I heart blogging
I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about my “brand” lately. Besides the fact that cyberseraphic is well overdue for a redesign (it’s in the works; I’ve even commissioned artwork!) I’ve had to do a bit of soul searching to understand what this blog is actually for.
I explained in a previous post that one of the frustrations is knowing exactly what the scope of this blog should be. Am I “lifestreaming”? Am I sharing some quirky aspect of myself, or am I trying to find fame and fortune through building up a large group of followers? In the end, I think it’s probably none of the above. I’m just writing because my brain is overflowing with all kinds of information, and blogging is the best medium to receive it. So much so that I’m now actively maintaining 3 blogs: this, THRIFTerrific and the recently launched GeekReads. I’m cranking out at least a-post-a-week and still have enough topics in the backlog to last me a good part of the rest of the year.
Granted, we’ll see what happens after I’ve worked through that backlog (although of course new ideas constantly come up, just not at the same rate as when the concept was new and minty fresh). But I’m still pleasantly surprised at how much easier it is to write when the themes are narrow and focused.
On a separate but related note, I’m very excited about some of the revelations that I’ve received in regards to the Social Media space, and I have a few exciting projects lined up which I hope to have the pleasure of announcing here one day, although much depends on the other project collaborators.
Hi Caesar, I can relate. I've also been doing a bit of soul searching to understand who my blog is for in terms of target audience. When I started it back in 2003, it was purely for family, friends and anyone who searched for something specific that I had posted about. I think my conclusion is that this is still true – although this doesn't seem to be 'the right' way to go about blogging nowerdays.
My problem is I have so many diverse interests and I'm not willing to commit to one as the subject for a blog. So my strategy is that people who are interested in me can follow me (and all the unrelated things I am into) OR (more probably), people can find a post of mine via search if the post is on something they are interested in, and leave it at that.
I've no grand plan to attract a lot of traffic. For me, my blog is definitely a life-stream.
I'll be watching with interest as you work out how to move forward with all your blogging projects!