tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post2690885136697897043..comments2024-03-03T11:21:12.438-06:00Comments on The Mallard of Discontent: More impetus for that mid-life career change...Chad Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-54785524400150624022010-07-04T15:10:45.398-05:002010-07-04T15:10:45.398-05:00SBW, I have no experience with the Gawker model of...SBW, I have no experience with the Gawker model of paid blogging, but unless you were a really big name generating tons of traffic I can't see it paying much at all. Of cours, relatively soreaking not much at all is better than nothing at all...Chad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-61216212393831036282010-07-01T23:31:06.997-05:002010-07-01T23:31:06.997-05:00While we're passing what do you chaps think of...While we're passing what do you chaps think of the Gawker model, where 'bloggers' get a small amount per post and a slice of the ad revenue that individual post generates?<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-55728028745141779752010-07-01T16:12:48.250-05:002010-07-01T16:12:48.250-05:00It's funny that this man started writing artic...It's funny that this man started writing articles because the sports news was so bad, and yet, his stuff is now "so good" that it gets picked up by them. He is the one who got suckered here: Sports writing is "bad" because fan is short for fanatic. The subjectivity in the reader is off the charts. I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of his readers are also sick to death of his tired angle - unless they share that angle. <br /><br />As for any payments, this feller will learn soon enough the Taco Bell syndrome: when you get too expensive to keep, they'll just chuck you, not pay you more. It's not like there aren't thousands of other yayhoos out there will to drive down prices.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-32559139800780788402010-07-01T14:44:08.423-05:002010-07-01T14:44:08.423-05:00Chad,
"If I Write Good They Will Come"....Chad,<br /><br />"If I Write Good They Will Come". <br /><br />I actually thought that was pretty funny. <br /><br />No one knows for sure what will happen to authors during this present difficulty; whether they'll give way entirely to the untrained (but free) masses or if there will be some equilibrium reached where a few, lucky few, will still make their living that way. Just in the short decade since blogging took off, we've already seen the vast majority contributors burn out once they realize that writing isn't easy. Or very profitable.<br /><br />TV Advertisers faced similar disruptions with the introduction of DVRs and their ability to skip commercials entirely. The 30 second commercial is still king, but I've noticed a lot more product placement in the content of the shows themselves. In a way, it's a back to the future funding model the mimics the early period of television. <br /><br />I wonder if we won't see something similar in blogging/publishing where companies will pay authors directly for targeted pieces that cut out the middle-man of magazines, newspapers, books, etc. If so, then the important thing will be who can maintain an audience large enough to temp advertisers. Oops, that takes us right back to "If I Write Good They Will Come" territory.Bobby Nationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807803676184520297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-3832743824391333602010-07-01T14:25:26.291-05:002010-07-01T14:25:26.291-05:00And she just pointed out that I have no period at ...And she just pointed out that I have no period at the end of that last sentence...Chad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-5596021141357163732010-07-01T14:24:23.329-05:002010-07-01T14:24:23.329-05:00And just to placate the concerns of my English tea...And just to placate the concerns of my English teacher wife, yes, the grammatical error in Mr. "If I Write Good They Will Come" was indeed intentional. It was meant to convey a subtle sense of sneering superiority...<br /><br />Sometimes it's hard living with the grammar policeChad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-60378628123930413042010-07-01T13:52:49.609-05:002010-07-01T13:52:49.609-05:00Good points, Bobby. Can't really argue a singl...Good points, Bobby. Can't really argue a single one you make. However, I'm not so much decrying the end of traditional publishing (although to be fair I do a helluva lot of that, too) as I am the destruction of the content generators (writers) actually being paid for the work that provides a profit for whatever publishing entity (be it online, print or whatever).Chad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972254401664966699.post-67827066084746790922010-07-01T12:31:49.344-05:002010-07-01T12:31:49.344-05:00Mentally, you appear to be stuck in an older parad...Mentally, you appear to be stuck in an older paradigm that may no longer apply to your chosen profession. This can be perfectly illustrated by your line "that this is the future of publishing". <br /><br />The notion that "publishing" is a hard undertaking to the point of it almost being a capitalized event no longer holds. Until recently, this was indeed true because the very act of publishing required great resources to get printed word to the masses. Heck, even an amateur running a basic, low-level 'zine found it necessary to xerox stacks of paper and hand them out on a street corner, which is not a trivial exercise in either time or money. Scaling up to a full-color glossy magazine capable of reaching a significant portion of our population ratcheted up the costs enormously. In that environment, yes, Publishing is a big-dot-deal because the cost structure required it to be so. <br /><br />But, the easy distribution system that we know as the internet removed most of the roadblocks to getting your ideas, opinions, news, etc. out to the masses, and times they are a-changing. For you, it's bad. But, for the folks who follow you, it's a great time to be alive. The restrictions on the flow of information are effectively gone, and the barriers to learning a new hobby (such as hunting) or getting better at an existing one (such as hunting) are falling dramatically. I view this as a good thing on the whole. <br /><br />Of course, it sucks if your livelihood is dependent upon being paid by the word as your competition has increased dramatically. Sorry, but that's the new paradigm.<br /><br />BTW, I'm already on my second career and anticipate at least one more before reaching retirement age. At least it's not boring ;-)Bobby Nationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807803676184520297noreply@blogger.com