Maintaining a blog is not easy. Especially when you also earn from it. You have to think of various topics that will keep your visitors reading and returning for more. You have to think of ways on how to keep the current subscribers that you have. That is, if you want to be an engaging blogger.
To be honest, although there are plenty of things to blog about, not all of it are fit for your blog. Am I right? I can blog about my life all I want but there is a limit to pushing ones boring life to others. So I am coming up with topics that I can write about for my blogs.
Of course, there are those who doesn’t really care if they have readers. These are the bloggers who blog only for themselves. I was once like that. I started blogging as a means to enjoy life once more, to camouflage the hurt of losing a loved one. And it served its purpose. That blog is still up, although not active anymore.
Now, tell me, do you blog for yourself alone or are you aspiring to become an engaging blogger as well?
on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Heya,
I have to say I started as a blogger just for myself, but I have really expanded to writing geeky tutorials on one of my blog to help people learn new ways of doing things.
I guess my original blog is still very much my own thoughts. But I do try to do things that will engage people that read the posts.
I guess I always try to pose something that will get the opinion juices flowing.
Stuart
on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Nice post Sasha!
I blog for paid post purposes manay. But as I said before, I only maintain 1 personal blog para di malilito ang mga regular readers ko. I do care friends in my personal blog.
In my paid post blogs, I write anything. For example 10 entries each for health, entertainments, current events, economy, politics, people, travel and so forth. Nakasulat na lahat yan manay para pag may opps, de-deretso na ang filler ko. I also limit the words for at least 60 to 100 only.
But if my blog is still young like di pa sya nag 3 months, I’ll make it sure na medyo personalize ang dating para ma-approve agad, he-he.
on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I too blog to engage and interest other bloggers. I originally wanted to create my writers platform and get noticed so that when my book gets published, I would have readers. However, I had no idea I would spend so much time doing it. Now I find I’m not writing much in my book at all…Good post.
Sorry to hear about your loss. *big hug*
on Jul 24th, 2008 at 2:11 am
I’m trying to find that key that will open the door into more public blogging. I may have to suck up all my courage and attend BlogHer next year to gain some exposure. I want to be one of those bloggers that other bloggers long to meet.
on Jul 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I started blogging just for myself, like most people, but later I realized if I wanted to keep readers coming back and wanted an interesting enough blog, I’d have to come up with better stuff than “Today I went grocery shopping blah blah blah.” Anyway, I don’t know exactly what type of blogger I am, but I hope to one day be as awesome as you.
on Jul 25th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I started blogging for myself but as I joined more communities I wanted to bring people to my blog I can only hope to be engaging lol
on Jul 25th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I blog for myself alone… well at least I think so! Hehehe But of course everyone tries a little harder to come up with something engaging so that you can grow a loyal group of readers.
on Jul 31st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
yes, you are right….maintain my blog is difficult thing….but, lucky me….i am posting about my country’s tourism objects which are unlimited resources.