If you have visited my blog for the last few months, you will notice a lot of blog posts titled “What I did this week!”.  The post contained “Updated my blog with What I did this week!” followed by a short URL.

This is not an uncommon method of updating your blog with you Twitter Tweets for the week.

I have had several people leave comments about my blank Twitter updates, and I appreciate your feedback.  It’s good to know that people are coming here and at least trying to read my blog.

As you can see I have been a bad blogger.  I have all but stopped updating this blog, even after setting a goal back in December related to Blogging Consistency and Blogging Relationships .

I have failed miserably at that.

I have also been a bad Tweeter.  The reason my blog updates contained few Twitter updates is because I have been bad at tweeting consistently.

I know Twitter is hot right now, and I have a decent number of followers, I just haven’t seen the real value of Twittering.  I have even seen a study lately that indicated most Twitters ignore most Tweets by those they follow.

So, to correct the error of my ways, I have finally turned off the automatic weekly Twitter update to my blog.

I will also be blogging more.  They may be short blog posts, maybe just to say “hey, I’m still here”.  I won’t say they will be daily, two a week, or even weekly, but my hope is to update at least weekly.

Mike

Sorry, it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog.  Here I am blogging about blogging consistency when I have been very inconsistent.  Albert would be disappointed in me.  Who is Albert?

Albert is one of my favorite bloggers, perhaps my favorite blogger.

I have been a reader of the Albert Hallado blog for a while now, and I have also commented on his blog a number of times.  Today, Albert mentioned me in his blog post – thanks Albert!

Albert mentions one of the comments I made on one of his blog posts.  I comment on Albert’s blog more than I do on any other blog.

Why do I comment on Albert’s blog?  Because I like how Albert blogs, and I feel like I know him.

The things I really like about Albert Hallado and his blog, are his consistency and his “realness” – is that a real word?

We can all learn from Albert and the way he blogs.  Albert preaches writing to your blog consistently, and he practices what he preaches.

Without fail, Albert posts to his blog every Tuesday and Thursday.  Every Tuesday and Thursday I can expect to receive and email from Albert notifying me that he has updated his blog.

Even if it’s just short post to say that something came up and he won’t be doing a standard post, still I have never seen him miss a normal post day in the months that I have been following him.

Albert has trained me to expect a blog update from him every Tuesday and Thursday, and I look forward to those posts.

Now you know why I mentioned above that Albert would be disappointed in me, but he’s no more disappointed in me than I am in myself.

As I look to 2009, being a consistent blogger is one of my year long goals.  I plan to pick two days a week to post to this blog, even if it’s just a short post to let my readers know I’m still here.

Because I seem to get distracted easily, it will me challenging for me, but I see the success Albert is experiencing with his blog due to his consistency, and that will be the inspiration for me.

I also like Albert relates to his readers on his blog.

Like I stated on Albert’s blog, I feel like I know him even though I have never met him.  Most of his blog posts are about his specialties – blogging and web site templates.  But, once in a while he will let us know some of the things that are going on in his life.

So, I feel like I know Albert as more than just a blogger, but as a real person.  He makes it easy to relate to him because you think – hey, this guy is just like me.

So, another one of my goals for this blog will be to let you know more about me, and what’s going on in my life, in the coming months.

Do you have blogging goals for the coming year?  If so, leave your comments and let me know what your goals are.  Perhaps we can help hold each other accountable

P.S.  You get a dofollow link back to your site by leaving a Quality, Related comment.

Mike