Comments on: Trimming my reader list

By: paidtwice

paidtwice — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:34:14 +0000

whew… I stayed on the list. :whew:

Must keep producing content….must keep producing (good) content… lol

By: lulu

lulu — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:27:10 +0000

I am glad I made your ‘blogs to keep’ list. I use a Google reader too and have TONS of feeds that I follow…but the blogs in my list are blogs I actually visit and comment on and I love them so much that I just had to highlight them on my blog so others can see them too.

I guess I have to really step up my game to stay on your list.

By: {Rodeo} What’s Missing?

{Rodeo} What’s Missing? — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:00:19 +0000

[...] we on your reading list? Clever Dude has cut some personal finance blogs from his reading list. Thankfully we’re still on the list. {via: Clever [...]

By: Thrifty Penny

Thrifty Penny — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:59:58 +0000

Hopefully, one day I can be on that list!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:13:12 +0000

I use Google reader as well.

I subscribe to a lot of different feeds and usually log on in the morning only to find 400-500 new posts.

I use the folders to try to keep things organized. Then, I browse articles by category. There are some feeds where I try to read every post (CleverDude is one of them ), but for most, if the headline or first few lines don’t catch my eye, I move on. I also make use of the star feature to mark posts that I’d like to read when I get a chance but don’t have time at the moment.

Once I’ve analyzed all of the new posts in a category, I mark them all as read. Rinse and Repeat.

When I do get a few spare minutes, I’ll go back to the skipped category to see if there was anything that I was too hasty to dismiss.

With all of the information flowing out there, you have to have a way to filter out the noise.

By: Chief Family Officer

Chief Family Officer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:36:06 +0000

Oops, sorry, I missed that!

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:33:39 +0000

CFO, I did mention in the 2nd paragraph that I use Google Reader. At this point though, I get over 250-300 new posts in my reader EACH DAY. Just to scroll through and read each headline takes time! The sites that I dropped either didn’t post for the last few weeks or only post once a week though, so that probably won’t make a major impact on my numbers.

By: Chief Family Officer

Chief Family Officer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:29:27 +0000

I totally get what you’re saying. May I recommend Google Reader? It’s revolutionized my blog-reading – with most blogs, you get the full post all in one spot and you can scroll through them super fast. Just slow down when something catches your eye.

By: The Dividiend Guy

The Dividiend Guy — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:35:50 +0000

I respect this – there is a lot to read our there. Not sure if I was on the list before or not, but one day I would like to!