2 Cents: Promoting Idaho Bloggers

At Unequivocal Notion , blogger Chris mentions a major problem with blogs — “a lot of people still don’t read them.” Continues Chris: “Ask 10 random people you know if they know what a blog even is, then to those who do know what a blog is, ask them if they read any. I bet the answer will surprise you — it’s never surprised me — for as big as the internet is, the blogosphere is still pretty small.” North Idaho has a well-developed blogosphere, with most blogs associated in some way or another with Huckleberries Online. We’re a mutual admiration society that learned years ago that we grow our page-counts by promoting one another. We should all be proud that many North Idaho bloggers have celebrated several blogiversaries because blogging is a hard, lonely avocation. Feedback in the form of comments and page-views keeps us going. I’ve tried here to expand our blogosphere to include southern Idaho brethren for two reasons — to encourage their blogging efforts and to expose North Idaho to their thoughts. Now, let’s drop in on Chris again for his bottom line: “What am I asking of you? Simple, just spread the word . If you like what I do here and what other bloggers from around the state do with their blogs, please let some people know. What would be awesome would be if you could email 1, 5 or 10 friends or family and just say something like “Hey, I read these blogs everyday, you might enjoy them … check them out here …” And, of course, don’t forget Huckleberries.

• Do Democrats want to solve problems /Adam’s Blog
• Owyhee Initiative: Down but not out /Idaho Conservation League
• Coyotes get rid of goose-poop problem /Just South Of North
• Who ya gonna believe? /MountainGoat Report
• 8 states with lowest January jobless rates /Right Mind

Question (for bloggers): What is the greatest difficulty re: blogging?