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Old 04-30-2008, 12:42 PM   #1
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Do you have a website or blog?

I was just wondering if there are others here that have their own website/blogs for their travels? We full time and think it was indispensable to have one...what do you guys think? How about sharing them here on this thread?

Also, are you happy with your sites/blogs? do you want one?

I have been designing while on the road -- have yet to hit the loterry...
Here is the latest one I did for a member of Airforums, here: Airstream Travels With Scrapirony

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Old 04-30-2008, 12:50 PM   #2
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There are many who blog and have web sites. Most put the address in their signature line below their user name here.
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Old 04-30-2008, 12:52 PM   #3
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really enjoyed your site... great pix from Mesilla, NM... thanks for sharing...
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Old 04-30-2008, 01:45 PM   #4
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Old 04-30-2008, 02:08 PM   #5
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I was just wondering...
ya mean like some of these about 5 posts down?

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f161...ion-40728.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f232...ogs-31962.html

or these...

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f48/...ite-39188.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ite-39095.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f206...ite-38853.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f206...ite-37970.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ite-20843.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f445...swap-5286.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f314...log-40733.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f368...ers-39804.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...com-34169.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f136...log-15201.html

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ite-39095.html

and the 100s of others linked in signature lines...

of course those folks won't see or respond to your post,

because they are blogging, thinking about blogging, reading blogs, or avoiding their blogs...

so 2 observations...

1. advanced search is your friend...
2. once everyone is an amway vendor or ebay store, who's left to buy the crap?

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Old 04-30-2008, 02:37 PM   #6
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Yeah, I keep just informal stuff on mine. There are a couple of travel thingies on it, but not a lot. I guess I should really do up my own instead of spending so much time on clients' websites. (But, then, clients pay me; myself doesn't pay worth a durn.)

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Old 04-30-2008, 03:12 PM   #7
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:26 PM   #8
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:29 PM   #9
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sorry, one more thing... my blog is commercial free for you reading pleasure. no pop ups no flash no requests to buy...only airstreams and airstreaming
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:47 PM   #10
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We use the forums to blog about our trials and tribulations. Sometimes it even contains useful information...

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Old 04-30-2008, 05:03 PM   #11
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Personally, I prefer a "free-wheeling" nature of a website over a blog which tends to "have to be" updated. Blogs seem to be very chronological & lineal in nature where as our websites are organized more topically. The downside of not committing to a blog IMO is that sometimes months can go by between updates...but it's not quite so obvious with a website ~ Websites better suit my style ~ although I admire those that can dedicate themselves to a blog.

I do use the forum in more of a blog style...quick updates, not a lot of detail, more conversational. I go into much more detail on our websites...more of a one-sided documentation of the project w/o the distraction of chit-chat.

I've actually stopped maintaining the "GlobeTrotting" travel section of our Maxwell website...it's kinda like watching someone else's family slide show...TMI, I really don't want to go there anymore. If I had more time...maybe, but it's a low priority for me right now.

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Old 04-30-2008, 05:45 PM   #12
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Keep these answers coming! I just think it is awesome to hear how people use/don't use blogs, why and whynots etc... and it's gona give me lots of reading too Thanks for sharing, maybe I'll do one page with everyone's Airstream blog on it
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:06 PM   #13
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I have a blog that will be following me to Afghanistan even though I won't have the Airstream.

Streaming Soldiers Blog

Needs to be updated pretty bad...maybe you might motivate me to do it!
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:28 PM   #14
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Also, I think there is a big difference between "a personalized" blog, and a generic blog, AND I don't really think posting on the forum can be considered "blogging?"

what do you think?

I have been surfing through the many blogs and websites listed here..and I think it is fair to say that a lot of these seem to lack a number of features and "koolness..." and most important lack total personalization... Is it because we're all a bit afraid to "jump in" or simply because we don't have the right resource/direction? I am just intrigued by this topic... and would love true user feedback. Of those who blog, and those who dont. Thxs!
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Old 05-01-2008, 12:29 AM   #15
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Old 05-01-2008, 04:36 AM   #16
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Awesome pictures! Why no blogs?
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Old 05-01-2008, 08:26 AM   #17
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It's true that some of the blog sites I've looked at are so generic that they're a waste of time. Just yesterday, one of our yahoos sent out a message through the CofC about her new and presumably local blog site. I looked. And left. It was full of junk from all over creation, having nothing at all do to specifically with Angel Fire. Duh.

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Also, I think there is a big difference between "a personalized" blog, and a generic blog, AND I don't really think posting on the forum can be considered "blogging?"

what do you think?

I have been surfing through the many blogs and websites listed here..and I think it is fair to say that a lot of these seem to lack a number of features and "koolness..." and most important lack total personalization... Is it because we're all a bit afraid to "jump in" or simply because we don't have the right resource/direction? I am just intrigued by this topic... and would love true user feedback. Of those who blog, and those who dont. Thxs!
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Old 05-01-2008, 09:05 AM   #18
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I had a blog, but then I found out that a fellow blogger lost his job due to a former pissed off co-worker who found his blog and used it against him.

Now I'm not usually too paranoid about these things (and perhaps this particular blogger "deserved" what he got), but these days I'm using Microsoft Word and creating my own little diary of events and thoughts - totally local to my world. It'll never get lost by some defunct blog service provider, used against me, or otherwise used maliciously.

I totally believe in the value of information that sites such as Airforums provides, and I'll certainly keep enough information on the 'net for old buddies to be able to find me (and it works!), but I try to keep most other 'personal' stuff off the 'net unless it serves a very specific purpose and I feel like it won't be used against me.
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