics with 800+ posts contributed by a 134 different contributors the Let’s Blog Off will officially be laid to rest tonight at 9PM EST when the proud parents Gerard & Paul pull the plug.
While its rise was like a rocket, it unfortunately plateaued out and will leave many wondering, what if? While this question may be debated for years or might already be answered in some minds this pales to all the wordsmiths they brought together and the stories told. Where else but here would you find a Brit living in Sicily to a Southern Lady that could make a sailor blush, or from those just starting out on their journey to those that have lived their life filled with so much love and adventure one truly can’t help but be amazed that they are all contributing, commenting, encouraging, and tweeting each other’s posts.
Unfortunately as they say, all good things must come to an end and will surely be missed by many. Instead of flowers & mourning, all participants are encouraged to reflect on what they gained from the experience, whom they have met, what they would have done different & to look forward.
Reflections:
My first recollection involved laughing my butt off at not only the shoe tub which was that week’s topic, but also seeing how all the different designers approached the subject. The very next week the topic was on living small & I decided to throw my “contractors” hat into the ring with 11 designers. The rest as they say is history with me contributing a total of 33 different times. While I wish I could consider myself a great wordsmith, the truth be told I can barely hold the candle to some of them though this experience sure has helped me improve my writing and open up.
While I would love to give a shout to all the writers individually that just wouldn’t be possible so let me just say to Paul & Gerard – thanks for all the great posts, the encouragement, and giving us all a place to call home every other Tuesday. As for what could have been done different, all I can say is that is neither here nor there as this is where we are at now. Thanks again & best of luck to both you & everyone else on their future endeavors.
P.S. While one good thing comes to an end, another starts or should I say gets restarted. Back in January 2011 we were challenged to write our own obituary & I twisted it into a series where we figuratively get to place certain myths, misconceptions, or products to rest. That April many states were affected by one of the largest outbreak of tornados & when it came time for the next one I just couldn’t do it with all the death & destruction around us. I guess this was an omen that it is time to restart that series.
Sean I am thrilled you joined in! Your posts have always taught me something new and given me encouragement to make either repairs or changes. Looking forward to learning more! Thank you!!
Thanks Ginny & the credit really belongs with you for reading, recognizing & then acting on it. Beyond that – thanks & yes there will be more to come.
May I also say – great post http://acrackeddoor.blogspot.com/2012/05/requiem-for-lets-blog-off.html & I hope you do realize you do have a gift for writing so here’s to more from you also. Clink
From afar, I must say that letsblogoff was always something of a mystery to me. While I understood and salute the link building that it created, I could never quite understand how those of us producing content primarily for a vertical audience could rationalize a weekly post somewhat off topic. Then again, maybe I just don’t get how it worked.
I wonder whether there’s an opportunity for a similar concept within home performance?
Good Morning Paul,
For your first comment, may I simply point you to Ginny’s comment below?
Is there an opportunity to do something similar in the HP/EE fields? Sure there is but the chances of success are low if you limit it to a narrow “vertical audience”. The thing that made lets blog off take off originally (besides the participants) is how wide open it was to designers, architects, and anyone else. Now on the flip side, opening up something a little to wide can also cause issues, so…
Good Morning Paul,
For your first comment, may I simply point you to Ginny’s comment below?
Is there an opportunity to do something similar in the HP/EE fields? Sure there is but the chances of success are low if you limit it to a narrow “vertical audience”. The thing that made lets blog off take off originally (besides the participants) is how wide open it was to designers, architects, and anyone else. Now on the flip side, opening up something a little to wide can also cause issues, so…
I’m just mad that you beat me by one point, Sean!
I only had 32 blog off posts. :*(
LOL – you might want to demand a recount…
As of yesterday – on the archive page I show 31 with you at 32. However I do show 34 “Blog Off’s” total on my site – with two of them being for an international version so those 2 don’t count. That makes today my 33rd tyeing with you. Did you not count the one that your wife participated in?
Personally it isn’t all about numbers, so I tip my hat to you – congrats my friend
Hehe, I’m pretty sure I forgot to assign one somewhere to the correct category. I need to fix it for sure!
It isn’t about the numbers for sure.
It has really been fun doing this every couple of weeks. I really am going to miss it!
Energycircle doesn’t understand how we could commit to a
blog entirely off the subject of our blog sites, but really, that’s what made
it so much fun. I have written over 800 blogs on kitchens and baths and so
forth. Think about it. How many times can you write about a faucet? I’ve
actually done that… I don’t know… twenty or thirty times, I suppose. And even
more about sinks! So, for me, getting a chance to write about something else
altogether was just what the doctor ordered! I didn’t do as many as you did,
Sean (I came up with 28), but that was really just because I had weeks in which
I did not blog at all for various reasons. On one occasion because I was
completely burnt out! I’m going to miss this venture in general and your blogs
in particular.
It’s not about the numbers, it’s about what you wrote – shoot, I spent about an hour last night looking over the list of just the names and I could still remember pieces done by some of them that I would have loved to have given a specific shout out for.
You my friend I can say touched quite a few of us & I can’t wait to see more of your posts & hopefully that book you are considering. In the mean time, the next time you are in Tucson enjoying the deli, don’t forget to try their bagels
Thanks
I look forward to diving into the archives to find some I have missed. Thanks to all who made it possible!
From afar, I must say that letsblogoff was always something of a mystery to me. While I understood and salute the link building that it created, I could never quite understand how those of us producing content primarily for a vertical audience could rationalize a weekly post somewhat off topic. Then again, maybe I just don’t get how it worked.
I wonder whether there’s an opportunity for a similar concept within home performance?
Good Morning Paul,
For your first comment, may I simply point you to Ginny’s comment below?
Is there an opportunity to do something similar in the HP/EE fields? Sure there is but the chances of success are low if you limit it to a narrow “vertical audience”. The thing that made lets blog off take off originally (besides the participants) is how wide open it was to designers, architects, and anyone else. Now on the flip side, opening up something a little to wide can also cause issues, so…
Good Morning Paul,
For your first comment, may I simply point you to Ginny’s comment below?
Is there an opportunity to do something similar in the HP/EE fields? Sure there is but the chances of success are low if you limit it to a narrow “vertical audience”. The thing that made lets blog off take off originally (besides the participants) is how wide open it was to designers, architects, and anyone else. Now on the flip side, opening up something a little to wide can also cause issues, so…
I’m just mad that you beat me by one point, Sean!
I only had 32 blog off posts. :*(
LOL – you might want to demand a recount…
As of yesterday - on the archive page I show 31 with you at 32. However I do show 34 “Blog Off’s” total on my site – with two of them being for an international version so those 2 don’t count. That makes today my 33rd tyeing with you. Did you not count the one that your wife participated in?
Personally it isn’t all about numbers, so I tip my hat to you – congrats my friend
Hehe, I’m pretty sure I forgot to assign one somewhere to the correct category. I need to fix it for sure!
It isn’t about the numbers for sure.
It has really been fun doing this every couple of weeks. I really am going to miss it!
Energycircle doesn’t understand how we could commit to a
blog entirely off the subject of our blog sites, but really, that’s what made
it so much fun. I have written over 800 blogs on kitchens and baths and so
forth. Think about it. How many times can you write about a faucet? I’ve
actually done that… I don’t know… twenty or thirty times, I suppose. And even
more about sinks! So, for me, getting a chance to write about something else
altogether was just what the doctor ordered! I didn’t do as many as you did,
Sean (I came up with 28), but that was really just because I had weeks in which
I did not blog at all for various reasons. On one occasion because I was
completely burnt out! I’m going to miss this venture in general and your blogs
in particular.
It’s not about the numbers, it’s about what you wrote – shoot, I spent about an hour last night looking over the list of just the names and I could still remember pieces done by some of them that I would have loved to have given a specific shout out for.
You my friend I can say touched quite a few of us & I can’t wait to see more of your posts & hopefully that book you are considering. In the mean time, the next time you are in Tucson enjoying the deli, don’t forget to try their bagels
Thanks
I look forward to diving into the archives to find some I have missed. Thanks to all who made it possible!
Sean I am thrilled you joined in! Your posts have always taught me something new and given me encouragement to make either repairs or changes. Looking forward to learning more! Thank you!!
Thanks Ginny & the credit really belongs with you for reading, recognizing & then acting on it. Beyond that – thanks & yes there will be more to come.
May I also say – great post http://acrackeddoor.blogspot.com/2012/05/requiem-for-lets-blog-off.html & I hope you do realize you do have a gift for writing so here’s to more from you also. Clink