7.18.2013

Why I blog...

Someone asked me yesterday where I saw my business going.  It's something I think about, but quite honestly, I don't know the answer.

When I quit teaching my husband told me to take some time off and to take it easy.  (despite being married for 13 years he still doesn't know any better!)  Instead I did what I do.  I stayed busy.  The occasional painting job turned into a steady stream of jobs, the offers from companies to write about their products or try their products started coming in,  consult appointments booked up- and before I knew it I was a full time furniture painter.



One of the things I have never gotten into is all the power blogging.  I post when I feel like it, not on a schedule.  I don't use Twitter and Facebook to strategically promote my blog, and I don't attend blogging conferences.  I just write when I want to say something.

I've found an awesome on line community of bloggers on Facebook who have a lot to say about stats, blog feeds, strategically timed Facebook and Twitter updates....all good, but just not me.

I guess I'm more of a recreational blogger.  Why do you blog?

17 comments:

  1. My blog is about my weight-loss journey so I blog for accountability. When I'm missing for a while, it probably means up I'm to no good. ;)

    ~Kay from www.goaloflosing.com

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    1. This made my morning! I love the honesty....so going to read your blog :)

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  2. I am like you. I only blog when I have something to say. I have little to say obviously. lol Also if I want to share something that has been encouraging/inspiring to me and may be to others. I am not a share everything I know or do kind of person. I do enjoy reading whenever you post though. Jus sayin. :)

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    1. Thanks Nancy. I've tried doing the super blogger thing- it's flippin exhausting! I'm just not that perky or crafty!

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  3. I found blogging when I was on bed rest exactly a year ago. I had to keep my mind occupied or I knew I'd go nuts. Blogging reading and writing kept me sane for 8 weeks. Now I blog when I feel moved. Sometimes once a month.. sometimes more.
    I blog for me :-)
    Hugs, Gee

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    1. Gee- That is such a lovely answer. You blog for YOU! Love it :)

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  4. I discovered blog a little over two years ago. I'm a follower of many but I don't have my own blog. I wish I did but I haven't taken the plunge. If I did blog I think I would probably blog only when I felt like saying something. I have a Facebook account and I have friends that post what seems like every second. Me I post when something inspires me. I'm happy you blog because I really do enjoy reading what you have to say.

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    1. Michelle- I think you would love having your own blog. It's hard not to look at others and compare or compete- but staying true to your reason for doing it really helps!

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  5. I need an outlet for my creative energy and for connecting with others. It seems to me that if I don't blog everyday and visit a lot of blogs, I don't get a lot of traffic or comments on my blog. Which is kind of lonely...

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    1. Yeah, it can be- but I hate attaching work to something I enjoy. I try to visit blogs when I can, which is not often here lately. My family comes first, so this little blog gets the scraps ;)

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  6. I love your blog and that you do so recreationally. I blog because I love to chat and share and it is fun. To monetize it would be hard I think!

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    1. I agree! Again, making it more of a job than an outlet!

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  7. Yes, I am the same way.
    I started blogging to put
    my thoughts into words
    and to connect with like-
    minded people. It's been
    an amazing ride. I do not
    advertise but because I
    don't want that pressure
    to be churning out posts.
    I feel fortunate not to have
    to do that....

    So excited to be one of your
    Snapstagram winners! Thank
    you again for such a lovely
    giveaway!

    Happy Friday,
    xo Suzanne

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    1. I cannot wait to see what you choose from Snapstagram! They are such a lovely company and still small enough to be personable.

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  8. Me, I had just moved to Las Vegas and loved the open blue sky, with stripes from airplanes or little clouds. I started taking photos of the sky and wanted to share.

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  9. I'm with you.. I blog when I can and want to. I don't know how some of the folks I follow do it. They write every single day. Even when I used to do a diary which was a long time ago I didn't write every day.

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Thanks so much for popping in. I appreciate all of your lovely comments...Tricia