The Hardest Part

The hardest part of maintaining this site is that I feel every post needs to be a home run. A home run in the sense that it should enlighten all who encounter it. It should be a shining beacon of... okay I'll stop there. Eight out of ten posts on Gaping Void make me wanna shout "amen, brother Hugh, preach on." Hugh often talks about why blogging matters. I agree. After seeing the influence that the "bloggers" had on Lotusphere and after seeing collaboration with relative strangers on a co-worker's blog, I'm sold.

If you work in IT, I don't think you can afford not to blog. You will never know everything you need to know to do your job. Your IT Department will downsize. You will find yourself covering technologies that you are not too familiar with. Use your blog to build relationships, and get help when you need it. I do believe in karma, thus I am going to try and give away as much code and insight into my current job as I can. That has two side effects. One, I'm building my own knowledge base, which may come in handy. Two, I'm building my resume, or as Hugh would say, I'm building my own micro-brand.