Comments on: Why You Should Subscribe to the Aerie by Email http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/ An Eclectic Collection of Musings on Life, Living, and Blogging Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:16:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kestrel http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4100 Kestrel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:19:01 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4100 I catch a LOT of new posts via Twitter; on the other hand, there are lot I miss, because I am not glued to Twitter...it's even more crowded than Google Reader! :D I catch a LOT of new posts via Twitter; on the other hand, there are lot I miss, because I am not glued to Twitter…it’s even more crowded than Google Reader! :D

]]> By: Kestrel http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4099 Kestrel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:16:56 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4099 I think you're missing the entire point. You've implemented a solution for yourself, that works for you. But there's no single solution that works for everyone. I've had email subscriptions for almost as long as I have had the blog, and I've had some email subscribers for just about that long as well, so clearly, that's something that works for them. And, I hope it works well for the two new email subscribers I got today (as well as any others I pick up from this article). :) I think you’re missing the entire point. You’ve implemented a solution for yourself, that works for you. But there’s no single solution that works for everyone.

I’ve had email subscriptions for almost as long as I have had the blog, and I’ve had some email subscribers for just about that long as well, so clearly, that’s something that works for them. And, I hope it works well for the two new email subscribers I got today (as well as any others I pick up from this article). :)

]]> By: krizzlybear http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 krizzlybear Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:08:09 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4098 My reader was so cluttered, that I simply blew it up and started over from scratch. Regarding rites that I want to visit regularly, I will simply type out the website manually. Honest, not a big deal for me, I'm a fast typist, and there's only a few blogs that I regularly read due to my lack of time anyways. Other than that, I use twitter as my source for posts. It essentially does the serves the same purpose, since a lot of people link to their own posts as soon as they're updated. My reader was so cluttered, that I simply blew it up and started over from scratch. Regarding rites that I want to visit regularly, I will simply type out the website manually. Honest, not a big deal for me, I’m a fast typist, and there’s only a few blogs that I regularly read due to my lack of time anyways. Other than that, I use twitter as my source for posts. It essentially does the serves the same purpose, since a lot of people link to their own posts as soon as they’re updated.

]]> By: Aurik http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4096 Aurik Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:40:04 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4096 I agree with TJ - this is sort of nonsensical to me. If people are having trouble keeping up with all their subscriptions then they should reduce them, not find another place to put them before marking as read. I can see it working for certain content types, but nothing in my wow blog list. Nothing against it being offered, of course, and it's nice to open that aspect up, but I can't help but think it's not really 'fixing' any problems, just moving them about. /hug .-= Aurik´s latest blog post is <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slashhug/feedb/~3/VjbKLW0OvqY/" rel="nofollow">Why I’m Enjoying WoW Again…</a> =-. I agree with TJ – this is sort of nonsensical to me. If people are having trouble keeping up with all their subscriptions then they should reduce them, not find another place to put them before marking as read.

I can see it working for certain content types, but nothing in my wow blog list. Nothing against it being offered, of course, and it’s nice to open that aspect up, but I can’t help but think it’s not really ‘fixing’ any problems, just moving them about.

/hug
.-= Aurik´s latest blog post is Why I’m Enjoying WoW Again… =-.

]]> By: Kestrel http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4095 Kestrel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:26:26 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4095 I don't have any email subscriptions either, but it's an <i>option</i> for those who, for whatever reason(s), can't or don't or won't keep up with a feed reader. It doesn't work for everyone, but I spoke with two friends today who thought the idea of subscribing by mail would work for them. Now, since I can prove anything with a sample of one (and here I had 2 out of 2!), I projected that 100 percent of those who don't read my blog in a reader, would be excited about an email subscription. As an aside, lots of <a href="http://problogger.net" rel="nofollow"> major-league bloggers</a> use email subscriptions as a value-added proposition to enhance their content. Obviously, I'm not in that league by any stretch, but it's certainly something that has the potential to be leveraged in the future. I don’t have any email subscriptions either, but it’s an option for those who, for whatever reason(s), can’t or don’t or won’t keep up with a feed reader.

It doesn’t work for everyone, but I spoke with two friends today who thought the idea of subscribing by mail would work for them. Now, since I can prove anything with a sample of one (and here I had 2 out of 2!), I projected that 100 percent of those who don’t read my blog in a reader, would be excited about an email subscription.

As an aside, lots of major-league bloggers use email subscriptions as a value-added proposition to enhance their content. Obviously, I’m not in that league by any stretch, but it’s certainly something that has the potential to be leveraged in the future.

]]> By: TJ http://kestrelsaerie.com/2009/11/subscribe-aerie-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4094 TJ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:59:10 +0000 http://kestrelsaerie.us/?p=2419#comment-4094 But the reason I use a reader is to keep all of my blog subscriptions in one place. Sure, not all of them get read all of the time, but moving some to my already overloaded inbox certainly won't help anything. If I don't have time to read something when I sit down to read blogs, how am I going to have time to read it when I sit down to do a completely different task, processing email? Not that I don't read your blog, I'm just coming out against email subscriptions. .-= TJ´s latest blog post is <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/temerity-jane/yJdE/~3/EUnwKyp-mWA/" rel="nofollow">Are you a Blocker or a Non-Blocker?</a> =-. But the reason I use a reader is to keep all of my blog subscriptions in one place. Sure, not all of them get read all of the time, but moving some to my already overloaded inbox certainly won’t help anything. If I don’t have time to read something when I sit down to read blogs, how am I going to have time to read it when I sit down to do a completely different task, processing email?

Not that I don’t read your blog, I’m just coming out against email subscriptions.
.-= TJ´s latest blog post is Are you a Blocker or a Non-Blocker? =-.

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