Bloggers Face-OFF: Cynthia Merhej Vs. Krikor Ohanessian

08.07.2010

	Cynthia Merhej http://www.cynthiamerhej.blogspot.com/	Krikor Ohannessian http://krikor.info/
1- How long have you been blogging?	About two years now	Since March 2006
2- How many hours per day do you dedicate to the blog?	As long as it takes to upload my post, usually about 15 minutes at most	No specific time, depends on the subject
3- Has it been worth it so far?	I hope so, I haven’t gotten much feedback so I can’t really tell, but it was my first introduction to the online world!	Blogging is excellent
4- How many page views does your blog get daily?	I have no clue, I like to believe at least one but perhaps I am too optimistic…	Average 100 unique clicks daily
5- How many blogs do you have or write for currently?	I have a couple, but only one I update regularly.	Only for www.Krikor.info
6- How many hours do you dedicate to them every day?	Not more than half an hour.	I don’t dedicate time, I just blog when I have something to say
7- Do you think one needs to post daily to be successful?	I used to post every other day, but realized that in my field it is the quality, not quantity that counts. So I now post less but more developed work.	It is about quality, not quantity
8- Is there an ideal posting frequency?	It depends what you blog about and who is reading it.	It is up to the blogger and his interests
9- What is the biggest blogging mistake you did?	Not regularly editing my blog.	When I had a theme with lots of widgets, now I am into minimalist themes
10- What is the biggest mistake you see in blog designs?	What annoys me personally is too many ads, and too much scrolling.	The design chaos where you barely can see the post itself with all those banners and ads
11- Twitter is a distraction or a good promotional tool?	Honestly I wouldn’t know, I like to keep some mystery alive.	It is a distraction if misused, but excellent tool when used properly
12- Do you think that any professional should have a blog?	I believe it depends on your circumstances, your audience and your field.	That is for sure
13- If you could give an advice for a novice blogger, what would it be?	I myself am still a novice blogger, but the advice I can offer is to make work for yourself and don’t focus too much about how many people are going to see it and who is going to comment.	Keep it simple
14- What is the secret of your success, expressed in one word?	When I am successful I guess that word will make sense.	I don’t have a secret of success (that is more than 1 word)
15- If you could write a post on any blog in the world, which one would you pick?	http://www.thestylerookie.com/ A fashion blog by an American 13-year old Tavi Gevinson, very frank and smart, a fresh authority on fashion. http://qifanabki.com/about/ A political blog by Elias Muhanna, I just love his point of view and it always makes me laugh.	Maybe Mashable or TechCrunch