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Thoughts on Blogging

11/30/2012

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I feel like blogging is a huge part of being a small business and an artist today. It gives people a chance to connect with you on a more personal level and learn more about your work and what you are about. The bummer is I think I kinda suck at it. 

There are some things that I think I do well; I use a lot of photos, I feel like I write in my own voice, and I link to other blogs and other resources whenever possible. I am, however, terrible at how often I post. Articles differ on this-some say 2-3 times a week and a couple even said once a day! Personally I think that might be a little overkill. Plus, you know how much time I would spend trying to write one post a day? (I tend to overanalyze what I write to the point where it could take me hours to write a post. Seriously. I am timing how long it takes to write this one) You'd get the "This is what I had for lunch" updates after about 3 days into that! 

I think I could do 2 times a week but even then the problem becomes what do I blog about? There are things that I don't blog about even though they are the ''it'' things like crafty tutorials and cooking stuff. 99% of the time I get my ideas from Pinterest so I don't see the point in repeating the info. There are things that I would like to blog about more-Fashion and Style (but I am not sure if I am ready to be in the camera that often and right now my style is rarely blog-worthy), Weight Loss, but a) does anyone really care (about any of it)? and b) first I need to lose weight, haha, and Traveling...but first I need to travel. I'll work on these things. 

I do have several posts in my drafts but I am waiting for things to happen before I can finish them. For example, the blog post about our epic cleansing and purging of the house complete with how-did-we-let-the-house-get-so-disgusting Before pics. But I can't finish the post because we are still in progress, may not be completely finished until after the holidays, and I have to have redeeming After pics! I am also super excited to share pics of our new fireplace mantle but I am waiting to finish installing it and decorate it before I talk (anymore) about that. 

Yes, I have a few things up my sleeve but not much. So I am reaching out to you my blog audience...what would you like to see, hear about, know about me? There is little I have a problem discussing so just throw a suggestion out there in the comment section. Thanks in advance and have a wonderful weekend!

(final blog time: 75 minutes. Told you it took forever!)
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Laura
11/30/2012 05:36:20 am

I feel like the 2-3 rule is good. Everyday is only necessary if you're a "professional blogger" and that's not your goal. One post about art, one post about Ruby, one post about something random. done. :)

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