Thursday, February 01, 2007

Why do I battle?

I borrowed this sentence from someone else but tweaked it just enough so that it would apply to what I am about to write.

"Playing to win requires an agile, responsive, demand-driven writer that can embrace complexity and variability without compromising performance."

Well that's why I have chosen to play not to win, but to have fun. To write down things and thoughts that come through my mind put them out there and hope that someone will read them and possibly relate to them and even like them.

Blog Explosion is just an engine that helps us put our blogs out there for people to read. The BOTBs should be and are just for fun and wining or losing should not matter. I guarantee that most of us want to win to satisfy our ego, but do we write to win? Shit I can't even spell correctly and that pretty much sums it up, I rely on spell check tools so that I don't look so illiterate. However writing my blog has helped me to expand my vocabulary and to me that's what makes it fun and challenging.

When I'm voting to accrue points I'm not really reading your posts completely but I read enough to decide who I'm giving my vote to. Joe Cool's Blog was born in June 2006 and my Arizona... It's a dry heat! photo blog in July and most of their exposure has been thanks to Blog Explosion and you all know that in order to be a contender you need to put it out there weather it's in the BOTBs or in the Blog Rocket or Rent My Blog. But since points are needed for everything you need to participate.

So, who do I read? The answer to that is every single blog listed on my "Friends" section on my sidebar. These people have asked me for permission to be in their Blog rolls and therefore they are on both my blogs as well. I figure if someone asks for that distinction it must be because they enjoyed what they read and I am more than happy to return the compliment. My family is also part of my blog roll and my very first blog friends are part of my blog roll. Some of these only post like once a month but who cares, if they post it I will read.

In addition, every visitor that leaves me a comment that is not part of my "Friends" list will get a visit from me as well an it is a this time that I will take my time reading and commenting that particular blog.

So there, I visit all of you that are on my sidebar and I take the time to read what you wrote and more than likely I will comment, and for this I don't need Blog Explosion. I have said before that I'm a simple man with simple ideas, yes I am an "Average Joe" he he, get it? And there really isn't anything wrong with being average, that's why I too would love to win every battle that I enter but that would be unrealistic. I'm just happy to win enough battles to re-affirm to myself that I don't totally suck.

In conclusion -- EC I wish you reconsider, you have been and still are a key part of the BOTBs.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would be voting for you Joe.. but 'Interestingly Interesting' has lost all seven previous battles so it's getting my vote this time. And it is actually quite a good read.

Unknown said...

I have tried any number of ways to increase the traffic to my blog. I'm not sure these "bots" do anything, really, but I would definitely "vote" for you also.

I think both of your blogs are great.

fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.com said...

Ah admit it, you're just a Traffic Whore like me!

I still hit BE but mostly I do the BR more that the battles anymore. I don't think people really read much, especially mine that can be long "history" at times.

I'm beginning to like My BlogLog better. You actually see who visits and can click over to check them out too.

I still vote for you 99% of the time, but if someone beats your post...then they deserve it.

Jose said...

Thanks for the votes of confidence but I am not complaining, this post came up because of EC's post this morning. She wants to stop battling.

procrastinateur - I too vote for the underdog a lot.

Carol - You are just too kind to me, I enjoy your blog too.

mushy - You know it, we love traffic and I love to read your posts. So different from my growing up days.

Lana said...

Voted for you. SHHHHH LOL

Anonymous said...

I tried the BOTB but I just hated it when I lost so much I decided to stop. As for getting more traffic I gotten more from MyBlogLog than anywhere else! I found your blog via Erin. good post!

MrManuel said...

I have never done the blog battle thing or anything similar to that. I am sure it could increase some traffic, but I really don't believe in it for some reason.

I peruse other people's blogs now and then and comment in hopes I get some love back, but it usually doesn't work.

So, I just stay loyal to the people who do read my blog by trying to comment on every one of their posts. Even if I don't have much to say, I try to drop by and say hey, good post or whatever comes ot mind.

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La Bella Lady said...

Wow, I still do not comprehend the whole voting thing but as for your blogs, I like them both. I'm one of your blog friends that only blogs once a month but it doesn't motivate me to only see that I only have 2 readers (not that I don't appreciate your comments & time).

But, at least it is practice for me on my future goals.....

Erin said...

Aww, thanks Jose, maybe one day I will reconsider - but so far, I'm feeling happier than ever!

As for you, I would vote for your blog every minute of everyday :)

You really are a great writer, and I can see that your blog is getting more and more visitors - and they aren't just voting, they are reading, and coming back, and that is all I ever really wanted for mine.

Anonymous said...

You've got a cool blog. That's all that matters! ;)

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