The second in our new series of interviews with pro-bloggers or as they are often referred to – The A-list bloggers 
. A big thank you to Chris Brogan who agreed to this interview especially for the Fuelmyblog community.
What’s your name?
Chris Brogan
What’s the name of your blog?
chrisbrogan.com
What’s the URL of your blog?
How old is your blog?
In its current form? 4.5 years. (Have blogged for 10 years, different urls)
If you’re willing to share, how many visitors per day do you have to your blog?
8500 via RSS and 6780 via the web (today)
How much time do you spend blogging every week?
Two hours plus a day.
Is it the creative process or the editing process which takes you longest when writing a post?
Neither. The research before the creative process takes the longest.
What inspired you to first start writing a blog?
I wanted to hear people’s opinions. It continues to be what I’m most interested in doing, is getting the opinions of others.
What do you do to get inspired to write?
I read. I read over 700 blogs a day.
How do you market your blog?
I promote via Twitter a little bit, and via Facebook, and rarely through LinkedIn.
What are the blogging tools you cannot do without?
WordPress, plus a few sundry plugins.
Is there anything that you simply refuse to blog about?
Plenty of things: politics, religion, cars, nature, cats, the list goes on and on. : )
If you went for a job interview and were told that you’d have to close your blog in order to get the job, how would you react/feel about it?
I’d end the interview. My blog is part of me.
Do you talk about your blog with your relatives and friends or do you avoid mentioning it?
I talk about the contents of my blog all the time, but rarely directly related to the blog.
What is the biggest mistake you made when starting your blog?
Hmm. Great question. I guess I was all over the map and not as focused. I’ve since evolved.
Any tips for aspiring bloggers?
All the time. But for you? Be personal, be human, be prolific.
Who are the bloggers that you look up to the most?
Brian Clark from Copyblogger, Robert Scoble from Scobleizer, Darren Rowse from Problogger, Liz Strauss from Successful Blog, and Julien Smith from In Over Your Head.
Do you still see yourself blogging in 5 years time?
Wow. I hope so!
Do you have any questions for Chris? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Coming next in the Pro-Blogger series – Catherine Sanderson AKA Petite Anglaise. If you are a Pro or have a suggestion for our next interviewee – please let us know.
Hi Chris,
How does your “The research before the creative process” look like?
And which creative process would you be talking about then?
Thanks Sylvie, I am loving this!
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