I’m not as good as I once was

On 04.08.10, In Musings memories and observations, by David Pinsen

E-mail correspondence from today and yesterday:

Pseudonymous former reader of my old blog, The Hackensack:

i dont know about you- but i found the old blog a million times better

cleaner, more interesting, just better …

perhaps your traffic and usage data suggests otherwise but thats my opinion

Me:

Better than what, Shadow Stocks?

Pseudonymous former reader of my old blog:

yes shadow sucks has no interest for me- clunky format, too much needed w passwords and the like
the old blog was great
stocks
musings
economy
anecdotes
observations
all in a clean format
i used to visit each day- and recommend it to friends
this one, i never visit, and feel no pull to do so- nor would ever recommend to friends

Me:

Shadow Stocks doesn’t require any passwords. Are you sure you’re not confusing it with Short Screen?

Former reader:

yes that is possible, if not probable

but the pt is- u should go back to the old format, and augment it w these satellite sites-

the old format was far better, far more interesting, far cleaner, and something that id actually want to check into every day- regardless of where i was located in the world at the time

On Shadow Stocks, I’ve been blogging about investing as frequently or more than I did on the old blog, and i think the look of these blogs is cleaner than that of my old Blogger blog, but my pseudonymous reader has a point about Steam Catapult. I have been slacking here. Partly that might be due to the different dynamic of posting under my own name here, while working on building a business. As I mentioned in a previous post,

My original idea was for this blog to have a tighter focus on business and entrepreneurship than the last one — and it probably will have that — but there’s a limited number of intelligent, original, or useful things I can say on those topics at the moment. I’d like to talk more about things I’m working on now, and I will, but some of that necessarily will have to wait until those things are in the rear view mirror.

That’s a partial explanation. It’s not an excuse though. I’m not as good as I once was. I need to step up my game with the blogging here. In the meantime, you can follow my comments on other Disqus-enabled blogs here. And you can watch this Toby Keith video:

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  • Tony
    I agree with the guy who says it was easier to read one blog, instead of two. It doesn't make any sense to have two separate blogs. Anyone who likes Dave's writing, now has to go to two separate blogs to keep up to date. The old format was so much more clean and efficient. And I would argue that the imaginary person for whom these indepenedant blogs were designed doesn't exist in real life. Either we enjoy connecting with the real and complete Dave, or we don't. Why make the world so complex when it doesn't have to be? Do you know of anybody who reads only one of your blogs and not the other?
  • "Do you know of anybody who reads only one of your blogs and not the other?"

    I have no idea. That's part of the problem. Aside from a small handful of folks who commented occasionally on the old blog, and a few others who didn't, but whom I have come to know as Short Screen subscribers, I don't know anything about the rest of you. How would I? This is, as far as I can remember, your first comment. I'm not telepathic. I blogged for months about the two-blog plan on the Hackensack, and don't recall a lot of suggestions to keep it one blog.

    The other part of the problem is me though. I started Shadow Stocks partly because I had negotiated a twofer deal with my logo designer, and partly because I had an idea for monetizing a group investment blog focused on small stocks, an idea that I haven't gotten around to pursuing. Two blogs is probably one and half blogs too many for me by my lonesome. I have diluted myself a little here.

    So, here's what we're going to do: I'm going to do all my blogging here on Steam Catapult for now, my investment blogging and non-investment blogging. I'll keep Shadow Stocks parked for now. I may post my new short ideas on Short Screen's message boards, but if I do that, I'll at least link to them from here.
  • Tony
    That sounds like a good idea. Plus it would be easier for you to focus on one blog and not be bogged down, so to speak. I'm pretty sure that any of your readers who take you seriously would appreciate having one place (blog) where they can go to catch up on your writings. Though either way, it's not the end of the world really. Maybe some people really do like having you divided into sub-categories, so that they can ignore one particular side of you. Who knows? Seems strange to my way of thinking though.
  • Transition periods to new maximums require going through lower perceived value periods. Keep pushing Dave.
  • Will do, Mark. Wish I had your energy sometimes, but I'll work with what I've got.
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