It's just over six months into the blog and although my posting rate has dropped a little; the passion for doing this doesn't seem to be diminishing. A few people have asked why do this; I'm not paid, I'm not promoting any particular product and just why spend time doing it? Indeed, where do I find the time.
Firstly, I do have a product to sell and that's me! I am hoping that when I decide to move on, there might be some kind of market awareness for the 'Storagebod' brand. I am sure I am not the only person who looks at their blog as a sales-window for themselves. Personal branding is an interesting phenomena and we can all have a strong brand in our own niche.
Secondly, I get to put my views across to some senior people in the industry and I've probably spent more virtual time with senior players in the storage industry than most CIOs. I may not have any real influence but at least I know my views are getting read, they even respond to my emails.
It is fascinating sometimes going through the accesses and working out where they are coming from. It is gratifying when the links are coming from an internal website and it lets me believe that the vendors are interested in what their users are saying.
Thirdly, I am passionate about the IT industry and to steal EMC's buzz-phrase, the 'Information Infrastructure' especially and this blog lets me express my passion.
As for time, most of my blog entries are mentally composed on the journey to and from work. TSA has now ruined this by advocating audio-books but I suspect even those might generate some more ideas. Although I am not sure what comparisons I can draw between the Storage Industry and 'Paul of Dune' which I am currently listening too!
And there was me thinking you did it to carry on that boyhood art of “poking things with a stick to see what happens”? 🙂
The only problem I have is that I don’t have enough time to read it properly regularly enough 🙁
Oh, there was that…
Hey, keep it up. Its good to hear from the ‘un-biased’ and end user.
I recently was told “I could stop anytime” But like you I get a strange pleasure out of this. Especially winding other ‘namesake’ folks up.
Post rate will wind down, at first we all have a lot to say, but keeping it real is the key.
You have more to say than most of us, you actally have to use this stuff day to day. You can’t beat that.