Blogs... bah! Any advice?
Posted: November 26th, 2010, 10:42 pm
I've been blogging for a while, but have been increasingly slacking in the last few months. I know I've been overwhelmed with life lately, and the blog is falling by the wayside. I'm trying to figure out what the point of keeping up my blog is, and whether it's worth it to keep going, or what else I should do.
In my blog, I combine three main interests: writing, crafting, and travel. These flow naturally together in my mind (writing, crafting, and the photography part of travel make up "creativity", I also write about travel). Does it make sense to you? Could this alienate potential readers?
My newest plans one "major" post a week (list, interviews, my thoughts, etc), plus themed days such as Travel Tuesday and some giveaways too, all seasonally-organized. I think the purpose of my blog is to a)build an online platform as a writer (fiction and travel writing); b)show off my stuff to the world; c)have people actually see said stuff; d)collect things that make up "me" in one place. I don't know if I've bitten off more than I can chew or I'm being too ambitious in my goals. Is that too many things to ask for in one blog?
I also don't feel that motivated to post because I haven't had much success in actually drawing an audience. Bloggers: how do you draw traffic to your blog?
Also, a few more questions for bloggers. Do you plan your posts - and is it often? But most of all, WHY do you blog? What does it bring you?
Of course, any other comments would be appreciated. :)
In my blog, I combine three main interests: writing, crafting, and travel. These flow naturally together in my mind (writing, crafting, and the photography part of travel make up "creativity", I also write about travel). Does it make sense to you? Could this alienate potential readers?
My newest plans one "major" post a week (list, interviews, my thoughts, etc), plus themed days such as Travel Tuesday and some giveaways too, all seasonally-organized. I think the purpose of my blog is to a)build an online platform as a writer (fiction and travel writing); b)show off my stuff to the world; c)have people actually see said stuff; d)collect things that make up "me" in one place. I don't know if I've bitten off more than I can chew or I'm being too ambitious in my goals. Is that too many things to ask for in one blog?
I also don't feel that motivated to post because I haven't had much success in actually drawing an audience. Bloggers: how do you draw traffic to your blog?
Also, a few more questions for bloggers. Do you plan your posts - and is it often? But most of all, WHY do you blog? What does it bring you?
Of course, any other comments would be appreciated. :)