Why do I blog?
January 22nd 2010 22:46
I'm not here for the money. If I were, I'd long since left. Still I wish the daily ads revenue were closer to the estimates here.
I blog because I like blogging. It's probably the best reason. If you have the time, the writing skills and the niche knowledge to turn your passion for blogging into a profitable job, that's a massive bonus. Money should never be the motivation, though.
I am thinking about the future of Writing Words. I've spend the last three years and almost four months blogging here on and off, and every time I put some effort into the blog, it's paid off. Traffic picks up quickly and I get a few comments now and then, and the majority of them are positive. Getting feedback from readers is a huge reward, I wouldn't want to miss it.
I intend to spend an hour or two over the weekend to find out how to customize my blog. I hope there's a way to control which other Orble blogs are displayed in the right sidebar. I'm particularly frustrated by the "Orble Writing Blogs" section. Freelance Tips is the only writing-related blog there which isn't inactive, while other, active writing blogs are missing - I'm thinking about Fictional Worlds and Writers' Notes in particular.
I blog because writing is second nature to me, it's how I make sense of life and the world. It's all about the words for me and I bookmark blogs on the strength of the writing rather than on how they look. I'm not sure this is how most people choose the blogs they read, though. So I am worried about the first impression people have who came here through a Google search. If any of you read this far, I'd appreciate your comments.
I blog because I like blogging. It's probably the best reason. If you have the time, the writing skills and the niche knowledge to turn your passion for blogging into a profitable job, that's a massive bonus. Money should never be the motivation, though.
I am thinking about the future of Writing Words. I've spend the last three years and almost four months blogging here on and off, and every time I put some effort into the blog, it's paid off. Traffic picks up quickly and I get a few comments now and then, and the majority of them are positive. Getting feedback from readers is a huge reward, I wouldn't want to miss it.
I intend to spend an hour or two over the weekend to find out how to customize my blog. I hope there's a way to control which other Orble blogs are displayed in the right sidebar. I'm particularly frustrated by the "Orble Writing Blogs" section. Freelance Tips is the only writing-related blog there which isn't inactive, while other, active writing blogs are missing - I'm thinking about Fictional Worlds and Writers' Notes in particular.
I blog because writing is second nature to me, it's how I make sense of life and the world. It's all about the words for me and I bookmark blogs on the strength of the writing rather than on how they look. I'm not sure this is how most people choose the blogs they read, though. So I am worried about the first impression people have who came here through a Google search. If any of you read this far, I'd appreciate your comments.
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