The Why of Blogging

June 10, 2007 at 9:08 pm (Uncategorized)

Chilihead is hosting a Blogging Carnival on why you blog so I thought I’d join in.

How did you start blogging? Mostly it was because our pastor, and hubby’s boss, wanted to start a blog and I was the web person so it was my job to figure out what software to use, etc. I figured that hands-on research was best so I started a blogger account. It was July 2005. There was also the fact that I was bored. We were in the middle of moving and living out of suitcases, shuffling between my parents house, friend’s house, back to parents house, etc. We had 3 weeks before our new house was ready. So I had time on my hands.

Did you intend
to be a blog w/a big following? If so, how did you go about it? I didn’t and I don’t have one. For awhile I was a little obsessed with my traffic but then I realized that was a little ridiculous.

What do you hope to achieve or accomplish with your blog?
Have you been successful? If not, do you have a plan to achieve those
goals? My main purpose in starting the blog was just to keep up with friends and family on what we were doing. I have several out-of-state friends, family in CA, AR, CO and of course, England. It’s an easy way for them to catch up. The second goal was just to get writing again. I love to write and haven’t done much of it in the last few years. I’m not sure that I’ve done much "in-depth" writing here that I would consider a good use of my skills, but at least it’s something.

Has the focus of your blog changed since you started blogging? How?  It’s still just mostly about our daily life. I think through the different blogs I read I’ve started to include a variety of things in my blog. It’s funny that as I go through my day I’ll think "Now, that would make a good blog post." Of course, rarely do I remember that later when I’m staring at a blank post box.

What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you started? How addicting it would become.

Do you
make money with your blog? No, I don’t try.

Does your immediate or extended family know about your blog? If so, do they read it? If not, why? Yes. My MIL and SIL are faithful readers. My parents read periodically (and then have to catch up). One brother reads it sporadically. I’m not sure if Brad does or not. I’m not sure about extended family (if they do they never comment).

What two pieces of advice would you give to a new blogger? Just do it. Post semi-regularly so people will keep coming back. Comment on other blogs you like to introduce yourself.

If you write your own blogging story, head to Chilihead’s and add yourself to her Mr. Linky.