For me this means, how often to blog, what to blog about, how many pictures to include in a post, how to promote the blog/post, how to promote or link to other blogs (and many more questions I seem to think about when I go to bed at night - yes I know exciting night life I have!).
Now I know that I only started this blog a short while ago and that at that time I said that it was a crafty blog to share my love of crafting and making things. I have already managed to "go of topic" with a couple of my posts and I know that I am likely to do so again. I think it is probably safer to say that this blog is going to be an outlet for all my musings/observations/questions/thoughts on life in general, with a fair bit of crafting thrown in for good measure.
Now when it comes to the questions that I lie awake at night thinking about, what do you think?
I don't want to blog daily just for the sake of it about pointless topics or feel under pressure to blog to a regular timetable. I want blogging to be fun (that's why I started it) and if it becomes too regimented then I'm afraid the fun will disappear and it will become a chore.
I think I have answered the question about what to blog about. I will blog about anything and everything if it takes my fancy or is something I feel passionate about.
Now the thorny subject of pictures. David Bailey I am not! I own a "point and shoot" camera and hope for the best. I don't think all blog posts necessarily lend themselves to pictures but I am always envious of those bloggers who manage to include an image or picture in every post, which always seems to "fit" with what they are writing about - how do you all do that?!
I do try to tweet when I post something new to the blog and my viewing stats do increase immediate afterwards (so I am comforted to know as I am typing this that someone, somewhere will at least read it and I am not just writing to myself!). But, how do you work on promoting your blog and start to engage with those readers and open lines of communication and dialogue? Maybe it is an art to be learnt? I don't think most Brits are particularly good at "selling themselves" and blowing their own trumpets, so being confident that you have something to say and share that others will want to listen to and be part of can be a bit of a learning curve. Any suggestions would be gratefully received :).
Finally that old chestnut of "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine". I am not in the habit of promoting anything just for the sake of it. The links on the right hand side to other blogs are ones that I genuinely read on a regular basis, which are full of varied and interesting content and which I think everyone would enjoy reading (whether or not you are and avid crafter or not - you will notice that they are not all crafty blogs).
Suffice it to say that I am at the bottom of a learning curve, which actually feels a bit more like a roller coaster - just as a feel I am making progress to the towards the top of the curve I find out that it was actually just the top of the loop and I have to go back down to the bottom again and start working my way up!
If anyone out there would like to share their thoughts or suggestions on the world of blogging, or indeed how they feel this blog could be improved, I would love to hear from you. As I said I really would like this to become a two way conversation and want to make this a blog as much for your benefit as mine.
Hoping to hear from you.
Sharon x
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