Comments on: Manliness Must Reads: Metrosexual Edition

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:04:22 +0000

@Frugal – Flannel shirts and old trucks IS a style and a good one.

@Hayden – I read your blog and like your content. The one reason to show up at any website is content – whether pictures, video, advice or stories.

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:42:45 +0000

It’s funny you mention pinping one’s blog. I am about 5 days from reaching 100,000 hits. It’s amazing because I remember when I thought 30 hits a day was a big deal. I just couldn’t believe that 30 people wanted to hear what I have to say.

I never started blogging to become a ‘big time’ blogger. You’ll notice I don’t have ads or anything on my blog. I started because I would see things in life which would drive me nuts and I wanted to have an outlet for expressing that. It was so clear to me that people were getting in their own way regarding living on purpose.

I don’t much plan my posts beforehand. If I have an idea, I’ll write it down. For the most part, though, it’s been whatever I feel moved to write about. Whatever I feel passionately about. And my readership went from 30 to almost 2,000 a day. I don’t post stats on PI, because it isn’t about stats for me. Stats are just the indicator that what I write resonates with certain people.

If you start bloggin, make SURE you are blogging about something that moves you, on which you are passionate. Blogging can suck up much of your time and if you are doing it just to make money, you probably won’t stick with it for very long. It becomes a chore instead of a compelling way to divulge the contents of one’s mind.

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By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:41:58 +0000

Thanks for the link! You know, I’ve never really thought the term “metrosexual” was very flattering, and I personally don’t strive for the label. I like to think of myself as more of a throw-back to an era when men were real men, and didn’t really care what people thought of their hair, their “style,” etc. I like old trucks and flannel shirts in the winter, and have never stepped foot in any place with “salon” in their name.

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