I've had this blog for a while. It's a blog that has gone through many different incarnations.
It started out as a sort of diary. The idea that my inner most thoughts should be placed on such a visible and easily accessible platform as the internet eventually struck me as a foolish notion, and in retrospect I might even regret ever writing those early posts. I moved on...
I then used it as a medium for sharing the various silly and random things found in my daily shuffle across cyberspace. This proved of little value since I never really added anything to what I was finding. It became a wasteland of links and embedded Youtube videos. This trash did eventually cease. Thankfully.
So what? Why all the nostalgia of blogposts past?
I have so much to say. So many thoughts, so many opinions. I leave this here blog alone, rotting away as I ignore it. It may be criminal to hold my ideas hostage any longer. I should start blogging again!
Well, this is easier said then done.
If you were to look back over the archives, an activity I don't necessarily recommend, you will find that most of the long-form posts are similar to this one. They explain what I plan to do with the site. I tend to be very good at this. I lay out my plan to post twice a week about various issues relating to music, technology, politics... you name it. I never fail to...well... fail. I fail to bring myself around to actually following through with my plans. I stop posting for months at a time, only to post yet another post about how I plan to start posting again.
It's a vicious cycle, no end in sight.
Enough is enough I say. I'm going to lay out the steps needed to turn me from a never-blogger to a blogsalot.
1. Stop Using Blogger! While the free hosting of Google's blogging platform has served me well over the past few years, enough is enough! If I'm going to start taking this thing seriously I have to put some money into it. I have to pay for real hosting and start a new wordpress blog.
2. Don't Fear Critics! If I'm really going to start writing meaningful essays I have to inject some editorial opinion. What value is a blog that simply recycles material available elsewhere? The world wide web is already littered with these kind of faux-blogs and I should not add to the clutter. I need to be aware that if I do state my opinions there will be plenty who disagree. Some will use hurtful language to express this disagreement. That's fine. Bring it on. I can take it. I hope.
3. Start Using Ads! If I'm going to be taking time from my already busy schedule to put effort into writing, I might as well attempt to earn some cash from it. Inittially enough to pay for the monthly hosting fees, and then, maybe a little profit. I don't really expect to earn money for this, but trying is the first step towards failure. God knows I love failing.
There you have it. My fool proof plan to turn myself into a part time unpaid writter. I don't quite know my motivations for doing this other than I have so much in my head that it's starting to get crowded in there. I enjoy writting. Seriously I do! I loath writting lengthy papers at school on subjects I care little about, but I love to compose prose when the subject tickles my facination.
I should partly thank productivity guru Merlin Mann for this post. It inspired me enough to write the post you are currently reading. If it inspires me enough in the long term to the point where I am actually making money doing this, then I owe him a beer.
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