I’ve found that engaging my readers, rather than talking to (at) them makes them more likely to respond, and if they respond, they’re more likely to return. Since my blog covers a wide-ranging area of a particular field, I can attract peripheral readers who might not normally be interested in, say database administration, but who still have to deal with email servers or network wiring. Covering this wide base allows me to attract all these people.

The primary goal of my blog is actually to share information and get it out in the open, and not just my information either. I regularly invite my readers to produce guest blogs and I’m very excited to post them whenever it happens. I want them to feel that there’s a community of admins, even though I’m the loudmouth at the microphone most of the time.

Stop by some time and see what you think. The layout isn’t much, but hopefully the content is interesting. As an aside, I got a major ego boost the other day when I was reading Reddit. Someone had asked for a list of the sysadmin blogs that people read, and someone else posted mine first in the thread. I was shocked

In the meantime, I’m looking forward to seeing more updates from you. Sounds like you understand that people want to be entertained, so your blog should be fun to visit

Take care!