The Viking Ship

Hey Vikings fans!

Have you recovered from the pain of last night’s game?  I certainly haven’t.  But, the show must go on, right?

I just wanted to give you a heads  up for what to expect from this blog.

Later today I’ll put up my post-game thoughts about last night’s game.

This week, since at least some of the 10 Vikings players selected to the Pro Bowl will probably be going to Miami, we’ll take a look at those players, probably through some player profiles, highlights, and possibly even other ways.

Next week I’ll probably go off-topic just a bit and cover the Super Bowl to some extent.   I’ll probably profile some former Vikings that will be playing in the big game, though, just to keep the Vikings flavor on things.

Then after that we will officially be in “off-season” mode.  I’ll start breaking down my thoughts on the season, as well as specific players and coaches, we’ll start keeping an eye on the roster, and we’ll start preparing for next season.

Behind the scenes I will be working to make some improvements to the Viking Ship itself.  In August of last year, I was still writing for Content Quake, but I made some big changes and improvements to how I presented the blog.  That included pictures, the Vikings girls, and of course, music videos.  When August of 2010 rolls around, I plan on upgrading things again.  I know that seems like a long time from now, but I’m going to be starting on these things pretty darn soon.

It’s been a great football season.  Get ready for a great off season, and an even better year next year!

Hey Vikings fans!

I just wanted to fill you in on some ideas that I’m going to toy around with on the blog.  I’m always trying to make things better here, and sometimes it takes some experimentation.

In the closing days of writing for Content Quake, I was trying to make the blog a place that was a little more “complete” when it came to Vikings news.  I would write completely original articles about big news that came up, as well as original articles of course about game previews and recaps, but on top of that, I was trying keep readers current on all the other Vikings news by posting a link to articles and giving a small two-or-three-line opinion on the piece.

What I noticed is that my Twitter followers seemed to love that, as traffic from Twitter went up.  On the flip side, facebook fans seemed to hate it (since I was probably filling their wall with small updates), and my following on facebook dropped.

So I’m going to try to balance that a bit.  I’m going to try to post articles and links much more often on the blog.  I’ll keep up on my regular posts of daily trivia, game recaps and previews, and, of course, the videos, but I’ll be keeping you more up-to-date on the smaller things that are happening in Vikings-Land as well.

For those of you who just want to keep updated on the bigger stuff, Facebook is going to be your preferred way of following the Viking ship.  Unless huge things happen, I’ll limit the updates on Facebook to 1 or 2 a day.  So, Follow Us On Facebook if you aren’t already!

For those of you who want all things Vikings all the time, you’ll want to either Subscribe to our RSS feed (using your favorite reader), or Follow us on Twitter.  Those two feeds get updated automatically, so you’ll be notified whenever I update the blog.  Of course, you might want to become a fan on Facebook as well, just so you don’t miss out on the potential interaction with other fans.

Frequency of posting is something I’m always trying to improve, and it’s a delicate balance.  Some of you want all the Vikings information that you can get your hands on, while others want to read about the Vikings once a day.  Hopefully I’ll be able to better serve all of you with this plan.

I’d love to hear any comments and suggestions you might have.