I have not posted on WFMW for a while because I did not really have much to offer. But, this week, I came up for something that works for me. (You would think that my life is in total chaos since I can't think of anything that works for me, but it really is not all that bad!)
I am quite addicted to blogging! There really should be a BA (Bloggers Anonymous)! I mean, I subscribe to 74 feeds! 74! And that is after I have trimmed my subscriptions down. But, I have finally come up with a system to manage these subscriptions that works for me .
1. First, you have to get some kind of feed reader! I used to just go to the links on my blogroll. However, I would forget which ones I had been to and which ones I had not. And, I would go to blogs that did not have any new posts- a waste of time when I had so many blogs I wanted to look at. So, I finally signed up with Bloglines. It is easy to use and free. It installed a button on my toolbar that says, "Sub with Bloglines." I just click on that to subscribe to a blog when I come across it. Then, when one of my subscriptions submits a new post, I can see it in one easy place. So, step one...if you are still using your blogroll or memory to keep track of blogs, go get a feed reader. There are a ton of them out there!
2. Once I have subscribed to a blog, I select which folder I want it to go in. I have several folders: My Friends' blogs; Blogs I Like to Read; Blogs with Specifically Christian Content; Organizational Blogs, etc. I also have a folder for "Still Deciding." That is where most of my new blog subscriptions go. I put them here because I do not want to forget where they were, but I am not sure that I want to keep the subscription.
3. Subscriptions in the "Still Deciding" folder are marked private and can not be seen by anyone looking at my Bloglines page. I do this because I do not know a lot about them and I don't want to "endorse" them until I know more.
4. I also have a "Last Chance" folder where I put subscriptions that have not had much content that I have been really interested in for a couple of weeks while in the "Still Deciding" folder. These are also marked private.
5. So, when I go to read blogs, I go to bloglines and read all of my friends' blogs and "Blogs I Like to Read" daily. If time, I also read the "Still Deciding" ones. Weekly, I go through and "clean out" all of the new posts, including the "Still Deciding" and "Last Chance" ones. This gives me an overview of what those blogs are about. If I have found a blog that I really have enjoyed, I move it to one of the public folders. If I am still not sure, I keep it in the "Still Deciding" folder. If I have not seen much I am interested in, I move it to the "Last Chance" folder.
This system has helped me keep track of the blogs I find and has helped me sort through them. It seems a little tedious, but once I got in the hang of it, it has been really easy. Anyway, it works for me!
Head over to Shannon's for more tips.
Sydney Danielle Lough 3/11/07
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WFMW- Managing Your Subscriptions
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I really need to do this. It would be so much more efficient than going to each blog not knowing if it's been updated or not. Thank You.
I use Google reader and I love it! I even got Taina signed up.
If you do start a chapter of Bloggers Anonymous, make sure you tell me. I currently have 81 feeds in my Bloglines account. Your sorting system is intriguing.
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I love Bloglines!
I like what you've done with it- far more organized than my jumble of feeds.
And I like your linking of your Bloglines page rather than a traditional "Blogroll". I only have about half my feeds up on my blogroll just because it gets unruly and big after a while!!
Good ideas! Thanks for sharing!
I'm going to try this. My blogs to read takes up half the blog and I forget whose to read... this is great. Thanks!
I use google reader and love it! I think I currently have over 80 blogs in my reader.
And Melanie at Livin' With Me! has started Blogaholics Anonymous. http://livinwithme.com/?page_id=62
Ooh, this is just what I needed! :) Thanks for the tip!!!
Bev @ Pufferfish Diaries
That is a great idea! I should do that, too.
I should check it out too!!
I love breaking up my subscriptions into more manageable parts. That way I don't feel so overwhelmed.
I need to get more organized. I use the RSS feed subscription. Thanks for the tips.
You might take a look at Google Reader as well. I used to use Bloglines, but switched to Google Reader and like it much better. Either way, using a feed reader is the way to go. :)
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