Leandra Medine Quotes

When I'm blogging, I think book writing is easier and vice versa. Writing is lonely work, and the good thing about blogging is that you have immediate feedback from commenters.

If I said I was going to make a newsletter that made $2-$3 million a year, no one would question me. If I say, 'It's a blog,' everyone questions me.

When it comes to individual bloggers, they have many choices now that include blogging for a network or going solo.

I have this group of friends that I'll send my scripts to before I send them to a large audience.

If people really, really like what we make, 10 minutes after we upload it, we start thinking about new videos.

I'm a content creator, so I like to read the comments, and I like to engage, because if people aren't interested in what I'm doing, then I'm not doing a good job.

I read the viewer comments and that helps me decide what my next video will be.

I want to start a blog.

We can talk and get feedback about our videos directly from some of our biggest fans. We can't stress the importance of that connection enough.

I think a blog is a catalyst for a number of possible kinds of writing besides being its own medium.

Blogging has mostly been an opportunity to react more immediately to experiences to try out ideas that I may end up using in the print media or in some other place. When I write books, it's a way for me to bring readers into the experience of writing the book, all through the process of writing the books that I write. I talk about what I'm up to in the blog. I let people know what I am doing. To me, it's just part of putting my professional life up in a way that people who are interested in it can access; and learning things from them as well.

There have been times when I've written something and it goes out and it comes back in a letter from some kid as to what they think about it and I've taken their analysis to heart so much that I have taken up his thing. Writing what my audience is telling me to write.

Being web video 'experts'/'pioneers,' whatever you may want to call us, has us always thinking about content that is outside the box, inherently viral in itself and good for web video audiences, as you can't just put out a good piece of content and expect it to be seen.

I was a fly on the wall at Gawker Media during the heyday of this thing called blogging.

My focus - even before becoming CEO - has always been memorable and unique content. And one of the most important things we did to reinforce that was create A+E Studios.

When I make a video, I'm always thinking about the fans.

I'm very big on content. I kind of feel like content is king and will continue to be that, so I'm just going to give the fans what they want.

Really study what types of formats have been working online that you resonate with: get a feel for what works in the current ecosystem of online video. Sometimes, that passion-project you really want to do is not the way to start.

Social media is kind of the same across the board, so you just have to know how to engage your audience, and you will be popular on any platform that comes up.

The key thing is, always put the right content on the right network, on the right platform, make it great, and then figure out how to monetize it.

Writing for others is great cos you can tailor it for them.

If I post something, and my audience doesn't really like it or if they have other suggestions on how to make it better, I can take that feedback and instantly apply it to the next video.

We have to find ways to create content that folks want to see.

I started on Vine because it was such an engaging platform that was the most popular at the time. It came natural to me, and I understood the type of content I needed to make on it so that people could enjoy it. I knew it was a great start, but I had to spread my wings and create something that would last forever - a career.

Our responsibility is to deliver the most compelling content to our players. and if we do that, the audiences are there.