tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366230834353702090.post1993396899607154055..comments2024-03-25T01:28:11.402-07:00Comments on Bikewriter.com: Is there really no more good motorcycle content? Part 3: Let's get serious.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366230834353702090.post-857561898371013272015-04-13T19:15:50.878-07:002015-04-13T19:15:50.878-07:00It's actually quite easy to get people to talk...It's actually quite easy to get people to talk, if you don't approach them like a typical journalist and you include them in the process. They are bike guys just like you and me, and they are happy to talk shop if you are genuinely interested and don't have an axe to grind. <br /><br />It truly is simply a matter of picking up the phone or sending an email and talking shop. I wouldn't have believed it either if I hadn't done it myself.<br /> <br />OddBikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058888630705128092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366230834353702090.post-21395719766383271032015-04-13T10:24:31.127-07:002015-04-13T10:24:31.127-07:00Too many writers want half a million readers, so t...Too many writers want half a million readers, so they post a ton of crap like you mentioned in that second to last paragraph. It is the age old problem: Quality or quantity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366230834353702090.post-56302074828087813692015-04-13T09:42:02.309-07:002015-04-13T09:42:02.309-07:00Good stuff, Mark. I appreciate the insight. I'...Good stuff, Mark. I appreciate the insight. I'm a bit of a hybrid moto-writer with my Street Savvy column for Motorcyclist and previous column with MCN (the American one), I've enjoyed the steady freelance stability that is so rare. I also write for my Riding in the Zone blog/website. Sales of the book and some affiliate ad sales bring in a bit of money, but it's mostly a labor of love...a place where I can write what I want and even use swear words without getting fired. I get between 400 and 2,000 daily blog readers... that's enough to keep me writing. I hope whatever compels you to do it will keep you writing, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464787307114441400noreply@blogger.com