Blog Review

On reviewing the blog and the posts that have been read, I find it quite interesting to see what is popular and what is not.

I could for the last 3 years say other than the Olympic torch the regular Police updates were by far the most popular, however I don't receive them any more for some reason so can't post them which is a shame but never mind.

The blog has been struggling with a theme for 2013 and it has gone slightly green and local with very little personal scribbling or thoughts.

What has totally surprised me is that one of my very few personal scribbles has attracted nearly 200 reads, not a lot in the grand scheme of things but quite a few for a little Hyper Local Blog. It was just one of those adhoc ramblings

http://www.earlswoodlakes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/vicious-circle.html

Then in the absence of the Police reports Earlswood Wildlife Partnership and their newsletters are gaining in popularity which is great, as the work these people do is invaluable to our local community and its well being and judging by the attendance at the recent EWP AGM appears more popular than the Parish Council AGM.

Which is a shame because the people that work on PC have an extremely important job to do when it comes to moulding and shaping our community for the future. Mind you they don't help themselves and I have noticed the PC website is falling behind again which doesn't help. As of today 23rd June 2013 it last appeared to be updated in February 2013.

On a positive note it is great to see both Residents Association's Earlswood & Forshaw Heath RA and Tanworth In Arden RA websites being updated on a regular basis and this is perhaps one of the reasons I don't scribble away very much any more. I have noticed more and more people exiting my blog and making their way to the RA Websites which is exactly how it should be. So perhaps the blog has turned into a sign posting service.

I notice Twitter is ticking along quite nicely once again I don't Tweet as much as I used to but I have noticed there are a few of us Tweeting and not by design because we don't know each other or if we do we don't know we do Tweet in tandem about local events or local issues that affect us.

The thorn in my side is Facebook however much I dislike it and I really do! I understand there are people out there that do like it. The best I have been able to do is get my tweets to show on Facebook and my blog posts. TBH I doubt very few people know it is even there due to my lack of enthusiasm at even trying to promote it.

My software or Web application find of the year so far is Tockify what a great tool to incorporate in a blog. I have been trying for 3 years to find a simple calendar, easy to look at and follow, without readers having to sign up to read. Personally I think it would be great to have a community Calendar of all groups in the local area posting their events in one place.

https://tockify.com/earlswoodlakes

Regards to all

Carrie

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