Jul 25 2011
To Blog, Or Not To Blog?
That is the question..
I’ve had this blog for over four years. For those of you that have been reading it, you’ve been right there with me through the good and the bad. Mostly the good. One thing that I’ve noticed during my blogging years is that when things get rough for me, I blog much less. As an example, to date, I have only written a post about Day One of my trip to Winnipeg.. and that was a ten day trip..
Recently, I had to renew my subscription with the company that handles my webhosting. I pondered whether I should just let the blog go.. Along with it would go my domain of eagleinbc.com, along with another site that I help run. In the grand scheme of things, I doubt that very many people would notice the sites missing..
I could try and make an effort to blog a little more. Usually, when I’m at work, I can come up with ideas of things to write about, but when it comes to the end of the day, I forget them or can’t be bothered..
Another idea I had was to change the format to a vlog. I know someone who has been vlogging for years and it definitely seems like something that I’d like to start doing more of. The thing is that I know that I would need to commit to myself the time to not only shoot the videos, but to edit them at least a little.
The third option is to sign off the blog and let it go. A thought that has occurred several times to me over the last few months, but I do enjoy it as an outlet for me.
What to do…….
Keep the blog. You’re a good writer and deserve to be read. I used to blog on MySpace (until they ruined it) and thought about dropping the blogs all together, but found I did miss the outlet for my rants/ ravings/reasoned discussions (reader’s choice) which was when I went to blogger.
I’ve been there. Decided that given how little it was costing me, in the grand scheme of things, I kept it. Not only for the blog hosting, but my other sites, as well as all the server space I use for offsite backups, etc.
I too have dramatically slowed down with blogging. I decided I’d stop using my blog as a “bitch fest” so that reduced my post quantity a lot.
I’m sure most of my readership is gone as well short of a few friends and former flying buddies, but every now and then the itch to write something hits.
You should keep the blog. Even if you don’t write in it a lot anymore, it is nice to have a outlet when you want to share something with your friends or the world. I enjoy reading your blogs and I’m sure others do too!