Title: After repeated requests, I finally started a blog, but I have no idea what I'm doing.  For me, commenting here at hn comes naturally but blogging doesn't.  I'm so busy I don't have time, so I did the next best thing; I am "recycling" my old Hacker News comments.  It only takes about 5 minutes each morning.<p>I don't have the most important thing I advise my customers: a goal.  I'm not looking to drive traffic, make money, or get business.  I do want to paint a picture of myself and my work and provide whatever value I can.  I have included a link to my blog both here on my profile and as the last line of every email I send.<p>http://ShleppingData.com<p>After a few months, I'm wondering if I should continue.  Is this a waste of time, or does it provide value and can it lead to something else?<p>1. No one has ever commented, so I just turned comments off.  Does this make sense or just seem lame?  Maybe they don't comment because it's recycled material.<p>2. Posterous allows up to 100 entries per screen, so I just set mine at the max.  It's only text and almost everyone should have broadband by now, so it loads fast.  Why would anyone set this lower?<p>3. Posterous allows tags, presumably to group similar posts, but I can't find any facility for an index or Table of Contents.  So I just tag every post with it's own title.  Again, does this make sense or does it just seem lame?<p>4. I named my blog "Shlepping Data", because the simplest explanation of what I do is "Shlepp Ones and Zeroes from Point A to Point B".  (Of course there are a lot of details and I'm spending a lifetime mastering them.)  I wanted to leave a touch of lightheartedness along with all the technical talk.  Cool or lame?<p>5. Any other suggestions from seasoned bloggers are greatly appreciated.  What else could provide value without investing too much time?
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