Comments on: Reflections on a Year of Blogging http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: China Law Blog http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-5685 China Law Blog Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:31:41 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-5685 I love the blog. Keep up the great work. I find it interesting that the big firm lawyers have not signed up and I have to wonder if maybe it is because they are so busy they are more likely just to pop in occassionally and not want to get bogged down with e-mail or with subscribing. I love the blog. Keep up the great work.

I find it interesting that the big firm lawyers have not signed up and I have to wonder if maybe it is because they are so busy they are more likely just to pop in occassionally and not want to get bogged down with e-mail or with subscribing.

]]> By: Vickie Pynchon http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-5005 Vickie Pynchon Sun, 27 May 2007 19:49:06 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-5005 Congrats Ken! Very inspiring . . . . I'm hoping to follow in your foot-steps! Vickie Congrats Ken!

Very inspiring . . . . I’m hoping to follow in your foot-steps!

Vickie

]]> By: Kevin OKeefe http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 Kevin OKeefe Thu, 24 May 2007 14:35:22 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4829 Nice reflection on first year Ken. One thing that worked for me as far as generating interest, and business, was more writing about what others were saying. Key became blockquote and link out to blog or news website. Bloggers knew I wrote about them right away via their RSS feeds tracking their name/url or referral logs. For reporters it may take an email from me. Outcome was more people subscribed to my blog and more people wrote about my content. The more people who wrote about my posts the more people that saw my blog and then subscribed. Also realized during this time that some of the best blogs sent people away. The more valuable things I found and directed people to via a blockquote, a comment, and a link, the more people that found my blog of value. The more value, the more they returned. Nice reflection on first year Ken.

One thing that worked for me as far as generating interest, and business, was more writing about what others were saying. Key became blockquote and link out to blog or news website. Bloggers knew I wrote about them right away via their RSS feeds tracking their name/url or referral logs. For reporters it may take an email from me.

Outcome was more people subscribed to my blog and more people wrote about my content. The more people who wrote about my posts the more people that saw my blog and then subscribed.

Also realized during this time that some of the best blogs sent people away. The more valuable things I found and directed people to via a blockquote, a comment, and a link, the more people that found my blog of value. The more value, the more they returned.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 Patrick Thu, 24 May 2007 12:10:06 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4825 All I can say is keep up the great work. It makes my day when I get an email stating that you have posted a new topic on your blog. All I can say is keep up the great work. It makes my day when I get an email stating that you have posted a new topic on your blog.

]]> By: Ken Adams http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Ken Adams Thu, 24 May 2007 10:50:23 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4822 Linda: The differences between U.S. and U.K. contract language are actually minimal, and my recommendations apply equally to both, with some minor exceptions. I have some U.K. readers (evidently including you!), but otherwise I haven't had any indications of interest from the U.K., and that's simply because I haven't been selling to that market. I did attempt a London seminar; the best thing I can say about that is that next time I'll make sure to have someone like West Legalworks backing me up. Ken Linda: The differences between U.S. and U.K. contract language are actually minimal, and my recommendations apply equally to both, with some minor exceptions. I have some U.K. readers (evidently including you!), but otherwise I haven’t had any indications of interest from the U.K., and that’s simply because I haven’t been selling to that market. I did attempt a London seminar; the best thing I can say about that is that next time I’ll make sure to have someone like West Legalworks backing me up. Ken

]]> By: Linda Baines http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 Linda Baines Thu, 24 May 2007 07:33:47 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4817 Hi Ken As I'm a contracts person (and a member of IACCM) rather than a lawyer, I find your work highly relevant and have read and do refer to your books. What interest have you had from the UK? It may be a harder sell because of the differences in drafting styles and formats between US contractese and UK contractese. Regards Linda B Hi Ken
As I’m a contracts person (and a member of IACCM) rather than a lawyer, I find your work highly relevant and have read and do refer to your books.

What interest have you had from the UK? It may be a harder sell because of the differences in drafting styles and formats between US contractese and UK contractese.

Regards
Linda B

]]> By: J-lon http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4813 J-lon Thu, 24 May 2007 06:41:20 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4813 I found this blog post by Seth Godin somehow related to your post above. It's called "Barry Bonds." But I call it "the Home Runs You Almost Hit Don't Count." It's a very compelling distillation of the notion that slow and steady is often the core of the innovator's process and success. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/05/barry_bonds.html I work with a lot of creative people like musicians, etc. The tendency to fantasize about the easy home run is very high. Most people, given the choice, would love to just skip to the part where everyone is calling them a genius. But usually, the lasting ideas that really change things are much longer in the making and much more gradually diffused into the culture. They don't happen in a couple home runs. Instead, they flow from a slow and steady flow of base hits. I've enjoyed your book and your blog, because I have a background in teaching legal writing and it also addresses issues I deal with in my work. Indeed, it's a book I wish had existed years ago when I was starting out. It would probably have saved me some trouble and helped me avoid some bad habits. Keep pushing. Those big firm folks will jump on board eventually. They just don't fit the psychographic profile of an early adopter. They're far too risk averse for that. But once you get to MSCD ver 3, I suspect the more adventurous of among them will start getting on board, especially if your book gets used by younger lawyers coming out of school, etc. I found this blog post by Seth Godin somehow related to your post above. It’s called “Barry Bonds.” But I call it “the Home Runs You Almost Hit Don’t Count.” It’s a very compelling distillation of the notion that slow and steady is often the core of the innovator’s process and success.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/05/barry_bonds.html

I work with a lot of creative people like musicians, etc. The tendency to fantasize about the easy home run is very high. Most people, given the choice, would love to just skip to the part where everyone is calling them a genius.

But usually, the lasting ideas that really change things are much longer in the making and much more gradually diffused into the culture.

They don’t happen in a couple home runs. Instead, they flow from a slow and steady flow of base hits.

I’ve enjoyed your book and your blog, because I have a background in teaching legal writing and it also addresses issues I deal with in my work.

Indeed, it’s a book I wish had existed years ago when I was starting out. It would probably have saved me some trouble and helped me avoid some bad habits.

Keep pushing. Those big firm folks will jump on board eventually. They just don’t fit the psychographic profile of an early adopter. They’re far too risk averse for that. But once you get to MSCD ver 3, I suspect the more adventurous of among them will start getting on board, especially if your book gets used by younger lawyers coming out of school, etc.

]]> By: Laura http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4812 Laura Thu, 24 May 2007 05:10:58 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2007/05/23/reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging/#comment-4812 Thank you so much for the first year of your insight, and we all look forward to the next year. More interesting things to come in the contracts world! Again, thank you. Thank you so much for the first year of your insight, and we all look forward to the next year. More interesting things to come in the contracts world! Again, thank you.

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